Location-based content delivery
First Claim
1. A mobile terminal facilitating delivery of content to a user comprising:
- a) communication electronics supporting communications with a wireless communication network; and
b) a system controller associated with the communication electronics and adapted to;
i) identify location indicia bearing on a location of the mobile terminal;
ii) determine if content is available for the location of the mobile terminal, said content comprises location-based information about places or entities within the location; and
iii) effect delivery of a message to a remote application service indicative of the mobile terminal being in a location where content is available for delivery to the mobile terminal.
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Abstract
The present invention provides for delivering content, such as information, advertisements, directions, and news, to a mobile terminal based on location. The mobile terminal is configured to determine its location and whether content is available based on internal records. If content is available, the mobile terminal may initiate correspondence with an application server to obtain the content. The mobile terminal may keep a table identifying the availability of content for defined locations. Preferably, the locations relate to cells within a wireless network wherein the mobile terminal will check for the availability of content for a given cell and request the content. The mobile terminal may check for the availability of content periodically or when the servicing cell changes.
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29 Claims
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1. A mobile terminal facilitating delivery of content to a user comprising:
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a) communication electronics supporting communications with a wireless communication network; and
b) a system controller associated with the communication electronics and adapted to;
i) identify location indicia bearing on a location of the mobile terminal;
ii) determine if content is available for the location of the mobile terminal, said content comprises location-based information about places or entities within the location; and
iii) effect delivery of a message to a remote application service indicative of the mobile terminal being in a location where content is available for delivery to the mobile terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for providing content to a mobile terminal based on location comprising:
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a) receiving a message from the mobile terminal responsive to the mobile terminal determining that content is available for a given location;
b) accessing the content associated with the given location; and
c) delivering the content to the mobile terminal, the content comprises location-based information about places or entities within the given location. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer readable medium comprising software for instructing a computer to:
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a) receive a message from a mobile terminal responsive to the mobile terminal determining that content is available for a given location;
b) access the content associated with the given location; and
c) deliver the content to the mobile terminal, wherein the content comprises location-based information about places or entities within the given location. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A system for providing content to a mobile terminal based on location comprising:
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a) means for receiving a message from the mobile terminal responsive to the mobile terminal determining that content is available for a given location;
b) means for accessing the content associated with the given location; and
c) means for delivering the content to the mobile terminal, the content comprises location-based information about places or entities within the given location. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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