Automated electronic reminders for a mobile user
First Claim
1. A method of delivering messages in a social networking service, the method executed by a computer system and comprising:
- automatically determining a first user visit of a first user at a destination via a first user electronic device, wherein the user activity is manually entered by the first user at the first user visit at the destination;
automatically determining a location of the destination via the first user electronic device;
receiving a user activity at the location through the first user electronic device;
automatically determining a first context for the first user visit and user activity;
automatically tagging the location with the user activity and context information from the first context, and storing the tagged location in a location database;
automatically determining a second user visit at the destination via the first user electronic device;
automatically delivering via the first user electronic device a request for manual confirmation of the user activity being performed for the second user arrival;
receiving the manual confirmation of the user activity for the second user visit to the destination;
automatically determining a second context for the second user visit at the destination;
automatically updating the context information of the tagged location from the second context;
for each of a plurality of automatically determined further user visits at the destination, automatically determining a potential for the user activity based upon a comparison of a corresponding further context automatically determined for the each of the further user visits to the context information;
automatically presenting the user activity to the first user through the first user electronic device for manual confirmation of the user activity through the user device at each of a plurality of further user visits at the location;
automatically updating the context information of the tagged location from the further context of each of the further user visits;
automatically learning the user activity by automatically associating the user activity with the location and the context information after receiving the user activity for the plurality of further user visits at the location;
automatically identifying that the first user is participating in the learned user activity upon future user arrivals at the location as a function of comparing the context information to a future context of each of the future user arrivals, without receiving any manually entered confirmation or manually entered additional user information;
a server computer of the computer system automatically sharing via a communication network to a second user electronic device of a second user participating in the social networking service that the first user is participating in the learned user activity upon the automatically identifying that the first user is participating in the learned user activity at each of the future user arrivals at the location;
wherein each of the first context, the second context, the further context, and the context information comprises at least one of;
a time of day, a day of a week, a calendar date, a preceding user activity to the user visits, a weather condition, people accompanying the user, or community member activity bias information for the destination;
receiving an electronic message from the first user through the first user electronic device, wherein the electronic message is a future reminder message to be delivered to the first user and is linked to an actuating position, wherein the actuating position comprises a proximity to the location or to the second user electronic device;
storing the electronic message;
automatically determining when the electronic device is at the actuating position; and
automatically posting the electronic message to the first user upon determining the first user electronic device is at the actuating position.
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Abstract
A method, system, and/or apparatus for automatically tracking and sending electronic reminder messages to a mobile user using the user'"'"'s mobile device as a function of the user'"'"'s tracked location. This invention is particularly useful in the field of social media, such as for detecting and tracking the location of a user and her community for actuating reminders based upon the user'"'"'s location and/or the location of members of the community. The method or implementing software application uses or relies upon location information available on the mobile device from any source, such as GPS, cell phone usage, WiFi triangulation, and/or other device applications.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. A method of delivering messages in a social networking service, the method executed by a computer system and comprising:
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automatically determining a first user visit of a first user at a destination via a first user electronic device, wherein the user activity is manually entered by the first user at the first user visit at the destination; automatically determining a location of the destination via the first user electronic device; receiving a user activity at the location through the first user electronic device; automatically determining a first context for the first user visit and user activity; automatically tagging the location with the user activity and context information from the first context, and storing the tagged location in a location database; automatically determining a second user visit at the destination via the first user electronic device; automatically delivering via the first user electronic device a request for manual confirmation of the user activity being performed for the second user arrival; receiving the manual confirmation of the user activity for the second user visit to the destination; automatically determining a second context for the second user visit at the destination; automatically updating the context information of the tagged location from the second context; for each of a plurality of automatically determined further user visits at the destination, automatically determining a potential for the user activity based upon a comparison of a corresponding further context automatically determined for the each of the further user visits to the context information; automatically presenting the user activity to the first user through the first user electronic device for manual confirmation of the user activity through the user device at each of a plurality of further user visits at the location; automatically updating the context information of the tagged location from the further context of each of the further user visits; automatically learning the user activity by automatically associating the user activity with the location and the context information after receiving the user activity for the plurality of further user visits at the location; automatically identifying that the first user is participating in the learned user activity upon future user arrivals at the location as a function of comparing the context information to a future context of each of the future user arrivals, without receiving any manually entered confirmation or manually entered additional user information; a server computer of the computer system automatically sharing via a communication network to a second user electronic device of a second user participating in the social networking service that the first user is participating in the learned user activity upon the automatically identifying that the first user is participating in the learned user activity at each of the future user arrivals at the location; wherein each of the first context, the second context, the further context, and the context information comprises at least one of;
a time of day, a day of a week, a calendar date, a preceding user activity to the user visits, a weather condition, people accompanying the user, or community member activity bias information for the destination;receiving an electronic message from the first user through the first user electronic device, wherein the electronic message is a future reminder message to be delivered to the first user and is linked to an actuating position, wherein the actuating position comprises a proximity to the location or to the second user electronic device; storing the electronic message; automatically determining when the electronic device is at the actuating position; and automatically posting the electronic message to the first user upon determining the first user electronic device is at the actuating position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 16, 17, 18)
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6. A method of delivering messages in a social networking service, the method executed by a computer system and comprising:
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automatically determining a first user visit of a first user at a destination via a first user electronic device, wherein the user activity is manually entered by the first user at the first user visit at the destination; automatically determining a location of the destination via the first user electronic device; receiving a user activity at the location through the first user electronic device; automatically determining a first context for the first user visit and user activity; automatically tagging the location with the user activity and context information from the first context, and storing the tagged location in a location database; automatically determining a second user visit at the destination via the first user electronic device; automatically delivering via the first user electronic device a request for manual confirmation of the user activity being performed for the second user arrival; receiving the manual confirmation of the user activity for the second user visit to the destination; automatically determining a second context for the second user visit at the destination; automatically updating the context information of the tagged location from the second context; for each of a plurality of automatically determined further user visits at the destination, automatically determining a potential for the user activity based upon a comparison of a corresponding further context automatically determined for the each of the further user visits to the context information; automatically presenting the user activity to the user through the first user electronic device for manual confirmation of the user activity through the user device at each of a plurality of further user visits at the location; automatically updating the context information of the tagged location from the further context of each of the further user visits; automatically learning the user activity by automatically associating the user activity with the location and the context information after receiving the user activity for the plurality of further user visits at the location; automatically identifying that the first user is participating in the learned user activity upon future user arrivals at the location as a function of comparing the context information to a future context of each of the future user arrivals, without receiving any manually entered confirmation or manually entered additional user information; a server computer of the computer system automatically sharing via a communication network to a second user electronic device of a second user participating in the social networking service that the first user is participating in the learned user activity upon the automatically identifying that the first user is participating in the learned user activity at each of the future user arrivals at the location; wherein each of the first context, the second context, the further context, and the context information comprises at least one of;
a time of day, a day of a week, a calendar date, a preceding user activity to the user visits, a weather condition, people accompanying the user, or community member activity bias information for the destination;receiving an electronic message from the first user through the first user electronic device, wherein the electronic message is a reminder electronic message to be delivered to the first user in the future; automatically linking the reminder electronic message to the location or the second user electronic device; automatically determining when the first user electronic device is within a predetermined proximity to the location or the second user electronic device; and automatically posting the reminder electronic message to the first user electronic device upon determining that the first user electronic device is within the predetermined proximity. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of delivering messages in a social networking service, the method executed by a computer system and comprising:
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automatically determining a first user visit of a first user at a destination via a first user electronic device, wherein the user activity is manually entered by the first user at the first user visit at the destination; automatically determining a location of the destination via the first user electronic device; receiving a user activity at the location through the first user electronic device; automatically determining a first context for the first user visit and user activity; automatically tagging the location with the user activity and context information from the first context, and storing the tagged location in a location database; automatically determining a second user visit at the destination via the first user electronic device; automatically delivering via the first user electronic device a request for manual confirmation of the user activity being performed for the second user arrival; receiving the manual confirmation of the user activity for the second user visit to the destination; automatically determining a second context for the second user visit at the destination; automatically updating the context information of the tagged location from the second context; for each of a plurality of automatically determined further user visits at the destination, automatically determining a potential for the user activity based upon a comparison of a corresponding further context automatically determined for the each of the further user visits to the context information; automatically presenting the user activity to the user through the first user electronic device for manual confirmation of the user activity through the user device at each of a plurality of further user visits at the location; automatically updating the context information of the tagged location from the further context of each of the further user visits; automatically learning the user activity by automatically associating the user activity with the location and the context information after receiving the user activity for the plurality of further user visits at the location; automatically identifying that the first user is participating in the learned user activity upon future user arrivals at the location as a function of comparing the context information to a future context of each of the future user arrivals, without receiving any manually entered confirmation or manually entered additional user information; a server computer of the computer system automatically sharing via a communication network to a second user electronic device of a second user participating in the social networking service that the first user is participating in the learned user activity upon the automatically identifying that the first user is participating in the learned user activity at each of the future user arrivals at the location; wherein each of the first context, the second context, the further context, and the context information comprises at least one of;
a time of day, a day of a week, a calendar date, a preceding user activity to the user visits, a weather condition, people accompanying the user, or community member activity bias information for the destination;receiving an electronic message from the first user through the first user electronic device of the user; automatically linking the electronic message to a recipient selected from a predetermined social media community of the user; automatically determining that the first user is within a predetermined proximity to the recipient; and automatically posting the electronic message to a recipient electronic device of the recipient upon determining that the first user electronic device is within the predetermined proximity; wherein the automatically determining that the user is within a predetermined proximity to the recipient is through a location module of each of the first user electronic device and the recipient electronic device, and further comprises;
automatically placing the location module into a sleep mode, automatically awakening the location module upon receipt of a location transmission at the location, automatically determining the destination with the location module, and automatically repeating the placing, awakening, and determining steps as each of the first user electronic device and the recipient electronic device travels between locations. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 19, 20)
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