US 2002/0118118 A1 · Wireless communication system and method to provide geo-spatial related event data

Abstract

A system and method for communication of information that has particular significance to a specific location only to those individuals that are at or near that geo-spatial location. In particular, providing safety factor data and alerts is a preferred use of the invention. The invention allows information to be tailored to the individual at that location by selectively filtering what is communicated and what is not. The system includes a transmitting proximity event server, a GPS client wireless component that can be a personal wireless communication device (such as Palm Pilot, cellular digital phones, etc.) or personal computer configured for use within a global position satellite network.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A method of activating geo-spatial dependent data using a server and a global positioning satellite-based wireless component, said method comprising:

receiving input event data associated with a designated geo-spatial area at said server;
maintaining and updating said event managed data and event subscribed data at said server;
matching a profile that is subscribed to by entering a designated geo-spatial area by said wireless component;
and
notifying said wireless component of said event subscribed data.

2 more elements

A program storage device readable by machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by said machine to perform a method for activating geo-spatial dependent data using a server configured for use with a global positioning satellite-based wireless component, said method comprising:

receiving input event data associated with a designated geo-spatial area at said server;
maintaining and updating said event managed data and event subscribed data at said server;
matching a profile that is subscribed to when entering said designated geo-spatial area;
and
notifying said wireless component of said event subscribed data.

2 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

09/791,595Filed 26 Feb 2001

Published

29 Aug 2002

Term ends

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Classification20 codes

H04W 4/021
Services making use of location information: services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
G01C 21/20
Navigation; Navigational instruments not provided for in groups G01C1/00 - G01C19/00: instruments for performing navigational calculations
G06F 16/29
Of structured data, e.g. relational data: geographical information databases
G08B 27/005
Alarm systems in which the alarm condition is signalled from a central station to a plurality of substations: with transmission via computer network

Wireless communication system and method to provide geo-spatial related event data

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Wireless communication system and method to provide geo-spatial related event data

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