Proximity-based reminders
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1. An electronic device comprising:
- a receiver to receive, via a wide-area network (WAN), a notification indicating that a first distance between a first electronic device and a second electronic device satisfies a first proximity condition;
a proximity detector to determine whether a second distance satisfies a second proximity condition responsive to the received notification and satisfaction of the first proximity condition, the second distance being less than the first distance; and
an alert notifier to be executed by one or more processors that issues a proximity-based reminder alert on the first electronic device responsive to receipt of the notification and concurrent satisfaction of the first proximity condition by the first distance and the second proximity condition by the second distance.
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Abstract
A proximity-based reminder system includes one or more proximity detectors for determining whether a distance between two or more paired electronic devices satisfies various criteria. Data transmissions across a wide area network (WAN) are used to determine whether a distance between paired devices satisfies a first proximity condition. Transmissions across a local area network (LAN) are used to determine whether the distance between the paired devices satisfies a second proximity condition. When the first and second proximity conditions are satisfied, the proximity-based reminder system issues a reminder alert notification to one or more of the paired devices.
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1. An electronic device comprising:
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a receiver to receive, via a wide-area network (WAN), a notification indicating that a first distance between a first electronic device and a second electronic device satisfies a first proximity condition; a proximity detector to determine whether a second distance satisfies a second proximity condition responsive to the received notification and satisfaction of the first proximity condition, the second distance being less than the first distance; and an alert notifier to be executed by one or more processors that issues a proximity-based reminder alert on the first electronic device responsive to receipt of the notification and concurrent satisfaction of the first proximity condition by the first distance and the second proximity condition by the second distance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system comprising:
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one or more processors; a pairing server to be executed by the one or more processors and configured to receive confirmation that a first electronic device and a second electronic device are paired for a purpose of enabling proximity-based reminder alerts; a location tracker to be executed by the one or more processors and configured to monitor GPS data of both the first electronic device and the second electronic device to determine when a distance between the first electronic device and the second electronic device satisfies a first proximity condition; and a proximity detector to be executed by the one or more servers and configured to transmit a communication to the first electronic device via a first communication network when the first proximity condition is satisfied, the communication initiating a peer-to-peer communication with the second electronic device over a second communication network. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 21)
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13. A method for issuing a reminder alert, the method comprising:
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receiving a notification when a first distance between a first electronic device and a second electronic device satisfies a first proximity condition; transmitting a communication via a local area network (LAN) to determine whether a second distance satisfies a second proximity condition responsive to satisfaction of the first proximity condition by the first distance and receipt of the notification, the second distance being less than the first distance; and issuing the reminder alert via at least one of the first electronic device and the second electronic device responsive to receipt of the notification and a confirmation of concurrent satisfaction of a first proximity condition by a first distance and satisfaction of the second proximity condition by the second distance. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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