Location dependent services
First Claim
1. A system for providing services to at least one mobile terminal comprising:
- an area containing a plurality of service locations to which services are associated, the mobile terminal being moveable within the area;
a plurality of location information sources to provide location information indicating the location of the mobile terminal;
a tracker for tracking the mobile terminal relative to the service locations so that the presence of the mobile terminal at a particular service location of a service can be determined;
a server for receiving the location information and determining whether location information from at least one source provides a basis for providing the service.
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Abstract
A system for providing location dependent services to a plurality of mobile terminals within a coverage area. The system defines services deployment areas in which the services are available. A server receives, from a plurality of sources, location information indicating the locations of mobile terminals and tracks them so that their presence in particular service deployment areas can be determined. The services receive meta-information classifying the location information and use this meta-information to determine whether the source of the location information is reliable enough for the service to be provided. If it is reliable enough, the service is provided to the mobile terminal.
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23 Claims
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1. A system for providing services to at least one mobile terminal comprising:
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an area containing a plurality of service locations to which services are associated, the mobile terminal being moveable within the area;
a plurality of location information sources to provide location information indicating the location of the mobile terminal;
a tracker for tracking the mobile terminal relative to the service locations so that the presence of the mobile terminal at a particular service location of a service can be determined;
a server for receiving the location information and determining whether location information from at least one source provides a basis for providing the service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer program product comprising a computer readable medium having thereon:
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computer executable code for defining a plurality of service locations in an area and associating services with the service locations;
computer executable code for receiving location information from a plurality of sources indicating the location of at least one mobile terminal moveable within the area;
computer executable code for tracking the mobile terminal relative to the service locations so that the presence of the mobile terminal at a particular service location can be determined;
computer executable code for determining whether the location information from at least one source provides a basis for providing the service; and
computer executable code for providing the service to the mobile terminal if there is basis.
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23. A method for providing services to at least one mobile terminal comprising the steps of:
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associating services with a plurality of service locations in an area the mobile terminal being moveable within the area;
providing location information from a plurality of location information sources indicating the location of the mobile terminal;
tracking the mobile terminal relative to the service locations so that the presence of the mobile terminal at a particular service location of a service can be determined;
receiving the location information and determining whether the location information from at least one source provides a basis for providing the service; and
providing the service to the mobile terminal if there is basis.
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