Location-aware service proxies in a short-range wireless environment
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1. A system for delivering location-based services to mobile clients in a building structure using short-range wireless technology, comprising:
- a plurality of short range wireless access points adapted to communicate with mobile clients;
a location registry for tracking a location of each mobile client; and
one or more location-aware service proxies adapted to receive from a mobile client a request for a location-based service and to deliver a response thereto, the response comprising location-based information provided in view of the requesting client'"'"'s location as tracked in the location registry;
wherein at least one of the location-aware service proxies is configured to;
receive a DNS request specifying a host name from a mobile client,determine if the requested host name corresponds to a location-based service, andresponsive to a determination that the requested host name corresponds to a location-based service, return an IP address of a host of the requested host name located within the same building structure as the mobile client based on the client'"'"'s location.
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Abstract
A system and a method for delivering location sensitive services within a short-range wireless environment. Service proxies are employed to customize queried information and make services available according to user identity and location.
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1. A system for delivering location-based services to mobile clients in a building structure using short-range wireless technology, comprising:
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a plurality of short range wireless access points adapted to communicate with mobile clients; a location registry for tracking a location of each mobile client; and one or more location-aware service proxies adapted to receive from a mobile client a request for a location-based service and to deliver a response thereto, the response comprising location-based information provided in view of the requesting client'"'"'s location as tracked in the location registry; wherein at least one of the location-aware service proxies is configured to; receive a DNS request specifying a host name from a mobile client, determine if the requested host name corresponds to a location-based service, and responsive to a determination that the requested host name corresponds to a location-based service, return an IP address of a host of the requested host name located within the same building structure as the mobile client based on the client'"'"'s location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for delivering location-based services to a plurality of mobile clients within a building structure using short-range wireless technology, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a plurality of requests for services from mobile clients; and providing location-aware services to the mobile clients from a plurality of location-aware service proxies, responsive to the plurality of requests; wherein at least one of the location-aware service proxies is adapted to perform the steps of; receiving a DNS request specifying a host name from a mobile client, determining that the requested host name corresponds to a location-based service, and determining an IP address of a host of the requested host name located within the same building structure as the mobile client based on the client'"'"'s location and in response to the determination that the requested host name corresponds to a location-based service. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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