Patent ID: 8983501
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: G06Q,H04W

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method comprising: receiving information associated with a task specified by a user, the information associated with the task including a priority of the task and a deadline for completion of the task; determining, based on the priority of the task and the deadline for completion of the task, a geographical or temporal distance over which a search is performed to determine proximity with entities at which the task can be performed; increasing, responsive to a decrease in an amount of time until the deadline for completion of the task is encountered, a size of the geographical or temporal distance over which the search is performed to determine proximity with the entities at which the tack can be performed; determining, based on the increased geographical or temporal distance and a location of a mobile device associated with the user, that one of the entities at which the task can be performed is within the increased geographical or temporal distance; and responsive to determining that the entity at which the task can be performed is within the increased geographical or temporal distance, causing the mobile device to notify the user of a location of the entity, a distance between the location of the entity and the location of the mobile device, and that the entity is proximate the user.