Method and apparatus for providing location based vendor information to a wireless mobile terminal
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving subscriber provisioned response criteria from a subscriber for generating a location based vendor information response;
storing the subscriber provisioned response criteria;
receiving a request for location based vendor information from a subscriber mobile terminal at a locaton;
determining the location of the subscriber mobile terminal upon receiving the request;
retrieving the stored subscriber provisioned response criteria upon receiving the request;
retrieving location based vendor information satisfying the subscriber provisioned response criteria for the determined subcriber mobile terminal location upon receiving the request;
preparing a response upon receiving the request including the location based vendor information satisfying the subscriber provisioned response criteria; and
sending the response to the subscriber mobile terminal.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for providing location based vendor information to a wireless mobile terminal is provided. The method includes receiving subscriber provisioned response criteria from a subscriber, receiving a request for location based vendor information from a subscriber mobile terminal, determining the location of the subscriber mobile terminal, retrieving location based vendor information for the mobile terminal'"'"'s location, and sending the location based vendor information in a response satisfying the subscriber provisioned response criteria to the subscriber mobile terminal.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving subscriber provisioned response criteria from a subscriber for generating a location based vendor information response; storing the subscriber provisioned response criteria; receiving a request for location based vendor information from a subscriber mobile terminal at a locaton; determining the location of the subscriber mobile terminal upon receiving the request; retrieving the stored subscriber provisioned response criteria upon receiving the request; retrieving location based vendor information satisfying the subscriber provisioned response criteria for the determined subcriber mobile terminal location upon receiving the request; preparing a response upon receiving the request including the location based vendor information satisfying the subscriber provisioned response criteria; and sending the response to the subscriber mobile terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for providing location based vendor information to a mobile terminal comprising:
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means for receiving subscriber provisioned response criteria from a subscriber for generating a location based vendor information response; means for storing the subscriber provisioned response criteria; means for receiving a request at a location for location based vendor information from a subscriber mobile terminal; means for determining the location of the subscriber mobile terminal upon receiving the request; means for retrieving the stored subscriber provisioned response criteria upon receiving the request; means for retrieving location based vendor information satisfying the subscriber provisioned response criteria for the determined subscriber mobile terminal location upon receiving the request; means for preparing a response upon receiving the request including the location based vendor information satisfying the subscriber provisioned response criteria; and means for sending the response to the subscriber mobile terminal.
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