Methods and apparatus for providing location-based services in a wireless communication system
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1. A method of providing location-based services, the method comprising the steps of:
- obtaining profile information for users associated with respective mobile user devices associated with a wireless network;
obtaining location and presence information for said mobile user devices; and
controlling delivery of at least one message to a given one of the mobile user devices based on a combination of the location, presence and profile information.
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Abstract
Location-based services are provided in a communication system comprising at least a portion of at least one wireless network. In one aspect of the invention, profile information is obtained for users associated with respective mobile user devices, and location and presence information is obtained for the mobile user devices. Delivery of at least one message to a given one of the mobile user devices is controlled based on a combination of the location, presence and profile information.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of providing location-based services, the method comprising the steps of:
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obtaining profile information for users associated with respective mobile user devices associated with a wireless network; obtaining location and presence information for said mobile user devices; and controlling delivery of at least one message to a given one of the mobile user devices based on a combination of the location, presence and profile information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus for use in providing location-based services, the apparatus comprising:
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a location-based services system comprising at least one processing device having a processor coupled to a memory; wherein the location-based services system is adapted to obtain profile information for users associated with respective mobile user devices associated with a wireless network, and to obtain location and presence information for said mobile user devices; and wherein the location-based services system is further adapted to control delivery of at least one message to a given one of the mobile user devices based on a combination of the location, presence and profile information. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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- 19. A mobile user device associated with a wireless network, the mobile user device being configured to receive at least one message that is controllably delivered to the mobile user device based on a combination of (i) location and presence information of the mobile user device and (ii) profile information of an associated user.
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