Method and apparatus for providing position-related information to mobile recipients
First Claim
1. A system for providing information to a mobile user, the system comprising:
- a mobile communication device including an input device configured to receive from an operator a selection signal indicative of at least one topic of interest;
a wireless communication network; and
at least one server configured to retrieve information corresponding to the present position of the mobile communication device and to at least one user selected topic of interest, the at least one server configured to send said retrieved information to the mobile communication device at least in part over said wireless communication network,wherein the least one server is further configured to determine a dynamically adjustable refresh interval specifying how frequently the mobile communication device is to collect position signals from external sources and to send the dynamically adjustable refresh interval to the mobile communication device.
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Abstract
A system for providing position-related information to a mobile user includes a central site server and mobile unit that has circuitry for allowing a user selection and for receiving position signals that may emanate from, for example, GPS satellites. The mobile unit further includes circuitry for establishing a wireless bidirectional communications link with the central site server via a terrestrial network such as a cellular telephone network, and sending position information and selection signals to the central site server. The central site server includes circuitry for receiving the present position information and selection signals selected by the user. Responsive thereto, the central site server retrieves corresponding response information, which is sent to the mobile unit via the bidirectional communications link. In one embodiment, communications between the mobile unit and the central site server are encrypted.
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33 Claims
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1. A system for providing information to a mobile user, the system comprising:
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a mobile communication device including an input device configured to receive from an operator a selection signal indicative of at least one topic of interest; a wireless communication network; and at least one server configured to retrieve information corresponding to the present position of the mobile communication device and to at least one user selected topic of interest, the at least one server configured to send said retrieved information to the mobile communication device at least in part over said wireless communication network, wherein the least one server is further configured to determine a dynamically adjustable refresh interval specifying how frequently the mobile communication device is to collect position signals from external sources and to send the dynamically adjustable refresh interval to the mobile communication device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus for supplying information to a mobile communication device over a communication network, comprising:
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an interface configured for receiving information indicative of a present position of the mobile communication device and for receiving at least one user-selected topic of interest; means for retrieving information corresponding to the present position of a mobile communication device and corresponding to at least one user-selected topic of interest; means for determining a dynamically adjustable refresh interval specifying how frequently the mobile communication device is to collect position signals from external sources; and means for sending the retrieved position-related information to the mobile communication device and for sending the dynamically adjustable refresh interval to the mobile communication device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for providing information from a server, said method comprising:
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receiving at said server at least one user selected topic of interest; receiving at said server the position of a mobile communication device; providing from said server to said mobile communication device information corresponding to said position and to the at least one user selected topic of interest; determining a dynamically adjustable refresh interval specifying how frequently the mobile communication device is to collect position signals from external sources; and sending the dynamically adjustable refresh interval to the mobile communication device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A method for providing position-related information from a mobile communication device to a server, the method comprising:
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receiving at the mobile communication device position signals from external sources; receiving at the mobile communication device a dynamically adjustable refresh interval from the server to specify how frequently the mobile communication device is to collect position signals from the external sources; and updating position-related information at the mobile station responsive to the received position signals in accordance with the dynamically adjustable refresh interval. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 32, 33)
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27. A method for receiving position-related information by a server from a mobile communication device, the method comprising:
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determining at the server a dynamically adjustable refresh interval to specify how frequently the mobile communication device is to collect position signals from external sources; sending the dynamically adjustable refresh interval to the mobile communication device; and receiving updated position-related information at the server based on position signals collected by the mobile communication device in accordance with the dynamically adjustable refresh interval. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31)
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