Use of global positioning satellites (GPS) to discover and select local services
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Abstract
A method and an apparatus for associating location information corresponding to a geographic location with information about services available at the geographic location. The information may be stored in a database for subsequent use.
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34 Claims
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1-8. -8. (Cancelled)
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9. A method, comprising:
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determining location information corresponding to a first geographic location using a positioning system at a first time;
discovering one or more services available at the first geographic location;
associating the discovered one or more services with the location information; and
storing information about the discovered one or more services and the associated location information in a storage device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer readable medium containing executable instructions which, when executed in a processing system, causes the processing system to perform a method comprising:
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determining location information corresponding to a first geographic location using a positioning system at a first time;
discovering one or more services available at the first geographic location;
associating the discovered one or more services with the location information; and
storing information about the discovered one or more services and the associated location information in a database. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18-31. -31. (Cancelled)
32. A system, comprising: -
a positioning receiver to determine location information corresponding to a geographic location during a first time period;
a storage device to store information about a network service identified by a discovery process at the geographic location during the first time period; and
a service selection logic to select the network service during the second time period without repeating the discovery process.
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33. The system of claim 32, wherein the positioning receiver is associated with a global positioning satellites (GPS) system.
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34. The system of claim 32, wherein the network service includes a radio broadcast information.
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