MOBILE VALET

• US 20120196626A1
• Filed: 04/06/2012
• Published: 08/02/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/19/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited (Accenture PLC)
• Original Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited (Accenture PLC)
• Inventors: Fano, Andrew E., Kurth, Scott W.
• Granted Patent: US 8,428,618 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.3
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0603 Catalogue ordering
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 92/08 between user and terminal device
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 715/962 Operator interface for marketing or sales

Abstract

A system provides location-based services through an enhanced mobile device. The system determines a current location of the mobile device, and determines whether the current location of the mobile device falls within one or more geographic regions defined in a database. If the current location falls within one or more of the geographic regions, the system identifies services available within the one or more geographic regions that the mobile device is determined to be within. The system generates a customized menu based on the identified services and displays the customized menu on the mobile device.

Claims

1. A product comprising:

a memory;

instructions stored in the memory that, when executed, cause a computer processor to;

determine a current location of a mobile device;

determine whether the current location falls within one or more geographic regions defined in a database; and

based on a determination that the current location falls within one or more of the geographic regions;

identify services available within the one or more geographic regions that the current location of the mobile device is determined to be within;

generate a customized menu based on the identified services; and

display the customized menu on the mobile device.

2. The product of claim 1, wherein the instructions stored in the memory further cause the computer processor to continuously determine whether the current location of the mobile device has changed to a new current location.

3. The product of claim 2, wherein the instructions stored on the memory, when executed, further cause the processor to:

identify whether the new current location is a geographic region that is a sub-region within a larger geographic region that has previously been identified and a customized menu provided; and

update the customized menu based on the services available with the identified sub-region.

4. The product of claim 2, wherein, based on a determination that the current location of the mobile device has changed to a new current location, the instructions stored in the memory further cause the computer processor to:

determine whether the new current location falls within one or more of the geographic regions defined in the database; and

based on a determination that the new current location falls within one or more of the geographic regions;

identify services available within the one or more geographic regions that the new current location of the mobile device is determined to be within;

update the customized menu based on the identified services available within the one or more geographic regions that the new current location of the mobile device is determined to be within; and

display the updated customized menu on the mobile device.

5. The product of claim 1, wherein the instructions stored in the memory further cause the processor to:

identify service providers of the identified services;

determine a prioritization of the service providers based on a first criteria; and

select a subset of the service providers based on the prioritization,

wherein the customized menu is generated based on the selected subset of service providers.

6. A system for providing location-based services, comprising:

a computer processor;

a memory in communication with the computer processor, the memory comprising;

instructions that, when executed, cause the computer processor to;

determine a current location of a mobile device;

determine whether the current location falls within one or more geographic regions defined in a database; and

based on a determination that the current location falls within one or more of the geographic regions;

identify services available within the one or more geographic regions that the current location of the mobile device is determined to be within;

generate a customized menu based on the identified services; and

display the customized menu on the mobile device.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the instructions further cause the computer processor to continuously determine whether the current location of the mobile device has changed to a new current location.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the instructions stored on the memory, when executed, further cause the processor to:

identify whether the new current location is a geographic region that is a sub-region within a larger geographic region that has previously been identified and a customized menu provided; and

update the customized menu based on the services available with the identified sub-region.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein, based on a determination that the current location of the mobile device has changed to a new current location, the instructions further cause the computer processor to:

determine whether the new current location falls within one or more of the geographic regions defined in the database; and

based on a determination that the new current location falls within one or more of the geographic regions;

identify services available within the one or more geographic regions that the new current location of the mobile device is determined to be within;

update the customized menu based on the identified services available within the one or more geographic regions that the new current location of the mobile device is determined to be within; and

display the updated customized menu on the mobile device.

10. The system of claim 6, wherein the instructions further cause the processor to:

identify service providers of the identified services;

determine a prioritization of the service providers based on a first criteria; and

select a subset of the service providers based on the prioritization,

wherein the customized menu is generated based on the selected subset of service providers.

11. A method for providing location-based services, comprising:

determining a current location of a mobile device;

determining, using at least one computer processor, whether the current location falls within one or more geographic regions defined in a database; and

based on a determination that the current location falls within one or more of the geographic regions;

identifying, using the at least one computer processor, services available within the one or more geographic regions that the current location of the mobile device is determined to be within;

generating, using the at least one computer processor, a customized menu based on the identified services; and

displaying the customized menu on the mobile device.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising continuously determining whether the current location of the mobile device has changed to a new current location.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

identifying whether the new current location is a geographic region that is a sub-region within a larger geographic region that has previously been identified and a customized menu provided; and

updating the customized menu based on the services available with the identified sub-region.

14. The method of claim 12, further comprising, based on a determination that the current location of the mobile device has changed to a new current location:

determining whether the new current location falls within one or more of the geographic regions defined in the database; and

based on a determination that the new current location falls within one or more of the geographic regions;

identifying services available within the one or more geographic regions that the new current location of the mobile device is determined to be within;

updating the customized menu based on the identified services available within the one or more geographic regions that the new current location of the mobile device is determined to be within; and

displaying the updated customized menu on the mobile device.

15. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

identifying service providers of the identified services;

determining a prioritization of the service providers based on a first criteria; and

selecting a subset of the service providers based on the prioritization,

wherein the customized menu is generated based on the selected subset of service providers.

16. A product comprising:

a memory;

instructions stored in the memory that, when executed, cause a computer processor to;

determine a current location of a mobile device;

determine whether the current location falls within one or more geographic regions defined in a database;

based on a determination that the current location falls within one or more of the geographic regions;

identify a first set of services available within the one or more geographic regions that the current location of the mobile device is determined to be within;

generate a customized menu based on the identified first set of services; and

display the customized menu on the mobile device;

continuously determine whether the current location of the mobile device has changed to a new current location; and

based on a determination that the current location of the mobile device has changed to a new current location;

determine whether the new current location falls within one or more of the geographic regions defined in the database;

based on a determination that the new current location falls within one or more of the geographic regions;

identify a second set of services available within the one or more geographic regions that the new current location of the mobile device is determined to be within;

update the customized menu based on the identified second set of services; and

display the updated customized menu on the mobile device.

17. The product of claim 16, wherein the memory further comprises instructions stored thereon that, when executed, cause the processor to:

identify whether the new current location is a geographic region that is a sub-region within a larger geographic region that has previously been identified and a customized menu provided; and

update the customized menu based on the services available with the identified sub-region. 10

18. The product of claim 16, wherein the memory further comprises instructions stored thereon that, when executed, cause the processor to:

retrieve a profile of a user of the mobile device, and

select a customized menu based further on the retrieved user profile.

19. The product of claim 18, wherein the memory further comprises instructions stored thereon that, when executed, cause the processor to:

establish a task of the user based on the user'"'"'s current location and the user profile; and

display a list of available services on the user interface relevant to the established task.

20. The product of claim 16, wherein the memory further comprises instructions stored thereon that, when executed, cause the processor to:

identify the providers of the services available in the first set of services;

determine a prioritization of the service providers based on a first criteria;

select a subset of the service providers based on the prioritization; and

generate the customized menu based on the selected subset of service providers.