Mobile communication system and method for analyzing alerts associated with vehicular travel

• US 9,132,773 B2
• Filed: 03/15/2013
• Issued: 09/15/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/07/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cobra Electronics Corp. (Cedar Electronics Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Cobra Electronics Corp. (Cedar Electronics Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: Washlow, Sally Ann, Boudreau, Wilfred Charles, Brandys, Robert Ryan, Hosler, Brian Neal, Kabler, Ronald Byron, Vondruska, Monica Marie
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Phung
• Application Number:
  US13/840,496
• Publication Number:
  US 20130214939A1
• Time in Patent Office: 914 Days
• Field of Search: 340/901, 340/425.5, 340/905, 340/936, 340/990, 340/995.1, 340/426.19, 342/20, 342/52, 342/357.2, 342/357.39
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 9/00 Arrangement or adaptation of signal devices not provided for in one of main groups B60Q1/00 - B60Q7/00 , e.g. haptic signalling
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 7/003 Transmission of data between radar, sonar or lidar systems and remote stations
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 7/022 Road traffic radar detectors

Abstract

A mobile communication system for collection, determination and/or distribution of data to and from a server. The server executes analysis algorithms that analyze data received from multiple communication and data sources to develop predictions about the likelihood of future alerts or threats in geographic locations. The server communicates the predictions to communication devices based on the geographic locations corresponding to each of the communication devices. The communication system incorporates data through interfaces between data collection components and mobile communication devices that includes a communication element. The communication element transmits data between the data collection components and the mobile communication device. A user interface of the mobile communication device may communicate the information to a user of the electromagnetic signal detector.

Claims

1. A server for a mobile communication device operable to communicate with an electromagnetic signal detector, comprising:

a communication element that facilitates communication via a second communication standard between said sever and said mobile communication device which is operable to communicate with said electromagnetic signal detector via a first communication standard,

wherein said communication element receives data from at least one of said mobile communication device and said electromagnetic signal detector, wherein said data comprises voice transmissions,

wherein said communication element facilitates transmission of said data via a second communication standard to a second mobile communication device based on a geographic location associated with said second mobile communication device, wherein a user interface of said second mobile communication device communicates said data to a user of said second mobile communication device, and

wherein said first communication standard differs from said second communication standard; and

an analysis algorithm that analyzes said data, wherein analyzing said data generates a prediction of an alert level based on a geographic location associated with at least one of said mobile communication device and said second mobile communication device, wherein said prediction is communicated to at least one of said mobile communication device, said second mobile communication device, and said electromagnetic signal detector.

2. The server of claim 1, wherein said prediction is communicated to said user based at least partially on a user input from at least one of said user interface of said second mobile communication device and a user interface of said first mobile communication device.

3. The server of claim 1, wherein said analysis algorithm comprises a voice recognition element, wherein said voice recognition element evaluates said voice transmissions.

4. The server of claim 3, wherein said prediction is based at least in part on said evaluated said voice transmissions.

5. The server of claim 1, further comprising a management element, wherein said management element facilitates configuration of at least one setting associated with at least one of said mobile communication device, said second mobile communication device, and said electromagnetic signal detector.

6. A mobile communication device that interfaces with a server, comprising:

a communication component that communicates with a server via a communication standard, wherein said server aggregates data received from a plurality of communication devices and facilitates communication of at least a portion of said aggregated data to said mobile communication device, wherein said data is associated with a geographic location;

a data filter that restricts said data received by said mobile communication device based upon at least one parameter; and

a user interface that communicates filtered data to a user of said mobile communication device.

7. The mobile communication device of claim 6, wherein said parameter includes at least one of a geographic location, a route, a communication area, a map display limitation, a content category, a user group, a direction, a heading, a speed, and an alert level.

8. The mobile communication device of claim 6, wherein said parameter is based at least in part on a user input.

9. The mobile communication device of claim 8, wherein said user input is associated with at least one of said user of said mobile communication device and a user that created said data.

10. The mobile communication device of claim 6, wherein said mobile communication device further receives a prediction of an alert level from said server based on a geographic location associated with said mobile communication device via said communication standard, wherein said prediction is based on an analysis of said aggregated data, and wherein said user interface communicates said prediction to said user.

11. The mobile communication device of claim 6, wherein said mobile communication device generates a prediction of an alert level based on a geographic location associated with said mobile communication device via said communication standard, wherein said prediction is based on an analysis of said aggregated data, and wherein said user interface communicates said prediction to said user.

12. The mobile communication device of claim 6, wherein said aggregated data comprises information related to at least one of a geographic location, a speed, an acceleration, a direction, a heading, and a navigation route associated with a motor vehicle that is associated with said mobile communication device.

13. The mobile communication device of claim 6, wherein said aggregated data comprises information related to at least one of an electromagnetic signal detection, a road segment restriction, a voice transmission, and a predicted alert level.

14. A system for recorded communication among a plurality of mobile communication devices, the system comprising:

said plurality of mobile communication devices that;

a) communicate a data recording based on a geographic location associated with said mobile communication device and a parameter via a communication standard,

b) display a map and an indication representing at least one said data recording, and

c) communicate said data recording to a user of said mobile communication device; and

a server that;

d) receives said data recording from at least one mobile communication device via a communication standard, wherein said data recording is associated with said geographic location and said parameter;

e) analyzes said geographic location and said parameter, and

f) facilitates transmission of said data recording to said mobile communication device via said communication standard based on said analysis.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein said parameter is at least one of a threshold quantity of data, a threshold data storage size, and a time schedule.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein said parameter is at least one of an alert level, a content category, a recording format, a user control, and a user group restriction.

17. The system of claim 14, wherein said data recording is an audible voice recording.

18. The system of claim 17, further comprising an analysis algorithm to determine a timeframe for communicating said voice recording based upon at least one of a content category, activity associated with said voice recording, and an evaluation of other data recordings within a proximity to said voice recording.

19. The system of claim 14, wherein said data recording communicated to said user based on at least one of a proximity between said mobile communication device and said geographic location associated with said data recording, a user input via a user interface of said mobile communication device, and an alert level associated with said data recording.

20. The system of claim 14, further comprising a management element, wherein said management element facilitates configuration of at least one setting associated with at least one of said mobile communication device and said server.

21. The system of claim 20, wherein said system further comprises a second server wherein said second server comprises said management element.

22. The system of claim 14, wherein facilitating transmission of said data recording comprises:

facilitating transmission of said indication to said mobile communication device,

receiving a user request associated with said indication, and

facilitating transmission of said data recording to said mobile communication device based on said user request.

23. The system of claim 22, wherein said user request is based upon at least one of a setting associated with said mobile communication device, a user input associated with said indication, and an analysis associated with said mobile communication device.

24. The system of claim 23, wherein said analysis associated with said mobile communication device is based upon at least one of a geographic location, a speed, an acceleration, a direction, a heading, and a navigation route associated with said mobile communication device.

25. The system of claim 14, wherein said server facilitates transmission of said geographic location associated with said data recording.

26. The system of claim 14, wherein said server facilitates transmission of said indication in conjunction with said geographic location associated with said data recording.

27. The system of claim 14, wherein said server generates a prediction of an alert level based at least in part on a voice recognition analysis of said data recording and associates said prediction with said geographic location.

28. The system of claim 27, wherein said server facilitates transmission of said prediction to at least one mobile communication device.

29. The system of claim 27, further comprising a management element, wherein said management element facilitates configuration of at least one setting associated with at least one of said mobile communication device and said server.

30. The system of claim 29, wherein said system further comprises a second server wherein said second server comprises said management element.

31. A system for broadcast communication among a plurality of mobile communication devices, the system comprising:

said plurality of mobile communication devices that;

a) communicate a data broadcast based on a geographic location associated with said mobile communication device via a communication standard, wherein said data broadcast comprises an audible voice transmission, and

b) communicate said data broadcast to a user of said mobile communication device; and

a server that;

c) receives said data broadcast from at least one mobile communication device via a communication standard, wherein said data broadcast is associated with said geographic location,

d) analyzes said geographic location and geographic locations associated with each of said plurality of mobile communication devices, and

e) facilitates transmission of said data broadcast to at least one of said plurality of mobile communication devices via said communication standard based on said analysis.

32. The system of claim 31, wherein said analysis is further based on at least one parameter.

33. The system of claim 32, wherein said parameter is at least one of an alert level, a content category, a broadcast format, a user control, a communication area, and a user group restriction.

34. The system of claim 32, further comprising an identification component to identify users of said plurality of mobile communication devices to which said server facilitates transmission of said data broadcast.

35. The system of claim 31, wherein said data broadcast is communicated to said user based on at least one of a proximity between said mobile communication device and said geographic location associated with said data broadcast, a user input via a user interface of said mobile communication device, and an alert level associated with said data broadcast

36. The system of claim 31, wherein said server generates a prediction of an alert level based at least in part on a voice recognition analysis of said data broadcast and associates said prediction with a geographic location associated with said data broadcast.

37. The system of claim 36, wherein said server facilitates transmission of said prediction to at least one mobile communication device.

38. The system of claim 36, further comprising a management element, wherein said management element facilitates configuration of at least one setting associated with at least one of said mobile communication device and said server.

39. The system of claim 38, wherein said system further comprises a second server wherein said second server comprises said management element.

40. A computer program product for facilitating communication for a mobile communication device, the computer program product comprising:

a tangible computer readable storage medium storing computer executable program code that, when executed by a processor, causes said computer executable program code to perform a method comprising;

a) transmitting data by said mobile communication device to a server via a communication network, wherein said data comprises a voice transmission;

b) receiving said data via said communication network based upon an analysis of a geographic location and at least one other parameter; and

c) communicating said data to at least one of a user of said mobile communication device and a user of an other device based at least partially on a user input from a user interface of said mobile communication device.