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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2001
Anand Naga Babu, Peoria, IL (US);
Abraham S. Heifets, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Adam Krauszer, Ithaca, NY (US);
Roy Paterson, Austin, TX (US);
Brian Lee White Eagle, Austin, TX (US);
Anand Naga Babu, Peoria, IL (US);
Abraham S. Heifets, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Adam Krauszer, Ithaca, NY (US);
Roy Paterson, Austin, TX (US);
Brian Lee White Eagle, Austin, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Provided is a system and method that acquires and aggregates information to determine the location of a user. Information from multiple sources is collected and evaluated. Location sources include mobile electronic devices such as mobile telephones, cell phones, hand-held computers, personal digital assistants, pagers, Global Positioning System (GPS) devices, and other pervasive computing devices. Satellite-based or network-based positioning technologies make it possible to determine the geographic location of these wireless electronic devices and their corresponding user. Location sources also include computer-based models, schedules or calendars that give a particular user's expected location depending on the date and time. Provided is a method for aggregating information to determine a user's location. Also provided is a system for executing the claimed method. Also provided is as a set of instructions on a computer-usable medium, or resident in a computer system, for executing the claimed method.