System and method for accessing location-based business services via electronic mail
First Claim
1. A method, for sending information to a wireless communication apparatus via a wireless network, comprising:
- receiving, at an integration server, a location of the wireless communication apparatus as part of an electronic mail sent from the wireless communication apparatus;
decoding a service request, requested by the wireless communication apparatus, based on a plurality of numbers in the electronic mail, wherein each number is mapped to an entry in a first service table that indicates a second service table to be used;
determining, at the integration server, a business providing a service specified by the service request that is located closest to the location of the wireless communication apparatus;
determining, at the integration server, business information regarding the business;
formatting, at the integration server, the business information for communication over the wireless network as formatted business information; and
sending, at the integration server, the formatted business information as a reply electronic mail to the wireless communication apparatus.
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Abstract
Server access is provided to a wireless apparatus via a wireless network. A message is received containing a service request. The service and sever capable of servicing the service request is determined. The service is requested from the server and a reply is received. The reply is formatted for communication over the wireless network and sent. Location dependent information may also be requested with a wireless apparatus including a global positioning device and a two-way wireless communication device. Such an apparatus can “know” its global location and therefore can request information dependent on that location. The apparatus receives signals from a global positioning system and calculates a location. The calculated location is included in the service request sent over the wireless network.
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1. A method, for sending information to a wireless communication apparatus via a wireless network, comprising:
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receiving, at an integration server, a location of the wireless communication apparatus as part of an electronic mail sent from the wireless communication apparatus; decoding a service request, requested by the wireless communication apparatus, based on a plurality of numbers in the electronic mail, wherein each number is mapped to an entry in a first service table that indicates a second service table to be used; determining, at the integration server, a business providing a service specified by the service request that is located closest to the location of the wireless communication apparatus; determining, at the integration server, business information regarding the business; formatting, at the integration server, the business information for communication over the wireless network as formatted business information; and sending, at the integration server, the formatted business information as a reply electronic mail to the wireless communication apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor of an integration server, cause the processor to perform operations, comprising:
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receiving a location of the wireless communication apparatus as part of an electronic mail sent from the wireless communication apparatus; decoding a service request requested by the wireless communication apparatus, based on a plurality of numbers in the electronic mail, wherein each number is mapped to an entry in a first service table that indicates a second service table to be used; determining a business providing a service specified by the service request that is located closest to the location of the wireless communication apparatus; determining business information regarding the business; formatting the business information for communication over the wireless network as formatted business information; and sending the formatted business information as a reply electronic mail to the wireless communication apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A system comprising:
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a processor; and a memory being in communication with the processor and comprising instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations, for sending information to a wireless communication apparatus via a wireless network, comprising; receiving a location of the wireless communication apparatus as part of an electronic mail sent from the wireless communication apparatus; decoding a service, requested by the wireless communication apparatus, based on a plurality of numbers in the electronic mail, wherein each number is mapped to an entry in a first service table that indicates a second service table to be used; determining a business providing a service specified by the service request that is located closest to the location of the wireless communication apparatus; determining business information regarding the business; formatting the business information for communication over the wireless network as formatted business information; and sending the formatted business information as a reply electronic mail to the wireless communication apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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