Geopositional reminder updating

• US 20070250257A1
• Filed: 04/20/2006
• Published: 10/25/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: SBC Knowledge Ventures LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: SBC Knowledge Ventures LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Almy, Matthew
• Application Number:
  US11/407,144
• Publication Number:
  US 20070250257A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/200
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence

Abstract

A preset scheduled event reminder is updated based on geopositional data. The preset scheduled event reminder is provided by a reminding apparatus. A current time is determined and a current location of the reminding apparatus is obtained. The preset scheduled event reminder is updated based on the determined current time and the obtained current location of the reminding apparatus.

Claims

1. A method for updating a preset scheduled event reminder, provided by a reminding apparatus, based on geopositional data, the method comprising:

determining a current time and obtaining a current location of the reminding apparatus; and

updating the preset scheduled event reminder based on the determined current time and the obtained current location of the reminding apparatus.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

estimating a travel time for traveling from the current location to an event location of a scheduled event for which the preset scheduled event reminder has been preset.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

comparing a scheduled time for the scheduled event at the event location with the determined current time and the obtained current location.

4. The method of claim 3, the updating further comprising:

updating the preset scheduled event reminder when the estimated travel time is greater than a threshold.

5. The method of claim 4,

wherein the threshold is based on the difference between the scheduled time for the scheduled event and a time before the scheduled event at which the preset scheduled event reminder is preset.

6. The method of claim 2,

wherein the estimated travel time is estimated based on dynamically updated travel time information from an external source.

7. The method of claim 2,

wherein the current location and the event location of the scheduled event are determined using a mapping application.

8. The method of claim 2,

wherein the travel time is estimated based on dynamically updated street traffic information.

9. The method of claim 1,

wherein the current location is determined using a global positioning satellite system.

10. The method of claim 1,

wherein the current location is determined based on wireless communications between the reminding apparatus and at least one wireless transmitter.

11. The method of claim 10,

wherein the at least one wireless transmitter comprises at least one cellular transmitter.

12. A computer readable medium for storing a computer program that updates a preset scheduled event reminder, provided by a reminding apparatus, based on geopositional data, the computer readable medium comprising:

a timing code segment that determines a current time of the reminding apparatus;

a location determining code segment that obtains a current location of the reminding apparatus; and

a reminder updating code segment that updates the preset scheduled event reminder based on the determined current time and the obtained current location of the reminding apparatus.

13. The computer readable medium of claim 12, further comprising:

a mapping code segment that determines at least one route from the current location to an event location of a scheduled event for which the preset scheduled event reminder has been preset.

14. The computer readable medium of claim 13,

wherein said mapping code segment selects a route based upon a comparison of estimated travel times from the current location to the event location for a plurality of routes.

15. The computer readable medium of claim 14,

wherein said mapping code segment selects the route from a plurality of potential routes based on dynamically updated traffic flow information for at least one of the plurality of potential routes.

16. The computer readable medium of claim 12,

wherein said reminding apparatus comprises a cell phone.

17. The computer readable medium of claim 12,

wherein said reminding apparatus comprises a personal digital assistant.

18. The computer readable medium of claim 12,

wherein said reminding apparatus comprises a portable computer.

19. The computer readable medium of claim 12,

wherein said reminding apparatus comprises a global positioning satellite system.

20. A scheduling reminding apparatus, comprising:

a determiner that determines a current time and obtains a current location of the scheduling reminding apparatus;

an updater that updates a preset scheduled event reminder based on the determined current time and the obtained current location of the scheduling reminding apparatus.