LOCATION BASED SERVICES

• US 20130006849A1
• Filed: 06/28/2012
• Published: 01/03/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm technologies international, ltd. (Qualcomm, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Cambridge Silicon Radio Limited (Qualcomm, Inc.)
• Inventors: Morris, Paul
• Application Number:
  US13/536,015
• Publication Number:
  US 20130006849A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/39
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals

Abstract

A mobile device, comprising a Bluetooth system capable of establishing wireless Bluetooth communications, and also receiving Wi-Fi and/or GPS signals; an NFC communication system capable of establishing wireless NFC communications with a remote NFC device; and a processing system in communication with the Bluetooth system and the NFC system, the processing system configured to determine the location of the mobile device and conduct transactions utilising the NFC system.

Claims

1. A mobile device, comprising

a Bluetooth system capable of receiving Wi-Fi and/or GPS signals;

an NFC communication system capable of establishing wireless NFC communications with a remote NFC device; and

a processing system in communication with the Bluetooth system and the NFC system, the processing system configured to determine the location of the mobile device and conduct transactions utilising the NFC system.

2. A mobile device according to claim 1 wherein the Bluetooth system and the NFC system are integrated.

3. A method of conducting transactions utilising a mobile device, the method comprising the steps of

ascertaining the location of the mobile device utilising non-Bluetooth signals received by a Bluetooth system of the mobile device,

receiving electronic vouchers or information at the mobile device;

and

conducting a transaction utilising the NFC system and altering the transaction depending on the received vouchers or information.