Techniques for tracking destinations on a mobile computing device
View Patent ↗Various embodiments of systems and techniques for tracking destinations on a mobile computing device are described. In one or more embodiments, the mobile computing device may comprise or implement hardware and/or software configured to determine arrival at a destination and what is situated at the destination.
1. A method comprising:
determining when a destination has been reached at least by sensing a loss of communication between a mobile communications device and a vehicle based communications device, wherein the destination has been reached by at least one of the mobile communications device, a user, or a vehicle of the vehicle based communications device; and
based at least on the sensing of the loss of communication:
determining a location of the destination;
determining a time of arrival at the location;
storing the time of arrival at the location;
ascertaining a description of what is situated at the location of the destination; and
storing a description of what is situated at the location of the destination.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the communication is a short range wireless communication.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining when the destination has been reached further includes sensing when a key has been removed from the vehicle.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the ascertaining the description of what is situated at the location of the destination includes referring to a map database.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining the time of arrival at the location includes determining a date of arrival at the location.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining a time of departure from the location; and
storing the time of departure from the location.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the determining the time of departure from the location includes sensing a resumption of communication between the mobile communications device and the vehicle based communication device.
8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising retrieving the description of what is situated at the location of the destination.
9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising retrieving the time of arrival at the location of the destination.
10. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that are executable and when executed cause a computing system to:
determine when a destination has been reached at least by sensing a loss of communication between a mobile communications device and a vehicle based communications device, wherein the destination has been reached by at least one of the mobile communications device, a user, or a vehicle of the vehicle based communications device; and
based at least on the sensing of the loss of communication, the instructions are executable and when executed cause the computing system to:
determine a location of the destination;
determine a time of arrival at the location;
store the time of arrival at the location;
ascertain a description of what is situated at the location of the destination; and
store a description of what is situated at the location of the destination.
11. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the communication is a short range wireless communication.
12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the instructions when executed further cause the computing system to determine when the destination has been reached at least by sensing when a key has been removed from the vehicle.
13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the instructions when executed further cause the computing system to ascertain the description of what is situated at the location of the destination by referring to a map database.
14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the instructions when executed further cause the computing system to determine the time of arrival at the location by determining a date of arrival at the location.
15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the instructions when executed further cause the computing system to further:
determine a time of departure from the location; and
store the time of departure from the location.
16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions when executed further cause the computing system to determine the time of departure from the location by sensing a resumption of communication between the mobile communications device and the vehicle based communication device.
17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the instructions when executed further cause the computing system to further retrieve the description of what is situated at the location of the destination.
18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the instructions when executed further cause the computing system to further retrieve the time of arrival at the location of the destination.