Automated local weather reports for display on cellular phones

• US 20050136983A1
• Filed: 12/22/2003
• Published: 06/23/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Michelini, Vanessa V., Sadowski, Wallace J., Agapi, Ciprian
• Application Number:
  US10/744,254
• Publication Number:
  US 20050136983A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/566
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/353 where the information comprises non-audio but is provided over voice channels protocols for multimedia information services per se H04L65/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/15 Information service where the information is dependent on the location of the subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/30 Determination of the location of a subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/4872 Non-interactive information 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

Abstract

A system and method provide automated local weather reports for display on wireless communication devices such as telephones. The system provides information for display on a wireless communication device by establishing a communications link with the wireless communication device, determining its location, and transmitting content to it related to its location, such as meteorological information.

Claims

1. A method of providing information for display on a wireless communication device, comprising the steps of:

establishing a communications link with a wireless communication device;

determining the location of the wireless communication device; and

transmitting content related to the location of the wireless communication device to the wireless communication device.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of filtering transmitted content related to the location of the wireless communication device with the wireless communication device.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of filtering content before transmitting content related to the location of the wireless communication device to the wireless communication device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the wireless communication device is capable of displaying content including graphics, text and images.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the content includes current, local, meteorological conditions.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the content includes current, local, traffic conditions.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein content is transmitted to the wireless communication device continuously.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein content is transmitted to the wireless communication device at predetermined intervals.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein content is transmitted to the wireless communication device when content changes.

10. A method of providing local weather reports for display on a wireless communication device, comprising the steps of:

establishing a communications link with a wireless communication device capable of displaying content including graphics, text and images;

determining the location of the wireless communication device; and

transmitting meteorological data related to the location of the wireless communication device to the wireless communication device based upon predetermined transmission parameters.

11. A system for providing localized information comprising:

a push server;

a content database in communication with the push server;

a personalization server in communication with the push server;

a personalization service in communication with the personalization server;

a location server having a location database in communication with the personalization service; and

a wireless gateway in communication with the location server and the personalization server.

12. A computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program which when executed performs a method for providing localized content to a wireless communication device comprising:

determining the location of a wireless communication device; and

transmitting content related to the location of the wireless communication device to the wireless communication device.