DEVICE AND METHOD FOR EXECUTING A POSITIONAL CONDITION TASK BASED ON A DEVICE POSITION AND POSITIONAL DERIVATIVES

• US 20090193415A1
• Filed: 01/30/2008
• Published: 07/30/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 01/30/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Raghunath, Mandayam Thondar, Narayanaswami, Chandrasekhar, Rosu, Marcel C.
• Application Number:
  US12/023,009
• Publication Number:
  US 20090193415A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 718/100
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/542 Event management; Broadcasting; Multicasting; Notifications

Abstract

A device that executes and a method for executing a positional condition executable task which includes a position determining unit that determines a position of the device, a position derivative generation unit that generates one of a distance-based and a time-based derivative from the position of the device, an input interface that receives a user-defined positional trigger condition, a memory unit that stores a positional condition executable task, and a processor that executes the positional condition executable task based on one of the determined position of the device and the generated derivative from the position of the device with respect to the user-defined positional trigger condition.

Claims

1. A device that executes a positional condition executable task, comprising:

a position determining unit that determines a position of said device;

a position derivative generation unit that generates one of a distance-based and a time-based derivative from said position of said device;

an input interface that receives a user-defined positional trigger condition;

a memory unit that stores a positional condition executable task; and

a processor that executes said positional condition executable task based on one of said determined position of said device and said generated derivative from said position of said device with respect to said user-defined positional trigger condition.

2. The device according to claim 1, wherein said position determining unit comprises a global positioning system receiver-processor.

3. The device according to claim 1, wherein said one of said distance-based and time-based derivative comprises one of:

a relative distance between two positions;

a relative distance between two positions over a period of time;

a velocity of said device;

an acceleration of said device; and

a rate of change of acceleration of said device.

4. The device according to claim 1, further comprising:

a mobile device detection unit operable with said position determining unit, said position derivative generation unit and said processor that determines one of a proximity and a distance from another mobile device.

5. The device according to claim 4, wherein said mobile device detection unit further comprises one of a wireless communication transceiver and a protocol that determines a location of said another mobile device from one of:

position information transmitted from said another mobile device to said device; and

a communication parameter detected from a transmitter of said another mobile device,

wherein said communication parameter comprises one of;

a signal strength of said transmitter;

a transmission power of said transmitter;

a quality of service of said transmitter; and

an operation protocol of said transmitter.

6. The device according to claim 4, wherein said processor unit executes said positional condition executable task based on one of a determined position of said another mobile device and a generated derivative from a position of said another mobile device with respect to said user-defined positional trigger condition.

7. The device according to claim 1, wherein said user-defined positional trigger condition comprises one of:

a specific position of said device;

a relative distance from said specific position of said device;

a velocity of said device generated by said position derivative generation unit;

an acceleration of said device generated by said position derivative generation unit;

a specific range of one of said velocity or said acceleration of said device;

a boundary region defined by at least three boundaries;

a proximity of said device to a cartographic feature;

a proximity of said device to another wireless device; and

a device location history.

8. The device according to claim 7, wherein said boundary condition comprises one of:

a predefined geographic boundary region;

a predefined geometric shape of a boundary region; and

a contour including one of a predefined geographic boarder and a user-defined boundary.

9. The device according to claim 7, wherein said user-defined positional trigger condition further comprises one of a time and a date.

10. The device according to claim 1, wherein said memory unit stores and recalls device position data over a period of time.

11. The device according to claim 1, wherein said positional condition executable task comprises one of:

an executable reminder task;

an automatic data download task;

an operating system housekeeping task;

an active task termination function;

an automatic communication task; and

automatic control of normally user-controlled subsystem of said device.

12. The device according to claim 1, wherein said positional condition executable task further comprises user-definable options to control the execution of the positional condition executable task to one of:

run only once and auto-terminate the task;

run at a defined periodic frequency;

run until user-terminated;

run only after a specified period of time; and

run only up until a specified period of time.

13. The device according to claim 1, wherein said processor unit executes said positional condition execution task stored in one of:

said memory unit; and

a storage memory of another remote device.

14. The device according to claim 1, wherein said processor unit executes said positional condition executable task with respect to a plurality of said user-defined positional trigger conditions.

15. A device that executes a positional condition executable task, comprising:

a position determining unit that determines a position of said device;

a position derivative generation unit that generates one of a distance-based and a time-based derivative from said position of said device;

a memory unit that stores a positional condition executable task including an embedded positional trigger condition; and

a processor unit that executes said stored positional condition executable task based on one of said determined position of said device and said generated derivative from said position of said device with respect to said embedded positional trigger condition.

16. The device according to claim 15, wherein one of said distance-based and time-based derivative comprises one of:

a relative distance between two positions;

a relative distance between two positions over a period of time;

a velocity of said device;

an acceleration of said device; and

a rate of change of acceleration of said device.

17. The device according to claim 15, wherein said embedded positional trigger condition comprises one of:

a specific position of said device;

a relative distance of said device from said specific position;

a velocity of said device generated by said position derivative generation unit;

an acceleration of said device generated by said position derivative generation unit;

a boundary region defined by at least three boundaries;

a proximity of said device to a cartographic feature;

a proximity of said device to another wireless device; and

a device location history.

18. The device according to claim 15, wherein said positional condition executable task comprises one of:

an executable reminder task;

an automatic data download task;

an operating system housekeeping task;

an active task termination function;

an automatic communication function; and

automatic control of normally user-controlled subsystem of said device.

19. A method of triggering a positional condition executable task on a digital processing apparatus based on a positional trigger condition, the method comprising:

determining a position of a device;

generating a position derivative of said device from said determined position;

receiving a positional trigger condition to execute a positional condition executable task stored in a storage memory;

determining if said positional trigger condition is satisfied based on one of said determined position of said device and said generated derivative from said position of said device; and

executing said positional condition executable task based on said positional trigger condition being satisfied.

20. A programmable storage medium tangibly embodying a program of machine-readable instructions executable by a digital processing apparatus to perform operations supporting executing a positional condition program, the operations comprising:

creating an executable program;

creating a position specific executable condition that allows said program to execute on said digital processing apparatus when said position specific executable condition is satisfied;

embedding said position specific executable condition in said program;

transferring said program including said embedded position specific executable condition to a digital processing apparatus; and

executing said program including said embedded position specific executable condition when said position specific executable condition is determined to be satisfied by said digital processing apparatus.