GPS publication application server

• US 20020045456A1
• Filed: 04/11/2001
• Published: 04/18/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 04/11/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Silver State Intellectual Technologies, Inc.
• Original Assignee: American Calcar, Inc.
• Inventors: Obradovich, Michael L.
• Granted Patent: US 7,343,165 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/457
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/54 Presence management, e.g. monitoring or registration for receipt of user log-on information, or the connection status of the users
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/08 Mobility data transfer
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/14 between corresponding nodes
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/18 Processing of user or subscriber data, e.g. subscribed services, user preferences or user profiles; Transfer of user or subscriber data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/20 Transfer of user or subscriber data

Abstract

A GPS publicaton application server. A mobile location knowledgeable device is in communication with a server. The server provides indications of the device'"'"'s location to a home page associated with the device. The home page includes information about a user of the device and methods of contacting the user at any particular time. The server is also in communication with a variety of application servers. The application servers push information to the device depending on the device location and preferences listed in the home page of the device.

Claims

1. A location relevant server system comprising:

a server receiving information indicating a location of a mobile communication device, the server being connected to a network;

memory accessible to the server, the memory being associated with a mobile communication device, the memory storing information relating to a user of the mobile communication device, the memory including data concerning the location of the mobile communication device and data concerning establishment of communication with the mobile communication device;

wherein the server executes a program allowing access to the memory storing information relating to the user of the mobile communication device, the program allowing different people different access to the memory based on the identity of the user.

2. The location relevant server system of claim 1 wherein the memory stores e-card information.

3. A method of providing contact information regarding a user, the method comprising:

allocating a user-specific space in memory accessible over a computer network to a specific user;

associating a mobile communication device with the user;

determining a location of the user by receiving location information provided by a mobile communication device;

storing data indicative of the location of the user in the use-specific space;

receiving additional data regarding the user;

storing the additional data regarding the user in the user-specific space;

receiving an access list of possible requesters of the data in the user-specific space;

providing the data indicative of the location of the user and the additional data regarding the user to possible requesters on the access list.