Short messaging system (SMS) proxy communications to enable location based services in wireless devices
First Claim
1. A method of allowing location based services using short messaging services (SMS) messaging, comprising:
- receiving from a physical wireless device, at an intermediary SMS proxy server, a short messaging services (SMS) message including a location based services (LBS) query comprising a user entered key word text string;
transmitting, from said intermediary SMS proxy server, said LBS query to a physical location services platform;
receiving, at said intermediary SMS proxy server, point-of-interest data associated with said user entered key word text string and based on a location of said physical wireless device; and
sending from said intermediary SMS proxy server said point-of-interest data to said physical wireless device;
wherein said physical location services platform comprises one of a physical mobile positioning center (MPC) and a physical gateway mobile location centre (GMLC).
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Abstract
Wireless devices communicate (using SMS messaging) with a proxy server (e.g., a wireless messaging gateway) to generate network initiated requests. In this way, a wireless device which might not otherwise be able to, can now participate in advanced applications such as location based services (LBS) communities, thus extending LBS presence type information to non-programmable wireless devices. Short messaging system (SMS) functionality is implemented as a least-common-denominator means enabling standardized communication between a wireless device and a wireless device application. Wireless devices use SMS messaging as a proxy communications means to communicate with a proxy server (e.g., a wireless messaging gateway) to generate network initiated requests. The network initiated requests are packaged within SMS messages, allowing wireless devices a simple mechanism for participating in, e.g., location based services (LBS) communities, and for generally extending LBS presence type information to non-programmable handset devices.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of allowing location based services using short messaging services (SMS) messaging, comprising:
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receiving from a physical wireless device, at an intermediary SMS proxy server, a short messaging services (SMS) message including a location based services (LBS) query comprising a user entered key word text string; transmitting, from said intermediary SMS proxy server, said LBS query to a physical location services platform; receiving, at said intermediary SMS proxy server, point-of-interest data associated with said user entered key word text string and based on a location of said physical wireless device; and sending from said intermediary SMS proxy server said point-of-interest data to said physical wireless device; wherein said physical location services platform comprises one of a physical mobile positioning center (MPC) and a physical gateway mobile location centre (GMLC). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. Apparatus for allowing location based services using short messaging services (SMS) messaging, comprising:
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means for receiving from a physical wireless device, at an intermediary SMS proxy server, a short messaging services (SMS) message including a location based services (LBS) query comprising a user entered key word text string; means for transmitting, from said intermediary SMS proxy server, said LBS query to a physical location services platform; means for receiving, at said intermediary SMS proxy server, point-of-interest data associated with said user entered key word text string and based on a location of said physical wireless device; means for sending from said intermediary SMS proxy server said point-of-interest data to said physical wireless device; and means for processing said LBS query comprising one of a physical mobile positioning center (MPC) and a physical gateway mobile location centre (GMLC). - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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