Location-based services
First Claim
1. A method of providing location-based services in a communication system including a plurality of remote terminals, comprising the steps of:
- generating a tailored request for information using said remote terminal;
generating a geographic indicator associated with said remote terminal;
transmitting said tailored request for information and said geographic indicator to a location-based application server;
generating a structured response to said tailored request for information with said location-based application server, wherein said structured response is dependent on said geographic indicator of said remote terminal; and
transmitting said structured response to said remote terminal.
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a method and system for providing location-based services to a remote terminal that is connected to various types of communication systems. A tailored request for information is generated with the remote terminal. In addition, a geographic indicator associated with the remote terminal is also generated in the preferred embodiment. The tailored request for information and the geographic indicator are transmitted to a location-based application server. A structured response to the tailored request for information is generated with the location-based application server, wherein the structured response is based on the geographic indicator of the remote terminal. The structured response is the transmitted to the remote terminal using one of several different types of communication protocols and/or mediums.
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38 Claims
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1. A method of providing location-based services in a communication system including a plurality of remote terminals, comprising the steps of:
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generating a tailored request for information using said remote terminal;
generating a geographic indicator associated with said remote terminal;
transmitting said tailored request for information and said geographic indicator to a location-based application server;
generating a structured response to said tailored request for information with said location-based application server, wherein said structured response is dependent on said geographic indicator of said remote terminal; and
transmitting said structured response to said remote terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38)
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13. A location-based services system, comprising:
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a remote terminal capable of generating a tailored request for information and a geographic indicator;
a location-based application server connected to said remote terminal operable to receive said tailored request for information and said geographic indicator from said remote terminal; and
wherein said location-based application server is programmed to generate a structured response to said tailored request for information that is dependent on said geographic indicator, wherein said structured response is transmitted to said remote terminal.
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24. A method of providing location-based services to a remote terminal in a wireless communication system, comprising the steps of:
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generating a voice-based tailored request for information with said remote terminal;
transmitting said voice-based tailored request for information to a voice recognition server connected to said remote terminal;
interpreting said voice-based tailored request with a voice recognition application and a natural language processing application located on said voice recognition server to generate a structured request that is sent to a location-based application server;
obtaining a geographic indicator of said remote terminal with said location-based application server;
processing said structured request with said location-based application server to generate a structured response to said structured request that is based on said geographic indicator of said remote terminal; and
directing said structured response to a voice synthesis server that is programmed to create a voice response to said voice-based tailored request for information that is sent to said remote terminal.
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28. A location-based services system, comprising:
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a remote terminal connected to a base station, wherein said remote terminal is capable of generating a voice-based tailored request for information;
a voice recognition server connected to said base station for interpreting said voice-based tailored request for information and generating a structured request based on said voice-based tailored request for information;
a location-based application server connected to said voice recognition server for processing said structured request generated by said voice recognition server, wherein said location-based application server is operable to obtain a geographic indicator of said remote terminal to thereby generate a structured response to said voice-based tailored request for information that is based on said geographic indicator of said remote terminal; and
a voice synthesis server connected to said location-based application server for transforming said structured response into a voice response that is transmitted to said remote terminal.
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35. A method of providing location-based services to a remote terminal in a wireless communication system, comprising the steps of:
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generating a text-based tailored request for information with said remote terminal;
transmitting said text-based tailored request for information to a wireless application protocol server connected to said remote terminal using a wireless application protocol;
interpreting said text-based tailored request for information with said wireless application protocol server to generate a structured request that is sent to a location-based application server;
obtaining a geographic indicator of said remote terminal with said location-based application server;
processing said structured request with said location-based application server to generate a structured response to said structured request that is based on said geographic indicator of said remote terminal; and
directing said structured response to said remote terminal.
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