METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING RELEVANT INFORMATION TO A MOBILE DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method for providing relevant information to a mobile device based at least in part on a current location of the mobile device, comprising:
- providing an entity structure comprising a plurality of entity records, wherein each entity record of the plurality of entity records corresponds to an entity, is associated with a proper subset of regions of a plurality of regions, and is categorized into at least one category of a plurality of categories based on a service provided by the entity; and
providing, based on the entity structure, a first region category index to the mobile device that is determined to be in a first region of the plurality of regions, the first region category index identifying only those categories in which at least one entity record associated with the first region has been categorized.
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Abstract
A method and system for providing relevant information to a mobile device. An entity structure is provided that includes entity records, each entity record corresponding to an entity that provides a service. Each entity record is associated with a proper subset of regions of a plurality of regions and is categorized into at least one category of a plurality of categories based on the service provided by the entity. A first region category index that is based on the entity structure is provided to a mobile device that is determined to be in a first region of the plurality of regions. The first region category index identifies only those categories in which at least one entity record associated with the first region has been categorized.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for providing relevant information to a mobile device based at least in part on a current location of the mobile device, comprising:
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providing an entity structure comprising a plurality of entity records, wherein each entity record of the plurality of entity records corresponds to an entity, is associated with a proper subset of regions of a plurality of regions, and is categorized into at least one category of a plurality of categories based on a service provided by the entity; and providing, based on the entity structure, a first region category index to the mobile device that is determined to be in a first region of the plurality of regions, the first region category index identifying only those categories in which at least one entity record associated with the first region has been categorized. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for providing relevant information to a mobile device based at least in part on a current location of the mobile device, comprising:
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a server configured to provide an entity structure comprising a plurality of entity records, wherein each entity record of the plurality of entity records corresponds to an entity, is associated with a proper subset of regions of a plurality of regions, and is categorized into at least one category of a plurality of categories based on a service provided by the entity; and a first region controller configured to provide, based on the entity structure, a first region category index to the mobile device, which is determined to be in a first region of the plurality of regions, the first region category index identifying only those categories in which at least one entity record associated with the first region has been categorized. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A method for providing relevant information to a mobile device based at least in part on a current location of the mobile device, comprising:
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generating an entity structure, the entity structure comprising a plurality of entity records, each entity record being categorized into at least one category and being associated with a particular region of a plurality of regions; generating a plurality of local index structures, each local index structure corresponding to a different one of the plurality of regions and comprising category entries that correspond to categories in which at least one entity record associated with the different one of the plurality of regions has been categorized; receiving a request from a mobile device in a first region of the plurality of regions; in response to the request, providing the local index structure that corresponds to the first region to the mobile device.
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