SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION TO A MOBILE DEVICE
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1. A method for communicating data to a mobile device, the method comprising:
- receiving, at an information source from a mobile device, a request for information associated with a tone that was received by the mobile device, the request comprising at least one location identifier extracted from the tone by the mobile device;
utilizing the at least one location identifier to obtain the requested information; and
communicating, from the information source to the mobile device, the requested information associated with the tone.
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and apparatus for communicating information associated with tones to a mobile device are provided by certain embodiments of the invention. A request for information associated with a tone that was received by a mobile device may be received at an information source from the mobile device. The request may include at least one location identifier extracted from the tone by the mobile device. The at least one location identifier may be utilized to obtain the requested information, and the requested information associated with the tone may be communicated from the information source to the mobile device.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for communicating data to a mobile device, the method comprising:
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receiving, at an information source from a mobile device, a request for information associated with a tone that was received by the mobile device, the request comprising at least one location identifier extracted from the tone by the mobile device; utilizing the at least one location identifier to obtain the requested information; and communicating, from the information source to the mobile device, the requested information associated with the tone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for communicating data to a mobile device, the method comprising:
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receiving, at an information source from a mobile device, a request for information associated with a tone that was received by the mobile device, the request comprising at least one location identifier extracted from the tone by the mobile device; utilizing the at least one location identifier to identify another information source at which the information associated with the tone is maintained; and establishing, by the information source, a communications session between the mobile device and the other information source, wherein the other information source communicates the requested information associated with the tone to the mobile device via the established communications session. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A information source, comprising:
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at least one network interface operable (i) to receive, from a mobile device, a request for information associated with a tone that was received by the mobile device, the request comprising at least one location identifier extracted from the tone by the mobile device, and (ii) to communicate the requested information to the mobile device; and at least one processor operable (i) to extract the at least one location identifier from the received request, (ii) to utilize the at least one location identifier to obtain the requested information, and (iii) to direct the communication of the requested information to the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer program product for communicating information to a mobile device, comprising a computer usable medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein, the computer readable code adapted to be executed to:
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receive, at an information source from a mobile device, a request for information associated with a tone that was received by the mobile device, the request comprising at least one location identifier extracted from the tone by the mobile device; utilize the at least one location identifier to obtain the requested information; and communicate, from the information source to the mobile device, the requested information associated with the tone.
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