Marking Locations With A Portable Communications Device
First Claim
1. A method of marking locations with a portable communications device, the portable communications device having a location-sensing capability, the method comprising:
- recording, by the portable communications device for each wireless device with which the portable communications device is capable of wireless communications, a location of the portable communications device upon receiving from the wireless device a signal having a most recent strongest signal strength and an identifier of the wireless device; and
responsive to a user request, communicating to the user the location of the portable communications device upon receiving from the wireless device a signal having a most recent strongest signal strength.
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Abstract
Marking locations with a portable communications device, where the portable communications device has a location-sensing capability, including recording, by the portable communications device for each wireless device with which the portable communications device is capable of wireless communications, a location of the portable communications device upon receiving from the wireless device a signal having a most recent strongest signal strength and an identifier of the wireless device, and, responsive to a user request, communicating to the user the location of the portable communications device upon receiving from the wireless device a signal having a most recent strongest signal strength.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of marking locations with a portable communications device, the portable communications device having a location-sensing capability, the method comprising:
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recording, by the portable communications device for each wireless device with which the portable communications device is capable of wireless communications, a location of the portable communications device upon receiving from the wireless device a signal having a most recent strongest signal strength and an identifier of the wireless device; and responsive to a user request, communicating to the user the location of the portable communications device upon receiving from the wireless device a signal having a most recent strongest signal strength. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A portable communications device, the portable communications device having a location-sensing capability, the portable communications device comprising a computer processor, a computer memory operatively coupled to the computer processor, the computer memory having disposed within it computer program instructions capable of:
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recording, by the portable communications device for each wireless device with which the portable communications device is capable of wireless communications, a location of the portable communications device upon receiving from the wireless device a signal having a most recent strongest signal strength and an identifier of the wireless device; and responsive to a user request, communicating to the user the location of the portable communications device upon receiving from the wireless device a signal having a most recent strongest signal strength. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product for marking locations with a portable communications device, the portable communications device having a location-sensing capability, the computer program product disposed upon a computer-readable, signal bearing medium, the computer program product comprising computer program instructions capable of:
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recording, by the portable communications device for each wireless device with which the portable communications device is capable of wireless communications, a location of the portable communications device upon receiving from the wireless device a signal having a most recent strongest signal strength and an identifier of the wireless device; and responsive to a user request, communicating to the user the location of the portable communications device upon receiving from the wireless device a signal having a most recent strongest signal strength. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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