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BACKGROUND

Mobile computing devices provide the benefit of being portable while allowing a user to perform a variety of func tions including various forms of communication and comput ing. For example, some mobile devices are capable of access ing the Internet, executing gaming applications, playing Videos and music, as well as providing functionality of a traditional mobile, eg cellular, phone. Some Such mobile computing devices may include a global positioning system (GPS) element, which may aid the computing device in deter mining a current location of the computing device. The GPS element may enable functionality of the mobile computing device. Such as a parking reminder system. A user may request that the mobile computing device store an indication of a current location of the mobile computing device as the location at which the user's vehicle is parked. However, when the GPS element is not …