Automated Notification Systems and Methods That Communicate Advertisement Related Information Based Upon Personal Profiles

Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed for automated computer based notification systems. A representative method, among others that are disclosed herein, can be broadly summarized by the following steps: monitoring travel or location information of a mobile thing (MT) that is destined to pickup or deliver a good or service at a stop location; engaging in a notification communication session between a personal communication device (PCD) associated with a party and the automated notification system when the MT is a predetermined proximity with respect to the stop location associated with the pickup or delivery of the good or service; selecting advertisement related information based at least in part upon personal profile information associated with the party; and causing the advertisement related information to be communicated to the PCD.

Therefore, I claim at least the following: 
     
         1 . An automated notification system that causes implementation of an advertisement service and an advance notification service, comprising:
 computer program code stored in one or more memories and executed by one or more processors, the computer program code comprising:   (1) code to identify a party associated with a personal communication device (PCD);   (2) code to access personal profile information associated with the party;   (3) code to select advertisement related information based at least in part upon the personal profile information associated with the party or the PCD;   (4) code to cause the selected advertisement related information to be communicated to the PCD as part of or about when a notification communication session occurs; and   (5) code to cause initiation of the notification communication session to the PCD to indicate impending pickup or delivery of a good or service by a mobile thing (MT) at a stop location.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising code to charge a fee for or cause receipt of a monetary benefit from providing the advertisement related information during the notification communication session. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the personal profile information includes historic information regarding prior purchases of the good or service or of other goods or services. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the personal profile information includes activities in which the party has been engaged. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the personal profile information includes historical travel information or current location information associated with the party. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the personal profile information includes topics in which the party has an interest. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising code to produce and store in the one or more memories the personal profile information. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , further comprising code to communicate a link to the PCD that enables the party to select and thereby accept the advertisement related information. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the advertisement related information is an electronic image. 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the code to cause includes code to communicate a text message to the PCD. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the advertisement related information relates to an offering for sale of a good or service at or near the stop location. 
     
     
         12 . A system for advertising in connection with an automated computer based notification system, comprising:
 (A) one or more memories;   (B) one or more processors; and   (C) computer program code stored in the one or more memories and executed by the one or more processors, the computer program code comprising:
 (1) in connection with a notification service:
 (a) code to monitor travel or location information associated with a mobile thing (MT); and 
 (b) code to engage in a notification communication session, based upon the travel or location information and upon the relationship of the MT to the stop location; 
 
 (2) in connection with an advertisement service:
 (a) code to identify a party associated with a personal communication device (PCD); 
 (b) code to retrieve personal profile information associated with the party; 
 (c) code to select advertisement related information based at least in part upon the personal profile information associated with the party or the PCD; and 
 (d) code to cause the selected advertisement related information to be communicated to the PCD as part of or about when the notification communication session occurs. 
 
   
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 12 , further comprising code to charge a fee for or cause receipt of a monetary benefit from providing the advertisement related information during the notification communication session. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the personal profile information includes historic information regarding prior purchases of the good or service or of other goods or services. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the personal profile information includes activities in which the party has been engaged. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the personal profile information includes historical travel information or current location information associated with the party. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the personal profile information includes topics in which the party has an interest. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 12 , further comprising code to produce and store in the one or more memories the personal profile information. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 12 , further comprising code to communicate a link to the PCD that enables the party to select and thereby receive the advertisement related information. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the advertisement related information is an electronic image. 
     
     
         21 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the code to cause includes code to communicate a text message to the PCD. 
     
     
         22 . The system of  claim 12 , wherein the advertisement related information relates to an offering for sale of a good or service at or near the stop location. 
     
     
         23 . A method for an automated notification system, comprising:
 monitoring travel or location information of a mobile thing (MT) that is destined to pickup or deliver a good or service at a stop location;   engaging in a notification communication session between a personal communication device (PCD) associated with a party and the automated notification system when the MT is a predetermined proximity with respect to the stop location associated with the pickup or delivery of the good or service;   selecting advertisement related information based at least in part upon personal profile information associated with the party; and   causing the advertisement related information to be communicated to the PCD.   
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 23 , further comprising charging a fee for or monetarily benefiting from providing the advertisement related information during the notification communication session. 
     
     
         25 . The method of  claim 23 , wherein the personal profile information includes historic information regarding prior purchases of the good or service or of other goods or services. 
     
     
         26 . The method of  claim 23 , wherein the personal profile information includes activities in which the party has been engaged. 
     
     
         27 . The method of  claim 23 , wherein the personal profile information includes historical travel information or current location information associated with the party. 
     
     
         28 . The method of  claim 23 , wherein the personal profile information includes topics in which the party has an interest. 
     
     
         29 . The method of  claim 23 , further comprising producing and storing in a memory the personal profile information. 
     
     
         30 . The method of  claim 23 , further comprising communicating a link to the PCD that enables the party to select and thereby receive the advertisement related information. 
     
     
         31 . The method of  claim 23 , wherein the advertisement related information is an electronic image. 
     
     
         32 . The method of  claim 23 , wherein the causing includes communicating a text message to the PCD. 
     
     
         33 . The method of  claim 23 , wherein the advertisement related information relates to an offering for sale of an item near the stop location. 
     
     
         34 . A method for an automated computer based notification system, comprising:
 monitoring travel or location information of a mobile thing (MT) that is destined to pickup or deliver a good or service at a stop location;   engaging in a notification communication session between a personal communication device (PCD) associated with a party and the automated notification system when the MT is a predetermined proximity with respect to the stop location associated with the pickup or delivery of the good or service;   receiving response information from the PCD;   selecting advertisement related information based at least in part upon personal profile information associated with the party or the PCD and the response from the PCD; and   causing the selected advertisement related information to be communicated to the PCD.   
     
     
         35 . A method for advertising in connection with a computer based notification system, comprising:
 (a) causing implementation of an advertisement service and a notification service, the notification service involving advance notice to a personal communication device (PCD) of impending pickup or delivery of a good or service by a mobile thing (MT) at a stop location;   (b) in connection with the notification service:
 (1) monitoring travel or location information associated with the MT; and 
 (2) engaging in a notification communication session, based upon the travel or location information and upon the relationship of the MT to the stop location; 
   (c) in connection with the advertisement service:
 (1) identifying a party associated with the PCD; 
 (2) retrieving personal profile information associated with the party; 
 (3) selecting advertisement related information based at least in part upon the personal profile information associated with the party or the PCD; and 
 (4) causing the selected advertisement related information to be communicated to the PCD as part of or about when the notification communication session occurs. 
   
     
     
         36 . The method of  claim 35 , further comprising charging a fee for or monetarily benefiting from providing the advertisement related information during the notification communication session. 
     
     
         37 . The method of  claim 35 , wherein the personal profile information includes historic information regarding prior purchases of the good or service or of other goods or services. 
     
     
         38 . The method of  claim 35 , wherein the personal profile information includes activities in which the party has been engaged. 
     
     
         39 . The method of  claim 35 , wherein the personal profile information includes historical travel information or current location information associated with the party. 
     
     
         40 . The method of  claim 35 , wherein the personal profile information includes topics in which the party has an interest. 
     
     
         41 . The method of  claim 35 , further comprising producing and storing in a memory the personal profile information. 
     
     
         42 . The method of  claim 35 , further comprising communicating a link to the PCD that enables the party to select and thereby receive the advertisement related information. 
     
     
         43 . The method of  claim 35 , wherein the advertisement related information is an electronic image. 
     
     
         44 . The method of  claim 35 , wherein the causing includes communicating a text message to the PCD. 
     
     
         45 . The method of  claim 35 , wherein the advertisement related information relates to an offering for sale of an item near the stop location. 
     
     
         46 . A method for an automated notification system, comprising:
 monitoring travel or location information of a mobile thing (MT) that is destined to pickup or deliver a good or service at a stop location;   engaging in a notification communication session between a personal communication device (PCD) associated with a party and the automated notification system when the MT is a predetermined proximity with respect to the stop location associated with the pickup or delivery of the good or service;   selecting advertisement related information based at least in part upon personal profile information associated with the party; and   causing the advertisement related information to be communicated to the PCD.   
     
     
         47 . The method of  claim 46 , further comprising charging a fee for or monetarily benefiting from providing the advertisement related information during the notification communication session. 
     
     
         48 . The method of  claim 46 , wherein the personal profile information includes historic information regarding prior purchases of the good or service or of other goods or services. 
     
     
         49 . The method of  claim 46 , wherein the personal profile information includes activities in which the party has been engaged. 
     
     
         50 . The method of  claim 46 , wherein the personal profile information includes historical travel information or current location information associated with the party. 
     
     
         51 . The method of  claim 46 , wherein the personal profile information includes topics in which the party has an interest. 
     
     
         52 . The method of  claim 46 , further comprising producing and storing in a memory the personal profile information. 
     
     
         53 . The method of  claim 46 , further comprising communicating a link to the PCD that enables the party to select and thereby receive the advertisement related information. 
     
     
         54 . The method of  claim 46 , wherein the advertisement related information is an electronic image. 
     
     
         55 . The method of  claim 46 , wherein the causing includes communicating a text message to the PCD. 
     
     
         56 . The method of  claim 46 , wherein the advertisement related information relates to an offering for sale of an item near the stop location. 
     
     
         57 . A method for an automated notification system, comprising:
 monitoring travel or location information of a mobile thing (MT) in connection with a pickup or deliver a good or service at a stop location by the MT;   engaging in a notification communication session between a personal communication device (PCD) associated with a party and the automated notification system when the MT is a predetermined proximity with respect to the stop location associated with the pickup or delivery of the good or service;   receiving response information from the PCD;   selecting advertisement related information based at least in part upon personal profile information associated with the party or the PCD and the response from the PCD; and   causing the selected advertisement related information to be communicated to the PCD.