AREA WATCHER FOR WIRELESS NETWORK
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a speed determiner configured to determine a change in location over time of a particular wireless device relative to a geographic area; and
an area watcher configured to selectively output a trigger message from a plurality of trigger messages based on the determined change in location over time of the particular wireless device in response to the particular wireless device one or more of entering and exiting the geographic area.
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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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20 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a speed determiner configured to determine a change in location over time of a particular wireless device relative to a geographic area; and an area watcher configured to selectively output a trigger message from a plurality of trigger messages based on the determined change in location over time of the particular wireless device in response to the particular wireless device one or more of entering and exiting the geographic area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method comprising:
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establishing a watched geographic area; monitoring a change in location over time of a given wireless device of a plurality of wireless devices relative to the watched geographic area; and selecting an area watch message from the plurality of area watch messages based on the monitored change in location over time of the given wireless device in response to detection of the given wireless device at least one of entering and exiting the watched geographic area. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system comprising:
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a location services client configured to establish a watched geographic area; a location server configured to monitor a change in location over time of a wireless device relative to the at least one geographic area; and the location services client being configured to select an area watch message of a plurality of area watch messages based on the monitored change in location over time of the wireless device in response to detection of the wireless device at least one of entering and exiting the watched geographic area. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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