Subscriber delivered location-based services
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1. A method of providing location-based services to a subscriber of a wireless network, the method comprising:
- storing, on the network platform, subscriber profile information regarding the subscriber, the subscriber using a mobile unit;
thereafter receiving, on a network platform in communication with the subscriber, a service request from the mobile unit requesting information regarding the location-based services;
obtaining, on the network platform, location information regarding a location of the mobile unit;
identifying, on the network platform, a plurality of candidate service providers from a database of service providers, based upon the location of the mobile unit;
identifying, on the network platform, service provider information associated with the plurality of candidate service providers;
selecting, on the network platform, a subset of the plurality of candidate service providers based on the subscriber profile information, wherein selecting a subset comprises not selecting at least one of the plurality of candidate service providers;
outputting information regarding the subset of the plurality of candidate service providers to the mobile unit;
receiving an input from the mobile unit, wherein the input comprises a selection of a preferred service provider;
transmitting information regarding the subscriber to the preferred service provider;
initiating a transaction between the subscriber and the preferred service provider based on the information regarding the subscriber; and
receiving a transaction confirmation from the preferred service provider.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus are disclosed for providing subscriber delivered and personalized location-based services. In one embodiment, the invention is implemented in an intelligent wireless network (100). A subscriber initiates the location-based service process by entering a service request using a wireless telephone (102). The request is transmitted to an intelligent network platform (112) via cell site equipment (108) and MSC (110). An application implementing the process that runs on the platform (112) receives subscriber profile information (114), location finding equipment inputs (116) and service information (118) related to the service request. Based on these inputs, the application selects location-based service data that is transmitted to the telephone (102) via a data server (120), the MSC (110) and the cell site equipment.
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1. A method of providing location-based services to a subscriber of a wireless network, the method comprising:
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storing, on the network platform, subscriber profile information regarding the subscriber, the subscriber using a mobile unit; thereafter receiving, on a network platform in communication with the subscriber, a service request from the mobile unit requesting information regarding the location-based services; obtaining, on the network platform, location information regarding a location of the mobile unit; identifying, on the network platform, a plurality of candidate service providers from a database of service providers, based upon the location of the mobile unit; identifying, on the network platform, service provider information associated with the plurality of candidate service providers; selecting, on the network platform, a subset of the plurality of candidate service providers based on the subscriber profile information, wherein selecting a subset comprises not selecting at least one of the plurality of candidate service providers; outputting information regarding the subset of the plurality of candidate service providers to the mobile unit; receiving an input from the mobile unit, wherein the input comprises a selection of a preferred service provider; transmitting information regarding the subscriber to the preferred service provider; initiating a transaction between the subscriber and the preferred service provider based on the information regarding the subscriber; and receiving a transaction confirmation from the preferred service provider. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of providing location-based services to a subscriber of a wireless network, the method comprising:
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storing, on a network platform, subscriber profile information regarding the subscriber; thereafter receiving, on the network platform in communication with the subscriber, a service request from a mobile unit associated with the subscriber requesting information regarding the location-based services; obtaining, on the network platform, location information regarding a location of the mobile unit; identifying, on the network platform, a plurality of candidate service providers from a database of service providers, based upon the location of the mobile unit; identifying service provider information associated with the plurality of candidate service providers; selecting, on the network platform, one or more of the plurality of candidate service providers based on a comparison between the service provider information and the subscriber profile information; not selecting, on the network platform, at least one of the plurality of candidate service providers based on the comparison between the service provider information and the subscriber profile information; outputting the service provider information associated with the selected one or more of the plurality of candidate service providers to the mobile unit; receiving an input from the mobile unit, wherein the input comprises a selection of a preferred service provider; transmitting information regarding the subscriber to the preferred service provider; initiating a transaction between the subscriber and the preferred service provider based on the information; receiving a transaction confirmation from the preferred service provider; and transmitting the transaction confirmation to the subscriber. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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