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private static PendingIntent getAlarmIntent(Context context)
	{
		return PendingIntent.getService(context, 0, new AlarmIntent(context, GeoLocationService.class).putExtra(KEY_INTENT_FLAG, VALUE_START), PendingIntent.FLAG_UPDATE_CURRENT);
	}

	private static void cancelAlarm(Context context)
	{
		PendingIntent pendingIntent = getAlarmIntent(context);
		AlarmManager alarmManager = (AlarmManager) context.getSystemService(Context.ALARM_SERVICE);
		alarmManager.cancel(pendingIntent);
	}

	public static void start(Context context)
	{
		context.startService(new Intent(context, GeoLocationService.class).putExtra(KEY_INTENT_FLAG, VALUE_START));
	}


	public static void stop(Context context)
	{
		context.startService(new Intent(context, GeoLocationService.class).putExtra(KEY_INTENT_FLAG, VALUE_STOP));
	}

	/**
	 * Alarm Intent subclass needs to have single alarm instance.
	 * <p/>
	 * We can get by overriding #filterEquals method
	 */

	private static class AlarmIntent extends Intent
	{
		public AlarmIntent(Context packageContext, Class<?> cls)
		{
			super(packageContext, cls);
		}


		@Override
		public boolean filterEquals(Intent other)
		{
			return other != null && other.getClass().equals(AlarmIntent.class);
		}
	}