iALERT enhanced alert manager
First Claim
1. A method of providing notification to a wireless device regarding an effect from an event distant from said wireless device but having an area of effect about which a user of said wireless device has interest, comprising:
- obtaining at least one affinity established for notification to a given wireless device;
defining a sphere of influence (SPIN) about a given event distant from said wireless device;
recognizing a relationship between said at least one affinity and said sphere of influence with a match between said at least one affinity and said sphere of influence; and
initiating a relevant notification to said given wireless device.
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Abstract
iAlert_Enhanced_Alert_Manager enables a user to register an interest in their current location, as well as persons, places and/or things in which the user holds some regard. The iAlert_Enhanced_Alert_Manager provides notification and clarifying information to user'"'"'s devices concerning events/happenstance that have occurred or are likely to occur within a proximity of registered persons, places, and/or things. The iAlert_Enhanced_Alert_Manager comprises data structures (e.g. an Affinity Table, a SPIN table, a SPIN-List Table, an Affinity-List Table, and a Keyword-List Table) to manage affinities, Spheres of Influence (SPINs), and relationships therebetween that may positively or negatively induce a person. Timely notification of events/happenstance to a user comprises the computation of iEvent-vectors and iAlert-vectors. An iEvent-vector contains fields pertaining to events/happenstance whereas an iAlert-vector comprises information pertaining to notifications. Transmission of a notification is determined as a function of the magnitude of an event/happenstance and the proximity of an event/happenstance to registered objects of interest.
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8 Claims
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1. A method of providing notification to a wireless device regarding an effect from an event distant from said wireless device but having an area of effect about which a user of said wireless device has interest, comprising:
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obtaining at least one affinity established for notification to a given wireless device; defining a sphere of influence (SPIN) about a given event distant from said wireless device; recognizing a relationship between said at least one affinity and said sphere of influence with a match between said at least one affinity and said sphere of influence; and initiating a relevant notification to said given wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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