Method, system and apparatus for location and time-based messaging using text-based tags

摘要

A method, system and apparatus for location and time-based messaging using text-based tags is provided. A message and an address of a destination device is received at a processor of a device, the message comprising text for delivery to the destination device, the text comprising and a text-based tag in the text, the tag comprising one or more keywords associated with one or more of a location and a time to deliver the message to the destination device. The tag is processed, at the processor, to associate one or more of the location and the time with the message. The message is transmitted, using the communication interface, for delivery to the destination device using the address, at one or more of the location and the time.

主权项

1. A device comprising:
a processor, a memory, a communication interface, the processor configured to: receive, at the processor, a message and an address of a destination device, the message comprising text for delivery to the destination device, the text comprising a text-based tag, the tag comprising one or more keywords associated with one or more of a location and a time to deliver the message to the destination device; when the one or more keywords are associated with the location, the tag further comprises a first given textual character designating that one or more of the keywords are associated with the location; and when the one or more keywords are associated with the time, the tag further comprises a second given textual character designating that one or more of the keywords are associated with the time, the second given textual character different from the first textual character; process, at the processor, the tag to associate one or more of the location and the time with the message by extracting the one or more keywords from the tag, and comparing the one or more keywords to one or more of a contact file associated with the address and a calendar file associated with the address to extract one or more of the location and the time from one or more of the contact file and the calendar file; and, transmit, using the communication interface, the message for delivery to the destination device using the address, at one or more of the location and the time.