SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A ZONE OF RELEVANCE FOR SUBSCRIBER LOCATION AND NOTIFICATION
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for determining a zone of relevance for locating a wireless subscriber and making a user notification decision, the method comprising:
- obtaining application specific information from an application service provider;
extracting geographic information from a geographical database based on information obtained from the application;
obtaining subscriber profile and real time information related to said subscriber from a serving wireless network;
retrieving information related to said subscriber'"'"'s preferences related to said application from an auxiliary subscriber database;
extracting relevant dynamic inputs from external sources over a predefined application programming interface;
determining a value of the user notification based on weighting of said obtained and extracted information combined with historical use information;
determining a zone of relevance for the wireless subscriber based on comparing a notification value-cost ratio to a threshold value; and
notifying a user, based on predetermined criteria for a determined value of notification.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method for determining a zone of relevance for locating wireless subscribers of interest to a location based application and making a user notification decision including: obtaining application specific information from an application service provider; obtaining wireless subscriber profile and real time information from a serving wireless network operator; accessing a geographical database to extract related geographic information; extracting relevant dynamic inputs from external sources; determining the value of user notification based on weighting of said extracted information and historical use information; and determining a corresponding zone of relevance wherein notifying the user meets certain criteria for the determined value of notification.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for determining a zone of relevance for locating a wireless subscriber and making a user notification decision, the method comprising:
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obtaining application specific information from an application service provider; extracting geographic information from a geographical database based on information obtained from the application; obtaining subscriber profile and real time information related to said subscriber from a serving wireless network; retrieving information related to said subscriber'"'"'s preferences related to said application from an auxiliary subscriber database; extracting relevant dynamic inputs from external sources over a predefined application programming interface; determining a value of the user notification based on weighting of said obtained and extracted information combined with historical use information; determining a zone of relevance for the wireless subscriber based on comparing a notification value-cost ratio to a threshold value; and notifying a user, based on predetermined criteria for a determined value of notification. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer-implemented method for deciding whether and how to notify a user, the method comprising:
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determining that a wireless subscriber is within a zone of relevance; determining applicable notification methods based on application-specific information obtained from an application service provider, wireless subscriber profile information and real time information obtained from a wireless network, and information from a geographic database; determining the costs of said applicable notification methods; performing a value-cost comparison by comparing the notification value-cost ratio to a predetermined threshold; making a decision to notify the user based on the value-cost comparison; selecting a notification method with highest value to cost ratio; and using the selected notification method to notify the user. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-implemented method for deciding whether and how to locate a mobile subscriber, the method comprising:
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determining applicable location determination methods within a zone of relevance based on application specific information obtained from an application service provider, information from a wireless network serving the subscriber, and information extracted from a geographic database; determining applicable notification methods within the zone of relevance; determining costs associated with the applicable location determination and notification methods; performing a notification value-cost comparison by comparing a notification value-cost ratio to a threshold; making a user notification decision; and determining a location determination quality and update requirement for the mobile subscriber commensurate with the decision whether to notify or not notify a user. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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