System and method for displaying subscriber locations on mobile stations
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1. In a computing environment, a method of operation:
- receiving from a wireless mobile station a request for presence and locations of wireless communication subscribers for a first geographic area;
in response, performing one of dynamically generating a displayable image that conveys presence and locations of wireless communication subscribers for a second geographic area substantially comprising the first geographic area, and selecting a pre-generated displayable image that conveys presence and locations of wireless communication subscribers for a second geographic area substantially comprising the first geographic area; and
transmitting the dynamically generated/selected displayable image to the wireless mobile station for display on the wireless mobile station.
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Abstract
A system for indicating the presence and locations of subscribers in a geographic area for wireless mobile stations includes a subscriber locator that provides the wireless mobile stations with a displayable image. The subscriber locator interoperates with a subscriber database of a cellular telephone service provider that services the geographic area. The subscriber database can be a HLR and/or VLR. The displayable image utilizes pixels of the wireless mobile station in a functional dependent manner, on the presence and locations of subscribers within the geographic area. The displayable image can include an indication of a landmark.
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1. In a computing environment, a method of operation:
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receiving from a wireless mobile station a request for presence and locations of wireless communication subscribers for a first geographic area;
in response, performing one of dynamically generating a displayable image that conveys presence and locations of wireless communication subscribers for a second geographic area substantially comprising the first geographic area, and selecting a pre-generated displayable image that conveys presence and locations of wireless communication subscribers for a second geographic area substantially comprising the first geographic area; and
transmitting the dynamically generated/selected displayable image to the wireless mobile station for display on the wireless mobile station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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13. A computing apparatus comprising:
storage medium having stored therein a plurality of programming instructions designed to receive from a wireless mobile station a request for presence and locations of wireless communication subscribers for a first geographic area;
in response, perform one of dynamically generating a displayable image that conveys presence and locations of wireless communication subscribers for a second geographic area substantially comprising the first geographic area, and selecting a pre-generated displayable image that conveys presence and locations of wireless communication subscribers for a second geographic area substantially comprising the first geographic area, and transmit the dynamically generated/selected displayable image to the wireless mobile station for display on the wireless mobile station; and
at least one processor coupled to the storage medium to execute the plurality of programming instructions. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A wireless mobile station comprising:
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storage medium having stored therein a plurality of programming instructions designed to facilitate a user of the wireless mobile station in defining a first geographic area, provide the definition of the geographic area to a server for the server to provide in response a displayable image that conveys presence and locations of wireless communication subscribers within a second geographic area that substantially comprises the first geographic area, and receive the displayable image from the server; and
at least one processor coupled to the storage medium to execute the plurality of programming instructions. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. In a computing environment, a method of operation:
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accessing at least one of a home location register and a visitor location register of a wireless communication service provider providing wireless communication service for a geographic area, for presence and locations of wireless communication subscribers within the geographic area;
processing the obtained presence and locations of wireless communication subscribers within the geographic area to generate a displayable image conveying the presence and locations of wireless communications subscribers within the geographic area; and
transmitting the generated displayable image to a wireless mobile station for display on the wireless mobile station.
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36. A computing apparatus:
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storage medium having stored therein a plurality of programming instructions designed to access at least one of a home location register and a visitor location register of a wireless communication service provider providing wireless communication service for a geographic area, for presence and locations of wireless communication subscribers within the geographic area, process the obtained presence and locations of wireless communication subscribers within the geographic area to generate a displayable image conveying the presence and locations of wireless communications subscribers within the geographic area, and transmit the generated displayable image to a wireless mobile station for display on the wireless mobile station; and
at least one processor coupled to the storage medium to execute the programming instructions. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40)
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