Proximity based toll free communication services
First Claim
1. A method for establishing a communications channel between a mobile communications user and a public telecommunications system user, wherein said public telecommunications system user is a business, said method comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a database containing a directory of businesses, which use a public communications system, including fields regarding business geographic locations of said businesses, classifications of goods or services offered by said businesses, and corresponding telecommunications addresses of said businesses;
b) transmitting information, including a mobile user'"'"'s geographic location and a mobile user'"'"'s preference for goods or services, or a mobile user'"'"'s preference for both goods and services, to an information processor and to the database provided in step a;
c) comparing the information transmitted in step b to the information contained in the database to select a particular one of said businesses which furnishes the mobile user'"'"'s preferences for goods or services;
comparing the business geographic location with the mobile user'"'"'s geographic location to select the proximate one of said businesses which is located within a predetermined maximum range from the mobile user'"'"'s geographic location; and
d) retrieving the telecommunications address of the business selected by the comparison in step c.
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Abstract
A caller in a mobile vehicle requiring service determines his location such as longitude and latitude and transmits his location and service requirements in numbers; by wireless mobile phone tone signals to a remote directory station containing a data base with the phone numbers, service classifications and locations of service providers in the area of the caller to derive the telephone number of a provider who is conveniently closest to the caller and connects the caller to the communication channel of the selected telephone number or advises the caller of the selected providers telephone number. The database is regularly updated by the addition and deletion of providers subscribing to the service.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for establishing a communications channel between a mobile communications user and a public telecommunications system user, wherein said public telecommunications system user is a business, said method comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a database containing a directory of businesses, which use a public communications system, including fields regarding business geographic locations of said businesses, classifications of goods or services offered by said businesses, and corresponding telecommunications addresses of said businesses; b) transmitting information, including a mobile user'"'"'s geographic location and a mobile user'"'"'s preference for goods or services, or a mobile user'"'"'s preference for both goods and services, to an information processor and to the database provided in step a; c) comparing the information transmitted in step b to the information contained in the database to select a particular one of said businesses which furnishes the mobile user'"'"'s preferences for goods or services;
comparing the business geographic location with the mobile user'"'"'s geographic location to select the proximate one of said businesses which is located within a predetermined maximum range from the mobile user'"'"'s geographic location; andd) retrieving the telecommunications address of the business selected by the comparison in step c. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for providing a mobile communication user with information on businesses that are accessed via a public switched telephone network, said method comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a database containing a directory of businesses, which use a public communications system, including fields regarding business geographic locations of said businesses, classifications of goods or services offered by said businesses, and corresponding telephone numbers of said businesses; b) transmitting information, including a mobile user'"'"'s geographic location and a mobile user'"'"'s preference for goods or services, or both goods and services, to an information processor and to the database provided in step a; c) comparing the information transmitted in step b to the information contained in the database to select the business furnishing the mobile user'"'"'s preferences for goods or services and comparing the business geographic location with the mobile user'"'"'s geographic location to select the business which is located within a predetermined maximum range from the mobile user'"'"'s geographic location; d) retrieving the telephone number of the business selected by the comparison in step c; and e) informing the mobile user of the telephone number retrieved in step d. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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