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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2003
Gregory T. Janky, Sammamish, WA (US);
Dennis Workman, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Ami Bergstrom, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Gregory T. Janky, Sammamish, WA (US);
Dennis Workman, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Ami Bergstrom, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Trimble Navigation Limited, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention is a method and system for controlling an electronic device. In one embodiment, a controller is coupled with a position determining component, and a motion detecting component. In one embodiment, the motion detecting component detects motion of the electronic device and generates a signal to the controller indicating the motion. The controller, in response to the signal, causes the position determining component to determine the geographic location of the electronic device. The geographic location is compared with a pre-defined zone and, in response to the comparing, a command is generated for controlling the electronic device.