COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR PROVIDING LOCATION RELATED CONTENT TO A MOBILE DEVICE
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- in a data collection processreceiving at least one first search query from a first mobile device,receiving a first location indicator indicative of a location of the first mobile device,transmitting the first search query and the first location indicator to at least one database, the database adapted for storing a plurality of search queries received from a plurality of mobile devices, and storing the first search query and assigned location-related information containing or derived from the first location indicator in the database, andin a data display processreceiving a second location indicator indicative of a location of a second mobile device,transmitting a request to the database and associating the second location indicator with location-related information stored in the database,transmitting at least one second search query having assigned location-related information corresponding to the second location indicator from the database to the second mobile device and proactively presenting the at least one second search query on or at the second mobile device without the user of the second mobile device being proactive,transmitting the second search query to a search engine and presenting at least one result received from the search engine on or at the second mobile device.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method comprises two interleaving processes, namely a data collection process and a data display process. In the data collection process at least one first search query from a first mobile device (1) and a first location indicator indicative of a location of the first mobile device are received and transmitted to at least one database (4), the database adapted for storing a plurality of search queries received from a plurality of mobile devices (1). In a data display process a second location indicator indicative of a location of a second mobile device (2) is received and a request to the database (4) is transmitted. The process includes the step of associating the second location indicator with location-related information stored in the database and transmitting at least one second search query having assigned location-related information corresponding to the second location indicator from the database (4) to the second mobile device (2) and proactively presenting the at least one second search query on or at the second mobile device without the user of the second mobile device being proactive. The second search query is transmitted to a search engine (6) and at least one result received from the search engine is presented on or at the second mobile device (2). The same method may be applied with respect to web addresses and displaying web pages instead of search queries and corresponding result.
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34 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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in a data collection process receiving at least one first search query from a first mobile device, receiving a first location indicator indicative of a location of the first mobile device, transmitting the first search query and the first location indicator to at least one database, the database adapted for storing a plurality of search queries received from a plurality of mobile devices, and storing the first search query and assigned location-related information containing or derived from the first location indicator in the database, and in a data display process receiving a second location indicator indicative of a location of a second mobile device, transmitting a request to the database and associating the second location indicator with location-related information stored in the database, transmitting at least one second search query having assigned location-related information corresponding to the second location indicator from the database to the second mobile device and proactively presenting the at least one second search query on or at the second mobile device without the user of the second mobile device being proactive, transmitting the second search query to a search engine and presenting at least one result received from the search engine on or at the second mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 15, 16, 17, 24, 25, 30, 31, 32, 34)
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4. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
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in a data collection process receiving at least one first web address from a first mobile device, receiving a first location indicator indicative of a location of the first mobile device, transmitting the first web address and the first location indicator to at least one database, the database adapted for storing a plurality of web addresses received from a plurality of mobile devices, and storing the first web address and assigned location-related information containing or derived from the first location indicator in the database, and in a data display process receiving a second location indicator indicative of a location of a second mobile device, transmitting a request to the database and associating the second location indicator with corresponding location-related information stored in the database, transmitting at least one second web address having assigned location-related information corresponding to the second location indicator from the database to the second mobile device and proactively presenting the at least one second web address on or at the second mobile device without the user being proactive, transmitting the second web address to a provider and presenting a web page corresponding to the web address on or at the second mobile device.
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