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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2021

Filed:

May. 01, 2019
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Vincent Tkac, Delaware, OH (US);

Joshua M. Rice, Marysville, OH (US);

Andrew C. Myers, Columbus, OH (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/02 (2018.01); G06Q 20/32 (2012.01); H04W 64/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/023 (2013.01); G06Q 20/325 (2013.01); G06Q 20/3224 (2013.01); H04W 64/003 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method, a computing system, and a computer program product are provided. At least one processor receives a location of a mobile device. The location of the mobile device is compared to a location of an operator of a vehicle used to transport a user of the mobile device. In response to the vehicle reaching a destination and the location of the mobile device being within a threshold distance of the operator of the vehicle for a threshold amount of time, one or more from a group of the user of the mobile device, the operator of the vehicle, and a third party indicated by the user are notified, via the at least one processor, regarding the mobile device.


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