SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SENDING LOCAL INFORMATION FROM A WIRELESS BROWSER TO A WEB SERVER
First Claim
1. A method for sending local information from a wireless handset to a Web server comprising the following steps:
- (a) receiving a service request from a user of the wireless handset, wherein the service request comprises a type of local information needed to carry out the service request;
(b) acquiring the local information; and
(c) sending the local information to the Web server.
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Abstract
A system and method for using a wireless browser to send local information from a wireless handset to a Web server. A service request received from a handset user includes the type of local information needed to carry out the request as well as the URL address of the server. The handset confirms that the input is not a telephone number to be dialed. If the input is a telephone number, the browser is terminated and the number is dialed. Otherwise, the browser acquires the local information needed to carry out the request from the handset. The local information is appended to the URL address, which is extracted from the user input, and the browser is instructed to navigate to the URL address to provide the local information to the server.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for sending local information from a wireless handset to a Web server comprising the following steps:
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(a) receiving a service request from a user of the wireless handset, wherein the service request comprises a type of local information needed to carry out the service request; (b) acquiring the local information; and (c) sending the local information to the Web server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for using a wireless browser to send local information from a wireless handset to a Web server or to dial a telephone number comprising the following steps:
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(a) receiving an input from a user of the wireless handset, wherein the input comprises either a service request containing a type of local information needed to carry out the service request, or a telephone number to be dialed; (b) determining whether the input comprises a service request or a telephone number; (c) if the input is a telephone number, terminating the browser and dialing the telephone number; and (d) if the input is a service request, acquiring the local information and sending the local information to the Web server via the wireless browser. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A wireless communications system comprising:
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a wireless handset comprising a transceiver for sending and receiving communications across a wireless communication network and an Internet browser configured to accept a user input comprising either a telephone number to be dialed or a service request comprising a type of local information needed to carry out the request and a URL address; and a Web server located at the URL address contained in the service request and in communication with the handset over the network, the Web server receiving the local information from the Internet browser and carrying out the service request based on the local information. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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