METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT IN A COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR REGISTERING AN ALARM TIME

• US 20100178901A1
• Filed: 01/15/2009
• Published: 07/15/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 01/15/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: GAVIE, Dan
• Application Number:
  US12/354,402
• Publication Number:
  US 20100178901A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/414.200
• CPC Class Codes: G07B 15/02 taking into account a variable factor such as distance or time, e.g. for passenger transport, parking systems or car rental systems G07B15/06 takes precedence; taximeters G07B13/00; parking meters per se G07F17/24; car rental systems per se G07B15/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/24 for parking meters

Abstract

A method and an arrangement in a communication device for registering a first point in time for triggering of an alarm are provided. The communication device may support a short range radio access technology. The communication device may effect payment of a product and/or a service by communicating with the radio base station. The communication device may receive, from the radio base station, information regarding a second point in time, associated with the product and/or service. The communication device may register the first point in time for triggering of the alarm in the communication device. The first point in time may be based on the second point in time indicated by the received information. When the first point in time is reached, the communication device may indicate that the alarm has been triggered.

Claims

1. In a communication device, a method for registering a first point in time for triggering of an alarm, where the communication device supports a short range radio access technology, where a short range radio access technology-enabled communication system includes the communication device and a radio base station, the method comprising:

effectuating a payment for at least one of a product or a service via communication with the radio base station via the short range radio access technology;

receiving, from the radio base station, information about a second point in time, associated with the at least one of the product or service;

registering the first point in time for triggering the alarm in the communication device, the first point in time being based on the second point in time indicated by the received information; and

when the first point in time is reached, indicating that the alarm has been triggered.

2. The method of claim 1, where the first point in time is set at no later than the second point in time.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

setting the first point in time based on input from a user.

4. The method claim 1, where the communication device is a mobile terminal, a cellular phone, or a personal digital assistant.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a receipt, where the receipt comprises a parking ticket, and the second point in time indicates time of expiry of the parking ticket.

6. The method of claim 1, where the short range radio access technology comprises near field communication, Bluetooth®

, or radio frequency identification.

7. An arrangement in a communication device for registering a first point in time for triggering of an alarm, where the communication device supports a short range radio access technology, where a short range radio access technology-enabled communication system comprises the communication device and a radio base station, the arrangement comprising:

a processing unit to remit a payment for at least one of a product or a service by communicating with the radio base station using the short range radio access technology; and

a receiving unit to receive information, from the radio base station, indicating a second point in time, associated with the at least one of the product or service corresponding to the payment, where the processing unit is further to register the first point in time for triggering the alarm in the communication device, the first point in time being based on the second point in time indicated by the received information, and the processing unit is further to indicate that the alarm has been triggered when the first point in time is reached.