Monitoring a mobile device en route to destination
AssigneeApple Inc.
InventorsDevrim Varoglu, Swapnil R. Dave
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Abstract
A system, method and apparatus are disclosed for monitoring a mobile device en route to a destination. A user of a monitored device specifies geo-fence regions along a route to the destination. Entry and exit of regions triggers the sending of event notifications to a monitoring device. Event notifications may be sent if an estimated time of arrival changes due to delay. Event notifications may be sent if the monitored device deviates from a planned route by a threshold distance. Event notifications may be sent through a direct communication link between the monitored device and monitoring device or through a location-based service.
Claims18
A method comprising:
- receiving, at a first device, input specifying a route with a departure location, a destination location and one or more intermediate locations;
- receiving, at the first device, input specifying regions around the departure location, the destination location and the one or more intermediate locations;
- receiving a request to allow monitoring of the first device by a second device;
- sending an acceptance of the request to the second device;
- detecting, at the first device, an entry or exit event of the first device into or out of a specified region;
- and
- sending a notification to the second device in response to the detecting,
- where one or more hardware processors perform the method.
A method comprising:
- sending, from a first device, a request to monitor a second device while the second device is en route to a destination;
- receiving, at the first device, acceptance of the request;
- receiving a first event notification that the second device has exited a departure region;
- automatically initiating monitoring of the second device in response to the event notification;
- and
- receiving, during monitoring, a second event notification indicating that the second device has entered or exited an intermediate region or a destination region,
- were the method is performed by one or more hardware processors.
A system comprising:
- one or more processors;
- memory coupled to the one or more processors and configured for storing instructions, which, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
- receiving, at a first device, input specifying a route with a departure location, a destination location and one or more intermediate locations;
- receiving, at the first device, input specifying regions around the departure location, the destination location and the one or more intermediate locations;
- receiving a request to allow monitoring of the first device by a second device;
- sending an acceptance of the request to the second device;
- detecting, at the first device, an entry or exit of the first device into or out of a specified region;
- and
- sending a notification to the second device in response to the detecting.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.