公开(公告)号：US20010005171A1

公开(公告)日：2001-06-28

申请号：US09747111

申请日：2000-12-21

Applicant: U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION.

Inventor： Jonathan Farringdon ,  Leonard H. Poll ,  Armando S. Valdes

IPC: G08B023/00

CPC classification number: G01C21/20 ,  G06Q10/109 ,  G08B21/24 ,  H04L67/18 ,  H04L69/329 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W4/20

Abstract: A portable location alarm device is provided which allows a user to preset an alarm event to occur when the device arrives at a pre-determined location. The alarm event alerts the user by audible, visual or vibrating means. The alarm device determines it's actual location using GPS data. In one embodiment the user bookmarks particular locations while physically present at a given location. Part of the bookmarking process involves the device simultaneously receiving GPS data that describes the physical location. The user can subsequently set an alarm event for any bookmarked location without the need for the device to carry large databases, for example of the type cross-referencing place names to mapping co-ordinates.

Abstract translation: 提供便携式位置报警装置，其允许用户在设备到达预定位置时预设发生报警事件。 报警事件通过听觉，视觉或振动手段向用户发出警报。 报警装置使用GPS数据确定其实际位置。 在一个实施例中，用户在物理上存在于给定位置的情况下书签特定位置。 书签过程的一部分涉及设备同时接收描述物理位置的GPS数据。 用户随后可以为任何加书签的位置设置警报事件，而不需要设备携带大型数据库，例如将映射坐标的类型交叉引用地名。