Method and apparatus for targeting service delivery to mobile devices
First Claim
1. Method for providing information to a mobile terminal associated with a user, comprising:
- receiving, from said mobile terminal a request for information;
identifying, in response to the request for information, spatial and temporal information associated with said mobile terminal;
identifying, in response to the request for information, a personal profile associated with said user;
searching for said information, based upon said spatial and temporal information, and personal profile information of the user; and
providing search results to said mobile terminal.
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Abstract
Apparatus and method for providing personalized information from a service provider to a plurality of users using mobile terminals. Specifically, at least one content server stores content in at least one content database. Additionally, at least one subscriber database stores personalized user profiles. A plurality of base stations respectively provide wireless communications coverage over a plurality of cells between the at least one server of the service provider and the mobile terminals. Upon receiving a user request for content, the content server searches for the requested content based upon the spatial, temporal, and user preference information stored in the subscriber and content databases. Once the requested content is retrieved, the content server provides search results to the mobile terminal.
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20 Claims
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1. Method for providing information to a mobile terminal associated with a user, comprising:
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receiving, from said mobile terminal a request for information;
identifying, in response to the request for information, spatial and temporal information associated with said mobile terminal;
identifying, in response to the request for information, a personal profile associated with said user;
searching for said information, based upon said spatial and temporal information, and personal profile information of the user; and
providing search results to said mobile terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. Apparatus for providing information to a mobile terminal, comprising:
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a cellular network having a plurality of base stations, each base station providing wireless communication to any mobile terminals within a respective geographic region;
a service provider having a subscriber database storing personal profile information of users of the mobile terminals; and
at least one content server storing content in at least one content database, said content server capable of providing said content based upon location, time, and personal profile of said users. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. Apparatus for providing information to a mobile terminal, comprising:
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means for receiving a request for content;
means for identifying spatial, temporal, and personal profile information corresponding to said request;
means for searching for said content, based upon said spatial, temporal, and personal profile information; and
means for providing search results to said mobile terminal.
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