System and method for providing a location snapshot service and associating a snapshot with location container data

• US 7,490,003 B2
• Filed: 04/18/2005
• Issued: 02/10/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/18/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Flynt, David W.
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, TAN QUANG
• Application Number:
  US11/108,926
• Publication Number:
  US 20060235605A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,394 Days
• Field of Search: 701/207, 701/200, 701/208, 701/211, 355/414.2, 355/456.1, 355/456.3, 709/241
• US Class Current: 701/200
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42348 Location-based services which utilize the location information of a target

Abstract

A system and method for providing a location snapshot service and associating a snapshot with location container data. The system includes a snapshot service for detecting the position of the computing device. The position of the computing device is associated with a street address. The street address is an identifier for a location container. The location container may be associated with internal data that is associated with the street address. The location container may also be associated with external network data that is associated with the street address. In this manner, a computing device may optimize the use of position data to increase computing functionality and applications on a computing device.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for organizing dynamic communication data by a location container identified by a street address, the method comprising:

receiving position data on a mobile computing device, where the position data indicates a current location of the mobile computing device;

resolving the position data into a street address;

generating a location container;

associating the street address resolved from the position data with the generated location container, wherein the location container is identified by the street address;

receiving dynamic communication data associated with a remote computing device, wherein the dynamic communication data is configured to provide two-way communication between the mobile computing device and the remote communication device, wherein the dynamic communication data is identified by the street address; and

storing the dynamic communication data identified by the street address in generated location container identified by the street address.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

after storing the dynamic communication data, determining whether the dynamic communication data is currently associated with the street address; and

removing the dynamic communication data from the generated location container identified by the street address when the dynamic communication data is not currently associated with the street address.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein the dynamic communication data is an identifier of a user associated with the remote communication device, wherein the identifier indicates that the user is currently at the street address.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein receiving dynamic communication data with a remote computing device includes:

querying the Internet with the street address;

determining a service associated with the street address; and

receiving two-way transactional data for generating a transaction between the mobile computing device and the service identified by the street address.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4, wherein determining a service associated with the street address includes receiving a list of services on the mobile computing device and receiving a user selection of one of the services in the list.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 4, wherein the two-way transaction data includes a request for service and a bill for service.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, wherein the two-way transaction data includes a bill-pay service.

8. A computer-readable storage medium having computer executable instructions for organizing dynamic communication data by a location container identified by a street address. the instructions comprising:

receiving position data on a mobile computing device, where the position data indicates a current location of the mobile computing device;

resolving the position data into a street address;

generating a location container;

associating the street address resolved from the position data with the generated location container, wherein the location container is identified by the street address;

receiving dynamic identifiers associated with a remote computing device, wherein the dynamic communication data is configured to provide communication between the mobile computing device and the remote communication device, wherein the dynamic communication data is identified by the street address; and

storing the dynamic communication data identified by the street address in the generated location container identified by the street address.

9. The computer-readable storage medium of claim. 8, further comprising:

after storing the dynamic communication data, determining whether the dynamic communication data is currently associated with the street address; and

removing the dynamic communication data from the generated location container identified by the Street address when the dynamic communication data is not currently associated with the street address.

10. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the dynamic communication data is an identifier of a user associated with the remote communication device, wherein the identifier indicates that the user is currently at the street address.

11. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein receiving dynamic communication data with a remote computing device includes:

querying the Internet with the street address;

determining a service associated with the street address; and

receiving two-way transactional data for generating a transaction between the mobile computing device and the service identified by the Street address.

12. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein determining a service associated with the street address includes receiving a list of services on the mobile computing device and receiving a user selection of one of the services in the list.

13. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the transaction data includes a request for service and a bill for service.

14. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the transaction data includes a bill-pay service.

15. A system for organizing dynamic communication data by a location container identified by a street address, the system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory having computer-executable instructions stored thereon, wherein the instructions are configured for;

receiving position data on a mobile computing device, where the position data indicates a current location of the mobile computing device;

resolving the position data into a street address;

generating a location container;

associating the street address resolved from the position data with the generated location container, wherein the location container is identified by the street address;

receiving dynamic communication darn associated with a remote computing device, wherein the dynamic communication data is configured to provide two-way communication between the mobile computing device and the remote communication device, wherein the dynamic communication data is identified by the street address; and

storing the dynamic communication data identified by the street address in the generated location container identified by the street address.

16. The system of claim 15, further comprising:

after storing the dynamic communication data, determining whether the dynamic communication data is currently associated with the street address; and

removing the dynamic communication data from the generated location container identified by the street address when the dynamic communication data is not currently associated with the street address.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the dynamic communication data is an identifier of a user associated with the remote communication device, wherein the identifier indicates that the user is currently at the street address.

18. The system of claim 15, wherein receiving dynamic communication data with a remote computing device includes:

querying the Internet with the street address;

determining a service associated with the street address; and

receiving two-way transactional data for generating a transaction between the mobile computing device and the service identified by the street address.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein determining a service associated with the street address includes receiving a list of services on the mobile computing device and receiving a user selection of one of the services in the list.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein the two-way transaction data includes a request for service and a bill for service.