Proximity-based task alerts
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1. A computer implemented method for generating proximity-based task alarms in a mobile computing device, the computer implemented method comprising:
- receiving a set of tasks from a user, wherein receiving the set of tasks from the user further comprises;
presenting a time-based alarm and a proximity-based task alarm to the user when the user first enters a task from the set of tasks on the mobile computing device, wherein a place button located on a display screen of the mobile computing device is selected by the user to link the set of tasks to one or more geographic locations within a set of geographic locations;
receiving a selection from a user to link the set of tasks to one or more geographic locations within a set of geographic locations, wherein each task within the set of tasks has a unique task identifier associated with that particular task and each geographic location has a unique location identifier associated with that geographic location in a task list manager on the mobile computing device, wherein tasks from the set of tasks can be related or unrelated;
responsive to setting the proximity-based task alarm, receiving a determination whether to associate the each task to a desired location located in a saved list of the set of geographic locations on the mobile computing device or to select a new location;
responsive to a determination to select the new location, selecting the new location using a global positioning system navigational mapping feature, wherein the global positioning system navigational feature permits the user to select the new location on a map presented to the user on the display screen of the mobile computing device;
determining whether a selected proximity for the proximity-based alarm has been selected;
responsive to a determination that the selected proximity has not been selected, utilizing a default proximity as the selected proximity;
determining whether the mobile computing device is within the selected proximity of the location for the each task;
responsive to a determination that the mobile computing device is within the selected proximity of the location for the each task using the global positioning system navigational feature, triggering the proximity-based task alarm; and
receiving an indication of completion of the each task by canceling the proximity-based task alarm or by resetting the proximity-based task alarm to receive another proximity-based task alarm when the user is within the selected proximity of at least one of the geographic locations.
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Abstract
A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code to generate proximity-based task alerts in a mobile computing device. A geographic location is linked to a set of tasks in a task list. A user selects a proximity to the geographic location for the alarm to form a selected proximity. A determination is made as to whether the mobile computing device is within the selected proximity. A proximity task-reminder alarm is triggered in response to making a determination that the mobile computing device is within the selected proximity.
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1. A computer implemented method for generating proximity-based task alarms in a mobile computing device, the computer implemented method comprising:
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receiving a set of tasks from a user, wherein receiving the set of tasks from the user further comprises; presenting a time-based alarm and a proximity-based task alarm to the user when the user first enters a task from the set of tasks on the mobile computing device, wherein a place button located on a display screen of the mobile computing device is selected by the user to link the set of tasks to one or more geographic locations within a set of geographic locations; receiving a selection from a user to link the set of tasks to one or more geographic locations within a set of geographic locations, wherein each task within the set of tasks has a unique task identifier associated with that particular task and each geographic location has a unique location identifier associated with that geographic location in a task list manager on the mobile computing device, wherein tasks from the set of tasks can be related or unrelated; responsive to setting the proximity-based task alarm, receiving a determination whether to associate the each task to a desired location located in a saved list of the set of geographic locations on the mobile computing device or to select a new location; responsive to a determination to select the new location, selecting the new location using a global positioning system navigational mapping feature, wherein the global positioning system navigational feature permits the user to select the new location on a map presented to the user on the display screen of the mobile computing device; determining whether a selected proximity for the proximity-based alarm has been selected; responsive to a determination that the selected proximity has not been selected, utilizing a default proximity as the selected proximity; determining whether the mobile computing device is within the selected proximity of the location for the each task; responsive to a determination that the mobile computing device is within the selected proximity of the location for the each task using the global positioning system navigational feature, triggering the proximity-based task alarm; and receiving an indication of completion of the each task by canceling the proximity-based task alarm or by resetting the proximity-based task alarm to receive another proximity-based task alarm when the user is within the selected proximity of at least one of the geographic locations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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