METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR TARGET AREA FILTERING

• US 20110231871A1
• Filed: 05/26/2011
• Published: 09/22/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/27/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Huawei Device Company Limited (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Device Company Limited (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: CHEN, Guoqiao, ZHANG, Huiping, YANG, Jian, GAO, Wenmei, ZHANG, Chuxiong
• Application Number:
  US13/116,478
• Publication Number:
  US 20110231871A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/25
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/027 using movement velocity, acceleration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/06 Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services

Abstract

A method, apparatus, and system for target area filtering are disclosed. The method includes: obtaining a target area and filtering time of service information; obtaining a location of a terminal at the filtering time; and executing target area filtering according to the terminal location and the target area location.

Claims

1. A method for target area filtering, comprising:

obtaining, by a terminal, a target area and filtering time of service information;

obtaining, by the terminal, a location of a terminal at the filtering time; and

executing, by the terminal, target area filtering according to the terminal location and the target area location.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein obtaining the filtering time of the service information comprises:

obtaining presentation time that is related to the service information and the target area and carried in a service guide.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein obtaining the presentation time that is related to the service information and the target area and carried in the service guide comprises:

obtaining a presentation time that is related to the service information and the target area and carried in a schedule fragment of the service guide.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein obtaining the filtering time of the service information comprises:

obtaining a filtering time that is related to the target area and carried in a service guide.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein obtaining the filtering time that is related to the target area and carried in the service guide comprises:

obtaining a filtering time that is related to the target area and carried in a service fragment of the service guide.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the target area comprises:

a target area indicated by at least one item of;

longitude, latitude, shape of geographic area, country code, area name, and zip code.

12. The method according to claim 2, wherein obtaining the presentation time that is related to the service information and the target area and carried in the service guide comprises:

obtaining a presentation time that is related to a service fragment and the target area and carried in the service fragment of the service guide.

13. The method according to claim 2, wherein obtaining the presentation time that is related to the service information and the target area and carried in the service guide comprises:

obtaining a presentation time that is related to a content fragment and the target area and carried in the content fragment of the service guide.

14. The method according to claim 4, wherein obtaining the filtering time that is related to the target area and carried in the service guide comprises:

obtaining a filtering time that is related to the target area and carried in a content fragment of the service guide.

7. A terminal device, comprising:

a filtering information obtaining unit, configured to obtain a target area and filtering time of service information;

a location obtaining unit, configured to obtain a location of the terminal at the filtering time; and

a filtering unit, configured to execute target area filtering according to the terminal location and the target area location.

8. The terminal device according to claim 7, wherein the target area is indicated by at least one item of:

longitude, latitude, shape of geographic area, country code, area name, and zip code.

9. The terminal device according to claim 7, wherein the target area and filtering time of the service information are carried in a service guide.

10. The terminal device according to claim 7, wherein the filtering time is related to the target area.

11. A server comprising:

a service guide creating unit, configured to create a service guide that carries a target area and filtering time of service information; and

a service guide sending unit, configured to send the service guide.