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Location-based bookmarks

  • US 7,289,812 B1
  • Filed: 12/20/2001
  • Issued: 10/30/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for recording and recalling data associated with a location, the method comprising:

  • using a location aware device to determine a current location;

    receiving at a first time a user-selected input related to the current location, the user-selected input being captured at the current location in response to a user action by an input device integrated into or attached to the location aware device;

    recording a location bookmark for the current location using the location aware device, a location bookmark having a bookmark location and bookmark content, the bookmark location comprising the current location and the bookmark content comprising the received user-selected input;

    storing the location bookmark;

    detecting at a second later time that a location of the location aware device is within a specified proximity to the bookmark location and that a user-defined condition, other than that the location is within a specified proximity to the bookmark location, is satisfied by the user-selected input comprising the bookmark content and in response to the detecting automatically notifying a user of the location aware device of the location bookmark; and

    presenting the user-selected input included in the bookmark content as part of the location bookmark through an output device of the location aware device, at a time after the first time.

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