Method and Apparatus for Geographic-Based Communications Service
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- an access point coupled to a network and arranged at a known geographic location in a geographic region, wherein the access point is configured to communicate with a mobile unit in a wireless fashion, wherein a mobile unit configured to communicate in a wireless fashion and transmit identification information indicating a user of the mobile unit, and wherein the access point is configured to detect said mobile unit and, after detection of said mobile unit, transmitting information including a known geographic location of said first access point and identification information indicating the user of the mobile unit and performing a service using said information, wherein said service is performed based on the known geographic location of said first access point and the identification information indicating the user of the mobile unit.
2 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A geographic-based communications service system has a mobile unit for transmitting/receiving information, and access points connected to a network. The access points are arranged in a known geographic locations and transmit and receive information from the mobile unit. When one of the access points detects the presence of the mobile unit, it sends a signal to the network indicating the location of the mobile unit and the information requested by the mobile unit. Based on the signal received from the access point, the network communicates with information providers connected to the network and provides data to the mobile unit through the access point corresponding to the location of the mobile unit.
-
Citations
15 Claims
-
1. A system comprising:
an access point coupled to a network and arranged at a known geographic location in a geographic region, wherein the access point is configured to communicate with a mobile unit in a wireless fashion, wherein a mobile unit configured to communicate in a wireless fashion and transmit identification information indicating a user of the mobile unit, and wherein the access point is configured to detect said mobile unit and, after detection of said mobile unit, transmitting information including a known geographic location of said first access point and identification information indicating the user of the mobile unit and performing a service using said information, wherein said service is performed based on the known geographic location of said first access point and the identification information indicating the user of the mobile unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
-
6. A method comprising:
-
transmitting a known location of a wireless computing device to a service provider;
transmitting identification information indicating a user of the wireless computing device to the service provider;
receiving a service for the user from the service provider receiving the identification information and the known location of the wireless computing device; and
presenting the service to the user of the wireless computing device. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
-
-
11. A system comprising:
a wireless computing device suitable for wirelessly coupling to a wireless network and configured to indicated its known geographic location in a geographic region, wherein the wireless computing device is configured to communicate in a wireless fashion and transmit identification information indicating a user of the wireless computing device and the known geographic location of the wireless computing device and receiving a service over the wireless network, wherein said service is performed based on the identification information indicating the user of the wireless computing device and the known geographic location of the wireless computing device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
Specification