Notification systems and methods enabling selection of arrival or departure times of tracked mobile things in relation to locations
AssigneeEclipse IP, LLC
InventorScott A. Horstemeyer
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for automated notification systems. A representative method, among others, can be summarized as follows: engaging in a communication session with a personal communications device, based upon impending arrival or departure of one or more mobile things in relation to a location; during the communication session, providing a plurality of arrival or departure times in relation to a location and enabling selection of one of the times; and causing a mobile thing to arrive at or depart from the location at substantially the selected time. A representative system, among others, is a computer system that has been programmed to perform the foregoing steps.
Claims30
A method for an automated notification system implemented by one or more computers, comprising:
- engaging in a first communication session with a personal communications device (PCD) for scheduling an order relating to pickup or delivery of a good or service at a stop location;
- during the first communication session, providing a plurality of arrival or departure times for the pickup or delivery of the good or service at the stop location;
- during the first communication session, enabling selection of a time for pickup or delivery of the good or service at the stop location;
- enabling a mobile thing (MT) to arrive at or depart from the stop location at substantially the selected time;
- enabling initiation of a second communication session with the PCD;
- and
- during the second communication session, enabling a change to information associated with the order that was established during the first communication session.
An automated notification system implemented by one or more computers, comprising:
- one or more memories that store computer program code;
- and
- one or more processors that executed the computer program code, the computer program code comprising:
- instructions to engage in a first communication session with a personal communications device (PCD) for scheduling an order relating to pickup or delivery of a good or service at a stop location;
- instructions to, during the first communication session, provide a plurality of arrival or departure times for the pickup or delivery of the good or service at the stop location;
- instructions to, during the first communication session, enable selection of a time for pickup or delivery of the good or service at the stop location;
- instructions to enable a mobile thing (MT) to arrive at or depart from the stop location at substantially the selected time;
- instructions to enable initiation of a second communication session with the PCD;
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- instructions to, during the second communication session, enable a change to information associated with the order that was established during the first communication session.
An automated notification system implemented by one or more computers, comprising:
- means for engaging in a first communication session with a personal communications device (PCD) for scheduling an order relating to arrival or departure of a mobile thing (MT) at a stop location for pickup or delivery of a good or service;
- means for, during the first communication session, providing a plurality of arrival or departure times for the pickup or delivery of the good or service at the stop location;
- means for, during the first communication session, enabling selection of a time for pickup or delivery of the good or service at the stop location;
- means for enabling the MT to arrive at or depart from the stop location at substantially the selected time for enabling the pickup or delivery of the good or service;
- means for enabling initiation of a second communication session with the PCD;
- and
- means for, during the second communication session, enabling a change to information associated with the order that was established during the first communication session.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.