Interactive advisory system

• US 9,210,541 B2
• Filed: 11/01/2013
• Issued: 12/08/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/19/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Locator IP LP
• Original Assignee: Locator IP LP
• Inventors: Root, Steven A., Root, Michael R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Ly, Nghi H
• Application Number:
  US14/069,794
• Publication Number:
  US 20140128097A1
• Time in Patent Office: 767 Days
• Field of Search: 455/456.2, 455/456.1, 455/414.1, 455/410, 455/404.1
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01B 21/00 Measuring arrangements or details thereof, where the measuring technique is not covered by the other groups of this subclass, unspecified or not relevant
• CPC Class Codes: G01K 2203/00 Application of thermometers in cryogenics
• CPC Class Codes: G01W 1/00 Meteorology
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: Y02A 90/10 Information and communication technologies [ICT] supporting adaptation to climate change, e.g. for weather forecasting or climate simulation

Abstract

A method for locating at least one individual located remotely from a broadcast network. An analysis unit compares user profiles, dynamic locations stored in the communicator location database, and/or fixed locations entered into the analysis unit. A data set of at least one matching individualized locatee user profile is generated and the individualized locatee user profile is transmitted to the locator via the locator'"'"'s communicator device.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

receiving a locator user profile, the locator user profile including information regarding a locator communicator device associated with a locator;

receiving a locatee user profile, the locatee user profile including information regarding a locatee communicator device;

receiving data indicative of a spatial location of the locator communicator device;

receiving data indicative of a spatial location of the locatee communicator device;

determining whether the spatial location of the locatee communicator device is within a predetermined spatial range of the spatial location of the locator communicator device; and

outputting data indicative of the spatial location of the locatee communicator device to the locator communicator device in response to a determination that the spatial location of the locatee communicator device is within the predetermined spatial range of the spatial location of the locator communicator device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving permission from the locatee to output data indicative of the spatial location of the locatee communicator device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the locator user profile comprises

information identifying the locatee.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving data indicative of the spatial location of the locator communicator device comprises continuously updating a communicator location database such that the communicator location database contains real-time data indicative of the spatial location of the locator communicator device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving data indicative of the spatial location of the locatee communicator device comprises continuously updating a communicator location database such that the communicator location database contains real-time data indicative of the spatial location of the locatee communicator device.

6. A system, comprising:

a user profile database, comprising;

a locator user profile including information regarding a locator communicator device associated with a locator; and

a locatee user profile including information regarding a locatee communicator device; and

an analysis unit that;

receives data indicative of a spatial location of the locator communicator device;

receives data indicative of a spatial location of the locatee communicator device;

determines whether the spatial location of the locatee communicator device is within a predetermined spatial range of the spatial location of the locator communicator device; and

outputs data indicative of the spatial location of the locatee communicator device to the locator communicator device in response to a determination that the spatial location of the locatee communicator device is within the predetermined spatial range of the spatial location of the locator communicator device.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the analysis unit receives permission from the locatee to output data indicative of the spatial location of the locatee communicator device.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein the locator user profile comprises information identifying the locatee.

9. The system of claim 6, wherein the analysis unit continuously updates a communicator location database such that the communicator location database contains real-time data indicative of the spatial location of the locator communicator device.

10. The system of claim 6, wherein the analysis unit continuously updates a communicator location database such that the communicator location database contains real-time data indicative of the spatial location of the locatee communicator device.

11. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium containing instructions, the instructions comprising:

receiving a locator user profile, the locator user profile including information regarding a locator communicator device associated with a locator;

receiving a locatee user profile, the locatee user profile including information regarding a locatee communicator device;

receiving data indicative of a spatial location of the locator communicator device;

receiving data indicative of a spatial location of the locatee communicator device;

determining whether the spatial location of the locatee communicator device is within a predetermined spatial range of the spatial location of the locator communicator device; and

outputting data indicative of the spatial location of the locatee communicator device to the locator communicator device in response to a determination that the spatial location of the locatee communicator device is within the predetermined spatial range of the spatial location of the locator communicator device.

12. The computer readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the instructions further comprise:

receiving permission from the locatee to output data indicative of the spatial location of the locatee communicator device.

13. The computer readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the locator user profile comprises information identifying the locatee.

14. The computer readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein receiving data indicative of the spatial location of the locator communicator device comprises continuously updating a communicator location database such that the communicator location database contains real-time data indicative of the spatial location of the locator communicator device.

15. The computer readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein receiving data indicative of the spatial location of the locatee communicator device comprises continuously updating a communicator location database such that the communicator location database contains real-time data indicative of the spatial location of the locatee communicator device.