SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC NOTES IN A MOBILE ENVIRONMENT

• US 20080076400A1
• Filed: 09/21/2006
• Published: 03/27/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/21/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Malikie Innovations Limited (Key Patent Innovations Limited)
• Original Assignee: Blackberry Limited
• Inventors: ROSE, Scott, FARD, Somayeh Geraee Nezhad, MOOSAVI, Vahid, BARAKE, Omar
• Granted Patent: US 7,912,480 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/418
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/222 using geographical location information, e.g. messages transmitted or received in proximity of a certain spot or area
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/42 Mailbox-related aspects, e.g. synchronisation of mailboxes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

A system and method for handling electronic notes in a mobile environment, wherein the system includes a memory configured to store an electronic note, which electronic note includes location information, a location detector configured to detect location information for the mobile device, and a processor configured to: monitor the location information for the mobile device based on data from the location detector; compare the location information for the mobile device with the location information in the electronic note; and activate the electronic note when the location information for the mobile device is within a predetermined distance of the location information in the electronic note.

Claims

1. A system for handling electronic notes in a mobile device, the system comprising:

a memory configured to store an electronic note, wherein the electronic note comprises location information;

a location detector configured to detect location information for the mobile device; and

a processor configured to;

monitor the location information for the mobile device based on data from the location detector;

compare the location information for the mobile device with the location information in the electronic note; and

activate the electronic note when the location information for the mobile device is within a predetermined distance of the location information in the electronic note.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the memory is further configured to store location information and the processor is further configured to receive location information for storage in the memory.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the system further comprises an input configured to receive electronic notes from another system and the processor is further configured to:

compare a received electronic note with stored electronic notes;

determine if an electronic note stored in memory matches with the received electronic note; and

replace the stored note with the received note if there is a match.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the system is configured to receive electronic notes from another system via e-mail.

5. The system of claim 3, wherein the system further comprises an authorized sender list configured to store a list of users authorized to send notes to the system and further comprises a filter configured to block electronic notes from users that are not on the authorized sender list.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the electronic note further comprises a function indicator and a list of one or more recipients and the processor is further configured to:

monitor for changes in an electronic note having a function indicator; and

send changes to the electronic note to the one or more recipients in order to synchronize the information in the electronic note with the one or more recipients.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the electronic note further comprises product information and the processor is further configured to:

compare the product information in the electronic note and the location information for the mobile device with the product information and location information provided by a merchant; and

activate the electronic note when the location information of the mobile device is within a predetermined distance of the location information for the merchant and the product information in the electronic note corresponds with the product information provided by the merchant.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the product information provided by the merchant further comprises information indicating if a product is on sale and the processor is further configured to activate the electronic note only if the product information in the electronic note corresponds with the product information provided by the merchant and the product is on sale.

9. The system of claim 1, further comprising a signaling device and wherein the processor is configured to activate the signaling device to provide a sensory signal to a user of the mobile device when the electronic note is activated.

10. The system of claim 1, further comprising a time detector configured to detect time information of the mobile device, the electronic note further comprises time information, and the processor is further configured to:

monitor the time information of the mobile device based on data from the time detector;

compare the time information of the mobile device with the time information in the electronic note; and

activate the electronic note when the time information of the mobile device is within a predetermined range of the time information in the electronic note.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the system further comprises an input configured to receive location information from another system and the processor is further configured to:

compare received location information with stored location information;

determine if location information stored in memory matches with the received location information; and

replace the stored location information with the received location information if there is a match.

12. A method for handling electronic notes in a mobile device, the method comprising:

storing an electronic note, the electronic note comprising location information;

monitoring the location information for the mobile device;

comparing the location information of the mobile device with the location information in the electronic note; and

activating the electronic note when the location information of the mobile device approximately corresponds to the location information in the electronic note.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising storing location information.

14. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

receiving electronic notes from another system;

comparing a received electronic note with stored electronic notes;

determining if a stored electronic note matches the received electronic note; and

replacing the stored note with the received note if there is a match.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the electronic notes from another system are received via e-mail.

16. The method of claim 14, further comprising comparing received electronic notes with an authorized sender list and blocking received electronic notes that are not from an authorized sender.

17. The method of claim 12, wherein the activating comprises providing a sensory signal to a user of the mobile device.

18. The method of claim 12, wherein the electronic note further comprises a function indicator and a list of one or more recipients and the method further comprises:

monitoring for changes in an electronic note having a function indicator; and

sending changes in the electronic note to the one or more recipients in order to synchronize the information in the electronic note with the one or more recipients.

19. The method of claim 12, wherein the electronic note further comprises product information and the method further comprises:

comparing the product information in the electronic note with product information provided by a merchant and comparing the location information of the mobile device with location information provided by the merchant; and

activating the electronic note when the location information of the mobile device is within a predetermined distance of the location of the merchant and the product information in the electronic note corresponds with the product information provided by the merchant.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the product information provided by the merchant further comprises information indicating if a product is on sale and the method further comprises activating the electronic note only if the product information in the electronic note corresponds with the product information provided by the merchant and the product is on sale.

21. The method of claim 12, wherein the electronic note further comprises time information and the method further comprises:

monitoring time information of the mobile device;

comparing the time information of the mobile device with the time information for the electronic note; and

activating the electronic note when the time information of the mobile device approximately corresponds to the time information in the electronic note.

22. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

receiving location information from another system;

comparing received location information with stored location information;

determining if stored location information matches the received location information; and

replacing the stored location information with the received location information if there is a match.