TWI565288B - Location-based event reminding apparatus and reminding method for the same - Google Patents

Description

Location-based event reminding device and method

The present invention relates to an electronic device, and more particularly to an electronic device that can perform event reminding according to a location, and a reminding method thereof.

Modern people are busy and need to deal with a lot of things, so they often forget to deal with important things. In order to solve such problems, most people will use the calendar to record the pending transactions to remind them.

In recent years, various types of portable electronic devices have become popular, such as smart mobile phones, tablet computers, etc., and many electronic calendar applications are provided, so that users can directly use the electronic devices that are carried around to record the calendars without having to record the calendars. It is quite convenient to carry the paper calendar for extra.

The traditional calendar is based on the date or time, which records what the user needs to deal with at the time of the few months, and reminds the user by text or sound when the time is approaching. However, the problem is that for transactions without a time base, the calendar cannot achieve the effect of reminders.

For example, when a user originally wants to purchase a gift at A, but it is too late to make a decision, he must decide to buy the gift at the next time when he decides to go to A again. However, when the user will come to the A location again and cannot be determined, it is impossible to record the matter in the calendar, and the user cannot be reminded. When the next time I come to the A location, it is difficult for the user to forget. buy.

In addition, the instant user can get the reminder of the calendar smoothly, but if the user gets a reminder, is busy, or is far away from the place where the transaction is to be handled, it is inconvenient to deal with it immediately, then the calendar can not reach the proper efficacy.

Therefore, the market should provide a novel calendar that can more effectively remind the pending events.

The main object of the present invention is to provide a location-based event reminding device and method, which can be used as a basis for judging a user to be reminded of an event to be processed by a user at a certain event location.

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides an event reminding device and method, wherein the event reminding device internally stores at least one event list. The event reminding device can read an event location in the event list, and then determine whether to display a prompt message according to the distance between the current location of the event reminding device and the event location to remind the user that there is at least one waiting at the event location. A reminder event handled by the user.

The effect of the present invention over the prior art is that the traditional time-based calendar is converted to a location-based basis to alert the user to pending events near the location of the event. More specifically, each event has a corresponding location, such as shopping at the A location, finding a person at the B location, and processing the official business at the C location. The present invention can alert the user that the event location is nearby when the user approaches an event location, and there is an event waiting for the user to process at the event location. In this way, the traditional calendar can be avoided to remind the user at a specific time, but when the user accepts the reminder, it is located in a place far away from the event location, and it is inconvenient to deal with immediately.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

Referring first to the first drawing, a block diagram of a preferred embodiment of the present invention is shown. The present invention mainly discloses a location-based event reminder The device 1 (hereinafter referred to as the device 1 in the specification) is mainly a portable electronic device, for example, a smart mobile phone or a tablet computer, and an application 151 is stored in the device 1 . Through the execution of the application 151, the device 1 implements a location-based event reminding method to alert the user to an event.

The device 1 mainly includes a positioning unit 11, a central processing unit 12, an input unit 13, a display unit 14, and a storage unit 15, wherein the central processing unit 12 is electrically connected to the positioning unit 11, the input unit 13, The display unit 14 and the storage unit 15.

The device 1 is connected to a Global Positioning System (GPS) server 2 via the positioning unit 11, whereby the GPS server 2 is used to perform a positioning operation for the current position. And, after the positioning is completed, the current location is transmitted to the central processing unit 12 for processing and operation. The input unit 13 can be, for example, a touch screen, a button or a touch pad, etc., for accepting external manipulations of the user to edit at least one event list 1521 in an event database 152 (detailed in detail).

The storage unit 15 is configured to store the application 151 and the event database 152 described above for use by the device 1. More specifically, the device 1 executes the application 151 mainly through the central processing unit 12, thereby determining whether the event list 1521 is to be displayed on the display unit 14 to remind the user to process the record in the event list 1521. News.

Please refer to FIG. 2A, FIG. 2B and FIG. 2C respectively, which are schematic diagrams of list editing of the first embodiment, the second embodiment and the third embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the second figure A, the device 1 can execute the application 151, and the application 151 opens a list editing page P1, whereby the user can edit the event database through the list editing page P1. At least one of the list of events 1521 is 151. The user can edit an event location I1, a prompt range I2, and at least one reminder event I3 in the event list 1521 through the list editing page P1. Thereby, when the device 1 can pass the event location in the event list 1521 I1 and the prompt range I2 determine whether the reminder event I3 is to be displayed to remind the user.

More specifically, the device 1 is primarily positioned by the GPS server 2 to obtain the current location of the device 1, and the GPS server 2 is used to find the actual location of the event location I1 on an electronic map ( Or the actual coordinates). Next, it is determined whether the distance between the current position of the device 1 and the event position I1 is smaller than the prompt range I2, and when the distance between the current position and the event position I1 is smaller than the prompt range I2, the display is performed. The event list 1521 is displayed on unit 14. Thereby, the user is reminded that the reminding event I3 having at least one item at the event position I1 is waiting for the user to process, and the event position I1 is in the vicinity of the user's location (ie, the current position of the device 1).

As shown in the second figure B, the user can, for example, edit the event location I1 as "National Electronics"; edit the prompt range I2 to "300 meters"; and edit the at least one reminder event I3 to "buy a mosquito trap" And "Buy battery." In this way, when the device 1 performs positioning according to the GPS server 2, and determines that the current position is less than 300 meters from the nearest national electronic, the event list 1521 is displayed on the display unit 14, thereby reminding The user's event location I1 (National Electronics in this embodiment) is nearby, and the user should go to the event location I1 to perform the reminder event I3 (in this embodiment, the purchase of a mosquito trap and a battery). That is to say, the present invention changes the conventional calendar by date and time to determine whether or not to display a reminder mechanism, and changes it to judge by position.

In addition, as shown in the second figure C, in addition to editing the event location I1 as an exact place name, the user may also input the address or coordinates of the location, and then, through the positioning of the GPS server 2, Find the correct location of the event location I1 on the electronic map. As a result, the user is provided with more input options than just a single and rigid input mode. However, the above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and should not be limited thereto.

Referring to the third and fourth figures, respectively, the editing flowcharts of the first embodiment and the second embodiment of the present invention are shown. As shown in the third figure, if the user wants to edit a new event list 1521, the application 151 needs to be manually started (step S10), and the list editing page P1 is displayed by the application 151 (step S12). . Then, the user can edit the content of the event list 1521 in the list editing page P1 (step S14), and finally save the edited event list 1521 to the storage unit 15 (step S16) as the event. The data in the database 152.

As shown in the fourth figure, in the step S14 of editing the event list 1521, the user mainly edits the event position I1 in the event list 1521 (step S140), and edits the prompt in the event list 1521. Range I2 (step S142), and editing at least one of the reminder events I3 in the event list 1521 (step 144). Moreover, as shown in the second figure C, the user can further edit a reminder time range I4 of the event list 1521 (step S146), thereby setting an effective deadline for the event list 1521.

For example, the user can set the reminder time range I4 to be "March 1st" to "March 31st", so that if the user passes the event location I1 near March 20th, and If the distance between the event locations I1 is less than the prompt range I2, the device 1 actively displays the event list 1521 to remind the user to process the at least one reminder event I3. If the user passes near the event position I1 on April 1, even if the distance from the event position I1 is smaller than the prompt range I2, the device 1 does not have any reminding action. That is to say, once the reminder time range I4 has elapsed, the event list 1521 is considered invalid unless the user resets the reminder time range I4.

The above step S140 to the step S146 are not executed in the order relationship, and the user can edit the information in the event list 1521 according to his or her preference, and is not limited to the above order.

It is worth mentioning that the user can edit the event separately. In addition to the single 1521, an application server 3 can be connected via the application 151 to download a friend share from the application server 3, or other event list 31 as edited by a well-known program or blogger. Moreover, the user can also upload the self-edited event list 1521 to the application server 3 for sharing and downloading to the online friends. This has the advantage that when the user first visits a strange location, the other event list 31 associated with the location edited by others can be downloaded to avoid missing sights near the location.

For example, when the user first travels to the A location, the other event list 31 related to the A location edited by the well-known foot program can be directly downloaded, and the other event list 31 mainly records the nearby attractions such as the A location (ie, The event location I1), as well as a souvenir that can be bought at the attraction (ie, the reminder event I3). In this way, as long as the user uses the device 1 and downloads the other event list 31, he can get relevant reminders when traveling at the A place, without having to read the travel book all the time, and will not miss the famous attractions or buy souvenirs. Wait.

Please refer to FIG. 5, FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 at the same time, which are respectively a reminder flow chart, a reminder schematic diagram and an event list diagram of a preferred embodiment of the present invention. To perform the event reminding method of the present invention, first, the device 1 must start the application 151 (step S20), and the central processing unit 12 reads the event location I1 in the event list 1521 by execution of the application 151. (Step S22), and the event position I1 is sought (step S24). More specifically, the step S24 is to find the actual position of the event position I1 on the electronic map by the GPS server 2. It is worth mentioning that if the user has edited the notification time range I4, the application 151 first reads the notification time range I4 in the event list 1521 in the step S22, and judges the current Whether the time meets the notification time range I4, and when the current time meets the notification time range I4, the event position I1 in the event list 1521 is further read, and not all reads.

Next, the device 1 is connected to the GPS server 2 through the positioning unit 11 thereon to locate the current position of the device 1 (step S26), thereby, according to the current position and the event position I1 The distance between them determines whether the event list 1521 is to be displayed on the display unit 14. More specifically, the device 1 mainly reads the prompt range I2 in the event list 1521, and further determines whether the distance between the current position and the event position I1 is smaller than the prompt range I2 (step S28).

If it is determined in the step S28 that the distance between the current position and the event position I1 is greater than the prompt range I2, then returning to the step S26, the current position of the device 1 is continuously positioned, and the current position is repeatedly determined. The distance between the location and the event location I1. If it is determined in the step S28 that the distance between the current position and the event position I1 is smaller than the prompt range I2, the device 1 displays a prompt message M1 on the display unit 14 (step S30), thereby passing The prompt message M1 reminds the user that at least one of the reminder events I3 is waiting for processing, and the event location I1 is in the vicinity of the current location of the user.

As shown in the sixth figure, when the device 1 determines that the distance between the current position and the event position I1 is smaller than the prompt range I2, an event reminding page P2 is displayed on the display unit 14, and the event reminder The prompt message M1 is included in the page P2. Moreover, the event reminding page P2 can also receive the electronic map provided by the GPS server 2, and mark the current position and the absolute/relative position of the event position I1 in the electronic map. The prompt message M1 can mainly remind the user that at least one of the reminder events I3 is waiting for processing, and the distance between the event location I1 and the current location can be simultaneously displayed.

It is to be noted that, as shown in the first figure, the device 1 further includes a speaker 17 electrically connected to the central processing unit 12, when the device 1 determines that the prompt message M1 or the event list 1521 is to be displayed. The speaker 17 can perform a voice prompt according to a built-in device or a ringtone pre-recorded by the user, thereby enhancing the effect of the reminder.

Returning to the fifth figure, after the device 1 displays the prompt message M1, it can further determine whether the user wants to open the complete event list 1521 (step S32), and if the determination is yes, the device 1 turns on the The event list 1521 is displayed on the display unit 14 (step S34). As shown in the sixth figure, after the device 1 displays the prompt message M1, the user can click the "view list" through the input unit 13 to open the complete event list 1521, or click "leave". To leave the event reminder page P2.

If the user chooses to open the complete list of events 1521, the device 1 will display the complete list of events 1521 as shown in the seventh diagram on the display unit 14. After the event list 1521 is turned on, the user can view the event location I1 and the reminder event I3 in the event list 1521, and can also retrieve the distance I5 between the current location and the event location I1. The device 1 can display a plurality of the event list 1521 at the same time (such as the "My Event List" in the seventh figure, the "Event List of A" and the "Event List of B", etc.), so that the user can further It is known that the reminding event I3 currently displayed is the event list 1521 edited by the user himself, or the other event list 31 shared by the friend and downloaded by the network.

It is worth mentioning that the provider of the application 151 can accept a specific location, such as an attraction or a contract of a store owner, by which the relevant offer information 32 is placed in the application server 3 for use. Download. In this way, when the event list 1521 is displayed by the device 1, the device 1 can be simultaneously connected to the application server 3 to confirm whether the event location I1 in the event list 1521 is available in the application server. The related information 32 is stored in the device 3. Moreover, if the related preferential information 32 is confirmed, the device 1 can download the preferential information 32 and simultaneously display it on the event list 1521 for the user to click and view.

As shown in the seventh figure, the event list 1521 further includes an event state I6 corresponding to the reminder event I3. After the device 1 opens the complete event list 1521, the user can edit the event. Reminder event The event state I6 of I3, for example, is edited as "already completed" or "next completed". The advantage of this is that when the device 1 re-opens the event list 1521, the reminder event I3 in which the event state I6 is edited as "already completed" will not reappear (for example, the "purchase mosquito lamp" in the seventh figure. "). That is to say, only the reminder event I3 (for example, "purchase battery" in the seventh figure) in which the event state I6 is edited as "next time" will be listed on the event list 1521.

Please refer to the eighth figure at the same time, which is a flow chart of event state processing according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. After the device 1 displays the event list 1521, the user can accept the editing action of the event state I6 of the reminding event I3. After the user finishes editing (for example, after pressing the OK button), the device 1 will In the event list 1521 deleted, the event state I6 is the reminder event I3 that has been completed (step S40). Next, the device 1 determines whether the event state I6 is the reminder event I3 that is completed next time in the event list 1521 (step S42), and if so, the device 1 stores the edited event list 1521 (step S44). That is, the event list 1521 is updated; if the event state I6 is not in the event list 1521, the reminder event I3 is completed next time, indicating that the user has completed all the events in the event list 1521. Therefore, the device 1 will delete the event list 1521 (step S46). As a result, the event list 1521 will no longer be displayed by the device 1.

The present invention mainly connects the GPS server 2 through the application 151 when the device 1 moves to continuously locate the current position of the device 1 and repeats the event position I1 in the event list 1521. Compare. For the device 1, continuous positioning and comparison will cause a large amount of power loss. Therefore, in order to reduce power waste of the device 1, the present invention further determines the startup and shutdown of the application 151 in the following manner. opportunity.

Please refer to the ninth figure for a flowchart of an application opening and closing according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the first figure, the device 1 further includes A sensor 16 is electrically connected to the central processing unit 12. The sensor 16 can be mainly a displacement sensor. When the device 1 is in the power-on state, the sensor 16 can determine whether the device 1 continuously moves to an activation threshold (step S50). If not, the device 1 does not actively launch the application 151. Otherwise, if the device 1 continuously moves to the startup threshold, the device 1 actively launches the application 151 (step S52), thereby passing the application 151. The action from step S22 to step S34 in the fifth figure is performed. After the application 151 is activated, the device 1 continues to pass the sensor 16 to continuously determine whether the device 1 is stagnant to a closing threshold (step S54). If not, the application 151 continues to operate. If the device 1 is stagnant for the shutdown threshold, the device 1 forcibly closes the application 151 for power saving purposes.

For example, when the user carries the device 1 for 5 minutes, or the moving distance exceeds 100 meters, the application 151 is automatically turned on by the device 1; for example, when the device 1 stays at the same place up to 10 In minutes, the application 151 is automatically turned off by the device 1. As a result, the application 151 is not continuously turned on, and the device 1 does not need to be continuously positioned, so power can be effectively saved. Moreover, when the device 1 is in a moving state, the device 1 will activate the application 151 as appropriate, and thus does not affect the user's usability.

The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Therefore, equivalent changes to the scope of the present invention are included in the scope of the present invention. Bright.

1‧‧‧ event reminder

11‧‧‧ Positioning unit

12‧‧‧Central Processing Unit

13‧‧‧Input unit

14‧‧‧Display unit

15‧‧‧ storage unit

151‧‧‧Application

152‧‧‧ Event Database

1521‧‧‧List of events

16‧‧‧Sensor

17‧‧‧ Speaker

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31‧‧‧List of other events

32‧‧‧Offer information

P1‧‧‧List Editing Page

P2‧‧‧ event reminder page

I1‧‧‧ event location

I2‧‧‧ Tip range

I3‧‧‧Reminder event

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I5‧‧‧ distance

I6‧‧‧ event status

M1‧‧‧ reminder message

S10~S16‧‧‧Steps

S140~S146‧‧‧Steps

S20~S34‧‧‧Steps

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The first figure is a block diagram of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The second figure A is a schematic diagram of the list editing of the first embodiment of the present invention.

The second figure B is a schematic diagram of the list editing according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

The second figure C is a schematic diagram of the list editing of the third embodiment of the present invention.

The third figure is an edit flow chart of the first embodiment of the present invention.

The fourth figure is an edit flow chart of the second embodiment of the present invention.

The fifth figure is a reminder flow chart of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of a reminder of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of an event list in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The eighth figure is a flow chart of event state processing according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The ninth figure is a flowchart of an application opening and closing according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

1‧‧‧ event reminder

11‧‧‧ Positioning unit

12‧‧‧Central Processing Unit

13‧‧‧Input unit

14‧‧‧Display unit

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151‧‧‧Application

152‧‧‧ Event Database

1521‧‧‧List of events

16‧‧‧Sensor

17‧‧‧ Speaker

2‧‧‧Global Positioning System Server

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32‧‧‧Offer information

Claims (10)

A position-based event reminding device is a smart mobile phone or tablet with Global Positioning System (GPS) and displacement sensing function, including: a positioning unit, connected with a GPS server The central processing unit is electrically connected to the positioning unit to receive and use the current position; a displacement sensor is electrically connected to the central processing unit to sense the event. Reminding the mobile state of the device, launching an application when the event reminding device continuously moves to a threshold value, and closing the application when the event reminding device stagnates to a closing threshold, wherein the application is controlled when started The event reminding device is connected to the GPS server by the positioning unit and continues to be positioned; a display unit is electrically connected to the central processing unit; a storage unit is electrically connected to the central processing unit, and the storage unit stores The application and at least one event list, the event list records an event location, and a demonstration And at least one reminding event; wherein the central processing unit reads the event list when the application is started, and searches for the location of the event location on an electronic map through the global positioning system server, when the central processing unit When the distance between the current location and the event location is less than the prompt range, the reminder event is displayed on the display unit; wherein the event reminding device connects an application server through the application when the application is started. And downloading from the application server a list of other events that have been edited and uploaded by others as a list of events, or uploading the list of events to the application server for others to download. The event reminding device of claim 1, wherein the event reminding device reads the event list through execution of the application, and determines whether To display this reminder event. The event reminding device of claim 2, further comprising an input unit electrically connected to the central processing unit, the input unit accepting an external operation to edit the event list by the application. The event reminding device of claim 2, further comprising a speaker electrically connected to the central processing unit, and when the event list is displayed, the speaker performs voice according to a ringtone built in or pre-recorded by the event reminding device prompt. A location-based event reminding method is implemented in a portable electronic device, wherein the portable electronic device has a displacement sensor and has a Global Positioning System (GPS) and a sense of displacement a smart phone or tablet with a function, and storing an application and at least one event list, the event reminding method comprising the following steps: a01) sensing a moving state of the portable electronic device according to the displacement sensor; A02) starting the application when the continuous movement of the portable electronic device reaches a threshold, and closing the application when the portable electronic device is stagnant to a threshold; a03) starting the application An application server is connected through the application, and a list of other events that have been edited and uploaded by others is downloaded from the application server as a list of events, or the event list is uploaded to the application server. For others to download; a) read an event location in the event list when the application starts; b) when the application starts Finding the location of the event; c) positioning the current location of the portable electronic device when the application is launched; d) determining when the application is started, based on the distance between the current location and the event location Whether to display the event list; e) if the determination in the step d is no, repeat the step c to the Step d; f) if the determination in the step d is YES, displaying a prompt message on a display unit on the portable electronic device, wherein the prompt message asks the user whether to open the complete event list; If the determination in the step f is YES, the event list is displayed on the display unit. The event reminding method of claim 5, wherein the event list includes at least the event location and at least one reminder event. The event reminding method of claim 6, wherein the event list further includes an event status corresponding to the reminding event, the event reminding method further comprising the following steps: h) after step g, deleting the event list, the event The status is the reminder event that has been completed; i) determining whether the event status is the reminder event that is completed next time; j) if the determination in the step i is yes, storing the event list; and k If the judgment is no in the step i, the event list is deleted. The event reminding method according to claim 5, wherein the step b is connected to a global positioning system server to find the location of the event location on an electronic map, and the step c is through the global positioning system servo The device positions the current location. The event reminding method of claim 5, wherein the step d further comprises the steps of: d1) reading a prompt range in the event list; and d2) determining whether the distance between the current location and the event location is less than The hint range. The event reminding method of claim 5, wherein the event list further comprises a notification time range, the step a further comprising the steps of: a1) reading the notification time range in the event list; a2) determining the current time Whether it meets the notification time range; A3) If the current time meets the notification time range, read the event location in the event list.