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System for automatically configuring features on a mobile telephone based on geographic location

  • US 6,701,144 B2
  • Filed: 03/05/2001
  • Issued: 03/02/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/05/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of configuring a mobile telephone, the method comprising:

  • obtaining the current position of the mobile telephone;

    determining if the current position is within a previous location, the previous location having been set in a previous location variable;

    if the current position is not within the previous location, determining if the current position is within any one of a plurality of saved locations; and

    if the current position is not within any one of a plurality of saved locations, setting the previous location variable to a default location, wherein the default location being a set of locations that are not included in the plurality of saved locations position, and if a default configuration has been previously set, applying the default configuration corresponding to the default location to the mobile telephone, and if the default configuration has not been previously set, saving a current configuration of the mobile telephone as the default configuration corresponding to the default location.

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