METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DEVICE AND CARRIER INDEPENDENT LOCATION SYSTEMS FOR MOBILE DEVICES
First Claim
1. A system for providing information from a content server to an electronic device through a remote computer system comprising:
- a content server comprising information;
an electronic device comprising a processor and a memory, the processor executing a web platform application, the web platform application comprising a request form wherein a user of the electronic device inputs data into the request form when the electronic device is not online and the request form including the data inputted by the user is stored in the electronic device memory;
a computer system comprising a processor, the computer system remote to the electronic device, the computer system processor executing an application implementing the steps of;
receiving the request form stored in the electronic device memory from the electronic device when the electronic device becomes connected online;
transferring the request form to the content server; and
retrieving information from the content server based on the request form.
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Abstract
A method and system for a device and carrier independent geographic location protocol. Specifically, the present invention provides location information of a mobile device to third parties in a communication network through a protocol that is device and network carrier independent. Position information of any first format is sent to a proxy server. An identifier that identifies the type and format of the position information is also sent. The proxy server then locates and accesses an executable plug-in module associated with the identifier to convert the position information of the first format into one of a plurality of standard location formats. The executable plug-in module converts the position information into a second standard format as required by the third party. After the position information is converted to the second format, the proxy server sends the position information to the third party.
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1. A system for providing information from a content server to an electronic device through a remote computer system comprising:
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a content server comprising information; an electronic device comprising a processor and a memory, the processor executing a web platform application, the web platform application comprising a request form wherein a user of the electronic device inputs data into the request form when the electronic device is not online and the request form including the data inputted by the user is stored in the electronic device memory; a computer system comprising a processor, the computer system remote to the electronic device, the computer system processor executing an application implementing the steps of; receiving the request form stored in the electronic device memory from the electronic device when the electronic device becomes connected online; transferring the request form to the content server; and retrieving information from the content server based on the request form. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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