FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention generally relates to the field of determining and saving location information. In particular, the present invention is directed to remotes and mobile computing devices for remotely determining and saving location information.

BACKGROUND

Currently, a user can mark a current geographic location on a mobile computing device, such as a mobile phone. However, there are times when a user may wish to mark or record a location without having hands-on access to the mobile computing device.

SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE

In one implementation, the present disclosure is directed to a method of saving a current geographic location of a user with a wireless remote and a mobile computing device while the user is performing an activity, the wireless remote including an operation unit operably connected to a wireless transmission unit, the mobile computing device including a wireless communication unit, a GPS sensor, a memory, and a processor configured to execute a remote integration application and a GPS application. The method includes a user pressing the operation unit, wherein the operation unit includes a button or sensor disposed on a housing of the wireless remote; sending, with the wireless transmission unit, a control signal to the mobile computing device in response to the pressing the operation unit; receiving, with the wireless communication unit at the mobile computing device, the control signal; processing, with the remote integration application, the control signal to determine at least one instruction; performing the at least one instruction with the GPS application in response to the receiving of the control signal, wherein said performing includes: receiving, from the GPS sensor, GPS coordinates of a current location of the mobile computing device; and storing the GPS coordinates in the memory; wherein the performing the at least one instruction with the GPS application further includes recording a number of times the control signal is received within a time period; and wherein the method further comprises displaying, with the mobile computing device and/or the wireless remote, the recorded number of times the control signal is received within a time period.

In another implementation, the present disclosure is directed to a mobile computing device configured to save a current geographic location of a user while the user is performing an activity, the mobile computing device includes a wireless communication unit; a processor; a memory; a global positioning system (GPS) sensor; and a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium containing machine-readable instructions configured to cause the processor to perform operations including receiving, with the wireless communication unit, a control signal from a wireless remote; processing, the control signal to determine at least one instruction; performing the at least one instruction with a GPS application in response to the receiving of the control signal, wherein said performing includes: receiving, from the GPS sensor, GPS coordinates of a current location of the mobile computing device; and storing the GPS coordinates in the memory; wherein the performing the at least one instruction with the GPS application further includes recording a number of times the control signal is received within a time period; wherein the operations further comprise displaying, with the mobile computing device, the recorded number of times the control signal is received within a time period.

In yet another implementation, the present disclosure is directed to a wireless remote configured to save a current geographic location of a user while the user is performing an activity, the wireless remote includes a wireless transmission unit; an operation unit configured to generate an operation unit signal in response to a user input; and a control unit configured to transmit, with the wireless transmission unit, a unique ID and a control signal to a mobile computing device in response to receipt of the operation unit signal, wherein the unique ID and control signal are designed and configured to be processed by a remote integration application operated by the mobile computing device, the remote integration application configured, in response to the processing of the control signal to determine at least one instruction for a GPS application operated by the mobile computing device, wherein the at least one instruction includes storing GPS coordinates of a location of the mobile computing device, recording a number of times the control signal is received within a time period, and displaying, with the mobile computing device and/or the wireless remote, the recorded number of times the control signal is received within a time period.

