Method and system for providing location-based services
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1. A method of obtaining location-based information services, comprising:
- (a) receiving a resource request from an access point, the resource request originated by a short-range wireless communications device (WCD);
(b) adding to the resource request a location indicator that identifies a location of the WCD, wherein the location indicator is based on a location of the access point; and
(c) forwarding the resource request to a content server.
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Abstract
A resource request that is originated by a short-range wireless communications device originates a request. A location indicator is added to the resource request that identifies a location of the WCD. The location indicator is based on a location of an access point that forwarded the resource request. Then, the resource request is forwarded to a content server.
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1. A method of obtaining location-based information services, comprising:
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(a) receiving a resource request from an access point, the resource request originated by a short-range wireless communications device (WCD);
(b) adding to the resource request a location indicator that identifies a location of the WCD, wherein the location indicator is based on a location of the access point; and
(c) forwarding the resource request to a content server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus for providing location-based services, the apparatus comprising:
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a location manager database that stores location indicators for short-range wireless communications devices (WCDs), wherein the location indicator for each WCD is determined from a predetermined location of an access point that supports a wireless connection with the WCD;
a location appending unit configured to receive resource requests originated by the WCDs, and for each request, to add the location indicator that corresponds to the requesting WCD. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system for obtaining location-based information services, comprising:
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means for receiving a resource request from an access point, the resource request originated by a short-range wireless communications device (WCD);
means for adding to the resource request a location indicator that identifies a location of the WCD, wherein the location indicator is based on a location of the access point; and
means for forwarding the resource request to a content server. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A computer program product comprising a computer useable medium having computer program logic recorded thereon for enabling a processor in a computer system to obtain location based services, the computer program logic comprising:
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program code for enabling the processor to receive a resource request from an access point, the resource request originated by a short-range wireless communications device (WCD);
program code for enabling the processor to add to the resource request a location indicator that identifies a location of the WCD, wherein the location indicator is based on a location of the access point; and
program code for enabling the processor to forward the resource request to a content server.
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42. An apparatus for providing location-based services, comprising:
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a short-range wireless communications module for communicating with WCD devices;
a network interface coupled to a data network infrastructure for enabling communication with at least one content server;
a memory;
a processor that executes instructions stored in the memory for;
receiving a resource request originated by a wireless communications device (WCD) through the short-range wireless communications module;
adding to the resource request a location indicator that identifies a location of the WCD, wherein the location indicator is based on a location of the apparatus; and
forwarding the resource request including the added location information to a content server through the network interface.
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43. A method of obtaining location-based information services, comprising:
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(a) receiving a resource request originated by a short-range wireless communications device (WCD);
(b) forwarding the resource request to a content server;
(c) receiving from the content server an instruction for a location indicator that identifies a location of the WCD;
(c) determining the location indicator based on a location of an access point that is in communication with the WCD, and (d) sending the location indicator to the content server.
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