Smart location-based reminders
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsScott Adler, Viktor Miladinov
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Abstract
A method and device for providing a reminder to a user of a mobile device are provided. A location of the mobile device is monitored to identify whether the first geographical area is triggered by the mobile device crossing a first boundary of the first geographical area. After the mobile device crosses the first boundary the first location-based reminder is identified and a state of the mobile device is determined. The first location-based reminder can be provided to the user when an opportune event occurs.
Claims20
A method for providing a reminder to a user of a mobile device, the method comprising, at the mobile device:
- monitoring, using location circuitry, a location of the mobile device to identify whether the mobile device crosses a first geographical boundary of a first geographical area;
- after identifying that the mobile device crosses the first geographical boundary of the first geographical area:
- identifying a first location-based reminder;
- determining whether an opportune event occurs, wherein the opportune event is determined to occur based on motion sensor information indicating a change of the mobile device from a first motion state to a second motion state, wherein the second motion state is a state that the mobile device is in a position that a user is able to review the first location-based reminder;
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- providing the first location-based reminder to the user in response to determining that the opportune event occurred.
A computer product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium storing a plurality of instructions that when executed control a computer system to provide a reminder to a user of a mobile device, the instructions comprising:
- monitoring, using location circuitry, a location of the mobile device to identify whether the mobile device crosses a first geographical boundary of a first geographical area;
- after identifying that the mobile device crosses the first geographical boundary of the first geographical area:
- identifying a first location-based reminder;
- determining whether an opportune event occurs, wherein the opportune event is determined to occur based on motion sensor information indicating a change of the mobile device from a first motion state to a second motion state, wherein the second motion state is a state that the mobile device is in a position that a user is able to review the first location-based reminder;
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- providing the first location-based reminder to the user in response to determining that the opportune event occurred.
A mobile device comprising:
- one or more sensors;
- one or more processors configured to:
- monitor, using location circuitry, a location of the mobile device to identify whether the mobile device crosses a first geographical boundary of a first geographical area;
- after identifying that the mobile device crosses the first geographical boundary of the first geographical area:
- identify a first location-based reminder;
- determine whether an opportune event occurs, wherein the opportune event is determined to occur based on motion sensor information indicating a change of the mobile device from a first motion state to a second motion state, wherein the second motion state is a state that the mobile device is in a position that a user is able to review the first location-based reminder;
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- providing the first location-based reminder to the user in response to determining that the opportune event occurred.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.