Location-based reminders
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1. A mobile computing device, comprising:
- a scheduling facility for maintaining a schedule of one or more timed events, where each timed event has an associated reminder and reminder parameter;
an alert generator for issuing a reminder alert responsive to the scheduling facility to an intended user;
a location detector comprising wireless local area network WLAN device for determining a current location of the mobile computing device; and
a processing unit adapted to execute a condition detection program for interfacing with the location detector and scheduling facility to control the issuance of the reminder alert such that a reminder alert to said intended user is modified if the current location of the mobile computing devices matches the reminder parameter.
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Abstract
A mobile computing device, such as a personal digital assistant (PDA) or smart phone (102), is equipped with a location detector, such as a WLAN transceiver (112) or global positioning system (GPS) receiver (134), and is programmed with a condition detection program (145) by the user to suppress or modify reminder alerts (212) for an event scheduled in the calendar program (141) if a condition or status associated with scheduled event is detected by the condition detection program (145). The condition detection program (145) is further programmed to issue a reminder alert (210) if the condition or status is not detected.
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13 Claims
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1. A mobile computing device, comprising:
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a scheduling facility for maintaining a schedule of one or more timed events, where each timed event has an associated reminder and reminder parameter; an alert generator for issuing a reminder alert responsive to the scheduling facility to an intended user; a location detector comprising wireless local area network WLAN device for determining a current location of the mobile computing device; and a processing unit adapted to execute a condition detection program for interfacing with the location detector and scheduling facility to control the issuance of the reminder alert such that a reminder alert to said intended user is modified if the current location of the mobile computing devices matches the reminder parameter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A device comprising at least one recordable medium having stored thereon executable instructions and data which, when executed by at least one processing device, cause the at least one processing device to:
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run a scheduling software program for storing at least a first scheduled event at a specified location and issuing a reminder alert at a predetermined interval before the first scheduled event occurs; determine a physical location of the mobile telecommunication device; and issue a modified reminder alert if the determined physical location corresponds to the specified location. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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