Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Generating unexpected location notifications
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Application No.: US16845297Application Date: 2020-04-10
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Publication No.: US11228864B2Publication Date: 2022-01-18
- Inventor: Andreas E. Schobel , Swaminathan Jayaraman , Paul W. Salzman , Kevin M. Lynch , Tommy Rochette , Albert R. Howard , Siva Ganesh Movva , Thomas Chathoth Abraham , Frank De Jong , Rachel F. Needle , David John Williams , Raghunandan K. Pai , Swadesh Bhattacharya
- Applicant: Apple Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Invoke
- Main IPC: H04W24/00
- IPC: H04W24/00 ; H04W4/029 ; H04W4/021 ; G08B21/02 ; H04W12/02 ; G06F21/62 ; H04W12/03

Abstract:
In some implementations, a first computing device can send notifications at times that the first computing device is not in an expected location. A user of a second computing device can remotely configure an expected location for the first computing device, which may be a particular location for a certain period of time. During that time, the first computing device can monitor its own location and check whether it is within the expected location. If the first computing device unexpectedly leaves or fails to enter the expected location, the first computing device may transmit a notification to the second computing device. Similarly, if the first computing device loses connectivity with other devices, a server device may notify the second computing device that the location of the first computing device cannot be determined.
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