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 whether the location of a second portable communication device is within a same region as a first portable communication device; and
notifying a user of a first portable communication device of a presence of a second user of the second portable communication device if the location of the second portable communication device is within the same region as 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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1. A method for notifying a user of a portable communication device, the method comprising:
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determining whether the location of a second portable communication device is within a same region as a first portable communication device; and
notifying a user of a first portable communication device of a presence of a second user of the second portable communication device if the location of the second portable communication device is within the same region as the first portable communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 44, 45)
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14. The method of claim 14 wherein the determining the location of the second portable communication device comprises:
determining a rate of travel and a direction of travel of the second portable communication device of the second user.
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16. 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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26. A method for notifying a user of a portable communication device, the method comprising:
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receiving a location of a first portable communication device of a first user;
determining whether a location of a second portable communication device of a second user is within a threshold distance of 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 threshold distance of the first portable communication device. - View Dependent Claims (29, 31)
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32. A method for notifying a user of a portable communication device, the method comprising:
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determining whether a first user is in a group for a second user, the group being predefined and stored in a storage device;
if so, determining whether the second user has permission to locate the first user;
if so, determining an approximate geographical location of a first portable communication device of the first user; and
notifying the second user of the approximate geographical location of the first user.
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35. A method for notifying a group of users of portable communication devices, the method comprising:
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receiving a location of a portable communication device of a primary user;
for each secondary user in a group;
determining a location of a portable communication device of the secondary user in the group;
determining whether the location of the portable communication device of the secondary user in the group is within a threshold distance of the portable communication device of the primary user; and
notifying the secondary user in the group of a presence of the primary user if the location of the portable communication device of the user in the group is within the threshold distance of the portable communication device of the primary user.
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