AREA WATCHER FOR WIRELESS NETWORK
First Claim
1. A location services client executing on one or more computing devices, the location services client being configure to:
- provide a request to watch a geographic area defined by a boundary;
receive an indication that a given wireless device has at least one of entered and exited the geographic area, wherein the indication omits location information characterizing a location of the given wireless device; and
output a trigger message in response to receiving the indication.
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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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23 Claims
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1. A location services client executing on one or more computing devices, the location services client being configure to:
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provide a request to watch a geographic area defined by a boundary; receive an indication that a given wireless device has at least one of entered and exited the geographic area, wherein the indication omits location information characterizing a location of the given wireless device; and output a trigger message in response to receiving the indication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method comprising:
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defining a boundary of a geographic area to be watched; providing a request to associate a given wireless device with the geographic area; and receiving an indication via a network that a given wireless device has at least one of entered and exited the geographic area wherein the indication omits location information for the given wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An area watcher comprising one or more computing devices, the area watcher being configured to:
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monitor a location of a given wireless device relative to a geographic area; and transmit presence information of the given wireless device to a network node in response to determining that the given wireless device has at least one of entered and exited the geographic area; wherein the area watcher does not transmit location information for the given wireless device to the network node. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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