System for dynamically pushing information to a user utilizing global positioning system

• US 20050264417A1
• Filed: 08/03/2005
• Published: 12/01/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 10/22/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Corrino Holdings LLC (IPValuation Partners, LLC)
• Original Assignee: Khi Acquisitions LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Amin, Himanshu S., Miller, John M.
• Granted Patent: US 7,385,501 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/539.130
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0255 based on user history
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0261 based on user location
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0269 based on user profile or attribute
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0962 having an indicator mounted inside the vehicle, e.g. giving voice messages
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096716 where the received information does not generate an automatic action on the vehicle control
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096741 where the source of the transmitted information selects which information to transmit to each vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096775 where the origin of the information is a central station
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99933 Query processing, i.e. searching
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99934 Query formulation, input preparation, or translation
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99945 Object-oriented database structure processing

Abstract

A computer implemented method is provided for directing region-specific information. The method receives information relating to location of users, and provides location-specific information to the users.

Claims

1. A computing device that facilitates searching for content, comprising:

a memory that stores data; and

a processor that interacts with a global positioning service in connection with establishing physical location of the device, the processor also transmits search queries to a search engine and receives search results that are displayed to a user, wherein the search results are based on part on the physical location of the device.

2. The device of claim 1 is a cellular phone.

3. The device of claim 1 is a personal data assistant.

4. The device of claim 1 is a lap top computer.

6. The device of claim 1 further comprising a display that visually conveys the search results.

7. The device of claim 1, the processor provides to the search engine information related to demographics of a user.

8. The device of claim 1, the processor provides to the search engine information related to preferences of a user.

5. The device of claim is an onboard computer of an automobile.

9. A computing device that facilitates searching for content, comprising:

a memory that stores data; and

a processor that transmits to a search engine search queries and information related to location specific areas of interest to a user, the processor provides to the user search results that are filtered at least in part on the location specific information.

10. The device of claim 9, the processor transmits a zip code as at least part of the information related to location specific areas of interest to the user.

11. The device of claim 9, the processor transmitting to the search engine user input information related to geographic region of interest.

12. The device of claim 9, the processor transmitting to the search engine a geographic region of interest to limit the search results to wherein the region is defined in terms of a bounded area.

13. The device of claim 12, the bounded area is defined in terms of square miles.

14. The device of claim 12, the bounded area is defined in terms of city blocks.

15. The device of claim 12, the bounded area is defined in terms of physical distance from current location of the user.

16. The device of claim 9, the processor receiving search results that are filtered such that the results are limited to sources of content originating within a pre-determined distance from a current location of the user.

17. The device of claim 9, the processor executes instructions that provides for the user to input geographic regions that search results should be limited to.

18. The device of claim 9, the processor receives information pushed to the device as a function of location of the device.

19. The device of claim 9, the memory having stored thereon computer executable instructions that provide for the device to receive search results that are associated with geographic regions of interest to the user.

20. A computing device that facilitates searching for content, comprising:

means identifying location of a user;

means for processing search queries from the user; and

means for transmitting search results to the user that are a function of the location of the user.