Patent ID: 8818405

Claim:
A device comprising: a memory, in which the memory stores first instructions and first data; and a processor electronically coupled to the memory, in which the processor is operable to receive first instructions from the memory and execute the first instructions to: present to a user a set of options for configuration; receive from the user a selection of a first option for configuring a triggering condition; receive from the user a selection of a second option for configuring a responsive action; receive from the user a selection of a third option for configuring a means of communication between the device and a second device; communicate with the second device in accordance with the third option; determine that the triggering condition has occurred take, in response to the triggering condition, the responsive action; determine that the device is inside a first geographic region; cause the device to communicate at a first interval with the second device while the device is within the first geographic region; determine that the device is inside a second geographic region; and cause the device to communicate at a second interval with the second device while the device is within the second geographic region, in which the second interval is shorter than the first interval.