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Method and apparatus of requesting customized location information at a mobile station

  • US 9,978,081 B1
  • Filed: 04/25/2017
  • Issued: 05/22/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/08/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • receiving a request at a server for business information from an application on a user'"'"'s wireless device;

    when at least one of user preference information and user location information are not included in the request, prompting the user, by the server, via the user'"'"'s wireless device, for the information, the information for the business related to the user preference information and the user location information;

    searching a database for the business based on the user preference information and the user location information;

    after the user has received the business information, receiving a request for additional business information from the user, via the user'"'"'s wireless device, and providing the user with the additional business information comprising at least one location for a business proximate to the predefined area; and

    transferring the business information, by the server, via the user'"'"'s wireless device, to the user via a voice call, streaming audio, a text-to-speech application, or any combination thereof;

    wherein when there are no businesses located within a predefined area of a location identified by the user location information, prompting the user to try another search request.

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