LOCATION BASED SERVICE REQUEST SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A wireless phone based system for providing location based information to a dispatch office to enable selection of the closest service provider for a predetermined service request from said wireless phone comprising:
- a wireless phone at one location;
a GPS receiver at said one location for receipt of GPS satellite signals and for providing as an output signal the calculated geophysical coordinates of said one location;
means at said wireless phone for transmitting said coordinates along with said service request to said dispatch office;
means at said dispatch office for receipt of said coordinates and for determining the closest service provider; and
, means at said dispatch office for communicating with said closest service provider said service request.
8 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A wireless phone based system to accommodate users of wireless phones for providing information as to the location of certain services such as gasoline stations, movie theatres, drug stores, etc., includes the utilization of a GPS receiver and a wireless phone, with the wireless phone adapted to call a predetermined number requesting the desired service and providing the location of the cellular phone. In one embodiment, the GPS receiver is co-located with the wireless phone in a car, with the wireless phone being carried in a handsfree cradle having a number of service-request buttons, such that depression of a service-request button activates the wireless phone through its bus structure to call a predetermined number and provide the identity of the caller along with the caller'"'"'s location. In a further embodiment, a single button, located on the phone or on the handsfree cradle, is utilized to cause the wireless phone to dial a concierge service, in which the concierge service has operators and a database, such that the operator can either direct the caller to whatever service the caller desires or take care of the request, with the operator having been apprised of the location of the wireless phone. This allows the operator to key in the latitude and longitude of the wireless phone and access the database of services both as to the type of service and as to the location of the closest service provider.
-
Citations
15 Claims
-
1. A wireless phone based system for providing location based information to a dispatch office to enable selection of the closest service provider for a predetermined service request from said wireless phone comprising:
-
a wireless phone at one location;
a GPS receiver at said one location for receipt of GPS satellite signals and for providing as an output signal the calculated geophysical coordinates of said one location;
means at said wireless phone for transmitting said coordinates along with said service request to said dispatch office;
means at said dispatch office for receipt of said coordinates and for determining the closest service provider; and
,means at said dispatch office for communicating with said closest service provider said service request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15)
-
-
12. A wireless phone based system for providing location-based information to a dispatch office to enable the dispatch of service from a service provider for a predetermined service request from said wireless phone comprising:
-
a wireless phone at one location;
a GPS receiver at said one location for receipt of GPS satellite signals and for providing as an output signal the calculated geophysical coordinates of said one location;
means at said wireless phone for transmitting said coordinates to said dispatch office;
means at said dispatch office for receipt of said coordinates; and
,means at said dispatch office for communicating with said service provider said service request.
-
Specification