Method and apparatus for providing location information

• US 20070135136A1
• Filed: 07/07/2006
• Published: 06/14/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 07/07/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: Ische, Marc
• Application Number:
  US11/483,029
• Publication Number:
  US 20070135136A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.100
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

Information known to the mobile station, such as but not limited to location, date, time, user preferences, etc. is combined with information gained from an application in progress, such as but not limited to an Internet web page, e-mail message, photograph application, or information directly input by the user. The user is then presented an intelligent list of location-based options to access.

Claims

1. A method of providing location information, comprising:

determining a mobile station location;

retrieving information from a mobile station-based application related to location; and

presenting an intelligent location information option to the mobile station user based upon the mobile station location and the information retrieved from the mobile station-based application.

2. An mobile station for providing location information to a user comprising:

means for determining a mobile station location;

means for retrieving information from a mobile station-based application related to location; and

means for presenting an intelligent location information option to the mobile station user based upon the mobile station location and the information retrieved from the mobile station-based application.