Interactive advisory system
A method for providing information to a plurality of vendors located remotely from a broadcast network. A plurality of user-defined parameters are received by a user input database with at least one of the user-defined parameters including a user profile. Each of the user profiles includes a user identifier code identifying a communicator device associated with a particular user. Real-time data indicative of the spatial locations of the communicator devices is received by a communicator location database. Search information is received independently from a plurality of vendors and a data set is generated for each vendor.
1. A system, comprising:
a communicator location database that repeatedly receives real-time data indicative of spatial locations of a plurality of communicator devices and is updated to reflect an updated spatial location of at least one of the plurality of communicator devices;
a user input database containing a user profile, the user profile including a user identifier code identifying the at least one communicator device; and
an analysis unit configured to:
compare the spatial location of the at least one communicator device with real-time data;
generate an individualized output signal based on the comparison of the spatial location of the at least one communicator device with the real-time data; and
output the individualized output signal to a communication network for transmittal to the at least one communicator device.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the communicator device comprises a bidirectional or unidirectional communicator device, a portable device, a mobile telephone, a smart phone, a pager, a personal digital assistant, a computer, or a laptop computer.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the communicator location database is updated to contain real-time data indicative of spatial locations of the plurality of communicator devices.
4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the communicator location database is automatically updated.
5. The system of claim 3 , wherein the communicator location database is automatically and repeatedly updated.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the communication network comprises a mobile phone network, the Internet, a facsimile network, a satellite network, or a radio frequency network.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the individualized output signal includes audio.
8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the individualized output signal includes video.
9. A system, comprising:
a communicator location database that repeatedly receives real-time data indicative of spatial locations of a plurality of communicator devices and is updated to reflect an updated spatial location of at least one of the plurality of communicator devices;
a user input database containing a user profile, the user profile including a user identifier code identifying the at least one communicator device; and
an analysis unit configured to:
output the data indicative of the spatial location of the at least one communicator device with a request to generate an individualized output signal based on a comparison of the spatial location of the at least one communicator device with real-time data;
receive the individualized output signal generated based on the comparison of the spatial location of the at least one communicator device with the real-time data; and
output the individualized output signal to a communication network for transmittal to the at least one communicator device.
10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the communicator device comprises a bidirectional or unidirectional communicator device, a portable device, a mobile telephone, a smart phone, a pager, a personal digital assistant, a computer, or a laptop computer.
11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the communicator location database is updated to contain real-time data indicative of spatial locations of the plurality of communicator devices.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the communicator location database is automatically updated.
13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the communicator location database is automatically and repeatedly updated.
14. The system of claim 9 , wherein the communication network comprises a mobile phone network, the Internet, a facsimile network, a satellite network, or a radio frequency network.
15. The system of claim 9 , wherein the individualized output signal includes audio.
16. The system of claim 9 , wherein the individualized output signal includes video.
17. A method of outputting an individualized output signal, the method comprising:
receiving a user profile, the user profile including a user identifier code identifying a communicator device;
repeatedly receiving real-time data indicative of a spatial location of the communicator device;
updating the communicator location database to reflect an updated spatial location of the communicator device; and
outputting the individualized output signal to a communication network for transmittal to the communicator device, wherein the individualized output signal is generated based on a comparison of the spatial location of the communicator device with real-time data.
18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the communicator device comprises a bidirectional or unidirectional communicator device, a portable device, a mobile telephone, a smart phone, a pager, a personal digital assistant, a computer, or a laptop computer.
19. The method of claim 17 , further comprising:
storing the real-time data indicative of the spatial location of the communicator device in a communicator location database.
20. The method of claim 19 , further comprising:
receiving real-time data indicative of a spatial location of a second communicator device; and
updating the communicator location database.
21. The method of claim 17 , wherein the communication network comprises a mobile phone network, the Internet, a facsimile network, a satellite network, or a radio frequency network.
22. The method of claim 17 , further comprising:
generating the individualized output signal based on a comparison of the spatial location of the communicator device with the real-time data.
23. The method of claim 17 , further comprising:
outputting the data indicative of the spatial location of the communicator device with a request to generate the individualized output signal based on a comparison of the spatial location of the communicator device with the real-time data; and
receiving the individualized output signal generated based on a comparison of the spatial location of the communicator device with the real-time data.
24. The method of claim 17 , wherein the individualized output signal includes audio.
25. The method of claim 17 , wherein the individualized output signal includes video.