Systems and methods for obtaining location based information using a mobile communication device
First Claim
1. A method for obtaining location based information for a mobile wireless communication device, the method comprising:
- accessing a network based server;
obtaining coarse position information of the mobile wireless communication device;
providing the coarse position information to the network based server;
requesting a menu of services from the network based server;
receiving the menu of services from the network based server based on the coarse position information;
receiving a service selection from the menu;
initiating a communication to an information server associated with the selected service;
obtaining fine position information of the mobile wireless communication device;
providing the fine position information to the information server; and
receiving service information corresponding to the selected service based on the fine position information.
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Abstract
A method for obtaining information related to services within a certain area using a mobile communication device includes downloading a menu of services based on a coarse determination of the position of the mobile communication device, where each service in the menu is associated with a telephone number. The associated telephone number is used to connect to a networked based server that stores information related to a plurality of services. Once the menu of services and associated telephone numbers is downloaded, a subscriber can select one of the services in order to obtain information related to the service using the associated number.
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14 Claims
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1. A method for obtaining location based information for a mobile wireless communication device, the method comprising:
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accessing a network based server; obtaining coarse position information of the mobile wireless communication device; providing the coarse position information to the network based server; requesting a menu of services from the network based server; receiving the menu of services from the network based server based on the coarse position information; receiving a service selection from the menu; initiating a communication to an information server associated with the selected service; obtaining fine position information of the mobile wireless communication device; providing the fine position information to the information server; and receiving service information corresponding to the selected service based on the fine position information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A mobile communication device comprising:
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a position determination system; a processor coupled to the position determination system; a radio coupled to the processor and configured to transmit and receive signals; and a memory, coupled to the processor and configured to store instructions, the instructions configured to cause the processor to perform the following steps; access a network based server; obtain coarse position information of the mobile wireless communication device; provide the coarse position information to the network based server; request a menu of services from the network based server; receive the menu of services from the network based server based on the coarse position information; determine that a service has been selected from the menu; initiate a communication with an information server associated with the selected service using the radio; obtain fine position information of the mobile wireless communication device using the position determination system; provide the fine position information to the information server; and receive service information corresponding to the selected service based on the fine position information. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A server for a mobile communication network, the server comprising:
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a memory, configured to store instructions; a processor coupled to the memory, and configured to execute the instructions comprising; receiving a coarse position of a mobile wireless communication device; providing a menu of services based on the coarse position; receiving a service information request corresponding to an item of the menu of services; receiving fine position information of the mobile wireless communication device; retrieving service information corresponding to the service information request based on the fine position information; and transmitting the service information to the wireless mobile communication device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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