United States Patent 9,967,710
Chen May 8, 2018
Method and apparatus for reminding user based on set position by using mobile terminal
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for reminding a user based on a set position by using a mobile terminal. The method includes connecting the mobile terminal of the user to a wireless network, determining, by a mobile terminal of a user by using a wireless network, that a distance between the mobile terminal and a set position is greater than a set value and reminding, by the mobile terminal, the user of a set event according to a set reminding manner when the distance between the mobile terminal and the set position is greater than the set distance value. The present disclosure can make full use of a wireless local area network (WLAN) function or a wireless communication function of a mobile terminal to determine, without any additional hardware, a position of a user by using a WLAN or a positioning system, thereby implementing a function of reminding the user.
Inventors:
Chen; Wei (Wuhan, CN)
Applicant:
Name
City
State
Country
Type
Vid Scale, Inc.
Wilmington
DE
US
Assignee:
Vid Scale, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)
Family ID:
1000003280994
Appl. No.:
15/145,026
Filed:
May 3, 2016
Prior Publication Data
Document Identifier
Publication Date
US 20160249169 A1 Aug 25, 2016
Related U.S. Patent Documents
Application Number
Filing Date
Patent Number
Issue Date
14455428 Aug 8, 2014 9351115
PCT/CN2013/072863 Mar 19, 2013
Foreign Application Priority Data
Mar 19, 2012 [CN] 2012 1 0072800
Current U.S. Class: 1/1
Current CPC Class: H04W 4/023 (20130101); G01S 19/13 (20130101); G06Q 10/109 (20130101); G08B 13/1427 (20130101); H04M 1/72572 (20130101); H04W 4/021 (20130101); G08B 21/24 (20130101); H04W 84/12 (20130101); H04W 4/02 (20130101); H04W 64/00 (20130101)
Current International Class: H04W 24/00 (20090101); H04W 4/02 (20180101); H04M 1/725 (20060101); G08B 13/14 (20060101); G08B 21/24 (20060101); G06Q 10/10 (20120101); G01S 19/13 (20100101); H04W 64/00 (20090101); H04W 84/12 (20090101)
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