Permission-Based Mobile-Device Positioning System and Method Thereof

• US 20110009131A1
• Filed: 07/01/2010
• Published: 01/13/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/09/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: De Lieh Pan
• Original Assignee: De Lieh Pan
• Inventors: Pan, De Lieh
• Application Number:
  US12/828,566
• Publication Number:
  US 20110009131A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.3
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/126 the source of the received data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/104 Location integrity, e.g. secure geotagging
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/108 Source integrity
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/025 using location based information parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/00 Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management

Abstract

The present invention discloses a permission-based mobile-device positioning system and a method thereof. A sender uses an electronic mobile device to make a request for positioning service and/or a request for inputting contents the sender intends to issue. A communication provider provides positional information for the sender and receives the contents input by the sender. A primary server receives the positional information and contents of the sender from the communication provider, uses a member database to verify membership of the sender, and uses a positional information comparison database to compare the positional information with a built-in geographic data to provide corresponding information. A webpage server publishes the positional information and contents. Alternatively, an edit/transmit server edits the positional information and contents into edited contents and transmits the edited contents to one or more recipients via an issue channel.

Claims

1. A permission-based mobile-device positioning system comprising

a communication provider accepting a positioning request of a sender and providing positioning service and content-input service for said sender;

a primary server receiving positional information of said sender and contents input by said sender, which are sent by said communication provider;

a member database storing membership authentication data and personal settings of members and comparing personal data of said sender, which is sent by said primary server, with said membership authentication data to confirm that said sender is an authenticated sender;

a positional information comparison database comparing said positional information obtained by said primary server with a geographic data built thereinside and providing corresponding information;

a webpage server storing said positional information and said contents of said authenticated sender, which are sent by said primary server, and supporting publishing of said positional information and said contents; and

an edit/transmit server editing said positional information and said contents of said authenticated sender, which are sent by said primary server, into edited contents, and transmitting said edited contents to one or more recipients via an issue channel.

2. The permission-based mobile-device positioning system according to claim 1, wherein said sender uses an electronic mobile device to make said positioning request to said communication provider via selecting service items provided by said communication provider, transmitting said positioning request to a universal access number, or dialing said universal access number.

3. The permission-based mobile-device positioning system according to claim 2, wherein said communication provider obtains said positional information of said electronic mobile device of said sender via a telecommunication network.

4. The permission-based mobile-device positioning system according to claim 1, wherein said sender uses a GPS (Global Positioning System) system of an electronic mobile device to obtain positional information and uses an application program to input and transmit said positional information and related contents to said communication provider.

5. The permission-based mobile-device positioning system according to claim 1, wherein said contents input by said sender may be text, voice, audio/video data, pictures, or a combination thereof.

6. The permission-based mobile-device positioning system according to claim 5, wherein said sender uses a transmit/receive application program built in an electronic mobile device to make said positioning request and input/receive said contents.

7. The permission-based mobile-device positioning system according to claim 1, wherein said positional information comparison database compares said positional information with said geographic data built thereinside to provide coordinates, an electronic map, landscapes and an address.

8. The permission-based mobile-device positioning system according to claim 1, wherein said webpage server further comprises a voice display unit, an audio/video display unit, a text display unit and an electronic map display unit.

9. The permission-based mobile-device positioning system according to claim 1, wherein said edit/transmit server further comprises an SMS (Short Message Service) edit/transmit unit and an MMS (Multimedia Message Service) edit/transmit unit.

10. The permission-based mobile-device positioning system according to claim 9, wherein content edited by said SMS edit/transmit unit is text, audio/video data, pictures, animation, or a combination thereof.

11. The permission-based mobile-device positioning system according to claim 1, wherein said communication provider or said issue channel is a telecommunication provider able to provide SMS service or an Internet service provider able to provide MMS service.

12. The permission-based mobile-device positioning system according to claim 1, wherein said recipient responds to said sender through said communication provider.

13. A permission-based mobile-device positioning method comprises steps:

step 1;

a sender using an electronic mobile device to make a request for positioning service and/or a request for inputting contents said sender intends to issue;

step 2;

a communication provider providing positional information for said sender and receiving said contents input by said sender;

step 3;

a primary server receiving said positional information and said contents of said sender from said communication provider, using a member database to verify membership of said sender, and using a positional information comparison database to compare said positional information with a built-in geographic data to provide corresponding information;

step 4;

a webpage server publishing said positional information and said contents, and/or an edit/transmit server editing said positional information and said contents into edited contents and transmitting said edited contents to an issue channel; and

step 5;

said issue channel issuing said edited contents to one or more recipients.

14. The permission-based mobile-device positioning method according to claim 13, wherein said sender uses said electronic mobile device to make said positioning request to said communication provider via selecting service items provided by said communication provider, transmitting said positioning request to a universal access number, or dialing said universal access number.

15. The permission-based mobile-device positioning method according to claim 14, wherein said communication provider obtains said positional information of said electronic mobile device of said sender via a telecommunication network.

16. The permission-based mobile-device positioning method according to claim 13, wherein said sender uses a GPS (Global Positioning System) system of said electronic mobile device to obtain positional information and uses an application program to input and transmit said positional information and related contents to said communication provider.

17. The permission-based mobile-device positioning method according to claim 13, wherein said contents input by said sender may be text, voice, audio/video data, pictures, or a combination thereof.

18. The permission-based mobile-device positioning method according to claim 13, wherein said positional information comparison database compares said positional information with said geographic data built thereinside to provide coordinates, an electronic map, landscapes and an address.

19. The permission-based mobile-device positioning method according to claim 13, wherein said webpage server further comprises a voice display unit, an audio/video display unit, a text display unit and an electronic map display unit.

20. The permission-based mobile-device positioning method according to claim 13, wherein said edit/transmit server further comprises an SMS (Short Message Service) edit/transmit unit and an MMS (Multimedia Message Service) edit/transmit unit.

21. The permission-based mobile-device positioning method according to claim 13, wherein content edited by said SMS edit/transmit unit is text, audio/video data, pictures, animation, or a combination thereof.

22. The permission-based mobile-device positioning method according to claim 13, wherein said communication provider or said issue channel is a telecommunication provider able to provide SMS service or an Internet service provider able to provide MMS service.

23. The permission-based mobile-device positioning method according to claim 13, wherein said recipient responds to said sender through said communication provider.