GPS coordinates downloaded to GPS enabled cell phone in response to information request

• US 20060166684A1
• Filed: 03/01/2005
• Published: 07/27/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 01/26/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Avago Technologies General IP PTE Limited (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Avago Technologies General IP PTE Limited (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Bennett, James D., Karaoguz, Jeyhan
• Application Number:
  US11/069,357
• Publication Number:
  US 20060166684A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/457
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3679 Retrieval, searching and output of POI information, e.g. hotels, restaurants, shops, filling stations, parking facilities G01C21/3611 takes precedence
• 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 terminal transmits an information request regarding a business via a supporting wireless network infrastructure. The wireless terminal receives an information response via the supporting wireless network infrastructure that includes information regarding the business and the GPS coordinates of the business. The wireless terminal determines its location coordinates. The wireless terminal displays an indication of the relative position of the wireless terminal with respect to the business. The wireless terminal may access a map segment according to the location coordinates of the wireless terminal and to the GPS coordinates of the business and display the map segment along icons that represent the wireless terminal and the business. These icons are displayed on the map segment at locations corresponding to their location coordinates.

Claims

1. A method for operating a wireless terminal comprising:

transmitting an information request regarding a business via a supporting wireless network infrastructure;

receiving an information response via the supporting wireless network infrastructure, the information response including information regarding the business and Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates of the business;

accessing a GPS receiver of the wireless terminal to determine location coordinates of the wireless terminal;

determining a relative position of the location coordinates of the GPS coordinates of the business to the location coordinates of the wireless terminal; and

displaying on a display of the wireless terminal an indication of the relative position of the business with respect to the wireless terminal.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

accessing a map segment corresponding to the location coordinates of the wireless terminal and to the GPS coordinates of the business; and

displaying the map segment, an icon that represents the wireless terminal, and an icon that represents the business on the display, the icon that represents the wireless terminal displayed on the map segment at a location corresponding to the location coordinates of the wireless terminal, and the icon that represents the business displayed on the map segment at a location corresponding to the GPS coordinates of the business.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the information regarding the business is selected from the group consisting of at least:

an address of the business;

at least one product offered by the business;

at least one service offered by the business;

at least one food item offered by the business;

an identity of another business located proximate to the business; and

an identity of another business located proximate to the wireless terminal.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

preparing a business order based upon user input received via a user interface; and

transmitting the business order to the business via the supporting wireless network infrastructure.

5. The method of claim 4:

further comprising transmitting a data file to the business via the supporting wireless network infrastructure; and

wherein the business order comprises a request to process the data file.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the data file is selected from the group consisting of at least:

photographic images;

video images;

audio recordings; and

document files.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the information request is selected from the group consisting of at least:

a voice request made to an operator;

a voice request made to an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system;

a keypad input request;

cursor input request; and

a browser input request.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a charge query via the supporting wireless network infrastructure;

presenting a user charge query via a user interface;

receiving a user charge query response via the user interface;

transmitting a charge query response via the supporting wireless network; and

wherein the information response includes the GPS coordinates of the business only upon a favorable charge query response.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting the entering of a premises serviced by a premises wireless access point;

establishing communications with a premises server; and

downloading information regarding the premises from the premises server via the supporting wireless network infrastructure.

10. A method for operating a wireless terminal comprising:

transmitting an information request regarding a business via a supporting wireless network infrastructure;

receiving an information response via the supporting wireless network infrastructure, the information response including information regarding the business and Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates of the business;

accessing a GPS receiver of the wireless terminal to determine location coordinates of the wireless terminal;

accessing a map segment corresponding to the location coordinates of the wireless terminal and to the GPS coordinates of the business; and

displaying the map segment, an icon that represents the wireless terminal, and an icon that represents the business on the display, the icon that represents the wireless terminal displayed on the map segment at a location corresponding to the location coordinates of the wireless terminal, and the icon that represents the business displayed on the map segment at a location corresponding to the GPS coordinates of the business.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the information regarding the business is selected from the group consisting of at least:

an address of the business;

at least one product offered by the business;

at least one service offered by the business;

at least one food item offered by the business;

an identity of another business located proximate to the business; and

an identity of another business located proximate to the wireless terminal.

12. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

preparing a business order based upon user input received via a user interface; and

transmitting the business order to the business via the supporting wireless network infrastructure.

13. The method of claim 12:

further comprising transmitting a data file to the business via the supporting wireless network infrastructure; and

wherein the business order comprises a request to process the data file.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the data file is selected from the group consisting of at least:

photographic images;

video images;

audio recordings; and

document files.

15. The method of claim 10, wherein the information request is selected from the group consisting of at least:

a voice request made to an operator;

a voice request made to an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system;

a keypad input request;

cursor input request; and

a browser input request.

16. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

receiving a charge query via the supporting wireless network infrastructure;

presenting a user charge query via a user interface;

receiving a user charge query response via the user interface;

transmitting a charge query response via the supporting wireless network; and

wherein the information response includes the GPS coordinates of the business only upon a favorable charge query response.

17. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

determining an orientation of the wireless terminal with respect to a reference direction; and

orienting the map segment on the display based upon the orientation of the wireless terminal so that the map segment is displayed in a correct orientation with reference to mapped physical features.

18. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

detecting the entering of a premises serviced by a premises wireless access point;

establishing communications with a premises map server; and

downloading a premises map from the premises map server via the supporting wireless network infrastructure.

20. A wireless terminal comprising:

a wireless interface;

a user interface including a display;

a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver; and

a processing unit communicatively coupled to the wireless interface, the user interface, and the GPS receiver and operable to;

transmit an information request regarding a business via the wireless interface and a supporting wireless network infrastructure;

receive an information response via the wireless interface and the supporting wireless network infrastructure that includes information regarding the business and GPS coordinates of the business;

access the GPS receiver to determine location coordinates of the wireless terminal;

determine a relative position of the location coordinates of the GPS coordinates of the business to the location coordinates of the wireless terminal; and

display on the display an indication of the relative position of the business with respect to the wireless terminal.

19. The method of claim 20, further comprising:

detecting the entering of a premises serviced by a premises wireless access point;

establishing wireless communications with the premises wireless access point;

establishing communications with a premises map server via the premises wireless access point; and

downloading a premises map from the premises map server via the premises wireless access point.

21. The wireless terminal of claim 20, wherein the processing unit is further operable to:

access a map segment corresponding to the location coordinates of the wireless terminal and to the GPS coordinates of the business; and

display an icon that represents the wireless terminal and an icon that represents the business, the icon that represents the wireless terminal displayed on the map segment at a location corresponding to the location coordinates of the wireless terminal, and the icon that represents the business displayed on the map segment at a location corresponding to the GPS coordinates of the business.

22. The wireless terminal of claim 20, wherein the information regarding the business is selected from the group consisting of at least:

an address of the business;

at least one product offered by the business;

at least one service offered by the business;

at least one food item offered by the business;

an identity of another business located proximate to the business; and

an identity of another business located proximate to the wireless terminal.

23. The wireless terminal of claim 20, wherein the processing unit is further operable to:

prepare a business order based upon user input received via the user interface; and

transmit the business order to the business via the supporting wireless network infrastructure.

24. The wireless terminal of claim 23, wherein:

the processing unit is further operable to transmit a data file to the business via the supporting wireless network infrastructure; and

the business order comprises a request to process the data file.

25. The wireless terminal of claim 24, wherein the data file is selected from the group consisting of at least:

photographic images;

video images;

audio recordings; and

document files.

26. The wireless terminal of claim 20, wherein the information request is selected from the group consisting of at least:

a voice request made to an operator;

a voice request made to an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system;

a keypad input request;

cursor input request; and

a browser input request.

27. The wireless terminal of claim 20, wherein the processing unit is further operable to:

receive a charge query via the wireless interface and the supporting wireless network infrastructure;

present a user charge query via the user interface;

receive a user charge query response via the user interface;

transmit a charge query response via the wireless interface and the supporting wireless network; and

wherein the information response includes the GPS coordinates of the business only upon a favorable charge query response.

28. The wireless terminal of claim 20, wherein the processing unit is further operable to:

determine an orientation of the wireless terminal with respect to a reference direction; and

orient the map segment on the display based upon the orientation of the wireless terminal so that the map segment is displayed in a correct orientation with reference to mapped physical features.

29. The wireless terminal of claim 20, wherein the processing unit is further operable to:

detect, via the wireless interface, the entering of a premises serviced by a premises wireless access point;

establish communications with a premises map server via the wireless interface; and

download a premises map from the premises map server via the wireless interface and the supporting wireless network infrastructure.

30. The wireless terminal of claim 20, wherein the processing unit is further operable to:

detect, via the wireless interface, the entering of a premises serviced by a premises wireless access point;

establish, via the wireless interface, wireless communications with the premises wireless access point;

establish communications with a premises map server via the wireless interface and the premises wireless access point; and

download a premises map from the premises map server via the premises wireless access point and the wireless interface.