Networked service providers spontaneously respond and prepared to fulfill user's location-dependent requests

• US 20040253966A1
• Filed: 06/10/2004
• Published: 12/16/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 06/10/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bo-In Lin
• Original Assignee: Bo-In Lin
• Inventors: Lin, Bo-In
• Application Number:
  US10/865,189
• Publication Number:
  US 20040253966A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.5
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

A wireless network system includes a central electronic-commerce (e-commerce) server with an electronic-commerce (e-commerce) engine that has database for providing a directory of user-location dependent goods/service providers (ULDGSP) for a wireless network user to survey and select at least one ULDGSP. The e-commerce server further includes a master server to communicate with a selected ULDGSP having a store manager personal computer (PC) to establish a virtual direct communication with the wireless network user by using a redirection means for redirecting a data of ordering or inquiries received from the wireless network user to the store manager PC. The redirection means may also redirect the confirmation or delivery information data from the store manager PC back to the wireless network user with the same stream socket connection, to enable a real-time on-line communication between the wireless network user and the store manager PC.

Claims

1. A network communication system for enabling a network user to spontaneously establish a two-way real-time communication with a location-dependent goods-or-service provider (LDGSP) comprising:

an electronic commerce server for receiving a location dependent goods-or-service request (LDGSR) from said network;

said electronic server includes a network user location processor for processing said LDGSR for determining a location of said network user;

said electronic server further includes a location dependent goods-or-service provider database for providing to said network user a list of location dependent goods-or-service providers (LDGSP) in response to said LDGSR for said network user to select a designated LDGSP from said list of LDGSP; and

said electronic commerce server further includes a virtual direct communication processor for establishing a virtual-direct communication between said network user and said designated LDGSP.

2. The network communication system of claim 1 wherein:

said electronic commerce server further includes a stream-socket processing program for instantiating multiple communication connections for establishing said virtual direct communication between said network user and said designated LDGSP.

3. The network communication system of claim 1 wherein:

said network user is a wireless network user having a wireless communicating device for sending said LDGSR to said electronic commerce.

4. The network communication system of claim 1 wherein:

said LDGSR further comprising a network user location data for said electronic commerce to determine a location of said network user.

5. The network communication system of claim 1 wherein:

said LDGSR further comprising a network user'"'"'s global position system (GPS) data for said electronic commerce to determine a location of said network user.

6. The network communication system of claim 1 wherein:

said network user is a mobile network user having a mobile wireless communicating device for sending said LDGSR to said electronic commerce.

7. The network communication system of claim 1 wherein:

said LDGSR further comprising a request for a location-dependent hospital service.

8. The network communication system of claim 1 wherein:

said LDGSR further comprising a request for a location-dependent automobile repair service.

9. The network communication system of claim 1 wherein:

said LDGSR further comprising a request for a location-dependent prescription drug service.

10. The network communication system of claim 1 wherein:

said LDGSR further comprising a request for a location-dependent grocery store.

11. The network communication system of claim 1 wherein:

said LDGSR further comprising a request for a location-dependent restaurant.

12. The network communication system of claim 1 wherein:

said network user is a cellular phone user having a cellular phone for sending said LDGSR to said electronic commerce.

13. The network communication system of claim 1 wherein:

said network user is a personal assistant device (PDA) user having a PDA for sending said LDGSR to said electronic commerce server.

14. The network communication system of claim 1 wherein:

said designated LDGSP further comprising a personal computer (PC) for communicating with said electronic commerce server via an Internet system.

15. The network communication system of claim 1 wherein:

said network user is wireless device user for operating a wireless device wherein said wireless device storing a set of pre-defined good-or-service relevant data for sending to said designated LDGSP via said electronic commerce server.

16. The network communication system of claim 1 wherein:

said network user is wireless device user for operating a wireless device wherein said wireless device storing a set of personal medical data for sending to a local hospital as said designated LDGSP via said electronic commerce server.

17. The network communication system of claim 1 wherein:

said network user is wireless device user for operating a wireless device wherein said wireless device storing a set of automobile maintenance record data for sending to a local automobile repair shop as said designated LDGSP via said electronic commerce server.

18. The network communication system of claim 1 wherein:

said network user is wireless device user for operating a wireless device wherein said wireless device storing a set of grocery shopping list data for sending to a local grocery store as said designated LDGSP via said electronic commerce server.

19. The network communication system of claim 1 wherein:

said network user is wireless device user for operating a wireless device wherein said wireless device storing a set of drug prescription data for sending to a local drug store as said designated LDGSP via said electronic commerce server.

20. A method for enabling a network user to spontaneously establish a two-way real-time communication with a location-dependent goods-or-service provider (LDGSP) comprising:

said network sending a location dependent goods-or-service request (LDGSR) to an electronic commerce server;

said electronic server processing said LDGSR for determining a location of said network user for providing to said network user a list of location dependent goods-or-service providers (LDGSP) in response to said LDGSR;

said network user selecting a designated LDGSP from said list of LDGSP for said electronic commerce server to establish a direct communication between said network user and said designated LDGSP.

receiving and responding to a user location-dependent-request sent by a user for initiating a preparation for a fulfillment-in-person of said user location-dependent-request in anticipation of said user to arrive at a request-fulfillment location.

21. A network communication system comprising:

a user location-dependent-request processing server for receiving and responding to a user location-dependent-request sent by a user from a user location for initiating a preparation for a fulfillment-in-person of said user location-dependent-request in anticipation of said user to arrive at a request-fulfillment location.

22. The network communication system of claim 21 wherein:

said server for receiving said user location dependent request further comprising a processor for receiving and processing a said user location dependent request from a wireless network user.

23. The network communication system of claim 21 wherein:

said network user further having a wireless device provided for receiving a voice command from said network user for sending said user location dependent request to said location-dependent-request processing server.