Departure-based reminder systems

• US 7,821,386 B1
• Filed: 10/11/2005
• Issued: 10/26/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/11/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Mind Fusion, LLC (Ascend Innovation Management, LLC)
• Original Assignee: Avaya Incorporated
• Inventors: Barrett, Karen, Tucker, Luke, Klatsmanyi, Nandor, Blair, Colin, Hepworth, Neil
• Primary Examiner(s): Bugg; George A
• Assistant Examiner(s): Fan; Hongmin
• Application Number:
  US11/249,121
• Time in Patent Office: 1,841 Days
• Field of Search: 340/573.1, 340/573.4, 340/539.11, 340/539.13, 340/572.1, 340/5.92, 340/457, 235/375, 235/385
• US Class Current: 340/457
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/28 the pass enabling tracking or indicating presence
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/24 Reminder alarms, e.g. anti-loss alarms

Abstract

A location-based reminder system includes a controller 112 that determines when a person is in and/or leaving a defined area 104; when a person is determined to be in and/or leaving the defined area 104, identify a reminder to be provided to the person, the reminder including information about at least one object associated with the person; and provide the reminder to the person before the person leaves the defined area 104.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

(a) determining that a person is in and/or leaving a defined area by detecting the proximity of the person to a selected point within and/or bordering the defined area;

(b) in response to the determining step, identifying a reminder to be provided to the person, wherein the reminder includes information about at least one object associated with the person;

(c) providing the reminder to the person before the person leaves the defined area;

(d) determining an actual or possible set of weather conditions, and wherein step (b) comprises;

(b1) mapping the possible set of weather conditions against a plurality of sets of weather conditions to determine at least one object associated with the possible set of weather conditions, wherein the reminder provided in step (c) includes the determined at least one object.

2. A location-based system, comprising:

a controller operable to (i) determine that a person is in and/or leaving a defined area by detecting the proximity of the person to a selected point within and/or bordering the defined area;

(ii) when a person is determined to be in and/or leaving the defined area, identify a reminder to be provided to the person, wherein the reminder includes information about at least one object associated with the person; and

(iii) provide the reminder to the person before the person leaves the defined area; and

at least one sensor operable to determine an actual or possible set of weather conditions, and wherein the controller performs the sub-operations of;

mapping the possible set of weather conditions against a plurality of sets of weather conditions to determine at least one object associated with the possible set of weather conditions, wherein the reminder provided to the person includes the determined at least one object.