Location visit confirmation services for wireless devices
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Abstract
A location visit confirmation service includes a portable wireless device, a schedule of predetermined sites, a location identification system, and a central processor. The central processor periodically receives position data generated by the location identification system identifying the location of the portable wireless device. The central processor compares this position data to the schedule of predetermined sites. Using a threshold based on distance, or distance and time, it is determined whether a service person completed a visit to one of the sites in the schedule. At the end of the site visit confirmation evaluation period, a summary report is generated that confirms those scheduled site visits that were completed. The summary report is provided by the wireless carrier to the subscriber.
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78 Claims
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61. A system for confirming visits to locations of predetermined sites to be visited by a service person on behalf of a subscriber, comprising:
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a portable wireless device associated with the service person;
means for acquiring location data of the portable wireless device; and
a processor for comparing a position based on the location data to the locations of the predetermined sites order to confirm whether a predetermined site has been visited by the service person and the length of time that the service person was present at the predetermined site. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71)
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72. A method for confirming visits to locations of predetermined sites to be visited by a service person on behalf of a subscriber, comprising:
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providing a portable wireless device to a service person;
acquiring location data of the portable wireless device; and
comparing a position based on the location data to the locations of the predetermined sites in order to confirm whether a predetermined site has been visited by the service person. - View Dependent Claims (73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78)
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