(19)
(11)EP 2 309 470 A3

(12)EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)Date of publication A3:
30.11.2011 Bulletin 2011/48

(43)Date of publication A2:
13.04.2011 Bulletin 2011/15

(21)Application number: 10166902.6

(22)Date of filing:  22.06.2010
(51)International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G06Q 10/00(2006.01)
G08B 25/00(2006.01)
G07C 9/00(2006.01)
(84)Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME RS

(30)Priority: 11.12.2009 US 653289
10.10.2009 US 587668

(71)Applicant: Mitel Networks Corporation
Ottawa, ON K2K 2W7 (CA)

(72)Inventors:
  • Midtun, James D.
    Chandler, AZ 85249 (US)
  • Gray, Thomas A.
    Mansfield Québec J0X 1R0 (CA)

(74)Representative: Derry, Paul Stefan et al
Venner Shipley LLP 20 Little Britain
London EC1A 7DH
London EC1A 7DH (GB)

  


(54)System and method for creation and management of location information


(57) A system and method for creation and management of user location policies and data. Generally described, the system provides for automated tools and personal tools that can alleviate the onerous and expensive task of updating location data and location based policies. The automated tools can use existing information within company databases to create and manage standard user locations. The personal tools can allow the user to personally create manage their own locations through a graphical user interface. The automated and personal tools can utilize global positioning system information to track the current location of the user. The information can be used to determine physical locations to a certain degree.







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