METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REMINDING USER

• US 20150302724A1
• Filed: 12/24/2014
• Published: 10/22/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 04/17/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Xiaomi Inc. (Xiaomi Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Xiaomi Inc. (Xiaomi Corp.)
• Inventors: Wang, Bin, Ji, Dongfang, Chen, Qiliang, Ou, Jinliang, Zheng, Zhiguang
• Granted Patent: US 10,013,675 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72451 according to schedules, e.g. using calendar applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a method and a device for reminding a user. The method includes: detecting whether a preset number of terminals in an area have performed a designated operation within a preset time period; inquiring a terminal in the area that has not performed the designated operation if it is detected that the preset number of terminals in the area have performed the designated operation within the preset time period; and sending a reminder to the terminal in the area that has not performed the designated operation, the reminder reminding a user of the terminal to perform the designated operation.

Claims

1. A method for reminding a user, comprising:

detecting whether a preset number of terminals in an area have performed a designated operation within a preset time period;

inquiring a terminal in the area that has not performed the designated operation if it is detected that the preset number of terminals in the area have performed the designated operation within the preset time period; and

sending a reminder to the terminal in the area that has not performed the designated operation, the reminder reminding a user of the terminal to perform the designated operation.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the detecting comprises:

receiving an operation record of the designated operation provided by each of the terminals in the area having performed the designated operation within the preset time period, the operation record including an operation time of the designated operation and location information of the terminal corresponding to the operation record; and

detecting, in accordance with the operation record of the designated operation provided by each of the terminals, whether the preset number of terminals in the area have performed the designated operation within the preset time period.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the inquiring comprises:

inquiring the terminal that does not report an operation record including the designated operation within the preset time period and has the same position information as that of a detected terminal.

4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

receiving location information provided by the terminal not having performed the designated operation, prior to the detecting whether the preset number of terminals in the area have performed the designated operation within the preset time period.

5. The method according to claim 2, wherein the location information of the terminal comprises:

at least one of an identification of a base station accessed by the terminal, a network identification, or geographic position information of the terminal.

6. The method according to claim 3, wherein the location information of the terminal comprises:

at least one of an identification of a base station accessed by terminal, a network identification, or geographic position information of the terminal.

7. The method according to claim 4, wherein the location information of the terminal comprises:

at least one of an identification of a base station accessed by the terminal, a network identification, or geographic position information of the terminal.

8. A server, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory for storing instructions executable by the processor, wherein the processor is configured to;

detect whether a preset number of terminals in an area have performed a designated operation within a preset time period;

inquire a terminal in the area that has not performed the designated operation if it is detected that the preset number of terminals in the area have performed the designated operation within the preset time period; and

send a reminder to the terminal in the area that has not performed the designated operation, the reminder reminding a user of the terminal to perform the designated operation.

9. The server according to claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive an operation record of the designated operation provided by each of the terminals in the area having performed the designated operation within the preset time period, the operation record including an operation time of the designated operation and location information of the terminal corresponding to the operation record; and

detect, in accordance with the operation record of the designated operation provided by each of the terminals, whether the preset number of terminals in the area have performed the designated operation within the preset time period.

10. The server according to claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to:

inquire the terminal that does not report an operation record including the designated operation within the preset time period and has the same position information as that of a detected terminal.

11. The server according to claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive location information provided by the terminal not having performed the designated operation prior to the detecting whether the preset number of terminals in the area have performed the designated operation within the preset time period.

12. The server according to claim 9, wherein the location information of the terminal comprises:

at least one of an identification of a base station accessed by the terminal, a network identification, or geographic position information of the terminal.

13. The server according to claim 10, wherein the location information of the terminal comprises:

at least one of an identification of a base station accessed by the terminal, a network identification, or geographic position information of the terminal.

14. The server according to claim 11, wherein the location information of the terminal comprises:

at least one of an identification of a base station accessed by the terminal, a network identification, or geographic position information of the terminal.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored therein instructions that, when executed by a processor in a server, cause the server to perform a method for reminding a user, the method comprising:

detecting whether a preset number of terminals in an area have performed a designated operation within a preset time period;

inquiring a terminal in the area that has not performed the designated operation if it is detected that the preset number of terminals in the area have performed the designated operation within the preset time period; and

sending a reminder to the terminal in the area that has not performed the designated operation, the reminder reminding a user of the terminal to perform the designated operation.