Multimedia information and information inquiry download service

• US 7,245,926 B2
• Filed: 04/09/2004
• Issued: 07/17/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/11/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Far Eastone Telecommunications Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Far Eastone Telecommunications Company Limited
• Inventors: Liao, Sheng-Hsuan, Tsai, Meng-Ying, Kao, Ting-Hsun
• Primary Examiner(s): Trost; William
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ewart; James D.
• Application Number:
  US10/820,742
• Publication Number:
  US 20040214557A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,194 Days
• Field of Search: 455/405, 455/406, 455/414.1, 455/414.2, 455/414.3, 455/426.1, 455/466, 455/456.3, 455/408, 701/200, 701/201, 701207-211, 370/395.5, 707/104.1, 707/1, 707/3, 707/10, 707/14.11, 709217-219, 709/230
• US Class Current: 455/456.3
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/184 Messaging devices, e.g. message centre
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99945 Object-oriented database structure processing

Abstract

A method of a multimedia information service and an information inquiry download service. Users access an information inquiry platform with mobile phones, in order to search for and download information. Depending on the type of requested information a content provider obtains or supplies the user'"'"'s desired information. The information is then transmitted to a common service platform. The common service platform transmits the information to the user'"'"'s mobile phone via a multimedia service center. If necessary, the user'"'"'s location can be automatically obtained in order to provide location specific information such as maps, directions, or addresses.

Claims

1. A multimedia information and information inquiry download service comprising:

a user uses a mobile phone to access an information inquiry service platform to search for and download information;

according to the information requested, the information inquiry service platform contacts a content provider to obtain the information requested by the user, the content provider providing the information to the information inquiry service platform;

the information inquiry service platform sends the information via a common service platform to a multimedia information service center;

the multimedia information service center sends the information to the mobile phone of the user, responsive to completion of sending the information to the mobile phone the multimedia information service center sends a message to the information inquiry service platform; and

the information inquiry service platform transmit data for billing to the common service platform responsive to the message from the multimedia information service center.

2. The multimedia information and information inquiry download service of claim 1, whereby the information inquiry service platform is accessed via unstructured supplementary service data (USSD).

3. The multimedia information and information inquiry download service of claim 1, whereby the information inquiry service platform is accessed via wireless application protocol (WAP).

4. The multimedia information and information inquiry download service of claim 1, whereby according to the requested information, the information inquiry service platform obtains location information of the user via the common service platform and then contacts the content provider to obtain location specific information according to the location information of the user.

5. A multimedia information and information inquiry download service comprising:

a user accesses an information inquiry service platform with a mobile phone to search for and download information;

the information inquiry service platform sends a request for the information to a content provider, where the information to be downloaded is dependent on a location of the mobile phone the information inquiry service platform obtains location information of the mobile phone via a common service platform and then contacts the content provider to obtain location specific information according to the location information of the user;

the content provider obtains the requested information and sends the information to the common service platform;

the common service platform sends the received information to a

multimedia information service center;

the multimedia information service center sends the information to the user'"'"'s mobile phone, responsive to completion of sending the information to the mobile phone the multimedia information service center sends a message to the information inquiry service platform; and

the information inquiry service platform transmit data for billing to the common service platform responsive to the message from the multimedia information service center.

6. The multimedia information and information inquiry download service of claim 5, whereby the information inquiry service platform is accessed via unstructured supplementary service data (USSD).

7. The multimedia information and information inquiry download service of claim 5, whereby, the information inquiry service platform is accessed via wireless application protocol (WAP).