Distributed location based service system
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1. A mobile communication device comprising:
- a location determination element;
a radio frequency transceiver connected to said location determination element;
an electronic memory connected to said transceiver;
a processor connected to said location determination element, said transceiver, and said memory; and
an output element connected to said processor;
wherein the mobile communication device is configured to receive a subset of the information of a location service provider, the subset of information regarding resources available proximate the location of the mobile communication device;
wherein the mobile communication device is configured to receive the subset of information in response to any one of a plurality of triggering conditions; and
wherein the mobile communication device is further configured to produce one or more long term user location profiles.
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Abstract
A system, apparatus, and method for providing a distributed location based service system to a mobile user. Information related to a particular geographic location may be electronically transferred to a mobile electronic device, without a request from the user, and interpreted locally on the device in the form of a virtual map of location based resources. The mobile device is capable of determining its location using a GPS (Global Positioning System) or a process of measurement and prediction based on calculation. The mobile device can then use the location information and compare it to available location based resources within the device.
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1. A mobile communication device comprising:
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a location determination element;
a radio frequency transceiver connected to said location determination element;
an electronic memory connected to said transceiver;
a processor connected to said location determination element, said transceiver, and said memory; and
an output element connected to said processor;
wherein the mobile communication device is configured to receive a subset of the information of a location service provider, the subset of information regarding resources available proximate the location of the mobile communication device;
wherein the mobile communication device is configured to receive the subset of information in response to any one of a plurality of triggering conditions; and
wherein the mobile communication device is further configured to produce one or more long term user location profiles. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A communication system comprising:
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a mobile communication device including a location determination element;
a radio frequency transceiver connected to said location determination element;
a memory connected to said transceiver;
a processor connected to said location determination element, said transceiver, and said memory; and
an output connected to said processor; and
a location resource server including a memory in which data is stored, said data pertaining to resources available at selected geographic locations, said location resource server capable of establishing communication with said mobile communication device;
whereby said location resource server can establish communication with said device and download information to said mobile communication device, whereby said device can process such information and output processed information on its output, said processed information pertaining to resources available at the location of said mobile communication device, and wherein the mobile communication device is further configured to produce one or more long term user location profiles and to receive information that is a subset of the information that can be downloaded from the location resource server in response to any one of a plurality of triggering conditions. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for supplying geographically based resource information to a mobile communication device, comprising:
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determining a long term location profile of said device;
communicating said long term location profile to a location resource server;
selecting information regarding items in a region based on said communicated determined long term location profile; and
downloading said selected information to said device;
wherein said selected information comprises contact information. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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