LOCATION SERVICES
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Abstract
A portable device arranged to repeatedly determine its position, determine when it has been in the same location for a predetermined length of time on the basis of the periodically determined positions and, when it determines that it has been in the same location for the predetermined length of time, keep a record of that location. The device being further arranged to perform said determining and recording continuously and independently of a user.
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Citations
28 Claims
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1-16. -16. (canceled)
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17. A portable device arranged to:
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repeatedly determine its position; determine when it has been in the same location for a predetermined length of time on the basis of the periodically determined positions; and
, when it determines that it has been in the same location for the predetermined length of time;keep a record of that location; the device being arranged to perform said determining and recording continuously and independently of a user; wherein the device comprises a memory for storing map data and a display for displaying a map representative of the stored map data, the device being further arranged to, when it displays the map, display a visual representation of the recorded location. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method for a device to record its location, the method comprising the device:
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repeatedly determining its position; determining when it has been in the same location for a predetermined length of time on the basis of the its periodically determined position; and
, when the device has been in the same location for the predetermined length of time;keeping a record of that location; wherein determining, and keeping a record, are performed continuously and independently of a user;
further comprising;displaying a map representative of stored map data; and when displaying the map, displaying a visual representation of the recorded location.
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28. A computer program for configuring a portable device to:
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repeatedly determine its position; determine when it has been in the same location for a predetermined length of time on the basis of its periodically determined position; and
, when it determines that it has been in the same location for the predetermined length of time;keep a record of that location, the computer program being capable of configuring the device to perform said determining and recording continuously and independently of a user; display a map representative of map data stored on the device; and when displaying the map, displaying a visual representation of the recorded location.
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Specification