(12) United States Patent
`Jones
`
`(10) Patent N0.:
`(45) Date of Patent:
`
`US 6,741,927 B2
`May 25, 2004
`
`US006741927B2
`
`(54) UsER_DEF1NABLE COMMUNICATIONS
`METHODS AND SYSTEMS
`
`(75)
`
`Inventor: M. Kelly Jones, Delray Beach, FL (US)
`
`(73) Assignee: ArrivalStar, Inc., Delray Beach, FL
`(US)
`
`( * ) Notice:
`
`Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days.
`
`(21) Appl. No.: 10/436,119
`
`(22)
`
`Filed:
`
`May 12,2003
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`(65)
`
`Prior Publication Data
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`US 2003/0195697 A1 Oct. 16, 2003
`
`Related U.S. Application Data
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`(62) Division of application No. 08/852,119, filed on May 6,
`1997, which is a continuation—in—part of application No.
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`on May 18, 1993, now Pat. No. 5,400,020, said application
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`08/407,319, which is a continuation—in—part of application
`No. 08/063,533, said application No. 08/432,666, is a con-
`tinuation—in—part of application No. 08/407,319, which is a
`continuation—in—part of application No. 08/063,533, said
`application No. 08/852,119.
`Provisional application No. 60/039,925, filed on Mar. 10,
`1997.
`
`(60)
`
`Int. Cl.7 .............................................. .. G01C 21/26
`(51)
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`Primary Examiner—Jacques H. Louis-Jacques
`(74) Attorney, Agent,
`or
`Firm—Thomas,
`Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP
`
`Kayden,
`
`(57)
`
`ABSTRACT
`
`Notification methods and systems are provided. One such
`method, among others, can be broadly summarized by the
`following steps: enabling a user to define at
`least
`two
`communications methods for receiving notifications relating
`to travel of a mobile thing; enabling a user to define one or
`more criteria when each communications method should be
`
`used as opposed to one or more others; monitoring travel
`data associated with the mobile thing; and providing a
`notification using one or more of the communications
`methods, based upon the criteria. A notification system,
`among others, would have a mechanism for performing each
`of the foregoing steps.
`
`51 Claims, 44 Drawing Sheets
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