SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REQUESTING AND PROVIDING LOCATION-BASED ASSITANCE
First Claim
1. A method for requesting location-based assistance executed on a mobile device of an assistance requester, including the following steps:
- executing an assistance request module of the mobile device to obtain information on the assistance requester'"'"'s location; and
transmitting assistance request information including the assistance requester'"'"'s location information and an assistance service selected by the assistance requester to a server of a joint assistance service provider, the server analyzing the assistance request information and generating an assistance service list containing assistance-related data that is related to the assistance requester'"'"'s location information based on the assistance request information;
wherein at least one user of a social media receives a notification including the assistance request information for enabling the at least one user of the social media to connect to the server for obtaining the assistance service list and to provide assistance based on the assistance service list.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method for requesting location-based assistance executed on a mobile device of an assistance requester, and a method and system for providing location-based assistance executed on a server of a joint assistance service provider. The present invention integrates mobile positioning and telecommunications technologies to provide assistance provision information. In the present invention, an assistance request module of the mobile device is activated for execution to locate the assistance requester; assistance request information containing the assistance requester'"'"'s location information is transmitted to the server of the joint assistance service provider. Then, the mobile device is connected to a social networking website or an assistance provider via the server of the joint assistance service provider to receive real-time assistance provision information. The present invention improves conventional assistance request methods as well as assistance provision timings. Also, the assistance request information, containing the assistance requester'"'"'s location information, is analyzed to provide more accurate assistance-related data to the assistance provider. Therefore, the present invention allows the efficiency of providing assistance to be improved.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for requesting location-based assistance executed on a mobile device of an assistance requester, including the following steps:
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executing an assistance request module of the mobile device to obtain information on the assistance requester'"'"'s location; and transmitting assistance request information including the assistance requester'"'"'s location information and an assistance service selected by the assistance requester to a server of a joint assistance service provider, the server analyzing the assistance request information and generating an assistance service list containing assistance-related data that is related to the assistance requester'"'"'s location information based on the assistance request information; wherein at least one user of a social media receives a notification including the assistance request information for enabling the at least one user of the social media to connect to the server for obtaining the assistance service list and to provide assistance based on the assistance service list. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for providing location-based assistance executed on a server of a joint assistance service provider, including the following steps:
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receiving assistance request information from a mobile device of an assistance requester, the assistance request information including the assistance requester'"'"'s location information and an assistance service selected by the assistance requester, wherein the assistance requester'"'"'s location information is obtained by executing an assistance request module of the mobile device; and analyzing the assistance request information and generating an assistance service list containing assistance-related data that is related to the assistance requester'"'"'s location information based on the assistance request information; and wherein at least one user of a social media receives a notification including the assistance request information for enabling the at least one user of the social media to connect to the server for obtaining the assistance service list and to provide assistance provision information based on the assistance service list. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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