Position-based automatic configuration of portable device
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1. A method, comprising:
- determining a current position of the portable device;
wherein the determining a current position of the portable device includes periodically determining whether the current position has changed from an earlier position;
if the current position has changed from an earlier position, scanning for available resources at the determined position; and
automatically configuring the portable device based on the determined position and available resources;
wherein configuring the portable device includes configuring access to resources available at the current position of the portable device and automatically selecting a resource based on one or more resource preferences stored on the portable device.
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Abstract
A method for automatically configuring a portable device comprises determining a position of the portable device and automatically configuring the portable device based on the determined position.
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1. A method, comprising:
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determining a current position of the portable device; wherein the determining a current position of the portable device includes periodically determining whether the current position has changed from an earlier position; if the current position has changed from an earlier position, scanning for available resources at the determined position; and automatically configuring the portable device based on the determined position and available resources; wherein configuring the portable device includes configuring access to resources available at the current position of the portable device and automatically selecting a resource based on one or more resource preferences stored on the portable device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A portable device, comprising:
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a location module adapted to determine a current position of the portable device and wherein the location module is adapted to periodically determine whether the current position has changed from an earlier position; and a processor adapted to, if the current position has changed from an earlier position, scan for available resources at the determined current position and automatically configure the portable device based on the current position and available resources; wherein the processor is adapted to configure the portable device by configuring access to resources available at the current position of the portable device and automatically selecting a resource based on one or more resource preferences stored on the portable device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer program product, embodied on a non-transitory computer-readable medium, comprising:
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computer code for periodically determining a current position of the portable device and whether the current position of the portable device has changed from an earlier position; computer code for scanning, if the current position of the portable device has changed from an earlier position, for available resources at the determined current position; and computer code for automatically configuring the portable device based on the determined position and available resources; wherein the computer code for configuring the portable device includes computer code for configuring access to resources available at the current position of the portable device and for automatically selecting a resource based on one or more resource preferences stored on the portable device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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