ALARM SYSTEM FOR A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method of alerting a user of a wireless communications device, the method comprising steps of:
- determining a current location of the device;
comparing the current location of the device with a target location; and
triggering an alarm when the current location of the device matches the target location.
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Abstract
A wireless communications device includes a location-dependent alarm which a user can set to be triggered at a target location. A GPS receiver embedded in the wireless device provides position data representative of the current location. When the current location matches the target location, the alarm is triggered. This enables the user to set the alarm to wake him upon arrival at a particular location, e.g. a specific station on a commuter train. In another example, the wireless device can wake the user at one time of morning if the user is sleeping in one location and at a second time if the user is sleeping in a second location.
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26 Claims
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1. A method of alerting a user of a wireless communications device, the method comprising steps of:
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determining a current location of the device; comparing the current location of the device with a target location; and triggering an alarm when the current location of the device matches the target location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 26)
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14. A wireless communications device having a location-dependent alarm, the wireless device comprising:
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an input device for enabling the user to set the alarm by specifying a target location for triggering the alarm; a position data module for generating position data representative of a current location of the device; and a processor for comparing the position data with the target location and for triggering the alarm when the position data corresponds to the target location. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of enabling a user of a wireless communications device to remotely alert an alarm recipient based on a current location of the user, the method comprising steps of:
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determining a current location of the device; comparing the current location of the device with the target location; and communicating an alarm to the alarm recipient when the current location of the device matches the target location. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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