Method and apparatus for providing location based information
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1. A method for providing location-based information for a wireless device, the method comprising:
- receiving a message from said wireless device via a wireless network;
determining whether the received message contains a request for location-based information;
determining the location of said wireless device using said wireless network if the received message is determined to contain the request;
retrieving location-based information related to the determined location; and
transmitting the location-based information to said wireless device via said wireless network.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing location-based information using a wireless communications system is disclosed. In one embodiment, a message is received from a wireless device containing a request for location-based information. Upon receipt of the message, the location of the wireless device is determined, location-based information is retrieved for the determined location and the location-based information is transmitted to the wireless device.
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1. A method for providing location-based information for a wireless device, the method comprising:
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receiving a message from said wireless device via a wireless network;
determining whether the received message contains a request for location-based information;
determining the location of said wireless device using said wireless network if the received message is determined to contain the request;
retrieving location-based information related to the determined location; and
transmitting the location-based information to said wireless device via said wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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17. A method for providing a location of a wireless device, the method comprising:
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receiving a message from a sending device utilized by a first user;
determining whether the received message contains a request for the location of said wireless device carried by a second user;
determining the location of said wireless device using a wireless communications system if the received message is determined to contain the request;
retrieving location-based information representative of the determined location; and
transmitting the location-based information to the first user.
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31. An apparatus for providing location-based information of a wireless device, the apparatus comprising:
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a central processing unit (CPU), for processing a message received at support circuits, determining whether the received message contains a request for location-based information, determining the location of said wireless device using a wireless communications system, and retrieving location-based information related to the identified location;
support circuits, coupled to said CPU and a wireless communications system, for receiving the message, transmitting location-based information to one of said wireless device and a message sending device other than said wireless device; and
a memory, coupled to said CPU, for storing a program that, when executed by the CPU, causes the CPU to perform said processing, said determining of the received message, said determining of the location of said wireless device, and said retrieving. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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