SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING LOCATION-BASED INFORMATION TO A MOBILE DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method for providing information to users, comprising the steps of:
- maintaining a database storing location-based business information having a pluarlity of entries, each entry having an associated business and at least one price associated with a product or service of said business;
receiving a request for information comprising a query and a geographic location from a remote user through a digital network;
selecting a result set from said database based on said request and said location; and
presenting said result set to the remote user using said digital network.
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Abstract
A computer system and method for allowing a user to request location-based information about businesses in a given area. The user accesses a location-based service over a global computer network, such as the Internet, from a client device. Examples of client devices used to access the service include Internet and/or SMS enabled cell phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), and laptops. The user creates a text message, email message, or other message that includes one or more identifiers of the geographic area the user is interested in, as well as one or more search terms about the particular type of business the user is looking for. The system then receives the message request from the user and looks up the businesses that meet the geographic and search criteria in a database. The results of the search are then returned and displayed to the user on the client device.
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34 Claims
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1. A method for providing information to users, comprising the steps of:
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maintaining a database storing location-based business information having a pluarlity of entries, each entry having an associated business and at least one price associated with a product or service of said business;
receiving a request for information comprising a query and a geographic location from a remote user through a digital network;
selecting a result set from said database based on said request and said location; and
presenting said result set to the remote user using said digital network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A system comprising:
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a first server maintaining a database containing location-based business information updated with information received from at least one source;
a second server capable of receiving a request for location-based business information over a digital network, communicating with said first server to execute said query, and sending a formatted result set to the user over said network; and
a mobile device capable of sending said request to said second server over said network and receiving and displaying said formatted result set. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method for providing information to users over mobile devices, comprising the steps of:
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maintaining a database storing location-based business information having a pluarlity of entries, each entry having an associated business and at least one price associated with a product or service of said business;
receiving a request for information comprising a query and a geographic location in the form of a Short Message Service (SMS) message from a remote user using a mobile device;
selecting a result set from said database based on said request and said location; and
sending said result set in an SMS message to the remote user.
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