System And Method For Automated Location-Based Widgets

Abstract

Systems and methods relating to location-based applications, such as widgets, are disclosed. In general, in one embodiment, location-based application service obtains an anticipated location of a mobile device and determines whether the anticipated location of the mobile device is associated with one of a plurality of non-adjacent geographic locations associated with an establishment. An application identifier associated with the plurality of non-adjacent geographic locations associated with the establishment is provided based on the determination, where the application identifier at least one of identifies an application for the mobile device to activate and references a remote source for the mobile device to obtain the application.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A location-based application service comprising:
 a communication interface communicatively coupling the location-based application service to a plurality of mobile devices via a network; and   a control system associated with the communication interface and adapted to:
 obtain an anticipated location of a mobile device; 
 determine whether the anticipated location of the mobile device is associated with one of a plurality of non-adjacent geographic locations associated with an establishment; and 
 provide an application identifier associated with the plurality of non-adjacent geographic locations associated with the establishment based on the determination, the application identifier at least one of identifying an application for the mobile device to activate and referencing a remote source for the mobile device to obtain the application.