RECORDABLE LOCATION-BASED REMINDER SYSTEM ORGANIZER
First Claim
1. A location based computing system, comprising:
- a mobile device aware of its location and one or more tasks that a user of the device wishes to perform;
a locations database for storing a plurality of locations and a plurality of tasks that can be performed at the locations, wherein the tasks are associated with the locations and at least one of the tasks can be performed at multiple locations;
determination means for communication between the mobile device and the database to determine when the mobile device is within a given proximity of a location in the database at which a task can be performed;
notification means for providing a notification to a user through the mobile device when the mobile device is within the given proximity of a location in the database at which a task can be performed.
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Abstract
An organization system using location information, possibly in conjunction with time based information for tasks, with the purpose of optimizing user travel distance and/or time to complete specified tasks. Task organization may include alternate criteria such as importance, or sharing and assigning of tasks over groups to optimize in terms of the time/location/schedule of other members of the group. The mobile system may alert users of some tasks based on the user proximity to those tasks, alert of other tasks based on both time and location, or others based solely on the current time and the time of the task. The system can provide a dynamic schedule, changing based on time estimates of the user tasks as well as actual time to complete user tasks, estimates of travel time between tasks, as well as other criteria.
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16 Claims
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1. A location based computing system, comprising:
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a mobile device aware of its location and one or more tasks that a user of the device wishes to perform;
a locations database for storing a plurality of locations and a plurality of tasks that can be performed at the locations, wherein the tasks are associated with the locations and at least one of the tasks can be performed at multiple locations;
determination means for communication between the mobile device and the database to determine when the mobile device is within a given proximity of a location in the database at which a task can be performed;
notification means for providing a notification to a user through the mobile device when the mobile device is within the given proximity of a location in the database at which a task can be performed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A location based computing system, partially or entirely portable, comprising:
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a device to receive location information a memory unit to store information, whereby the memory unit is located either on the mobile device or at a remote accessible location, a software component allowing users to store and/or modify location based information, whereby modifications can occur regardless of device location, capability of outputting information relating to the designated region for the mobile unit upon determining that it is in a set vicinity of the designated region for the information, including a processing unit either on the device or on a companion device, where the companion device could possibly be a component of a networked system, a software component acting as an organizer for location based information;
such organization could be based on, but not limited to;
current distance from listed items;
importance rankings of listed items;
time restraints of items;
route planning based on multiple locations and/or time constraints and/or item priority, etc;
specific location based information of stored items such as GPS coordinates or alternative equivalent systems. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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