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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2000
Sean Dominic Taylor, Fremont, CA (US);
Sean Dominic Taylor, Fremont, CA (US);
@Road, Inc., Fremont, CA (US);
Abstract
A rover determines a destination and periodically checks the location of the rover against one or more active alert thresholds. One alert threshold is the boundary of an alert area surrounding a destination. The rover sends an alert to a service center alerts a designated party of an impending arrival of the rover at the destination when the rover is within an alert area surrounding the destination. The service center can also alert a designated party when the rover leaves an alert area surrounding a location. The alerts can be communicated via an automated telephone message, a pager message, an e-mail message, or any other means of communication. The alerts can be used for deliveries by directing an alert to a customer expecting a delivery or to a site expecting a vehicle for loading or unloading. In a private context, the alerts can automatically activate systems such as a home appliances or systems in anticipation of a resident's arrival.