Method and apparatus for detecting the location of a user and for facilitating access to location-specific applications
First Claim
1. A method for detecting a location of a user, the method comprising:
- determining at least one potential location of said user based on at least one connection available to said user at said at least one potential location;
receiving a selected location from said user; and
retrieving associated location-specific applications based on said selected location and a time parameter for further access by said user.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for detecting the location of a user and for facilitating access to location-specific applications are described. In one embodiment, one or more connections available to the user are detected based on at least one predetermined priority parameter. One or more potential locations of the user are further displayed based on the detected connections, the potential locations further including a proposed location selected for the user. A selected location is further received from the user and associated location-specific settings and applications are further retrieved based on the selected location and a time parameter. In one embodiment, location parameters of the selected location are stored within a data structure for further processing.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for detecting a location of a user, the method comprising:
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determining at least one potential location of said user based on at least one connection available to said user at said at least one potential location;
receiving a selected location from said user; and
retrieving associated location-specific applications based on said selected location and a time parameter for further access by said user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus for detecting a location of a user, the apparatus comprising:
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a detection module for determining at least one potential location of said user based on at least one connection available to said user at said at least one potential location;
an interface module, coupled to said detection module, for receiving a selected location from said user; and
a processing module, coupled to said detection module and said interface module for retrieving associated location-specific applications based on said selected location and a time parameter for further access by said user. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer readable medium containing executable instructions, which, when executed in a processing system, cause said processing system to perform a method for detecting a location of a user, the method comprising:
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determining at least one potential location of said user based on at least one connection available to said user at said at least one potential location;
receiving a selected location from said user; and
retrieving associated location-specific applications based on said selected location and a time parameter for further access by said user. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. An apparatus for detecting a location of a user, the apparatus comprising:
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means for determining at least one potential location of said user based on at least one connection available to said user at said at least one potential location;
means for receiving a selected location from said user; and
means for retrieving associated location-specific applications based on said selected location and a time parameter for further access by said user. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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