Location markers on mobile devices
First Claim
1. A portable device, comprising:
- a geographic locator for determining a current geographic location of a device;
a marker storage unit for storing at least one location marker, wherein each of the at least one location marker comprises at least one location condition that comprises a definition of an associated region;
a location marker condition comparator, communicatively coupled to the geographic locator and the marker storage unit, for determining a satisfaction of at least one location condition of one of the at least one location marker; and
a user notification indicator, communicatively coupled to the location comparator, for providing a notification based upon the satisfaction.
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Abstract
A device (300) used to provide notifications based upon the location of the device (300). One or more location markers (500), which each have an associated region, are stored in the device (300). A notification, such as a visual and/or audible message, is provided by the device (300) upon entry into a region that is associated with one of the stored location markers (500). The notification can be particularized to the individual regions. The device can be assigned to a group and a set of location markers are delivered to all devices in that group so that each device of the group provides the same notification when the device enters a region associated with that set of location markers. The device can also be configured to provide the notification after the device has traversed a sequence of regions.
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20 Claims
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1. A portable device, comprising:
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a geographic locator for determining a current geographic location of a device;
a marker storage unit for storing at least one location marker, wherein each of the at least one location marker comprises at least one location condition that comprises a definition of an associated region;
a location marker condition comparator, communicatively coupled to the geographic locator and the marker storage unit, for determining a satisfaction of at least one location condition of one of the at least one location marker; and
a user notification indicator, communicatively coupled to the location comparator, for providing a notification based upon the satisfaction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for providing notifications, comprising:
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determining a current geographic location of a device;
storing at least one location marker, wherein each of the at least one location marker comprises at least one location condition that comprises a definition of an associated region;
determining a satisfaction of at least one condition of one of the at least one location marker; and
providing a notification based upon the satisfaction. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. The method according to claim 19, wherein the communicating is performed between the device and a central server.
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20. A computer program product comprising computer programming instructions for:
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determining a current geographic location of a device;
storing at least one location marker, wherein each of the at least one location marker comprises at least one location condition that comprises a definition of an associated region;
determining a satisfaction of at least one condition of one of the at least one location marker; and
providing a notification based upon the match.
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