Opt-In pinging and tracking for GPS mobile telephones
First Claim
1. A method, including steps ofreceiving a message, at a mobile device, from a physically remote server requesting information from the mobile device, the information comprising status of the mobile device;
- in response to said message, requesting a response from a user of said mobile device; and
in response to said response, taking one of a plurality of possible actions in response to said message, said plurality of possible actions including at least;
responding to said message in a first way, responding to said message in a second way, declining to respond to said message.
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Abstract
A method and system allowing a mobile phone user to “opt in” to requests with multiple response options, to respond indicating that user wishes not to be tracked, or to respond indicating some information about state, possibly in addition to PVT information. The user has options besides allowing ping responses or turning off GPS tracking. When a ping is received, user chooses whether or not to opt in to the ping. The user may refuse to respond, to respond normally with or without PVT or other information, or to respond saying only that the mobile phone is turned on. GPS tracking continues to operate, so that upon return to normal responses, no cold start of GPS tracking is involved. More intelligent, such as for example rules-based, responses can be made to ping messages, in which GPS tracking interacts with a user interface to determine how to respond flexibly to pings.
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34 Claims
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1. A method, including steps of
receiving a message, at a mobile device, from a physically remote server requesting information from the mobile device, the information comprising status of the mobile device; -
in response to said message, requesting a response from a user of said mobile device; and
in response to said response, taking one of a plurality of possible actions in response to said message, said plurality of possible actions including at least;
responding to said message in a first way, responding to said message in a second way, declining to respond to said message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method, including steps of
receiving information from a user regarding how to respond to a message, said message being from a physically remote server and requesting information comprising status of the mobile device from the mobile device; -
maintaining a state of said mobile device in response to said information; and
being prepared to respond to said message in response to said state;
wherein said state includes a selection of one of a plurality of possible actions in response to said message, said plurality of possible actions including at least;
responding to said message in a first way, responding to said message in a second way, declining to respond to said message. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. Apparatus including instructions capable of being performed by a computing device to
receive a message, at a mobile device, from a physically remote server requesting information from the mobile device, the information comprising status of the mobile device; -
in response to said message, request a response from a user of said mobile device; and
in response to said response, take one of a plurality of possible actions in response to said message, said plurality of possible actions including at least;
responding to said message in a first way, responding to said message in a second way, declining to respond to said message. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. Apparatus including instructions capable of being performed by a computing device to
receive information from a user regarding how to respond to a message, said message being from a physically remote server and requesting information comprising status of the mobile device from the mobile device; -
maintain a state of said mobile device in response to said information; and
be prepared to respond to said message in response to said state;
wherein said state includes a selection of one of a plurality of possible actions in response to said message, said plurality of possible actions including at least;
responding to said message in a first way, responding to said message in a second way, declining to respond to said message. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. Apparatus including
means for receiving a message, at a mobile device, from a physically remote server requesting information from the mobile device, the information comprising status of the mobile device; -
means for, in response to said message, requesting a response from a user of said mobile device; and
means for, in response to said response, taking one of a plurality of possible actions in response to said message, said plurality of possible actions including at least;
responding to said message in a first way, responding to said message in a second way, declining to respond to said message. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. Apparatus including
means for receiving information from a user regarding how to respond to a message, said message being from a physically remote server and requesting information comprising status of the mobile device from the mobile device; -
means for maintaining a state of said mobile device in response to said information; and
means for being prepared to respond to said message in response to said state;
wherein said state includes a selection of one of a plurality of possible actions in response to said message, said plurality of possible actions including at least;
responding to said message in a first way, responding to said message in a second way, declining to respond to said message. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method, including steps of
receiving a message, at a mobile device, from a physically remote server requesting information from the mobile device, the information comprising status of the mobile device; -
in response to said message, requesting a response from a user of said mobile device;
in response to said response, selecting one of a plurality of possible actions in response to said message, said plurality of possible actions including at least;
responding to said message in a first way, responding to said message in a second way, declining to respond to said message; and
taking the selected action.
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