PRESENTING POINT OF INTEREST INFORMATION USING A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE

• US 20130096966A1
• Filed: 12/04/2012
• Published: 04/18/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 05/23/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Gula Consulting Limited Liability Company (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Wounder GmbH (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Barnes, Melvin L. Jr.
• Application Number:
  US13/693,705
• Publication Number:
  US 20130096966A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/5
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/134 Hyperlinking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/169 Annotation, e.g. comment data or footnotes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/02 Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1053 Employment or hiring
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/04 Payment circuits
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/12 specially adapted for electronic shopping systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/20 Point-of-sale [POS] network systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/322 Aspects of commerce using mobile devices [M-devices]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3224 Transactions dependent on location of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/325 using wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0236 Incentive or reward received by requiring registration or ID from user
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0241 Advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0255 based on user history
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0259 based on store location
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0261 based on user location
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0267 Wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0273 Determination of fees for advertising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 : Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 : Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0639 : Item locations
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/08 : Auctions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 : User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• 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

Systems and methods of using a mobile communication device to present information related to a point of interest. A method comprises receiving, at a mobile device, an input relating to a point of interest; receiving, at the mobile device, transmission of data regarding volume of business at the point of interest; and causing the mobile device to present information based on the volume of business at the point of interest.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, at a mobile device, an input relating to a point of interest;

receiving, at the mobile device, transmission of data regarding volume of business at the point of interest; and

causing the mobile device to present information based on the volume of business at the point of interest.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein the information based on the volume of business at the point of interest comprises a wait time at the point of interest.

3. A method according to claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting, from the mobile device, a reservation for the point of interest.

4. A method according to claim 1, further comprising:

causing, based on the input, the mobile device to display a map showing the point of interest.

5. A method according to claim 1, further comprising:

causing the mobile device to present directions to the point of interest.

6. A method according to claim 1, further comprising:

causing the mobile device to present an advertisement based on the point of interest.

7. A method according to claim 1, further comprising:

determining a closest point of interest to the mobile device; and

causing the mobile device to present the closest point of interest to prompt the input.

8. A method according to claim 1, wherein the input includes selection criteria for selecting the point of interest.

9. A method according to claim 1, further comprising:

receiving information for entry to the point of interest.

10. A mobile communication device comprising:

a user interface;

a communication module; and

a processor coupled to the user interface and the communication module, and configured to;

receive, through the user interface, an input relating to a point of interest;

receive, through the communication module, data regarding volume of business at the point of interest; and

present, through the user interface, information based on the volume of business at the point of interest.

11. A mobile communication device according to claim 10, wherein the information based on the volume of business at the point of interest comprises a wait time at the point of interest.

12. A mobile communication device according to claim 10, wherein the processor is further configured to transmit, through the communication module, a reservation for the point of interest.

13. A mobile communication device according to claim 10, wherein the processor is further configured to present, through the user interface, a map showing the point of interest.

14. A mobile communication device according to claim 10, wherein the processor is further configured to present, through the user interface, directions to the point of interest.

15. A mobile communication device according to claim 10, wherein the processor is further configured to present, through the user interface, an advertisement based on the point of interest.

16. A mobile communication device according to claim 10, wherein the processor is further configured to:

determine a closest point of interest based to the mobile communication device; and

present, through the user interface, the closest point of interest to prompt the input.

17. A mobile communication device according to claim 10, wherein the input includes selection criteria for selecting the point of interest.

18. A mobile communication device according to claim 10, wherein the processor is further configured to receive, through the communication module, information for entry to the point of interest.

19. A computer readable medium on which are embedded instructions for execution by a mobile communication device, the instructions comprising:

instructions to receive, at a mobile communication device, an input relating to a point of interest;

instructions to receive, at the mobile communication device, transmission of data regarding volume of business at the point of interest; and

instructions to cause the mobile communication device to present information based on the volume of business at the point of interest.

20. A server computer comprising:

a communication module to communicate with a mobile communication device; and

a processor coupled to the communication module, and configured to;

receive from the mobile communication device, through the communication module, an input relating to a point of interest;

in response to receipt of the input relating to the point of interest, access data regarding volume of business at the point of interest; and

transmit to the mobile communication device, through the communication module, at least some of the data regarding volume of business at the point of interest.