Area watcher for wireless network
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Abstract
Dynamic and current information is provided regarding a wireless device'"'"'s entry into or exit from a geographically defined “watched” area. An area watcher application monitors preconfigured wireless devices entry/exit into preconfigured watched areas. The watched areas may watch for any/all subscribers, or for select, preconfigured subscribers listed in an appropriate table or database. Provision of location information is triggered by a wireless subscriber'"'"'s entry, exit or changing between designated ‘watched’ areas or locations. Continuous polling may be used, or the mobile device itself or network element may be triggered to push its own location upon notification of its entry into or out of watched areas from an area watcher. A third party may be notified when a wireless user enters an area surrounding their retail store, and be sent a message such as “sale inside”, or “Your rentals are overdue”, on their wireless device.
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34 Claims
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17. An information delivery feature for a wireless system, comprising:
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a monitor module to monitor a particular wireless device'"'"'s entry into or exit from at least one geographic area;
a privacy blocking module to block accurate location information from being transmitted to a third party, said privacy blocking module allowing reporting of presence information of said wireless device only within said at least one geographic area; and
an area watcher to output a trigger message upon said particular wireless device'"'"'s said entry into or exit from said at least one geographic area. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of providing a message to a wireless device upon entry or exit from a pre-defined geographic area, comprising:
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monitoring a particular wireless device'"'"'s entry into or exit from at least one geographic area;
blocking accurate location information from being transmitted to a third party, said privacy blocking module allowing reporting of presence information of said wireless device only within said at least one geographic area; and
an area watcher to output a trigger message based on said presence information, upon said particular wireless device'"'"'s entry into or exit from said at least one geographic area. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. Apparatus for providing a message to a wireless device upon entry or exit from a pre-defined geographic area, comprising:
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means for monitoring a particular wireless device'"'"'s entry into or exit from at least one geographic area;
means for blocking accurate location information from being transmitted to a third party, said privacy blocking module allowing reporting of presence information of said wireless device only within said at least one geographic area; and
means for triggering the output of an area watch message based on said presence information, upon said particular wireless device'"'"'s entry into or exit from said at least one geographic area. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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Specification