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Apparatus and method for tracking position on handheld device

US7932822B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 26, 2005
Grant dateApr 26, 2011
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Expiry dateAug 12, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W4/027
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for locating a mobile device includes a receiving unit receiving a trigger profile including predetermined zone information and a triggering rule about the generation of an alarm signal at the moment of entering and exiting of the predetermined zone, a location identifying unit locating a present location, a zone in/out detection unit generating the alarm signal according to the triggering rule based on the trigger profile and the present location located by the location identifying unit when entering the predetermined zone or exiting the predetermined zone, and a transmission unit transmitting the present location information identified by the location identifying unit when the alarm signal is generated.

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