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Systems and methods for accessing travel services using a portable electronic device

  • US 8,463,286 B2
  • Filed: 12/18/2009
  • Issued: 06/11/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/27/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • determining, by a portable electronic device, that a user is scheduled to depart for travel at an expected departure time and arrive to a destination at an expected arrival time from calendar information of the user;

    determining, by the portable electronic device, that the portable electronic device in possession by the user is powered off within a first predetermined amount of the expected departure time;

    determining, by the portable electronic device, the user arrived at the destination by detecting that the portable electronic device has been powered back on within a second predetermined amount of time of the expected arrival time;

    accessing, from a contact book of the user by the portable electronic device, at least one third party recipient; and

    transmitting, by the portable electronic device, an arrival notification of the arrival of the user to the at least one third party recipient based on the determining that the user arrived at the destination.

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