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Communication device which notifies its pin-point location or geographic area in accordance with user selection

  • US 8,543,157 B1
  • Filed: 05/09/2008
  • Issued: 09/24/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for a communication device which is a handheld mobile device comprising an input device, a display, and an antenna, said method comprising:

  • a pin-point location notifying step, wherein a pin-point location of said communication device is notified to another device;

    a geographic area notifying step, wherein a geographic area in which said communication device is located is notified to said another device;

    a location dependent program activating step, wherein when said communication device is identified to be arrived at a first location, a first program is executed, and when said communication device is identified to be arrived at a second location, a second program is executed;

    a multiple answering machine implementing step, wherein when a first phone call made to a first phone number is received and said first phone call is not answered within a certain period of time, a first caller'"'"'s message data which indicates the message left by the caller of said first phone call and a first call received location data which indicates the geographic location of said communication at the time said first phone call is received are registered, and when a second phone call made to a second phone number is received and said second phone call is not answered within a certain period of time, a second caller'"'"'s message data which indicates the message left by the caller of said second phone call and a second call received location data which indicates the geographic location of said communication at the time said second phone call is received are registered, wherein said first phone number and said second phone number are assigned to said communication device;

    a time dependent answering machine implementing step, wherein a phone call is received and if not being answered within a predetermined period of time and if the current time is within a first time frame, a first auto replying message is transferred to the caller and if the current time is within a second time frame, a second auto replying message is transferred to the caller;

    an audiovisual storage implementing step, wherein an audiovisual data transferred from a certain facility is recorded in either said communication device, a host computing system, or a removable media connected to said communication device in accordance with the user'"'"'s selection and a recording location data is produced which indicates the geographic location of said communication device at the time said audiovisual data is recorded;

    a street address icon display implementing step, wherein a street address and a map are displayed on said display, wherein an icon corresponding to said street address is displayed on said map; and

    an audiovisual multiple record/replay implementing step, wherein a first audiovisual data is operable to be replayed while being recorded and a first replayed location is produced which indicates the geographic location of said communication device at the time said first audiovisual data is replayed, and a second audiovisual data is operable to be replayed while being recorded and a second replayed location is produced which indicates the geographic location of said communication device at the time said second audiovisual data is replayed.

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