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Managing group of location based triggers

  • US 8,509,411 B2
  • Filed: 11/06/2006
  • Issued: 08/13/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • creating, by a device, a location-based trigger comprising at least one trigger criteria reflecting one or more type identifiers of the location-based trigger, wherein the trigger is maintained for continued monitoring;

    monitoring, by the device, a plurality of potential trigger criteria-fulfilling data, wherein the plurality of potential trigger criteria-fulfilling data may be dynamically updated during the monitoring and after being set;

    comparing, by the device, the monitored plurality of potential trigger criteria-fulfilling data with the at least one trigger criteria; and

    activating the trigger based, at least in part, on the comparison, wherein activating the trigger includes executing a user-specified executable action of the device, and the user-specified executable action includes sending a particular notification, created by the user, to the device,wherein the plurality of potential trigger criteria-fulfilling data are stored in at least one of a dynamically updatable point of interest data structure, a dynamically updatable landmark data structure, and a dynamically updatable location-based information data structure.

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