System and Method for Providing Geographically-Relevant Informantin to Mobile Users
First Claim
1. A method for providing geographically-relevant information to mobile users, the method comprising the acts of:
- receiving, by one or more backend servers over a network connection, location-referenced information from an information source, wherein the location-referenced information comprises an indication of a geographic location of the information source;
determining, by the one or more backend servers, a region for which the received location-referenced information is relevant;
determining a size and a shape of the region based on at least one of a type of the location-referenced information, a layout of streets/roads surrounding the information source, and a speed limit surrounding the information source;
identifying, by the one or more backend servers, one or more cellular base stations that provide wireless broadcast service over an actual broadcast region which covers at least a majority of the determined size and shape of the region;
providing, by the one or more backend servers, a condition message to each of the identified cellular base stations, wherein the condition message is based on the location-referenced information; and
instructing, by the one or more backend servers and without carrying out subscriber-specific processing, the identified base stations to wirelessly broadcast the condition message over the actual broadcast region, wherein the condition message is configured to be receivable by cellular-enabled mobile terminals only when located within the actual broadcast region.
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Abstract
Geographically-relevant information is provided to mobile users by having an information source provide location-referenced information to one or more backend server systems. In response, the backend server system determines a region for which the received location-referenced information is relevant, and then identifies one or more specific cellular base stations that provide wireless broadcast service over an actual broadcast region which covers at least a majority of the determined region. A condition message may then be provided to each of the identified cellular base stations, which are correspondingly instructed to wirelessly broadcast the message over the actual broadcast region.
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1. A method for providing geographically-relevant information to mobile users, the method comprising the acts of:
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receiving, by one or more backend servers over a network connection, location-referenced information from an information source, wherein the location-referenced information comprises an indication of a geographic location of the information source; determining, by the one or more backend servers, a region for which the received location-referenced information is relevant; determining a size and a shape of the region based on at least one of a type of the location-referenced information, a layout of streets/roads surrounding the information source, and a speed limit surrounding the information source; identifying, by the one or more backend servers, one or more cellular base stations that provide wireless broadcast service over an actual broadcast region which covers at least a majority of the determined size and shape of the region; providing, by the one or more backend servers, a condition message to each of the identified cellular base stations, wherein the condition message is based on the location-referenced information; and instructing, by the one or more backend servers and without carrying out subscriber-specific processing, the identified base stations to wirelessly broadcast the condition message over the actual broadcast region, wherein the condition message is configured to be receivable by cellular-enabled mobile terminals only when located within the actual broadcast region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for providing geographically-relevant information to mobile users, the system comprising:
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an information source configured to provide location-referenced information over a network connection, wherein the location-referenced information comprises an indication of a geographic location of the information source; and a backend server coupled to the network connection and configured to; receive the location-referenced information, determine a region for which the received location-referenced information is relevant, determine a size and a shape of the region based on at least one of a type of the location-referenced information, a layout of streets/roads surrounding the information source, and a speed limit surrounding the information source, identify one or more cellular base stations that provide wireless broadcast service over an actual broadcast region which covers at least a majority of the determined size and shape of the region, provide a condition message to each of the identified cellular base stations, wherein the condition message is based on the location-referenced information, and instruct, without carrying out subscriber-specific processing, the identified base stations to wirelessly broadcast the condition message over the actual broadcast region, wherein the condition message is configured to be receivable by cellular-enabled mobile terminals only when located within the actual broadcast region. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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