Method and system for locating and communicating with a user of a wireless communication device
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1. A method for notifying a user of a wireless communication device when the wireless communication device leaves an area, comprising:
- determining, within the wireless communication device, a location of the wireless communication device; and
determining, within the wireless communication device, when the location of the wireless communication device is no longer within the area; and
notifying the user when the determined location is no longer within the area.
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Abstract
A system and method provides a notification to a user via a wireless communication device when the wireless communication device leaves a predetermined area. Components within the wireless communication device are utilized to determine the location of the wireless communication device. When the wireless communication device is no longer within the predetermined area, a notification is provided to the user.
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1. A method for notifying a user of a wireless communication device when the wireless communication device leaves an area, comprising:
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determining, within the wireless communication device, a location of the wireless communication device; and determining, within the wireless communication device, when the location of the wireless communication device is no longer within the area; and notifying the user when the determined location is no longer within the area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for providing a message to a user of a wireless communication device when the wireless communication device leaves a location, comprising:
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a location device for determining a distance of the wireless communication device from the location; a notification device for presenting the message to the user; a memory for storing the message and a predetermined distance threshold; and a processor, coupled with the memory, the notification device and the location device, for transferring the message from the memory to the notification device when the wireless communication device leaves the location based on a comparison of the determined distance and the predefined distance threshold. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system for providing a message to a user of a wireless communication device when the wireless communication device is no longer in an area, comprising:
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a location device, for determining a location of the wireless communication device; a notification device for presenting the message to the user; a memory for storing the message and area data associated with the area; and a processor for transferring the message from the memory to the notification device when the location of the wireless communication device is no longer in the area.
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23. A method for notifying a user of a wireless communication device when the wireless communication device departs from a physical location, comprising:
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storing, within the wireless communication device, data associated with the physical location; storing a notification associated with the stored data; determining, within the wireless communication device, the location of the wireless communication device; comparing the determined location of the wireless communication device with the stored data to determine if the wireless communication device is at the physical location; and notifying the user, using the stored notification, when the wireless communication device in no longer at the physical location. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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