Location related keyword monitoring on a mobile communications device systems and methods

• US 7,221,947 B2
• Filed: 07/12/2005
• Issued: 05/22/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 07/12/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qwest Communications International Incorporated (Lumen Technologies, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Qwest Communications International Incorporated (Lumen Technologies, Inc.)
• Inventors: Casey, Steven M
• Primary Examiner(s): ZEWDU, MELESS NMN
• Application Number:
  US11/180,116
• Publication Number:
  US 20070015517A1
• Time in Patent Office: 679 Days
• Field of Search: 4554561-4566, 455/404.1, 455/404.2, 455433-434, 455/440, 455/457, 455/3.02, 455/432.3, 455/422.1, 455/439, 455/466, 455/12.1, 455/517, 455/521, 455524-525, 455/550.1, 455560-561, 4555561-5562, 455/563, 455/431, 455/569.2, 455410-411, 455/403, 455/414.1, 455418-420, 455/566, 340/539.1, 340/426.19, 340993-994, 709/203, 709/214, 709/219, 709/226, 34235706-35713, 701213-217, 701200-215, 380247-250
• US Class Current: 455/456.1
• 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

Abstract

Embodiments of the invention comprise systems and methods related to the provision of location based services via a mobile communications device. In different embodiments, a communication system is described, comprising a mobile communications device, a mobile communications base station, and a server computer system. The location of the device may be correlated with certain user preferences stored on the server computer system. In various embodiments, components of the larger system are described. In some cases, various location related mapping functions for a device are discussed. In other embodiments, systems and methods which provide for activities to be undertaken based on the location of a device are described. In still other embodiments, the disclosure addresses systems and methods of efficiently determining the location of a mobile device. In some embodiments, different notification schemes based on the location of a device and specified preferences are described. In various other embodiments, the disclosure addresses systems and methods for keyword monitoring based on the location of a device.

Claims

1. A system for location related keyword monitoring on a mobile communications device, which comprises:

the mobile communications device configured to;

receive a set of data identifying the location of the mobile communications device and other data that includes the keyword; and

transmit the set of data and the other data that includes the keyword;

a mobile communications base station, in communication with the mobile communications device via a wireless connection; and

a server computer system, in communication with the base station, the server computer system configured to;

maintain a user profile for a user of the mobile communications device, wherein the user profile includes a listing of preferences of the user of the mobile communications device for use of the other data that includes the keyword, wherein the user profile is stored in a database of the server computer system;

receive the set of data and the other data that includes the keyword;

associate the set of data with the user of the mobile communications device;

correlate the set of data, the keyword, and the listing of preferences; and

create other data that provides information related to the keyword and the location of the mobile communications device according to the listing of preferences.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the set of data comprises GPS coordinate data.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the GPS coordinate data comprises GPS codes and a GPS navigation message.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein,

the mobile communications device is further configured to transmit other data that modifies the user profile;

and

the user profile may be modified by the user from the mobile communications device.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the server computer system is further configured to transmit the other data that provides information related to the keyword and the location of the mobile communications device to the user.

6. A method for providing a set of data identifying the location of a mobile communications device and other data that includes a keyword, which comprises:

receiving the set of data and the other data that includes the keyword;

transmitting;

the set of data and the other data that includes the keyword; and

data formatted to modify preferences of a user of the mobile communications device, the preferences related to use of the other data that includes the keyword; and

receiving additional data from a server that includes information related to the keyword and the location of the mobile communications device, the additional data created at the server according to a listing of user preferences correlated with the keyword and the location of the mobile communications device,

wherein the mobile communications device is configured to monitor data input into the device and identify the keyword.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the mobile communications device comprises a cellular telephone.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the other data that includes the keyword is received from an input on a touchpad communicatively coupled to the mobile communications device.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein the other data that includes the keyword is received from an audio input to a microphone communicatively coupled to the mobile communications device.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the other data that includes the keyword is comprised of text created from the audio input with speech recognition software.

11. The method of claim 6, which further comprises receiving other data that provides information related to the keyword and the location of the mobile communications device.

12. The method of claim 6. wherein the method is performed on a computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing the computer-implementable method of claim 6.

13. A method for location related keyword monitoring for a mobile communications device, which comprises:

providing a server computer system;

maintaining a user profile for a user of the mobile communications device, wherein the user profile includes a listing of preferences of the user of the mobile communications device for use of other data that includes the keyword, wherein the user profile is stored in a database of the server computer system;

receiving a set of data identifying the location of the mobile communications device and other data that includes the keyword;

associating the set of data with the user of the mobile communications device;

correlating the set of data, the keyword, and the listing of preferences;

creating other data that provides information related to the keyword and the location of the mobile communications device according to the listing of preferences; and

transmitting the created data.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the mobile communications device comprises a cellular telephone.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the set of data comprises GPS coordinate data.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein the GPS coordinate data comprises GPS codes and a GPS navigation message.

17. The method of claim 13, wherein,

the mobile communications device is further configured to transmit other data that modifies the user profile;

and

the user profile may be modified by the user from the mobile communications device.

18. The method of claim 13, wherein the preferences include a listing of a plurality of keywords, and associated preferences of the user related to each of the plurality of keywords.

19. The method of claim 13, which further comprises maintaining a database of a plurality of businesses and other points of interest, wherein each of the plurality of businesses and other points of interest are associated with at least one keyword.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein,

the user profile further includes a plurality of preference levels corresponding to each of the businesses and other points of interest;

and

the correlating step includes consideration of the preference levels.

21. The method of claim 13, which further comprises receiving other data that identifies an other location wherein,

the correlating step further comprises correlating the other location;

the creating data step further comprises providing information related to the other location.

22. The method of claim 13, which further comprises receiving other data that identifies a location of an other user, wherein the other user is associated with a keyword.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein the creating data step further comprises a suggested meeting location.

24. The method of claim 13, wherein the creating data step further comprises creating image data comprising a map containing a graphical representation of the location of the mobile communications device and the information related to the keyword, wherein the image data is formatted for display on the mobile communications device.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein the map includes a suggested route.

26. The method of claim 13, wherein the method is performed on a computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing the computer-implementable method of claim 13 for location related keyword monitoring of the mobile communications device.