Methods and systems for determining user location
First Claim
1. A method of processing location data for a computer terminal, the method comprising:
- receiving at a computer system from a first mobile computer terminal and/or from a communication system in communication with the first mobile computer terminal, global positioning satellite and/or cellular network location data, wherein the location data corresponds to the approximate location of the first mobile computer terminal;
based at least in part on the location data, determining if the first mobile computer terminal is within a first area, wherein presence in the first area is needed in order to be authorized to access a first service; and
at least partly in response to failing to determine that the first mobile terminal is in the first area, transmitting to the first mobile computer terminal location information regarding at least a first location in the first area.
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Abstract
Methods and systems of determining the approximate location of a terminal are described herein. In one embodiment, a computer system receives from a first mobile computer terminal and/or from a communication system in communication with the first mobile computer terminal, global positioning satellite and/or cellular network location data, wherein the location data corresponds to the approximate location of the first mobile computer terminal. Based at least in part on the location data, the system determines if the first mobile computer terminal is within a first area, wherein presence in the first area is needed in order to be authorized to access a first service. The system, at least partly in response to failing to determine that the first mobile terminal is in the first area, transmits to the first mobile computer terminal location information regarding at least a first location in the first area.
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49 Claims
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1. A method of processing location data for a computer terminal, the method comprising:
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receiving at a computer system from a first mobile computer terminal and/or from a communication system in communication with the first mobile computer terminal, global positioning satellite and/or cellular network location data, wherein the location data corresponds to the approximate location of the first mobile computer terminal;
based at least in part on the location data, determining if the first mobile computer terminal is within a first area, wherein presence in the first area is needed in order to be authorized to access a first service; and
at least partly in response to failing to determine that the first mobile terminal is in the first area, transmitting to the first mobile computer terminal location information regarding at least a first location in the first area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. Computer readable media that stores a program, said program capable of being executed by a computer to cause the computer to:
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receive at a computer system global positioning satellite or cellular network location data, wherein the location data corresponds to the approximate location of a first mobile computer terminal;
based at least in part on the location data, determine if the first mobile computer terminal is within a first area, wherein presence in the first area is needed in order to be authorized to access a first service; and
at least partly in response to failing to determine that the first mobile computer terminal is in the first area, transmit to the first mobile computer terminal location information regarding at least a first location in the first area. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of processing location data for a computer terminal, the method comprising:
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receiving at a computer system location data corresponding to the approximate physical location of a first terminal;
based at least in part on the location data, determining if the first terminal is within a first area, wherein presence in the first area is needed in order to be entitled to access a first service; and
at least partly in response to failing to determine that the first terminal is in the first area, transmitting to the first terminal location information regarding at least a first location in the first area. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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