Geographical web browser, methods, apparatus and systems
DCFirst Claim
1. For use in a mobile data network environment comprising a packet switched data network, one or more network servers, a plurality of broadcast domain entities that are respectively coupled via respective network connections to the packet switched data network, and a plurality of mobile units, wherein each broadcast domain entity provides low power bi-directional wireless local area network access connectivity in a respective local coverage area to provide service to local users who may be present in the respective local coverage area and who carry respective ones of the mobile units, wherein a particular one of the mobile units comprises a processor, a memory, a user interface, and an air interface comprising a wireless transmitter, a wireless receiver, and a protocol stack adapted to process wireless local area network packet data transactions, wherein a particular user operates the particular mobile, unit and wherein the particular mobile unit is in communication with a particular broadcast domain entity when the particular mobile unit is located in a coverage area of the particular broadcast domain entity, a method comprising:
- receiving a user interest indication associated with the particular user, wherein the user interest indication identifies one or more user preferences used to determine one or more types of content the user desires to receive via one or more unsolicited pushed messages at the particular mobile unit;
receiving via the packet switched data network information associated with a wireless communication interaction between the particular mobile unit and the particular broadcast domain entity, and based upon the information, associating the location of the particular user with a geographical location associated with the particular broadcast domain entity;
causing a search to be performed over a plurality of sets of content to identify, if present, a resulting content that is categorized according to the user interest indication and is associated with a point of presence located in a vicinity of the particular local broadcast domain entity; and
causing information relating to the resulting content to be coupled via the packet switched data network to the particular broadcast domain entity so that the particular broadcast domain entity can wirelessly transmit the one or more unsolicited pushed messages using packet headers addressed to the particular mobile unit to automatically notify the particular mobile unit about the resulting content without the need to continuously maintain an active client-server session between a network server of the one or more network servers and the particular mobile unit between a first time when the user interest indication is received and a second time when the particular mobile unit receives the one or more unsolicited pushed messages.
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Abstract
A geographical web browser allows a user to navigate a network application such as the Word Wide Web by physically navigating in geographical coordinates and roaming through coverage areas of cellular base stations, wireless LANs, microcells, and other such broadcast domains. A mobile unit communicates with a network server via an air interface that supports wireless packet data. A network server uses a set of user preferences to filter a set of server-side information in accordance with a user'"'"'s interest and the user'"'"'s present location. A content-selective information filter performs a network server-side search to identify content that matches the user'"'"'s preferences and the user'"'"'s location and selectively generates an unsolicited push message at a later time to notify the user of relevant results when the user enters a geographical area where the search is satisfied. In some embodiments, the push message is used to notify the user that information is available for download, and in other embodiments the push message provides the content directly to the user.
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102 Claims
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1. For use in a mobile data network environment comprising a packet switched data network, one or more network servers, a plurality of broadcast domain entities that are respectively coupled via respective network connections to the packet switched data network, and a plurality of mobile units, wherein each broadcast domain entity provides low power bi-directional wireless local area network access connectivity in a respective local coverage area to provide service to local users who may be present in the respective local coverage area and who carry respective ones of the mobile units, wherein a particular one of the mobile units comprises a processor, a memory, a user interface, and an air interface comprising a wireless transmitter, a wireless receiver, and a protocol stack adapted to process wireless local area network packet data transactions, wherein a particular user operates the particular mobile, unit and wherein the particular mobile unit is in communication with a particular broadcast domain entity when the particular mobile unit is located in a coverage area of the particular broadcast domain entity, a method comprising:
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receiving a user interest indication associated with the particular user, wherein the user interest indication identifies one or more user preferences used to determine one or more types of content the user desires to receive via one or more unsolicited pushed messages at the particular mobile unit; receiving via the packet switched data network information associated with a wireless communication interaction between the particular mobile unit and the particular broadcast domain entity, and based upon the information, associating the location of the particular user with a geographical location associated with the particular broadcast domain entity; causing a search to be performed over a plurality of sets of content to identify, if present, a resulting content that is categorized according to the user interest indication and is associated with a point of presence located in a vicinity of the particular local broadcast domain entity; and causing information relating to the resulting content to be coupled via the packet switched data network to the particular broadcast domain entity so that the particular broadcast domain entity can wirelessly transmit the one or more unsolicited pushed messages using packet headers addressed to the particular mobile unit to automatically notify the particular mobile unit about the resulting content without the need to continuously maintain an active client-server session between a network server of the one or more network servers and the particular mobile unit between a first time when the user interest indication is received and a second time when the particular mobile unit receives the one or more unsolicited pushed messages. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 87, 88, 89)
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22. For use in a mobile data network environment comprising a packet switched data network, one or more network servers, a plurality of broadcast domain entities that are respectively coupled via respective network connections to the packet switched data network, and a plurality of mobile units, wherein each broadcast domain entity provides low power bi-directional wireless local area network access connectivity in a respective local coverage area to provide service to local users who may be present in the respective local coverage area and who carry respective ones of the mobile units, wherein a particular one of the mobile units comprises a processor, a memory, a user interface, and an air interface comprising a wireless transmitter, a wireless receiver, and a protocol stack adapted to process wireless local area network packet data transactions, wherein a particular user operates the particular mobile unit, and wherein the particular mobile unit is in communication with a particular broadcast domain entity when the particular mobile unit is located in a coverage area of the particular broadcast domain entity, a method comprising:
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receiving a user interest indication associated with the particular user, wherein the user interest indication identifies one or more user preferences used to determine one or more types of content the user desires to receive via one or more unsolicited pushed messages at the particular mobile unit; receiving via the packet switched data network a location indication that was wirelessly coupled by the particular mobile unit to the particular local broadcast domain entity; causing a search to be performed over a plurality of sets of content to identify, if present, a resulting content that is categorized according to the user interest indication and is associated with a point of presence located in a vicinity of the location identified in the location identification indication; and causing information relating to the resulting content to be coupled via the packet switched data network to the particular broadcast domain entity so that the particular broadcast domain entity can wirelessly transmit the one or more unsolicited pushed messages using packet headers addressed to the particular mobile unit to automatically notify the particular mobile unit about the resulting content without the need to continuously maintain an active client-server session between a network server of the one or more network servers and the particular mobile unit between a first time when the user interest indication is received and a second time when the particular mobile unit receives the one or more unsolicited pushed messages. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86)
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43. For use in a mobile data network environment comprising a packet switched data network, one or more network servers, a plurality of mobile units, and a cellular communication network comprising a plurality of cellular base stations each respectively coupled to the packet switched data network, wherein each cellular base station provides cellular radio access services to service mobile unit users who may be present and who carry respective ones of the mobile units, wherein a particular one of the mobile units comprises a processor, a memory, a user interface, and at least one cellular radio air interface comprising a wireless transmitter, a wireless receiver, and a protocol stack adapted to process wireless packet data transactions using a cellular communication network packet data service protocol, wherein a particular user operates the particular mobile unit, and wherein the particular mobile unit is in communication with at least a particular cellular base station when the particular mobile unit is located in a coverage area of the particular cellular base station, method comprising:
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receiving a user interest indication associated with the particular user, wherein the user interest indication identifies one or more user preferences used to determine one or more types of content the user desires to receive via one or more unsolicited pushed messages at the particular mobile unit; receiving via the packet switched data network a location indication that was coupled from the cellular communication network, wherein the location indication identifies at least an approximate geographical location of the particular mobile unit; causing a search to be performed over a plurality of sets of content to identify, if present, a resulting content that is categorized according to the user interest indication and is associated with a point of presence located in a vicinity of the location identified in the location identification indication; and causing information relating to the resulting content to be coupled via the packet switched data network to the cellular communication network so that the particular cellular base station can wirelessly transmit the one or more unsolicited pushed messages using one or more packet headers addressed to the particular mobile unit to automatically notify the particular mobile unit about the resulting content without the need to continuously maintain an active client-server session between a network server of the one or more network servers and the particular mobile unit between a first time when the user interest indication is received and a second time when the particular mobile unit receives the one or more unsolicited pushed messages. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77)
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90. For use in a mobile data network environment comprising a packet switched data network, one or more network servers, a plurality of mobile units, and a plurality of wireless packet access stations coupled to the packet switched data network, wherein each wireless packet access station provides wireless access services, wherein a particular one of the mobile units comprises a processor, a memory, a user interface, and at least one wireless air interface comprising a wireless transmitter, a wireless receiver, and a protocol stack adapted to process wireless packet data transactions using a wireless packet data network protocol, wherein a particular user operates the particular mobile unit, and the particular mobile unit is in communication with at least a particular wireless packet access station when the particular mobile unit is located in a coverage area of the particular wireless packet access station, a method comprising:
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receiving a user interest indication associated with the particular user, wherein the user interest indication identifies one or more user preferences used to identify advertisements of potential personal interest to the particular user; receiving via the packet switched data network a location indication, wherein the location indication identifies at least an approximate geographical location of the particular mobile unit; identifying a particular advertisement that comports with the user interest indication and is associated with the location identified in the location indication; and
causing information relating to the particular advertisement to be coupled via the packet switched data network to the particular wireless packet access station so that the particular wireless packet access station can wirelessly transmit the information relating to the particular advertisement via one or more unsolicited pushed messages using one or more packet headers addressed to the particular mobile unit without the need to continuously maintain an active client-server session between a network server of the one or more network servers and the particular mobile unit between a first time when the user interest indication is received to a second time when the particular mobile unit receives the one or more unsolicited pushed messages. - View Dependent Claims (91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102)
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