Method and apparatus for providing a user of a mobile communication terminal or a group of users with an information message with an adaptive content
First Claim
1. A method for providing a user of a mobile communication terminal or a group of users with a time-dependent information message, the method comprising:
- a) determining the location of the mobile communication terminal;
b) determining a user profile of the user or the group of users;
c) generating a content of the information message according to the determined user profile and according to the current time;
d) providing the information message to the user or the group of users, without first generating a request message on behalf of the user or the group of users;
e) selecting an electronic display for providing the information message to the user or the group of users according to the determined location of the user or the group of users; and
f) automatically displaying the information message to the user or the group of users by means of the electronic display selected.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method and an apparatus (5) for providing a user of a mobile communication terminal (4) or a group of users with a time-dependent information message. The location of the mobile communication terminal (4) is determined. A user profile (6) of the user or the group of users is determined. A content of the information message is generated according to the determined user profile (6) and according to the current time. The information message is provided to the user or the group of users. In order to provide a user or a group of users with highly relevant information, i.e. with up-to-date information concerning the user'"'"'s interests and depending on his location, it is suggested that
an electronic display (3) and/or (8) for providing the information message to the user or the group of users is selected according to the determined location of the user or the group of users and the location of the electronic display (3, 8); and
the information message is displayed automatically to the user or the group of users by means of the electronic display (3, 8) selected, whereas
the user profile (6) and/or the location of the mobile communication terminal (4) is determined by means of a terminal identifier associated to the mobile communication terminal (4).
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19 Claims
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1. A method for providing a user of a mobile communication terminal or a group of users with a time-dependent information message, the method comprising:
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a) determining the location of the mobile communication terminal;
b) determining a user profile of the user or the group of users;
c) generating a content of the information message according to the determined user profile and according to the current time;
d) providing the information message to the user or the group of users, without first generating a request message on behalf of the user or the group of users;
e) selecting an electronic display for providing the information message to the user or the group of users according to the determined location of the user or the group of users; and
f) automatically displaying the information message to the user or the group of users by means of the electronic display selected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus for providing a user or a group of users of a mobile communication terminal with a time-dependent information message, comprising:
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a) means for determining the location of the mobile communication terminal;
b) means for determining a user profile of the user or the group of users;
c) means for generating a content of the information message according to the determined user profile and according to the current time;
d) means for providing the information message to the user or the group of users, without first generating a request message on behalf of the user or the group of users;
e) means for selecting an electronic display for providing the information message to the user or the group of users according to the determined location of the user or the group of users; and
f) means for automatically transmitting the information message to the electronic display selected, wherein at least either (1) the means for determining the user profile receives a terminal identifier associated to the mobile communication terminal or (2) the means for determining the location of the mobile communication terminal receives a location identifier associated to the mobile communication terminal. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
wherein the means for determining the user profile compares the received terminal identifier with the terminal identifiers of the user profiles stored and selects a user profile from the user profiles stored, which has a terminal identifier corresponding to the received terminal identifier. -
15. The apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the user profiles contain preferred user categories comprising the user'"'"'s or the group of users'"'"' interests.
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16. The apparatus according to claim 13, wherein a multiplicity of information messages is stored in the apparatus, and
wherein the means for generating the content of the information message selects an information message from the information messages stored. -
17. The apparatus according to claim 16, wherein preferred target categories are associated to the information messages stored, the target categories comprising preferred interests of users for which the information message is intended,
wherein user categories are associated to the user profiles stored, the user categories comprising the user'"'"'s or the group of users'"'"' preferred interests, and wherein the means for generating the content of the information message determines the number of correspondences between the target categories and the user categories. -
18. The apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the location identifier comprises one of a coordinate identifier of a Global Positioning System (GPS) and a cell identifier of a cellular mobile communication system.
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19. The apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the information message generated includes one of advertisement, an offer of a service provided, and an offer of a product provider within the determined location of the mobile communication terminal.
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