Location aware reminders

摘要

Disclosed are various embodiments employed to generate location and proximity based reminders. To this end, a device is configured to generate its geographical location using a positioning system. The device detects when it impinges upon at least one geographical trigger based upon its geographical location. A predefined reminder is generated in the device when the device impinges upon the geographical trigger.

主权项

1. A system, comprising:
a mobile device having a processor circuit and a display screen, the processor circuit having a processor and a memory; a positioning system associated with the mobile device configured to generate a geographical location of the mobile device; and a location aware reminder application executable by the processor circuit, the location aware reminder application comprising:
logic that generates a user interface rendered by the mobile device, the user interface facilitating definition of a geographical trigger, the user interface comprising a plurality of known establishments in a geographical area, the user interface facilitating selection of at least one of the plurality of known establishments as the geographical trigger;logic that detects when the mobile device impinges upon the geographical trigger based at least in part upon the geographical location of the mobile device; andlogic that generates a reminder associated with the geographical trigger, the reminder rendered on the display screen when the mobile device impinges upon the geographical trigger.