Finding locally-relevant information in a document
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1. A method of finding locally-relevant information in a physical or electronic document already possessed by a user, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) sending a query message from a mobile entity associated with the user via a mobile radio infrastructure to a service system, the query message identifying the document to the system;
(b) providing location data regarding the location of the mobile entity to the service system;
(c) under the control of the service system, obtaining a document reference indicating where, in the document, information can be found that is relevant to the locality of the mobile entity as indicated by said location data;
(d) returning the document reference to the mobile entity.
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Abstract
In order to find locally relevant information in a physical or electronic document (71), such as a guide book, which a user (70) already possesses, the user contacts a service system (40) over a mobile radio infrastructure (10). The service system (40) is provided both with the identity of the document and the location of the user. The service system (40) accesses a database (44) that correlates location to a document reference, such as a page number, where relevant information can be found in the document (71). The document reference is returned to the user (70).
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1. A method of finding locally-relevant information in a physical or electronic document already possessed by a user, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) sending a query message from a mobile entity associated with the user via a mobile radio infrastructure to a service system, the query message identifying the document to the system; (b) providing location data regarding the location of the mobile entity to the service system; (c) under the control of the service system, obtaining a document reference indicating where, in the document, information can be found that is relevant to the locality of the mobile entity as indicated by said location data; (d) returning the document reference to the mobile entity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A service system for use in finding locally-relevant information in a physical or electronic document already possessed by a user, the service system comprising:
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a communication subsystem for communicating with a mobile entity of the user via a communications infrastructure that includes a mobile radio network with which the mobile entity can communicate; a query handler for receiving a query message from the mobile entity via the communications infrastructure, the query message identifying the document to the system; a location-determination arrangement for providing location data regarding the location of the mobile entity; and a document-reference determination subsystem for providing a reference indicative of where, in the identified document, information can be found that is relevant to the locality of the mobile entity as indicated by said location data; the query handler being operative to return to the mobile entity, via the communications infrastructure, the document reference provided by the document-reference determination subsystem. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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