Method and system for providing preference based location aware content

• US 7,548,198 B2
• Filed: 09/28/2007
• Issued: 06/16/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: OL Security LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Federal Network Systems LLC (Jacobs Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: Mergen, John-Francis
• Primary Examiner(s): Tarcza; Thomas H
• Assistant Examiner(s): Mull; Fred H
• Application Number:
  US11/864,556
• Publication Number:
  US 20090085803A1
• Time in Patent Office: 627 Days
• Field of Search: 342/357.07, 342/357.09, 342/357.1, 342/357.13, 701/209, 701/210
• US Class Current: 342/357.75
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/26 specially adapted for navigation in a road network
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/15 Information service where the information is dependent on the location of the subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/30 Determination of the location of a subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4872 Non-interactive information services
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/493 Interactive information services, e.g. directory enquiries ; Arrangements therefor, e.g. interactive voice response [IVR] systems or voice portals

Abstract

A system and method in accordance with exemplary embodiments may include receiving data associated with retrieving location specific downloadable content for a Global Positioning System (GPS) enabled device via a network, retrieving location specific downloadable content at least based on an approximate location of the Global Positioning System (GPS) enabled device, and sending location specific downloadable content to the Global Positioning System (GPS) enabled device via the network.

Claims

1. A method, comprising

receiving data associated with retrieving location specific downloadable content for a Global Positioning System (GPS) enabled device via a network, wherein receiving data comprises receiving a user subject matter preference;

storing in a database data associated with user profile information comprising at least one of;

a user subject matter preference and a user token;

retrieving the location specific downloadable content at least based on an approximate location of the Global Positioning System (GPS) enabled device and the user subject matter preference; and

sending the location specific downloadable content to the Global Positioning System (GPS) enabled device via the network.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving data further comprises receiving user profile information associated with one or more user preferences.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the one or more user preferences include at least one of:

a travel route built prior to traveling using a user system, a travel route built prior to traveling using the Global Positioning System (GPS) enabled device, and a travel route built while traveling using the Global Positioning System (GPS) enabled device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the user preferred search topic includes at least one of:

a search topic built from a predetermined taxonomy and a search topic built from user specific taxonomy.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving data further comprises receiving a request for location specific downloadable content from the Global Positioning System (GPS) enabled device.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein retrieving location specific downloadable content further comprises formulating a search query at least based on the request for location specific downloadable content.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein retrieving location specific downloadable content further comprises receiving one or more search results from the search query.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein sending location specific downloadable content to the Global Positioning System (GPS) enabled device further comprises managing transmission of one or more search results to the Global Positioning System (GPS) enabled device based on one or more predetermined user rules.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising sending location specific downloadable content to the Global Positioning System (GPS) enabled device in response to polling information based on the one or more predetermined user rules.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the one or more predetermined user rules include at least one of:

no user rules, query a user associated with the Global Positioning System (GPS) enabled device for instructions prior to sending location specific downloadable content to the Global Positioning System (GPS) enabled device, and query the user associated with the Global Positioning System (GPS) enabled device in the event of one or more predetermined occurrences.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing location specific downloadable content to the Global Positioning System (GPS) enabled device based on the approximate location of the Global Positioning System (GPS) enabled device.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing location specific downloadable content to the Global Positioning System (GPS) enabled device based on the future location of the Global Positioning System (GPS) enabled device.

13. A computer readable media comprising code to perform the acts of the method of claim 1.

14. A system, comprising:

a database for storing data associated with retrieving location specific downloadable content, wherein the database stores data associated with user profile information comprising at least one of;

a user subject matter preference and a user token; and

a network element communicatively coupled to a network and is configured to;

receive data from a Global Positioning System (GPS) enabled device wherein the data comprises information relating at least in part to retrieving the location specific downloadable content,

search for location specific downloadable content based on the stored data in the database, based on at least one user subject matter preference, and based on the data, and

send the location specific downloadable content to the Global Positioning System (GPS) enabled device.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the Global Positioning System (GPS) enabled device is one of:

a cellular phone, a portable computer, a watch, a gaming device, a personal media player, a portable television, a GPS navigation device, and a personal digital assistant.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein the network element is further configured to send location specific downloadable content based on one or more predetermined user rules.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the one or more predetermined user rules include at least one of:

no user rules, query a user associated with the Global Positioning System (GPS) enabled device for instructions prior to providing location specific downloadable content to the Global Positioning System (GPS) enabled device, and query the user associated with the Global Positioning System (GPS) enabled device in the event of one or more predetermined occurrences.

18. A method, comprising:

receiving data associated with retrieving location specific downloadable content for a Global Positioning System (GPS) enabled device via a network;

retrieving the location specific downloadable content at least based on an approximate location of the Global Positioning System (GPS) enabled device;

formulating a search query at least based on a request for location specific downloadable content and a user subject matter preference;

receiving one or more search results from the search query;

requesting confirmation from a user, based on a user rule, prior to sending the location specific downloadable content;

receiving confirmation from the user; and

sending the location specific downloadable content to the Global Positioning System (GPS) enabled device via the network.