Interactive to-do list item notification system including GPS interface

DETAILED DESCRIPTION The present invention addresses and alleviates the above-mentioned deficiencies associated with the prior art.
More particularly, the present invention comprises a system and method for notifying a user of a to-do list item if the user is detected to be in a particular proximity location to the to-do list item.
In one aspect of the invention, a method for providing electronic notification of a to-do list item includes entering the to-do list to a mobile user terminal.
The mobile user terminal includes a global positioning system (GPS) interface allowing the automatic detection of the user's current position as the user embarks on his or her errands.
The mobile terminal periodically compares the current position of the mobile terminal with the performance location of a to-do list item.
Electronic notifications are then sent to the user if a proximity criteria of the to-do list item has been satisfied.
The user might then send a confirmation that the notification has been received.
The proximity criteria is based on numerous factors, such as the user's current position, the user's destination, the route chosen to reach the destination and the like.
The proximity criteria may also vary from task to task.
If the proximity criteria is based on the user's current position, the criteria is satisfied if the distance between a detected current location and a performance address is within a pre-determined proximity metric (i.
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one mile, one half mile, or the like).
In another aspect of the invention, a particular to-do list item may be shared by multiple users.
In this scenario, one or more user IDs are associated with a to-do list item.
Electronic notifications for the item are then sent to all the users with the associated user IDs.
When one of these users transmits a confirmation of the notification, an update status message is transmitted to the other users sharing the to-do list item.
The update status message changes the status of the to-do list item from "Not Notified" to "Confirmed