Systems and methods for transmitting a communication based on a device leaving or entering an area

• US 8,774,788 B2
• Filed: 10/10/2013
• Issued: 07/08/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/17/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: F-Secure Corporation (F-Secure Oyj)
• Original Assignee: Lookout Incorporated
• Inventors: Hering, John Gunther, Burgess, James, Mahaffey, Kevin Patrick
• Primary Examiner(s): MIZRAHI, DIANE D
• Application Number:
  US14/051,373
• Publication Number:
  US 20140045534A1
• Time in Patent Office: 271 Days
• Field of Search: 455/456.1, 455/456.3, 455/456.5, 455/467, 709/206, 709/223, 709/224
• US Class Current: 455/418
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/60 Protecting data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0233 Object-oriented techniques, for representation of network management data, e.g. common object request broker architecture [CORBA]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0253 using browsers or web-pages for accessing management information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/026 using e-messaging for transporting management information, e.g. email, instant messaging or chat
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/22 comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/0811 by checking connectivity
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/14 for detecting or protecting against malicious traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/00 Network arrangements or protocols for supporting network services or applications user-to-user messaging H04L51/00; network arrangements, protocols or services for supporting real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/12 Detection or prevention of fraud
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/126 Anti-theft arrangements, e.g. protection against subscriber identity module [SIM] cloning
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/30 Security of mobile devices; Security of mobile applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/63 Location-dependent; Proximity-dependent
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/025 using location based information parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/00 Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/245 from a network towards a terminal

Abstract

Location information associated with a computing device may be received by a server. For example, the location information may indicate the current physical location of the computing device. The server may compare the current location of the computing device with a set of locations associated with the computing device. The comparison may result in a determination that the computing device has entered or left a location area. In response to such a determination, a communication may be transmitted to a user of the computing device. For example, an email may be transmitted to the user. The email may include information describing that the computing device has entered or left the location area.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

at a server, receiving from a mobile communications device current location-related information;

at the server, comparing the mobile communications device'"'"'s current location-related information with a set of locations associated with that mobile communications device; and

at the server, determining that the mobile communications device has left a given location area; and

,

transmitting an email to the mobile communications device describing that the mobile communications device has left the given location area.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the given location area is specified by a radius around a location coordinate associated with the set of locations.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the current location-related information comprises GPS information.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the current location-related information comprises cellular tower information.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the current location-related information comprises Wi-Fi access point information.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the current location-related information comprises information related to a physical location of the mobile communications device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the set of locations comprise physical locations.

8. A method comprising:

at a server, receiving from a mobile communications device current location-related information;

at the server, comparing the mobile communications device'"'"'s current location-related information with a set of locations associated with that mobile communications device; and

at the server, determining that the mobile communications device has entered a given location area; and

,

transmitting an email to the mobile communications device describing that the mobile communications device has entered the given location area.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the given location area is specified by a radius around a location coordinate associated with the set of locations.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the current location-related information comprises GPS information.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the current location-related information comprises cellular tower information.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the current location-related information comprises Wi-Fi access point information.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the current location-related information comprises information related to a physical location of the mobile communications device

14. The method of claim 8, wherein the set of locations comprise physical locations.

15. A method comprising:

at a server, receiving from a mobile communications device current location-related information;

at the server, comparing the mobile communications device'"'"'s current location-related information with a set of locations associated with that mobile communications device;

at the server, determining that the mobile communications device has entered or left a given location area; and

,

transmitting a notification to a user associated with the mobile communications device describing that the mobile communications device has entered or left the given location area.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the notification is an email.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the current location-related information comprises at least one of GPS information, cellular tower information, or Wi-Fi access data information.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein the given location area is specified by a radius around a location coordinate associated with the set of locations.

19. The method of claim 15, wherein the current location-related information comprises Wi-Fi access point information.

20. The method of claim 15, wherein the current location-related information comprises information related to a physical location of the mobile communications device.