Cooperative location based tasks
First Claim
1. A method for providing location dependent information to a user for selective colleague assistance, the method on a Client Wireless Component comprising the steps of:
- receiving location data from a location tracking device; and
transmitting the location data to a server associated with location dependent data structures.
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Abstract
A method for providing location dependent information to a user for selective colleague assistance. The method on a Client Wireless Component includes the steps of receiving location data from a plurality of Global Positioning System GPS satellites and transmitting the location data to an Active Calendar Component. The method further includes on an Active Calendar Component the steps of receiving Client Wireless Component location data and determining if within a threshold distance a Colleague item list exists for user completion.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for providing location dependent information to a user for selective colleague assistance, the method on a Client Wireless Component comprising the steps of:
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receiving location data from a location tracking device; and
transmitting the location data to a server associated with location dependent data structures. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A Client Wireless Component for providing location dependent information to a user for selective colleague assistance, the Client Wireless Component comprising:
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a location determining Antenna and Interface for receiving location data from a location tracking device; and
a Wide Area Network Transceiver and Interface for transmitting the location data to a server associated with location dependent data structures via a network connection. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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14. A computer readable medium comprising instructions controlling a Client Wireless Component for providing location dependent information to a user for selective colleague assistance, the instructions on a computer readable medium comprising the instructions of:
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receiving location data from a location tracking device; and
transmitting the location data to a server associated with location dependent data structures.
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15. A method for providing location dependent information to a user for selective colleague assistance, the method on a server associated with location dependent data structures comprising the steps of:
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receiving Client Wireless Component location data; and
determining if within a threshold distance a Colleague item list exists for user completion.
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22. A server associated with location dependent data structures for providing location dependent information to a user for selective colleague assistance, the server associated with location dependent data structures comprising:
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a wide area network WAN interface for receiving Client Wireless Component location data; and
a session manager for determining with data structure information if within a threshold distance a Colleague item list exists for user completion. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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24. A computer readable medium comprising instructions controlling a server associated with location dependent data structures and for providing location dependent information to a user for selective colleague assistance, the instructions on a computer readable medium comprising:
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receiving Client Wireless Component location data; and
determining if within a threshold distance a Colleague item list exists for user completion.
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25. A method for processing a business transaction using location dependent information provided to a user for selective colleague assistance, the method on a Client Wireless Component comprising the steps of:
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receiving location data from a location tracking device;
transmitting the location data to a server associated with location dependent data structures;
receiving data from the server associated with location dependent data structures;
displaying the data received from the server associated with location dependent data structures on a display of the Client Wireless Component;
accepting input of an item acquired message indicating selection of an item for financial transaction processing by a user; and
transmitting the item acquired message to the server associated with location dependent data structures for storage in the server associated with location dependent data structures and for processing of the financial transaction.
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26. A method for processing a business transaction by providing location dependent information to a user for selective colleague assistance, the method on a server associated with location dependent data structures comprising the steps of:
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receiving Client Wireless Component location data;
determining if within a threshold distance a Colleague item list exists for user completion;
determining if the item list is public to the Client Wireless Component;
forwarding to the Client Wireless Component the Colleague item list and displaying the Colleague item list for user review at the Client Wireless Component if and only if all of the determining steps prove true;
repetitively stepping through the determining steps as long as there are Colleague item lists to peruse;
receiving notification from the Client Wireless Component that an item has been selected by a user for acquisition;
processing the financial transaction by purchasing the item selected by a user for acquisition; and
storing the notification of item acquisition in a data structure and removing the item from a To Do List data structure.
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