Network apparatus and methods for user information delivery
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1. Network apparatus configured to provide information to at least one client apparatus in communication therewith, the network apparatus comprising:
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a network interface in data communication with the wireless interface;
wherein said network apparatus is configured to;
receive via the wireless interface a digitized representation of a speech input, the digitized representation generated by a speech recognition apparatus of the at least one client apparatus, the input relating to an organization or entity which a user of the at least one client apparatus wishes to locate;
forward the digitized representation via the network interface to a server disposed remotely from the client apparatus, for identification by the server of a location associated with the organization or entity, and retrieval of data associated with the location;
receive the data, the data relating to a graphical or visual representation of the location, the graphical or visual representation of the location being useful to aid a user in finding the organization or entity, the graphical or visual representation of the location also comprising a graphical or visual representation of the surroundings of the organization or entity; and
forward the received data to the at least one client apparatus via the wireless interface for display on a display device of the client apparatus.
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Abstract
A network apparatus useful for providing directions and other information to a user of a client device in wireless communication therewith. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes one or more wireless interfaces and a network interface for communication with a server. User speech inputs in the form of digitized representations are received by the apparatus and used by the server as the basis for retrieving information including graphical representations of location or entities that the user wishes to find.
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1. Network apparatus configured to provide information to at least one client apparatus in communication therewith, the network apparatus comprising:
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a wireless interface; and a network interface in data communication with the wireless interface; wherein said network apparatus is configured to; receive via the wireless interface a digitized representation of a speech input, the digitized representation generated by a speech recognition apparatus of the at least one client apparatus, the input relating to an organization or entity which a user of the at least one client apparatus wishes to locate; forward the digitized representation via the network interface to a server disposed remotely from the client apparatus, for identification by the server of a location associated with the organization or entity, and retrieval of data associated with the location; receive the data, the data relating to a graphical or visual representation of the location, the graphical or visual representation of the location being useful to aid a user in finding the organization or entity, the graphical or visual representation of the location also comprising a graphical or visual representation of the surroundings of the organization or entity; and forward the received data to the at least one client apparatus via the wireless interface for display on a display device of the client apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. Network apparatus configured to provide information simultaneously and independently to a plurality of location-mobile client apparatus in communication therewith, the network apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of wireless interfaces; and at least one network interface in data communication with the plurality of wireless interfaces; wherein said network apparatus is configured to; receive substantially simultaneously and via respective ones of the wireless interfaces digitized representations of a speech input, the digitized representations each generated by a speech recognition apparatus of respective ones of the plurality of location-mobile client apparatus, each of the inputs relating to a respective organization or entity which a user of the respective location-mobile client apparatus wishes to locate; forward each of the inputs via the at least one network interface to a server disposed remotely from the location-mobile client apparatus, for identification by the server of respective locations associated with the organizations or entities, and retrieval of data associated with each of the locations; receive data relating respectively to a graphical or visual representation of each of the locations, the graphical or visual representations of the locations being useful to aid a user in finding the respective organization or entity, the graphical or visual representations of the locations also each comprising a graphical or visual representation of the surroundings of the respective organization or entity; and forward the received data to respective ones of the location-mobile client apparatus via the respective wireless interface for display on a display device thereof.
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28. Network apparatus configured to provide information to at least one location-mobile client apparatus in communication therewith, the network apparatus comprising:
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a wireless interface; a network interface in data communication with the wireless interface; and server apparatus in communication with the network interface and disposed remotely from the at least one location-mobile client apparatus; wherein said network apparatus is configured to; receive via the wireless interface a digitized representation of a speech input, the digitized representation generated by a speech recognition apparatus of the at least one location-mobile client apparatus, the input relating to an organization or entity which a user of the at least one location-mobile client apparatus wishes to locate; forward the input via the network interface to the server apparatus for identification by the server of a location associated with the organization or entity, and retrieval of data associated with the location, the data relating to a graphical or visual representation of the location, the graphical or visual representation of the location being useful to aid a user in finding the organization or entity, the graphical or visual representation of the location also comprising a map graphic representation of the surroundings of the organization or entity including visual directions to the organization or entity, the directions comprising at least one arrow representation showing the user the path of travel to the organization or entity; obtain the data; and forward the obtained data to the at least one location-mobile client apparatus via the wireless interface for display on a display device of the client apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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30. A method of providing information from a network apparatus to at least one client apparatus in communication therewith, the method comprising:
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receiving via a wireless interface a first digitized representation of a first speech input, the first digitized representation generated by a speech recognition apparatus of the at least one client apparatus while the at least one client apparatus is in motion between one location and another, the first speech input relating to a business organization or entity which a user of the at least one client apparatus wishes to find; forwarding the first digitized representation via a network interface to a server disposed remotely from the at least one client apparatus, for identification by the server of the business organization or entity; receiving at the network apparatus first data, the first data relating to a plurality of possible matching business organizations or entities, and having been obtained based at least in part on the first digitized representation; forwarding at least a portion of the first data to the at least one client apparatus via the wireless interface for presentation by the client apparatus to the user; receiving via the wireless interface a second digitized representation of a second speech input, the second digitized representation generated by the speech recognition apparatus of the at least one client apparatus while the at least one client apparatus is in motion between the one location and the another location, the second speech input relating to at least one of the plurality of possible matching business organizations or entities reflected in the first data; forwarding the second digitized representation via a network interface to the server for retrieval of second data associated with a location of the business entity or organization; receiving at the network apparatus the second data, the second data comprising a graphical or visual representation of the location, the graphical or visual representation of the location being useful to aid a user in finding the business organization or entity during said motion, the graphical or visual representation of the location also comprising a graphical or visual representation of the surroundings of the business organization or entity and a graphical indication of a route to take thereto; and forwarding at least a portion of the received second data to the at least one client apparatus via the wireless interface for display on a display device of the client apparatus.
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