Area watcher for wireless network
First Claim
1. An information delivery feature for a wireless system, comprising:
- a monitor module to monitor a particular wireless device'"'"'s entry into or exit from at least one geographic area;
a privacy blocking module to block, based on said particular wireless device'"'"'s entry into or exit from said at least one geographic area, accurate location information of said particular wireless device from being transmitted to a third party, and to allow, based on said particular wireless device'"'"'s entry into or exit from said at least one geographic area, transmission of presence information of said particular wireless device within said at least one geographic area to said third party; and
an area watcher to output a trigger message upon said particular wireless device'"'"'s entry into or exit from said at least one 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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18 Claims
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1. An information delivery feature for a wireless system, comprising:
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a monitor module to monitor a particular wireless device'"'"'s entry into or exit from at least one geographic area; a privacy blocking module to block, based on said particular wireless device'"'"'s entry into or exit from said at least one geographic area, accurate location information of said particular wireless device from being transmitted to a third party, and to allow, based on said particular wireless device'"'"'s entry into or exit from said at least one geographic area, transmission of presence information of said particular wireless device within said at least one geographic area to said third party; and an area watcher to output a trigger message upon said particular wireless device'"'"'s entry into or exit from said at least one geographic area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of providing a message to a wireless device upon entry or exit from a pre-defined geographic area, comprising:
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monitoring a particular wireless device'"'"'s entry into or exit from at least one geographic area; blocking, based on said particular wireless device'"'"'s entry into or exit from said at least one geographic area, accurate location information of said particular wireless device from being transmitted to a third party; allowing, based on said particular wireless device'"'"'s entry into or exit from said at least one geographic area, transmission of presence information of said particular wireless device within said at least one geographic area to said third party; and outputting a trigger message based upon said particular wireless device'"'"'s entry into or exit from said at least one geographic area. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. Apparatus for providing a message to a wireless device upon entry or exit from a pre-defined geographic area, comprising:
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means for monitoring a particular wireless device'"'"'s entry into or exit from at least one geographic area; means for blocking, based on said particular wireless device'"'"'s entry into or exit from said at least one geographic area, accurate location information of said particular wireless device from being transmitted to a third party; means for allowing, based on said particular wireless device'"'"'s entry into or exit from said at least one geographic area, transmission of presence information of said particular wireless device within said at least one geographic area to said third party; and means for outputting a trigger message based upon said particular wireless device'"'"'s entry into or exit from said at least one geographic area. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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