Patent ID: 6711617
Filing Date: 2004-03-23
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
A system for automatically configuring a user's portable device, comprising:a module for inferring a current location of the user; and a module for configuring the portable device based on information contained in a configuration of the current location, wherein said module for inferring a current location comprises a travel location, said travel module providing a functionality of determining the physical location of the portable device using the user's travel schedule, wherein said travel module exports first and second application programming interfaces of Initialize( ) call and GetCurrentILocation( ) call to a location manager, wherein said Initialize( ) call includes: instructing the travel module to download a travel itinerary of said user from said travel server, to said portable device; prompting, by the travel module, the user to enter a number of a travel document for the user; checking whether the travel document number is available; and if said document number is available, then determining by said travel module whether a communication line is connected to the portable device.