METHOD AND MEANS FOR BROWSING BY WALKING

• US 20120203750A1
• Filed: 02/04/2011
• Published: 08/09/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/04/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Suinno Oy
• Original Assignee: Väänänen, Mikko
• Inventors: VÄÄNÄNEN, Mikko
• Granted Patent: US 8,527,483 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/706
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24575 using context
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24578 using ranking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0619 Neutral agent
• 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 mobile station is arranged to determine its location, which is searched against street addresses from a database, and at least one matching street address is retrieved. The street address is searched on the mobile station and/or over the network. The search engine conducts a search in the mobile station file system and/or the Internet and/or a file system over the network with the at least one query term, —at least one search result is arranged to be displayed to user on the screen of the mobile station. This facilitates on-demand effortless Mobile Internet Search that allows the users to access opportunities that they did not know about, or would not have had time to find out about with minimum effort as the software of the mobile phone is scanning the Internet and information pages for these opportunities and displaying the results dynamically on the mobile phone screen.

Claims

1. A mobile search method comprising at least one mobile station with a communication network connection, and the mobile station location is determined, and said mobile station connects and/or is connected to at least one communication network of at least one computer (100), characterised by the steps of:

said at least one search engine conducts at least one search in at least one said mobile station file system and/or the Internet and/or a file system in the said network with said location as a search parameter (130),

provided at least one search result reaches a certain relevance level, the mobile station produces a sound, light and/or vibration signal.

2. A mobile search method as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that,

any or all of the phases (100, 110, 120, 130, 140) is conducted automatically, and the transition from any of the following:

phase 100 to phase 110 and/or phase 110 to phase 120 and/or phase 120 to phase 130 and/or phase 130 to phase 140 and/or phase 130 to phase 150 and/or phase 140 to phase 150 is automatic or all of the said transitions are automatic.

3. A mobile search method as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that, the user may enter a term into the mobile station (30, 40, 500, 600) by text input or speech and said search results are searched and/or ranked based on said at least one user term.

4. A mobile search method as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that, as the mobile station changes location and/or time goes by, the location data and/or time are updated automatically and a new search is conducted automatically based on changed location data and/or time (150).

5. A mobile search method as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that, at least one search result is a webpage with an electronic form (350, 450) and the mobile station software automatically fills one or more entries on the electronic form based on data in the memory or storage of the mobile station.

6. A mobile search method as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that, the mobile station stores and/or prints a file of the search result and/or filled electronic form and stores said file (840).

7. A mobile search method as claimed in claim 6, characterised in that, said file (840) is stored and/or sent to a different computer over the network, data in said file is inputted into a financial and/or archiving software.

8. (canceled)

9. A mobile station, arranged to determine its location, and arranged to connect to a communication network of at least one computer (100) characterised in that,

said at least one search engine is arranged to conduct at least one search in at least one said mobile station file system and/or the Internet and/or a file system in the network with said location as a search parameter (130),

at least one search result is arranged to be displayed to user on the screen of the mobile station (140),

provided at least one search result reaches a certain relevance level, the mobile station is arranged to produce a sound, light and/or vibration signal.

10. A mobile station as claimed in claim 9, characterised in that,

any or all of the phases (100, 110, 120, 130, 140) is arranged to be conducted automatically, and the transition from any of the following:

phase 100 to phase 110 and/or phase 110 to phase 120 and/or phase 120 to phase 130 and/or phase 130 to phase 140 is arranged to be automatic or all of the said transitions are arranged to be automatic.

11. A mobile station as claimed in claim 9, characterised in that, the mobile station (30, 40, 500, 600) is arranged to receive a user specified term by text input or speech and said search results are ranked based on said at least one user term.

12. A mobile station as claimed in claim 9, characterised in that, at least one webpage that is listed in said search results (340, 440) is arranged to be provided to the user (550) for accessing.

13. A mobile station as claimed in claim 9, characterised in that, at least one webpage that is listed in said search results (340, 440) is arranged to be provided to the user (550) for accessing.

14. A mobile station as claimed in claim 9, characterised in that, the mobile station is arranged to store and/or print a file of the search result and/or filled electronic form and store said file (70).

15. A mobile station as claimed in claim 14, characterised in that, said file is stored and/or sent to a different computer over the network (730), data in said file is inputted into a financial and/or archiving software (740).

16. A mobile station as claimed in claim 9, characterised in that, as the mobile station changes location and/or time goes by, the location data and/or time are arranged to be updated automatically and a new search is arranged to be conducted automatically based on changed location data and/or time (150).

17-24. -24. (canceled)

25. A software program product arranged to determine the location of at least one mobile station (100), characterised in that,

said at least one search engine is arranged to conduct at least one search in at least one said mobile station file system and/or the Internet and/or a file system over the network with said location as a search parameter (130),

provided at least one search result reaches a certain relevance level, the software program product instructs the mobile station to produce a sound, light and/or vibration signal.

26. A software program product as claimed in claim 25, characterised in that,

any or all of the phases (100, 110, 120, 130, 140) is conducted automatically, and the transition from any of the following:

phase 100 to phase 110 and/or phase 110 to phase 120 and/or phase 120 to phase 130 and/or phase 130 to phase 140 is automatic or all of said transitions are automatic.

27. A software program product as claimed in claim 25, characterised in that, the software program product is arranged to receive a user specified term by text input or speech and said search results are ranked based on said user term.

28. A software program product as claimed in claim 25, characterised in that, the software program product is arranged to receive a user specified term by text input or speech and said search results are ranked based on said user term.

29. A software program product as claimed in claim 25, characterised in that, the software program product is arranged to receive a user specified term by text input or speech and said search results are ranked based on said user term.

30. A software program product as claimed in claim 25, characterised in that, the software program product is arranged to store and/or print a file of the search result and/or filled electronic form and store said file (840, 70).

31. A software program product as claimed in claim 25, characterised in that, said file is arranged to be stored and/or sent to a different computer over a network (730), and data in said file is arranged to be inputted into financial and/or archiving software (740).

32-69. -69. (canceled)