IP Library Granted Patent US 8,165,562
Granted Patent B2
US 8,165,562 · App. 12/105,790 · Granted Apr 24, 2012

Personalized message escrow

Assignee: Rave Wireless, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 8,165,562
App. No.
12/105,790
Granted
Apr 24, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

Systems, methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for maintaining a personalized message provided by a personal security service subscriber in an escrow storage during a security period associated with the subscriber, and delivering the personalized message to one or more recipients upon determining an occurrence of a security event during the security period.

Claims (82)

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving a first communication indicative of an initiation of a security period associated with a personal security service subscriber;

receiving a personalized message including voice content provided by the subscriber;

maintaining the personalized message in an escrow storage during the security period;

processing the voice content of the personalized message to derive one or more text-based elements;

generating information characterizing an itinerary of the subscriber during the security period based in part on a comparison of the derived one or more text-based elements with a dictionary of known physical locations;

monitoring actions of the subscriber relative to the itinerary of the subscriber during the security period; and

delivering the personalized message to one or more recipients upon determining an occurrence of a security event during the security period, wherein the occurrence of the security event includes a deviation of the actions of the subscriber relative to the itinerary of the subscriber.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the personalized message further comprises content of one or more of the following content forms: text, audio, still images, animation, and video.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the first communication comprises:

receiving valid security service subscriber login information.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the first communication comprises:

receiving a signal representative of a time interval selection.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4 , further comprising:

associating the personalized message with a security event trigger that is defined in part by the time interval selection.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the occurrence of the security event corresponds to an end condition of the security period.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6 , wherein the end condition of the security period corresponds to an expiration of a subscriber-specified timer.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7 , further comprising:

prior to the expiration of the subscriber-specified timer, delivering a warning notification to prompt the subscriber to terminate the security period; and

delivering the personalized message to the one or more predetermined recipients if the user-specified timer expires prior to a receipt of a second communication indicative of a termination of the security period associated with the subscriber.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

identifying a signal representative of a subscriber-initiated emergency notification as a security event trigger; and

delivering the personalized message to the one or more predetermined recipients upon receipt of a signal representative of a subscriber-initiated emergency notification.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

identifying each of a plurality of prespecified check in times as a respective security event trigger; and

delivering the personalized message to the one or more predetermined recipients upon detecting a violation of at least one of the plurality of security event triggers.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

identifying a starting point, a destination point, and a candidate route between the starting point and the destination point;

generating an estimated time of arrival based in part on the candidate route; and

identifying a due time calculated from the estimated time of arrival as the security event trigger.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving information identifying an itinerary-related companion;

maintain the information identifying the itinerary-related companion in the escrow storage during the security period; and

delivering both the information identifying the itinerary-related companion and the personalized message the one or more predetermined recipients upon detection of the security event trigger.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

processing the voice content of the personalized message against one or more directories of candidate identifiers to identify an itinerary-related companion; and

delivering both the personalized message and the information representative of the itinerary-related companion to the one or more predetermined recipients upon detection of the security event trigger.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

delivering profile information associated with the subscriber to the one or more predetermined recipients.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the first communication is received from one of the following: an access terminal associated with the subscriber and a dedicated access terminal at a physical location associated with the subscriber.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a second communication indicative of a termination of the security period associated with the subscriber; and

removing the personalized message from the escrow storage.

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 15 , wherein the first communication and the second communication are received from different access terminals.

18. A non-transitory machine-readable medium that stores executable instructions to cause a machine to:

receive a personalized message including voice content provided by a personal security service subscriber;

maintain the personalized message in an escrow storage during a security period associated with the subscriber;

process the voice content of the personalized message to derive one or more text-based elements;

generate information characterizing an itinerary of the subscriber during the security period based in part on a comparison of the derived one or more text-based elements with a dictionary of known physical locations;

monitor actions of the subscriber relative to the itinerary of the subscriber during the security period; and

deliver the personalized message to one or more recipients upon determining an occurrence of a security event during the security period, wherein the occurrence of the security event includes a deviation of the actions of the subscriber relative to the itinerary of the subscriber.

19. The machine-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the personalized message further comprises content of one or more of the following content forms: text, audio, still images, animation, and video.

20. The machine-readable medium of claim 18 , further comprising instructions to cause the machine to:

associate the personalized message with a security event trigger that is defined in part by a subscriber-specified time interval selection.

21. The machine-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the occurrence of the security event corresponds to an end condition of the security period.

22. The machine-readable medium of claim 18 , wherein the end condition of the security period corresponds to an expiration of a subscriber-specified timer.

23. The machine-readable medium of claim 22 , further comprising instructions to cause the machine to:

deliver a warning notification to prompt the subscriber to terminate the security period prior to the expiration of the subscriber-specified timer; and

deliver the personalized message to the one or more predetermined recipients if the user-specified timer expires prior to a receipt of a communication indicative of a termination of the security period.

24. The machine-readable medium of claim 18 , further comprising instructions to cause the machine to:

identify a signal representative of a subscriber-initiated emergency notification as a security event trigger; and

deliver the personalized message to the one or more predetermined recipients upon receipt of a signal representative of a subscriber-initiated emergency notification.

25. The machine-readable medium of claim 18 , further comprising instructions to cause the machine to:

identify each of a plurality of prespecified check in times as a respective security event trigger; and

deliver the personalized message to the one or more predetermined recipients upon detecting a violation of at least one of the plurality of security event triggers.

26. The machine-readable medium of claim 18 , further comprising instructions to cause the machine to:

identify a starting point, a destination point, and a candidate route between the starting point and the destination point;

generate an estimated time of arrival based in part on the candidate route; and

identify a due time calculated from the estimated time of arrival as the security event trigger.

27. The machine-readable medium of claim 18 , further comprising instructions to cause the machine to:

process the voice content of the personalized message against one or more directories of candidate identifiers to identify an itinerary-related companion;

associate information representative of the itinerary-related companion with a security event trigger; and

deliver both the personalized message and the information representative of the itinerary-related companion to the one or more predetermined recipients upon detection of the security event trigger.

28. The machine-readable medium of claim 18 , further comprising instructions to cause the machine to:

remove the personalized message from the escrow storage responsive to a receipt of a signal indicative of a termination of the security period associated with the subscriber.

29. A system comprising:

an application server having a processor and a memory that stores instructions to cause the processor to:

receive a personalized message including voice content provided by a personal security service subscriber;

maintain the personalized message in an escrow storage during a security period associated with the subscriber;

process the voice content of the personalized message to derive one or more text-based elements;

generate information characterizing an itinerary of the subscriber during the security period based in part on a comparison of the derived one or more text-based elements with a dictionary of known physical locations; and

deliver the personalized message to one or more recipients upon determining an occurrence of a security event during the security period, wherein the occurrence of the security event includes a deviation of the actions of the subscriber relative to the itinerary of the subscriber.

Assignments (5)
NOTICE OF RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT COLLATERAL Recorded Dec 16, 2022
From: ANTARES CAPITAL LP, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: RAVE WIRELESS, INC.; SWIFTREACH NETWORKS, LLC
Reel/Frame 062141/0022 →
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 7, 2019
From: RAVE WIRELESS, INC.; SWIFTREACH NETWORKS, LLC
To: ANTARES CAPITAL LP, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 049109/0370 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 23, 2019
From: PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: RAVE WIRELESS, INC.; SWIFTREACH NETWORKS, LLC
Reel/Frame 048975/0921 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 27, 2018
From: RAVE INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS, INC.; RAVE WIRELESS, INC.
To: PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 046219/0580 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 29, 2008
From: PIETT, WILLIAM TODD; SEVDINOGLOU, CONSTANTINOS NICKOLAOS; SAITO, GHEN
To: RAVE WIRELESS, INC.
Reel/Frame 021014/0819 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation In Part 11687818 · Mar 19, 2007
Provisional Application 60784276 · Mar 20, 2006
Related Publication 20090191840A1 · Jul 30, 2009