Business method associated with monitoring travel of a movable thing and providing a notification based upon travel status

Claim 1

1 . A method of doing business comprising the steps of: (a) offering for sale an advance notification service for a subscription fee, the advance notification service for causing a subscriber telephone interface associated with a subscriber to be contacted prior to arrival of a mobile vehicle at a predetermined location; (b) providing a computer-based system comprising a communications device and a processor electrically connected to said communications device, said processor programmed to perform the following steps: (1) tracking said mobile vehicle as said vehicle travels; and (2) transmitting a notification message to said subscriber telephone interface when said vehicle is en-route to and approaching, but not yet at, said predetermined location, so that said subscriber is notified in advance of the impending arrival of said vehicle; at said predetermined location; and (c) accepting said subscription fee from one of said subscribers that subscribe to said advance notification service; (d) monitoring travel of said mobile vehicle; and (e) transmitting said notification message to said subscriber telephone interface when said vehicle is en route to and approaching, but not yet at, said predetermined location, so that said subscriber is notified in advance of the impending arrival of said vehicle at said predetermined location.