Location-based audio service
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1. A method for providing information to a user operating a mobile device, the method comprising:
- receiving a request for services from the user via the mobile device, wherein the services include a desired audio stream having at least one inactive segment;
transmitting the desired audio stream to the mobile device in response to receiving the request;
monitoring geographic data from the mobile device while the audio stream is being rendered on the mobile device;
determining relevant location-based information based on the geographic data from the mobile device; and
transmitting the relevant location-based information to the mobile device for playback during the at least one inactive segment.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide a location-based audio service. According to one embodiment, a request for a desired audio stream having an inactive segment is received from a user operating a mobile device. Furthermore, geographic data may be monitored while the audio stream is being rendered on the mobile device. The location-based audio service is configured to determine relevant location-based information based on the geographic data, and then transmit the relevant information to the mobile device during the inactive segment of the desired audio stream.
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1. A method for providing information to a user operating a mobile device, the method comprising:
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receiving a request for services from the user via the mobile device, wherein the services include a desired audio stream having at least one inactive segment; transmitting the desired audio stream to the mobile device in response to receiving the request; monitoring geographic data from the mobile device while the audio stream is being rendered on the mobile device; determining relevant location-based information based on the geographic data from the mobile device; and transmitting the relevant location-based information to the mobile device for playback during the at least one inactive segment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for providing information to a user operating a mobile device, the method comprising:
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receiving a request for services from the user via the obi le device, wherein the services include at least one desired audio stream; transmitting the desired audio stream to the mobile device in response to said request; monitoring geographic data from the mobile device while the audio stream is being rendered on the mobile device; determining relevant location-based information based on the geographic data from the mobile device; and sending, during playback of the desired audio stream, an audible notification to the user alerting the user to an availability of the relevant location-based information. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for providing information to a user operating a mobile device, the method comprising:
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receiving a request for services from the user via the mobile device, wherein the request for services includes travel information; determining a stream of relevant content based on the travel information received from the user; and transmitting the stream of relevant content to the mobile device for playback. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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