System, Method and Computer Readable Storage Medium for Storing Thereof for Providing Location-Based Service

• US 20140141809A1
• Filed: 01/25/2013
• Published: 05/22/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/20/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Institute For Information Industry
• Original Assignee: Institute For Information Industry
• Inventors: Chin, Shan, Wang, Feng-Sheng
• Granted Patent: US 8,880,102 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.3
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/50 Service provisioning or reconfiguring

Abstract

A method for providing a location-based service is provided. The method comprises steps outlined below. A geometrical position of a mobile device is detected. A service area that the geometrical position locates is determined to further acquire the mobile device whether it has at least one corresponding application program that corresponds to the service area. The corresponding application program is provided to the mobile device when the mobile device does not have the corresponding application program.

Claims

1. A method for providing a location-based service (LBS) comprising:

detecting a geometrical position of a mobile device;

determining a service area that the geometrical position locates to further acquire the mobile device whether it has at least one corresponding application program that corresponds to the service area; and

providing the corresponding application program to the mobile device when the mobile device does not have the corresponding application program.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining whether the geometrical position of the mobile device has changed such that the mobile device leaves the service area; and

controlling the mobile device to remove the corresponding application program when the geometrical position of the mobile device has changed such that the mobile device leaves the service area.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining whether the geometrical position of the mobile device has changed such that the mobile device leaves the service area for a specific time period; and

controlling the mobile device to remove the corresponding application program when the geometrical position of the mobile device has changed such that the mobile device leaves the service area for the specific time period.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein when the mobile device already has the corresponding application program, the method further comprises the steps of:

determining whether the number of times that the corresponding application program has been downloaded to the mobile device exceeds a specific number; and

controlling the mobile device to continue to store the corresponding application program when the number of times exceeds the specific number.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising a step of providing the corresponding application program to the mobile device according to the service area and a user attribute.

6. A system for providing a location-based service comprising:

a mobile device comprising a geometrical positioning module for detecting a geometrical position of the mobile device; and

a server comprising;

a network module;

a storage module for storing a plurality of application programs; and

a processing module for receiving information of the geometrical position of the mobile device through the network module to determine a service area that the geometrical position locates to further acquire the mobile device whether it has at least one corresponding application program that corresponds to the service area;

wherein when the mobile device does not have the corresponding application program, the processing module provides the corresponding application program from the storage module to the mobile device.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the processing module further determines whether the geometrical position of the mobile device has changed such that the mobile device leaves the service area so as to control the mobile device to remove the corresponding application program when the geometrical position of the mobile device has changed such that the mobile device leaves the service area.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein the processing module further determines whether the geometrical position of the mobile device has changed such that the mobile device leaves the service area for a specific time period so as to control the mobile device to remove the corresponding application program when the geometrical position of the mobile device has changed such that the mobile device leaves the service area for the specific time period.

9. The system of claim 6, wherein when the processing module determines that the mobile device already has the corresponding application program, the processing module further determines whether the number of times that the corresponding application program has been downloaded to the mobile device exceeds a specific number so as to control the mobile device to continue to store the corresponding application program when the number of times exceeds the specific number.

10. The system of claim 6, wherein the processing module controls the network module to provide the corresponding application program to the mobile device according to the service area and a user attribute.

11. The system of claim 6, wherein the geometrical positioning module detects the geometrical position according to a position coordinate from a global positioning system (GPS), a GLONASS positioning system or a Galileo position system.

12. The system of claim 6, wherein the storage module further stores a look-up table to record a corresponding relation of the plurality of application programs and a plurality of coverage areas such that the processing module actually inquires the look-up table according to the service area to further acquire the mobile device whether it has at least one corresponding application program that corresponds to the service area.

13. The system of claim 6, wherein the processing module controls the network module to provide the corresponding application program to the mobile device from the plurality of application programs according to the service area and the look-up table.

14. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium to store a computer program to execute method for providing a location-based service, wherein the method comprises:

detecting a geometrical position of a mobile device;

determining a service area that the geometrical position locates to further acquire the mobile device whether it has at least one corresponding application program that corresponds to the service area; and

providing the corresponding application program to the mobile device when the mobile device does not have the corresponding application program.

15. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein the method further comprises:

determining whether the geometrical position of the mobile device has changed such that the mobile device leaves the service area; and

controlling the mobile device to remove the corresponding application program when the geometrical position of the mobile device has changed such that the mobile device leaves the service area.

16. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein the method further comprises:

determining whether the geometrical position of the mobile device has changed such that the mobile device leaves the service area for a specific time period; and

controlling the mobile device to remove the corresponding application program when the geometrical position of the mobile device has changed such that the mobile device leaves the service area for the specific time period.

17. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein when the mobile device already has the corresponding application program, the method further comprises the steps of:

determining whether the number of times that the corresponding application program has been downloaded to the mobile device exceeds a specific number; and

controlling the mobile device to continue to store the corresponding application program when the number of times exceeds the specific number.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein the method further comprises a step of providing the corresponding application program to the mobile device according to the service area and a user attribute.