Method, apparatus and system for notifying a user of a portable wireless device
First Claim
1. A method for notifying a user of a portable communication device, the method comprising:
- determining a location of a first portable communication device of a first user;
determining a location of a second portable communication device of a second user;
determining whether the location of the second portable communication device is within a same region containing the first portable communication device; and
notifying the first user of a presence of the second user if the location of the second portable communication device is within the same region containing the first portable communication device.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus and system for notifying a user of a portable communication device. In one embodiment, a location of a first portable communication device is determined for a first user and the location of a second portable communication device is determined for a second user. A determination is made as to whether the location of the second portable communication device is within a same region containing the first portable communication device. If the second portable communication device is within the same region as the first portable communication device, then the first user is notified of the presence of the second user.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for notifying a user of a portable communication device, the method comprising:
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determining a location of a first portable communication device of a first user;
determining a location of a second portable communication device of a second user;
determining whether the location of the second portable communication device is within a same region containing the first portable communication device; and
notifying the first user of a presence of the second user if the location of the second portable communication device is within the same region containing the first portable communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26)
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17. A portable communication device for notifying a user of the presence of another user, the portable communication device comprising:
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a position detector for determining a location of the portable communication device;
a memory for storing a user alert program;
a network interface for receiving information from a network, wherein the information includes location information indicative of a location of another portable communication device of another user; and
a processor which, upon executing the group alert program, is configured to;
determine whether the location of the another portable communication device is within a same region as the retrieved location; and
if so, cause a notification message to be sent to the user of a presence of the another user if the location of the another portable communication device is within a same region as the portable communication device.
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24. A system for notifying a user of a portable communication device, the system comprising:
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a first portable communication device for determining a location of the first portable communication device of a first user;
a second communication device for determining a location of the second portable communication device of a second user and transmitting the determined location;
a network for receiving the transmitted location of the second portable communication device and configured for;
determining whether the location of the second portable communication device is within the same region as the first portable communication device; and
transmitting a notification to the first and second portable communication devices, if the second portable communication device is within the same region as the first portable communication device.
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