METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES LOCATION-BASED ACTION SERVICES

A wireless telecommunications system uses location or position information to initiate actions on behalf of travelers. As position information of a wireless mobile unit is received, it is compared to stored position information of a remote location, such as a home. As the traveler approaches his home, and gets within a certain distance of home, a signal is then sent to a controller within his home to perform an action or instruct the performance of an action.