EP4179740A1 - Event driven conditional reminder system - Google Patents
Event driven conditional reminder systemInfo
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- EP4179740A1 EP4179740A1 EP20944930.5A EP20944930A EP4179740A1 EP 4179740 A1 EP4179740 A1 EP 4179740A1 EP 20944930 A EP20944930 A EP 20944930A EP 4179740 A1 EP4179740 A1 EP 4179740A1
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Definitions
- Mobile phones, tablets, and other mobile electronic devices using a variety of software applications typically provide the user with notifications, alerts, and reminders based on certain predetermined conditions, e.g., time, GPS location, and other processed data.
- predetermined conditions e.g., time, GPS location, and other processed data.
- the application monitors the predetermined conditions and provides a visual or sound notification to the user when the condition is met. Descriptions of some conventional systems follow.
- U.S. Patent No. 10,163,318, titled “Comprehensive system and method of universal real-time linking of real objects to a machine, network, internet, or software service”, which issued December 25, 2018, names Kazerouni as the inventor and discloses methods of connecting or linking real objects to machines or the virtual world in real time utilizing a device are disclosed.
- a wireless tag attached to an object in communication with an electronic device such as a cellular phone, tablet computer, laptop computer, or watch, monitors and updates the position of a wireless tag locally and on a machine/network/cloud.
- U.S. Patent No. 9525969 titled “Selection of location information based on detected movement”, which issued December 20,2016, names Evans, et al, as the inventors and discloses movement information describing a movement of a tracking device is received at a mobile device.
- the mobile device determines a location associated with the tracking device, and provides the determined location, an identity of the tracking device, and the received movement information to a tracking server.
- U.S. Patent No. 9525969 titled “Selection of location information based on detected movement”, which issued December 20,2016, names Evans, et al, as the inventors and discloses movement information describing a movement of a tracking device is received at a mobile device.
- the mobile device determines a location associated with the tracking device, and provides the determined location, an identity of the tracking device, and the received movement information to a tracking server.
- U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 20100164715 titled “System, Method and Network for Monitoring of Location of Items”, which published July 1, 2010, names Buller, et al. as the inventors and discloses a network for monitoring of location of items, including a plurality of wireless devices, where each of the plurality of wireless devices is associated with a monitored item.
- Each of a plurality of mobile stations are associated with a respective user and configured to generate an alert when at least one respective wireless device of the plurality of wireless devices exceeds a location parameter.
- a processing system is in communication with the plurality of mobile stations, and the processing system includes a database that collects and stores data related to the plurality of wireless devices and the plurality of mobile stations.
- Embodiments of the invention address these and other problems.
- This invention relates generally to an apparatus, system, and method for reminding the user about something when user defined conditions are met, with no manual intervention, when simultaneously in very close proximity to a user designated location.
- locations include, among other places, the user’s house back door, office door, or apartment door.
- user defined conditions include, among other conditions: a time frame (e.g., 7:00 to 8:00 AM weekdays); a weather status (e.g., rain); and a combination of time frame and weather status (e.g., rain is forecast within the next twelve hours).
- the reminders may be statements like bring your coffee mug or bring an umbrella.
- the user defined conditions may be based on, information which includes, among other content, static and changing content of: a calendar maintained on a mobile device or other electronic sources; a third party public database; a private database: and user defined content.
- content include, among other content: daily pollen (e.g., high pollen count today); financial data (e.g., DJIA up 100 points); sports scores (e.g., the Mets won last night); UV index (e.g., today is a high sunburn risk day); and private employer database (e.g., inventory hit critical low level overnight),
- the reminders may be statements including: bring extra allergy meds; call my broker on the drive to work; needle the coffee counter guy who is a Yankees fan; don’t forget the suntan lotion; and stop at the warehouse on the way home.
- User defined conditions include both single conditions and multiple conditions either alone or in combination.
- One or more embodiments of the present invention relate to an apparatus for generating reminders, which includes a base unit, e.g., a transmitter, or beacon, that may communicate with a mobile device, e.g., mobile phone, and its software, which together can be used in a method for providing timely, conditional, reliable, and point specific reminders.
- a base unit e.g., a transmitter, or beacon
- a mobile device e.g., mobile phone
- software e.g., mobile phone
- Such reminders or notifications are automatically generated when the system is triggered by communication from the base unit.
- the base unit communication is initiated by the mobile device proximity to or movement of the base unit, where the mobile device is near or passing the base unit and user determined conditions of reminder are met.
- Another embodiment of the present invention relates to a method of using such an apparatus.
- One or more embodiments of the present invention relate to a system for generating conditional reminders based on the occurrence of an event.
- a system may use a base unit, e.g., a transmitter or beacon, that may communicate with a mobile device, e.g., mobile phone, and its software, which together can be used in a method for providing timely, conditional, reliable, and point specific reminders to generate such reminders.
- Such reminders or notifications are automatically generated when the system is triggered by communication from the base unit.
- the base unit communication is initiated by the mobile device proximity to or movement of the base unit, where the mobile device is near or passing the base unit and user determined conditions of reminder are met.
- FIGs. 1 and 3 are diagrams of the base unit, communication, and mobile device systems in accordance with embodiments of the present invention.
- FIGs. 2 and 4 are flow charts illustrating methods of monitoring wireless signals from a base unit, such as a transmitter or beacon, to a mobile device, such as a mobile phone, and initiating a reminder in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
- Fig. 5 is a flow chart illustrating a method of entering, updating, and deleting data for reminders, and other functions, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
- Fig. 6 is a flow chart illustrating a method of choosing a base unit and setting reminder conditions in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
- SMS Short Range Communication
- NFC Near Field Communication
- Bluetooth Low Energy Communication (BLEC) 112 or comparable communications is used to describe the wireless connection between a base unit 101, 111 and a mobile device 103, 113
- Mobile devices are well known technology. A mobile device is typically small enough for a person to carry with them. Examples of mobile devices include, phone, tablet, watch, computers and other personal use wireless devices.
- FIG. 1 through 6 discussed below, and the various embodiments used to describe the principles of the present disclosure in this patent document are by way of illustration only and should not be construed to in any way limit the scope of the disclosures. Those skilled in the art will understand that the principles of the present disclosure may be implemented in any suitably arranged system or device.
- a small base unit 101, 111 comprises a battery, circuit boards including functionality such as a small CPU and an accelerometer, antenna, and SRC 102, 112, which may be placed on a door frame, table or window sill near the door, or on a door or similar point specific moveable item.
- the base unit 101, 111 such as a transmitter or beacon, may be placed or secured by ordinary means where the user, when in its proximity wants to be reminded of something, such as a task to do or an item to bring, via their mobile device 103, 113, such as a mobile phone by an event, e.g., when leaving or entering a home, garage, warehouse, storage facility, or office.
- the base unit, 101 provides for wireless communication, 102, and is continually or continuously transmitting data, 201-208, such as a coded signal, for the mobile device 103, to receive.
- the base unit, 111 includes a trigger mechanism, such as an accelerometer, which is used to start the wireless communication, 112, for a brief period of time, sufficient for the mobile device, 113, to receive the transmission data, 301 - 303, such as a coded signal, when door movement is detected by the accelerometer.
- the base unit, 101, 111 may include software that can be used to receive, using SRC 102, 112, process, and store instructions from a mobile device 103, 113, and may include a speaker that can be used to broadcast a reminder(s).
- the base unit 101, 111 may include a green LED and/or a red LED to indicate the base unit 101, 111, is working (green), to indicated the base unit 101, 111 is communicating 102, 112, with a mobile device 103, 113, (flashing green), or is in need of a fresh battery or a recharge (red) in the case of a rechargeable battery being employed.
- the base unit 101, 111 may include a removable cover to access the battery in a standard fashion utilized today.
- the base unit 101, 111 may be one where a permanently sealed battery is employed.
- mobile device software 208 - 640 employs existing SRC capabilities of the mobile device 208, 303, to listen for a signal(s) from the base unit, 101, 111.
- the mobile device software 208 - 640 allows the user to custom enter 501, 502, 526, 528, 529, 570 - 574, change 501, 502, 506, 507, 511, 570 - 574, and cancel 501, 502, 506, 507, 512 a reminder(s) 220-232.
- Such reminder(s) 220-232 may include static conditions such as time of day 572, 573, 574, constraints, expiration dates/times 570, 572, 573, 574,, active only on certain days of the week 571, and/or dynamic conditions 574, including but not limited to today’s weather and pollen count, that are triggered creating a reminder(s) when in proximity to the base unit 101, 111, e.g., “bring the shopping list”, “turn the lights off’, “turn the oven on to 450 degrees”, “are confidential papers put away”, “walk the neighbor’s dog”, “bring an umbrella”, etc.
- static conditions such as time of day 572, 573, 574, constraints, expiration dates/times 570, 572, 573, 574, active only on certain days of the week 571, and/or dynamic conditions 574, including but not limited to today’s weather and pollen count, that are triggered creating a reminder(s) when in proximity to the base unit 101, 111, e.g
- the mobile device software 208-640 allows the user to automatically identify and then name 501, 502, 526, 530, 538, the base unit 101, 111, e.g., back door, office door, apartment door, etc.
- the mobile device software 208-640 may generate reminders in the form of text 220, 230, including but not limited to text messages and dialog boxes, audio 221 231, including but not limited to the reminder statement, or sound 222232 when they pass a particular point, the base unit 101, 111, as in leaving or entering the house, apartment, garage, office, etc. Said reminders may be transmitted from the base unit 101, 111, a mobile device 103, 113, or both.
- the base unit 101, 111 power level may be used by the mobile device software 201-212, 303-306, so as to actively determine whether the user is leaving 305, (higher level of power) or returning 306, (lower level of power) when the base unit 101, 111, is mounted on the inside of the door.
- One feature provided by the embodiment of the present invention is the use of two base units 101, 111, with directional transmissions wave propagation, one mounted on the inside of the door and other on the outside of the door, so as to actively determine whether the user is leaving or returning.
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