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Location context service handoff

  • US 8,165,087 B2
  • Filed: 06/30/2007
  • Issued: 04/24/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-readable storage medium that is not a signal having computer-executable instructions stored thereon for providing admissive transition between location based services through location context integration, the instructions comprising:

  • identifying a handoff event on a mobile computing device that is used to determine when to switch from a first location based service that provides a location of the mobile device to a designated second location based service that provides a location of the mobile device;

    requesting handoff information, based on available location context information, to determine whether to transition from the first location based service to the designated second location based service; and

    upon receiving handoff information, selectively transitioning from the first location based service to the designated second location based service in accordance with the received handoff information.

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