Method and apparatus for creating and presenting a location dependent communication with an electronic device
First Claim
1. A method of presenting a location dependent communication with an electronic device, the method comprising the steps of:
- determining a location of the electronic device;
determining whether the location matches a stored location associated with a location dependent communication; and
presenting the location dependent communication, if the location matches the stored location, wherein the location dependent communication communicates more than that the location has been reached.
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Abstract
Multimedia messages, including video, audio, text, and alarms, are presented on an electronic device (102) in response to an electronic device arriving at a particular location. These location dependent communications are created by a user of an electronic device and stored in the electronic device or a communication system (100) associated with the electronic device. The parameters associated with the location dependent communication include a location (300), the form and content of the location dependent communication (302), a device associated with the location (306), a device for receiving the location dependent communication (304), and other options (308), such as a time, a temperature, a speed, or a profile. The location dependent communication is presented on an electronic device when a device associated with the location dependent communication reaches the particular location (402. 404). Arrival at a location is determined by location determination technology, such as satellite based location determination, cell site location determination, inertial sensing, or the like.
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1. A method of presenting a location dependent communication with an electronic device, the method comprising the steps of:
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determining a location of the electronic device;
determining whether the location matches a stored location associated with a location dependent communication; and
presenting the location dependent communication, if the location matches the stored location, wherein the location dependent communication communicates more than that the location has been reached. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for creating a location dependent communication for subsequent presentation on an electronic device, the method comprising the steps of:
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selecting a location to be stored and associated with the location-dependent communication; and
selecting a form and content of the location dependent communication; and
storing the location dependent communication, the location and the form and content of the location dependent communication in a database. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An electronic device that presents a location dependent communication comprising:
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a location determining circuit that determines a location of the electronic device;
a first processor that determines whether the location matches a stored location associated with a location dependent communication; and
a second processor that causes the presentation of the location dependent communication, if the location matches the stored location, wherein the location dependent communication communicates more than that the location has been reached. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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