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1. A method comprising:
- obtaining a request for a notification regarding an event associated with a first party and a first location, the request being received from a second party, the request being arranged to expire;
determining whether the second party is permitted to receive the notification regarding the event;
determining, using logic associated with a computing device, whether the event has occurred before the request has expired,wherein determining whether the event has occurred includes determining if a sensing device associated with the location has identified a change in status associated with the first party relative to the location;
sending the notification regarding the event if the event has occurred before the request has expired and the second party is permitted to receive the notification regarding the event, wherein sending the notification regarding the event includes sending the notification to the second party using the logic associated with the computing device;
determining if the request has expired; and
sending an indication to the second party if the request has expired, the indication being arranged to indicate that the request has expired.
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In one embodiment, a method includes obtaining a request for a notification regarding an event associated with a first party and a first location. The request is received or otherwise obtained from a second party. The method also includes determining whether the second party is permitted to receive the notification, determining whether the event has occurred, sending the notification if the event has occurred and the second party is permitted to receive the notification. Sending the notification regarding the event includes sending the notification to the second party.
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1. A method comprising:
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obtaining a request for a notification regarding an event associated with a first party and a first location, the request being received from a second party, the request being arranged to expire; determining whether the second party is permitted to receive the notification regarding the event; determining, using logic associated with a computing device, whether the event has occurred before the request has expired, wherein determining whether the event has occurred includes determining if a sensing device associated with the location has identified a change in status associated with the first party relative to the location; sending the notification regarding the event if the event has occurred before the request has expired and the second party is permitted to receive the notification regarding the event, wherein sending the notification regarding the event includes sending the notification to the second party using the logic associated with the computing device; determining if the request has expired; and sending an indication to the second party if the request has expired, the indication being arranged to indicate that the request has expired. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method comprising:
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obtaining a request for a notification regarding an event associated with a first party and a first location, the request being received from a second party, wherein the request for the notification regarding the event includes a format for sending the notification regarding the event, the format for sending the notification regarding the event including one selected from the group including an e-mail message, a telephone message, and an instant message; determining whether the second party has permission to receive the notification regarding the event, wherein the permission is specified by the first party; determining, using logic associated with a computing device, whether the event has occurred includes determining if a sensing device associated with the location has identified a change in status associated with the first party relative to the location; and sending the notification regarding the event if the event has occurred and the second party has permission to receive the notification regarding the event, wherein sending the notification regarding the event includes sending the notification to the second party using the logic associated with the computing device.
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10. Logic encoded in one or more non-transitory tangible media for execution and when executed operable to:
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obtain a request for a notification regarding an event associated with a first party and a first location, the request being received from a second party, the request being arranged to expire; determine whether the second party is permitted to receive the notification regarding the event; determine whether the event has occurred before the request has expired includes to determine if a sensing device associated with the location has identified a change in status associated with the first party relative to the location; send the notification regarding the event if the event has occurred before the request has expired and the second party is permitted to receive the notification regarding the event, wherein the logic operable to send the notification regarding the event includes logic operable to send the notification to the second party; determine if the request has expired; and send an indication to the second party if the request has expired, the indication being arranged to indicate that the request has expired. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus comprising:
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a receiver, the receiver being arranged to obtain a request for notification regarding an event associated with a first location, the receiver further being arranged to receive an indication from the first location, wherein the indication is arranged to indicate that the event has occurred; locator logic, the locator logic being arranged to process the request, the locator logic further being arranged to process the indication, wherein the locator logic is arranged to determine whether the notification regarding the event is to be sent in response to the request; and a transmitter, the transmitter being arranged to provide the notification regarding the event if it is determined that the notification regarding the event is to be sent in response to the request; wherein the request is obtained from a first party and the event is associated with the first location and a second party, the receiver being arranged to receive the indication from a sensing arrangement associated with the first location when the event associated with the second party relative to the first location is detected by the sensing arrangement, wherein the locator logic further being arranged to determine whether the notification regarding the event is to be sent in response to the request by determining if the first party has permission to receive the notification regarding the event, and the permission is specified by the second party. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus comprising:
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means for obtaining a request for a notification regarding an event associated with a first party and a first location, the request being received from a second party, the request being arranged to expire; means for determining whether the second party is permitted to receive the notification regarding the event; means for determining whether the event has occurred before the request has expired, wherein determining whether the event has occurred includes determining if a sensing device associated with the location has identified a change in status associated with the first party relative to the location; means for sending the notification regarding the event if the event has occurred before the request has expired and the second party is permitted to receive the notification regarding the event, wherein the means for sending the notification regarding the event includes means for sending the notification to the second party; means for determining if the request has expired; and means for sending an indication to the second party if the request has expired, the indication being arranged to indicate that the request has expired.
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