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| 20080214210 | LOCATION-BASED NOVELTY INDEX VALUE AND RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - The invention is a system and method for computing a result for a location, wherein the result indicates how novel it is for a wireless device to occupy a specific location. After determining the location of a wireless device through various means, a Novelty Index Value (NIV) is calculated for the location, and the NIV is then stored into a database. The NIV may then be subsequently used by application programs to compute a desired result from the NIV. Multiple users may utilize and/or share the same NIV values. The NIV may also be used to alter the configuration of a wireless device as well. A recommendation system is also disclosed, wherein user context is utilized along with NIV values to compute particular results for a user. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20080242317 | Mobile content creation, sharing, and commerce in a geo-spatial environment - A method, apparatus, and system of a mobile content creation, sharing, and commerce in a geo-spatial environment are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes communicating a positioning data of the mobile device to a server at a periodic interval, automatically generating in the mobile device, in response to the server, a present location profile associated with a present geographic location of the mobile device, simultaneously generating, in the mobile device, a set of adjacent profiles provided by the server as being a direction away from the present geographic location of the mobile device and refreshing, in the mobile device, the present location profile and the set of adjacent profiles at the periodic interval. The method may include automatically attaching a present sense data in the present location profile when a user selects a capture function in the present location profile. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080242318 | Consolidating Online Privacy Preferences - User privacy preferences are consolidated for location-based services. A mobile user is able to control the service providers to which the mobile user's location is transmitted as well as control the service providers from which the user wishes to receive content. Service providers and other online vendors request the location and network identifiers of mobile users in order to provide the mobile users with content. The user's privacy preferences are described in a document that includes the location format being used by the user, a link to the user's preference data, and the current location of the user's mobile device. The privacy preference file includes global privacy preferences that apply when the user is outside of established privacy locations and one or more privacy locations defined by geographical boundaries. These preferences apply while the user is inside the defined privacy location. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080261625 | REMOTE LOCATION BASED SERVICES - The invention relates to a method, system and service for processing at a remote device a request from a first device, the method has the steps of receiving a request message to obtain information on location based services available at the physical location of the remote device from the first device, determining a user defined query in the request message, routing the query to an appropriate response service, formulating the response from the response service into a response message, and routing the response message to the first device. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080280628 | Mobile handset information stream - A system and method which allows for a more direct form of presenting useful information to a mobile handset user is disclosed. More specifically a method to dedicate a transmission period of the MAC protocol when certain pre-formatted information is transmitted to all users on a network. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080287141 | Method and Device for Optimizing the Radio Transmission of Data Between a Vehicle and an External Remote Station - Control of the transmission of data between a vehicle and an external remote station that functions as a data source or data sink is geographically and temporally planned in order to achieve an optimization of the data transmission. In the planning of the data transmission, information is taken into account that is determined by the driver information system of the vehicle, as well as information (e.g., as radiotelephone network information) concerning the radiotelephone networks that are available for the data transmission. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20080311929 | SCHEDULING TASKS DYNAMICALLY DEPENDING ON THE LOCATION OF A MOBILE USER - Systems, methods, and computer program products for automatically scheduling and rescheduling tasks based on predictable, observable, or measurable events, and on conditions occurring in the vicinity of the user's location. A plurality of tasks are defined by the user. Events or conditions depending on the user's location and affecting the opportunity or the feasibility of the tasks are associated with these tasks. Task schedules are assigned, merged, or permuted to dynamically provide the user with a feasible and convenient agenda. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090005079 | DYNAMIC AWARENESS INVOLVING LOCATION - A system for dynamic content delivery is provided. The system includes a control component to determine location, preferences, and state of a user. A delivery component dynamically selects and provides content to the user as a function of the user's location, preferences, and state. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090005080 | Location-Aware Mobile Device - One or more location-based clients can be activated on a mobile device for providing location-based services. The location-based clients can be provided with information (e.g., presets, defaults) related to the current location and/or mode of the mobile device. The information can be obtained from one or more network resources. In some implementations, a number of location-based clients can run concurrently on the mobile device and share information. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090011777 | Method and apparatus for warning a mobile user approaching a boundary of an area of interest - A mobile wireless system ( | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090011778 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING COMMUNICATION MODE IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and system for determining a communication mode in a communication system are provided. The system and method include determining whether a first MS and a second MS are located within a preset area where P2P communications are available, estimating a first expected performance that can be achieved when the first and second MSs operate in a cellular communication mode, estimating a second expected performance that can be achieved when the first and second MSs operate in a P2P communication mode if the first and second MSs are located within the predetermined area, and selecting one of the cellular communication mode and the P2P communication mode as a communication mode between the first and second MSs by comparing the first expected performance with the second expected performance. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090017840 | MOBILE TERMINALS INCLUDING DISPLAY SCREENS CAPABLE OF DISPLAYING MAPS AND MAP DISPLAY METHODS FOR MOBILE TERMINALS - A mobile terminal includes a communication module, a display screen, and control circuitry. The circuitry is configured to estimate a current geographic position of the mobile terminal, and to determine if the estimated current position of the mobile terminal is within a boundary of geographic map information stored in the mobile terminal. The circuitry is further configured to retrieve additional geographic map information including the current position of the mobile terminal using the communication module if the current position of the mobile terminal is not within the boundary of the stored geographic map information. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090023461 | Method and system for determining whether a terminal belongs to a target space in a communication network, related network and computer program product - The system allows determining whether at least one terminal belongs to a target space in a communications network in order to provide a set of services linked to the fact that the terminal belongs or does not belong to the above target space. The belonging is determined depending on at least one determination parameter. The services are associated with, preferably through a model, respective service specifications indicating the allowable error margin in determining whether the terminal belongs or does not belong to the target space. The determination parameters are changed depending on the above service specifications. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090029720 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ELECTRONIC ADVERTISEMENTS - A system for displaying electronic advertisements on a display device includes a processor having a set of instructions, a display device in communication with the processor and a network interface in communication with the processor. The processor is configured by the set of instructions to receive an initial advertisement from a central server via the network interface, display an initial advertisement and a first navigational element on the display device, receive a subsequent advertisement from the central server based on a user's interaction with the initial advertisement, and display the subsequent advertisement on the display device when the first navigational element is selected by the user. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090029721 | Method And System For Delivering Customized Advertisements To Mobile Devices - Disclosed herein is a method and system for delivering advertisements asynchronously to a user of a mobile device. The delivery of the advertisements is based on a number of preferences and delivery parameters. The transferred advertisements are stored on local drives of the mobile device. A client application on the mobile device intelligently determines the state of use of the mobile device and delivers advertisements depending on the state of use of the mobile device. The rendering of advertisement is performed in a controlled and non-intrusive manner, independent of the wireless network used by the mobile device. The advertisements are customized based on the user's geographic location, preferences, interests, etc. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090029722 | Method and system for generating presence information with regard to people visiting an area of interest - The invention relates to an information system for generating presence information with regard to people visiting an area of interest. The system comprises a detection system arranged to detect locations of a plurality of mobile terminals, an identification system arranged to identify subscribers of said plurality of mobile terminals, a subscriber information system arranged to provide subscriber related information with regard to said subscribers, and a processing module arranged to create said presence information for said area of interest using said location information of said subscribers and said subscriber related information. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090036144 | TECHNIQUES FOR MOBILITY INDUCED ERROR CORRECTION - Techniques for mobility induced error correction are described. An apparatus may comprise a mobile device having a frequency correction module arranged to determine a frequency shift for a communication channel caused by movement of the mobile device relative to a fixed device, and generate a frequency correction value to compensate for the frequency shift. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090036145 | Systems and Methods for Providing Tourist Information Based on a Location - A system for identifying and retrieving information about a point of interest comprises a portable device capable of determining the location of the point of interest and including a communication mechanism to communicate the same with a processing center. The system specifically identifies the point of interest, obtains relevant sources of information about the point of interest and reconciles the information. Furthermore, the system either transmits textual, graphical, audio or video to the portable device or facilitates communication between a user of the portable device and a call center or guide. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090036146 | Method and Apparatus for Supporting Location Services for a Roaming Mobile Station - Techniques to support location services for a roaming mobile station are described. The mobile station may communicate with a serving mobile switching center (MSC) in a serving network. A roaming service provider (RSP) network may map an actual MSC identity (MSCID) of the serving MSC to a generic MSCID and may provide the generic MSCID to a home network. A home mobile positioning center (H-MPC) may map the generic MSCID to an Internet Protocol (IP) address of a mapping server within the RSP network and may send a location request message containing a mobile station identity (MSID) to the mapping server. The mapping server may determine a serving mobile positioning center (S-MPC) based on the MSID and may forward the message to the S-MPC. The mapping server may also receive a location response message from the S-MPC and may forward the message to the H-MPC. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090036147 | METHOD TO ACCESS MULTIMEDIA CONTENTS ASSOCIATED TO A GEOGRAPHICAL AREA - A method is for accessing multimedia contents associated with a geographical area including a plurality of items, the multimedia content being stored on a multimedia content provider having information of one or more of the items. The method provides an IC Card application for enabling a mobile device to detect a geographical area of interest, connect to the multimedia content provider and select at least one multimedia content of the detected geographical area of interest, download the selected multimedia content into a memory of the IC Card, provide an identification code of an item located into the detected geographical area of interest, and access a portion of the multimedia content which stores information of the identified item. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090054084 | MOBILE VIRTUAL AND AUGMENTED REALITY SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for messaging within a mobile virtual and augmented reality system is provided herein. During operation a user can create “virtual graffiti” that will be left for a particular device to view as part of an augmented reality scene. The virtual graffiti will be assigned to a particular physical location. The virtual graffiti is then uploaded to a network server, along with the location and individuals who are able to view the graffiti as part of an augmented reality scene. When a device that is allowed to view the graffiti is near the location, the graffiti will be downloaded to the device and displayed as part of an augmented reality scene. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090054085 | Device and Method for Performing Location Association for Services - A service call evaluation unit evaluates a service information and a piece of service call location information for the purpose of performing location association for services. A location/service association generator takes the service information and the service call location information as a basis for producing a location/service association, where a respective service has the location of the associated service call attributed to it. This allows inexpensive implementation of a self-organizing client/service system. | 02-26-2009 |
| 20090061900 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATION - A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a communication device having a controller to transmit to a media server a request for distribution of media content to one or more targeted recipients according to a user profile associated with the communication device that is stored in the media server. The format of the media content can be adjusted by the media server based at least in part on the user profile. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090061901 | Personal augmented reality advertising - Personal augmented reality advertising involves detecting a proximity between a participant's mobile device and a viewer's mobile device. An identifier of the participant's mobile device and biometric data that describes the participant have both been made publicly available. The biometric data is obtained in response to detecting the proximity between the participant's mobile device and the viewer's mobile device. A match is detected between the biometric data of the participant and an image captured from a sensor of the viewer's mobile device. In response to detecting the match, the captured image and an advertisement presented with the captured image is presented in the viewer's mobile device. The advertisement is associated with the participant. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090061902 | Directories and groupings in a geo-spatial environment - A method, apparatus and system of directories and groupings in a geo-spatial environment are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes automatically placing communication information associated with a set of neighbors in a geo-spatial area into a group, mapping the set of neighbors in a map that simultaneously renders a set of pushpins representing each location of the set of neighbors to each other, and enabling a moderator and users of the group to provide additional information on each of the set of neighbors such that data associated with the set of neighbors is accessible by those of the set of neighbors who subscribe to the group. The method may further include providing a multi-modal interface such that the communication information enables communication through a plurality of modes including phone, fax, SMS, email, printed mail, and/or face to face meetings between the set of neighbors. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090069033 | WIRELESS TRANSMISSION DURATION AND LOCATION-BASED SERVICES - The exemplary embodiments provide a computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for managing location-based services provided via a wireless access point. A signal is received from a client device by at least one wireless access point. A distance the signal has traveled to the at least one wireless access point is determined. A determination as to whether the client device is within an allowed range of the at least one wireless access point is made based on the determined distance. Responsive to a determination that the client device is within an allowed range, a location of the client device is determined. Location-based service information is sent to the client device based on the determined location of the client device. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090069034 | Neighbor to neighbor relay in a geo-spatial environment - A method and system of neighbor to neighbor relay in a geo-spatial environment are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of managing a community network includes obtaining member data associated with a member of the community network, determining a location of the member based on the member data, storing the member data in a member repository, obtaining a number of profiles in the community network corresponding to a number of neighbors of the member based on the member data and the location, generating a neighbor to neighbor introduction using the member data and the profiles by forming a chain between neighbors such that one neighbor introduces a group formed between neighbors in the chain to another neighbor such that a neighbor to neighbor relay is formed in a geo-spatial social network, and facilitating the introduction between the member and a profiles using the neighbor to neighbor relay. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090069035 | Device and Method for Tracking an Accessed Location of a Network - A device comprises an analog signal port, a data packet port, and a control processor comprising circuitry to convert analog audio signals into the data packets and vice versa. The device further comprises an access control module to register network access locations and determine a perimeter within which the accessed location is located when the device is accessing the network. By using the perimeter, the access control module is to receive from a user of the device a verification or a manual entry of a location within the perimeter as the accessed location. The access control module is to determine the received one of the verified location and the manually entered location as the accessed location and provide the determined accessed location to a location-based service through the data packet port. | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090075676 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING LOCATION INFORMATION FOR HOME NETWORK - Provided are a system and method for managing location information for a home network. The system includes a device management means for collecting information of home network devices to form a device table, a location management means for generating a space data structure including a gridded home floor plan, and associating the device table with the space data structure on the basis of a location of the home network device, and a user interface module for receiving a location of the home network device to transfer the input location information to the location management means. Since location information of the home network devices is directly input, accurate location-based home network services can be provided. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090082037 | PERSONAL POINTS OF INTEREST IN LOCATION-BASED APPLICATIONS - Framework for receiving, processing, and re-using personal points of interest (PPOI) information of a user in a location-based application. A telephone dialog system provides location-based information related PPOI of a user. For example, the PPOI information can include major intersections that the user may normally travel, gas stations, clubs, etc., based on real-time data obtained via web services. The PPOI information can be acquired using common names and nicknames, which are added into system lexicon and recognition grammars. Each PPOI is also tagged to the user (or “owner”) who defined it. The PPOI information can also be shared to support a community of users. The framework also resolves conflicting PPOI information between multiple users and multiple locations. PPOI information input by one user can be used to extract demographic information and personal preferences and be re-used by other users by automatically popping up common names and attributes other users entered for the same nickname. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090093259 | LOCATION AND TIME BASED FILTERING OF BROADCAST INFORMATION - Techniques for sending and receiving broadcast information are described. In an aspect, broadcast metadata may be generated for broadcast information and may include location and time criteria used by terminals to filter the broadcast information. Each location and time criterion may include (i) a location criterion given by a target location and a presence or absence requirement and (ii) a time criterion given by a time period in which the location criterion applies. A terminal may receive the broadcast metadata prior to or with the broadcast information, obtain location and time criteria from the broadcast metadata, and filter the broadcast information based on the location and time criteria. The terminal may evaluate each location and time criterion by determining its location within a specified time period and determining whether its location is within or outside a specified target location, as indicated by the presence or absence requirement. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090093260 | Methods for Receiving and Responding to Location-Based Data - A location-based messaging system and its methods of operation are disclosed, including methods for receiving and responding to location-based data. Methods for sending geographic location information for a target address from a computing device to a receiving device that will enable the receiving device to display a map and/or directions from a geographic location of the receiving device to the geographic location of the target address, methods for processing and distributing location-based data, and methods for virally distributing location-based applications are also disclosed. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090093261 | Methods for Sending Location-Based Data - A location-based messaging system and its methods of operation disclosed, including methods for sending geographic location information for a target address from a computing device to a receiving device that will enable the receiving device to display a map and/or directions from a geographic location of the receiving device to the geographic location of the target address. Methods for processing and distributing location-based data, methods for receiving and responding to location-based data, and methods for virally distributing location-based applications are also disclosed. | 04-09-2009 |
| 20090104920 | RETAIL-RELATED SERVICES FOR MOBILE DEVICES - A system identifies a location of a user based on a location of a mobile device associated with the user, associates the location of the user to a location having a collection of attractions relating to shopping or entertainment, retrieves layout information associated with the location having the collection of attractions, and provides the layout information to the user on the mobile device. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090111486 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A MESSAGE - One or more embodiments may concern a portable communication device comprising a detection unit and a control unit, said portable communication device being adapted to use an information template for generating a message. The detection unit is configured to detect a physical entity. The control unit is configured to insert information corresponding to the detected physical entity, detected by the detection unit into a pre-specified position in the message template. One or more embodiments may also concerns a method for generating a message in a portable communication device by using an adaptive information template. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090117918 | Identification Method and System - The invention relates to a method and a system to compare a main profile of a first mobile telephone with at least one comparative profile of a second mobile telephone, wherein the profiles are transmittable via the mobile phones. The comparative profile is stored with individual user information for the second mobile phone and the main profile is created based upon the input of information of a user. By arranging the profile information into individual levels, it is possible, when making a comparison, to allocate to every level a level index for the correlation of the information. The combined level indices create an overall index, which is compared with a predetermined threshold. Exceeds the overall index, as degree of correlation between the profiles, the threshold, a contact establishment is enabled between the first and the second mobile phone and thus between the users. By means of the patent, a contact between two persons that are unknown to each other, can easily be established, wherein the contact establishment is initiated only between profiles with a predefined degree of correlation. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20090131079 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DELIVERING INFORMATION TO MOBILE DEVICES - A system for delivering information to a mobile device includes a server; and a beacon coupled to and receiving information from the server. The beacon is configured to provide a message based on the information to the mobile device when the mobile device is within a transmitting range. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090131080 | Device, System, and Method of Physical Context Based Wireless Communication - Device, system and method of physical context based wireless communication. For example, a method for physical context based wireless communication includes: determining an association between a spatial location of a wireless communication device and location context information related to said spatial location; determining an identity of a user of said wireless communication device; and determining an association between said user of the wireless communication device and said location context information. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090143078 | TECHNIQUES TO MANAGE A RADIO BASED ON LOCATION INFORMATION - Techniques to manage a radio based on location information are described. A mobile computing device may include a radio module, a location detector operative to determine a location for the mobile computing device, and a processor to couple to the radio module and the resource database. The processor may be operative to execute a resource management module to access a resource profile having resource information for one or more cellular radiotelephone network resources accessible from the location, and control operations for a radio module based on the resource profile. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090143079 | MOBILE TRACKING - A method of tracking a first wireless communications device using another computing device, such as a second wireless communications device, includes obtaining current position data for the first wireless communications device and obtaining one or more of speed data, time data, and path data for the first wireless communications device. The first wireless device then transmits the current position data and at least one of the speed data, time data and path data to the second wireless communications device or other computing device. In addition to current position data, the speed, path and time data facilitate tracking of the first wireless communications device. When a first mobile user wants a second mobile user to follow him, the first mobile user can put his device in “follow me” (tracking) mode. This is particularly useful when the first and second mobile users are traveling in respective cars or other vehicles. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090149199 | VIRTUAL BILLBOARD DISPLAY ON A MOBILE DEVICE - A method, system, and apparatus are directed to providing advertising information to a mobile device over a network. A request is received from the mobile device. The request may comprise a query, geo-location information, and/or a user preference. If the request comprises the query, a search result is generated based on a search for the received query and/or the received geo-location information. At least one virtual billboard is determined, wherein the at least one virtual billboard is in proximity with a first geo-location identified by the received geo-location information and/or a second geo-location associated with the search result. The virtual billboard may also be based on a type of the virtual billboard, a time, a user preference (criterion), and/or a keyword included in the query. The virtual billboard is provided to the mobile device. An advertising usage is recorded for the provided virtual billboard. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090149200 | System and method for device or system location optimization - Systems, devices and/or methods that facilitate location optimization of mobile devices and/or systems are presented. Location optimization can result in an improved user experience by providing information and/or software tailored to the location of the device and/or system. Location aware devices/systems can include a deterministic or inferential determination of the granular location of the device/system. Location aware devices/systems can also include deterministic or inferential determinations of potential location zone transitions. These determinations and/or inferences can be employed to determine the availability of, and relevance of, device/system updates. Available relevant updates can be downloaded to the device/system at varying levels of granularity and overlap. The downloaded updates can then be installed and made available to the user. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090156232 | Mobile telephone with distance measurement and data collection capability - An exemplary wireless mobile telephone includes a transmitter and receiver module for transmitting and receiving radio communications, and a display screen. A mechanism acquires linear distance measurements to objects within line of sight of the wireless mobile telephone. A graphical representation of a structure having elements to be measured is stored in memory. A microprocessing unit operating under the control of software stores in the memory a plurality of the linear distance measurements, where each stored linear distance measurement is associated with a corresponding element of the graphical representation as shown on the display screen. This enables areas defined by a pair of such elements to be calculated. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090156233 | METHOD OF PROVIDING LOCATION-BASED SERVICE IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A location-based service method may include receiving a plurality of data through a first communication equipment, wherein each of the plurality of data is related to an indicator, the indicator being configured to indicate if the data is related to the location of a provider of the data, receiving a query through the first communication equipment or a second communication equipment located closely to the first communication equipment, and searching the plurality of data to find data related to the location of the provider and also related to the query to form a search result related to the query. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090156234 | GUIDE INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM, GUIDE INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD, SERVER DEVICE, TERMINAL DEVICE - A guide information providing system including terminal and server devices, comprising: a specified location acceptance unit in the terminal device, to accept input of a specified location; a display unit in the terminal device, to display information; a storing unit, in the server device, to store guide information classified by position wherein guide information including time-of-day information, and position information, of an object of guiding, are correlated; an information selecting unit to select guide information correlated with position information indicating the position corresponding to the specified location based on the content of specified location information accepted by the specified location acceptance unit, and the guide information classified by position, and satisfies a time-of-day condition with at least the current time-of-day and thereafter as reference; and a display control unit in the terminal device, configured to control the display unit to provide the guide information selected by the information selecting unit, and position information correlated with the guide information thereof, to a user in a predetermined display format. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090163227 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TARGETED ADVERTISING ON WIRELESS DEVICES BASED ON DEVICE LOCATION AND CURRENT USER INTERESTS - Aspects provide for systems, methods, apparatus and computer program products for selecting advertisements for presentation on wireless device applications based on the current device location and the current interests of the device user. The current interests of the device user are defined by the application currently being executed on the device and/or current user inputted requests for content. In this regard, present aspects provide for highly targeted advertising that serves to provide advertisements to users based on their current needs, which are defined in terms of their current interests and current location. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090163228 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION BASED ON GEOGRAPHIC POSITION - A system and method for providing position information using a three-dimensional based grid is provided. The position information may be relayed to an electronic device by providing location information to a database and receiving location-centric information at the electronic device. The system may include a network for continuously updating the database in real-time. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090170529 | EMERGENCY EXIT ROUTING USING WIRELESS DEVICES DURING EMERGENCY SITUATIONS - A method and wireless device direct a user to safety during an emergency situation. A wireless device ( | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090170530 | Device System and Method for Providing Availability Status and Alternate Contact Information Within a Wireless Keep-Quiet Zone - A system and method for providing notification of a user's presence in a wireless keep-quiet geographic zone includes a fixed infrastructure device capable of conducting short-range wireless communication, and a server communicatively coupled to the fixed infrastructure device, accessible to a calling party, and including a phone book, wherein the fixed infrastructure device is operable to detect a presence of a wireless device within a wireless geographic keep-quiet zone, query the device for alternate contact information, aid update the phone book, accessible to a calling party, with an indication of the wireless device's presence in the wireless geographic zone and/or the alternate contact information. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090170531 | Method and apparatus for transmitting meeting opportunity alert messages to users of mobile terminals located in the same geographical area - A LBS (location-based service) in which users equipped with a localizable mobile communication terminal advantageously receive “alert” messages when they have an opportunity to meet someone located in their geographic vicinity and having a profile matching their own profile. In particular, users, who may be associated with a given group of users, can be alerted via their mobile communication terminal when another user with a matching profile, and who may also be associated with the same group of users, is located in the same predetermined geographical area. The alert message may, for example, include the mobile phone number of the other user located in the same geographical area. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090170532 | Event-based modes for electronic devices - Event-based modes of operation are supported on an electronic device. One or more event-based modes of operation may be automatically or selectively applied to the device when a new life event is detected. The device's previous mode of operation may be backed up to the device or a network location and restored after the event-based mode of operation is no longer applied. The event-based modes of operation may be used to restrict access to certain applications or functionalities on the device, enforce or restrict certain user interface or other types of settings, and add or remove or rearrange the priority of device assets. The new life events associated with event-based modes of operation may be of various types, including location-based events, environment-based events, calendar-based events, news-based events, and usage-based events. | 07-02-2009 |
| 20090176509 | INTEREST MAPPING SYSTEM - Apparatus, interfaces, and computer instructions are provided for establishing an association between a user and a declared interest, such as a brand or some other subject, and for generating a map to display the interests of one or more users. An association is established between an interest identifier, a user, and target object selected based upon an action of the user. The target object may include a location that may be specified by coordinates. The action may include selection of the at least one location by the user. Selection may include selecting a user interface feature that causes the at least one location to be selected based upon a geographical position of the user. The position may be determined by a Global Positioning System device carried by the user. Techniques are also disclosed for identifying people who are potentially interested in a given interest, or in a second interest related to a first interest, based on previously established interest-location-user associations. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090176510 | Method And Apparatus For Routing Data Between A User And A Data Provider - A method and apparatus route geographic information for the purposes of securing marketing information such as real estate information selected by reference to geographic information. A request for marketing information from a user is passed onto a database server for selecting information without knowing the actual identity of the user but knowing a profile of the user, the geographic location of the user when the request was made and the fact that the user made the request voluntarily. The method and apparatus provide useful data to a marketing entity without compromising the relationship between the user and the entity enabling the means to provide the requested information. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090176511 | MOBILE ALERTING NETWORK - A Mobile Alert Network service includes identifying an Alert Area related to an Event Location, identifying a group of subscribers in the Alert Area, and broadcasting an Alert Message to the identified subscribers in a push-to-talk-equivalent environment. The Alert Messages can alert the subscribers about the cause of the alert, offer message related choices, and offer event related choices, such as promotion information or offers. The MAN Service may include an Alert Information Service, a Subscriber Selector, and a Broadcast Module to generate an Alert Message. The event related choices may be generated based on campaigns by Promotional Agents. A wrapper can be downloaded to manage Alert Messages, a mailbox, and to update on board applications. A on-board logger can provide a detailed account of the operations of the handset and its user. A Sensor Array can be used to determine the location of users, based on the self-identification information, broadcast by the cell phones. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090186630 | ADJUSTING USER SETTINGS ON A HANDHELD MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE BASED UPON LOCATION - A handheld electronic device that receives geo-location based signal data into a microprocessor on board the handheld electronic device. The microprocessor processes the signal data into location data representative of the present geographic location of the electronic handheld device. The microprocessor adjusts at least one user defined setting of the handheld electronic device based on whether the location data indicates that the handheld electronic device is within stored geographical boundaries. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20090186631 | Location Based Information Related to Preferences - A system, method, and apparatus for providing location based information related to user preferences is disclosed. One embodiment comprises first storing in a memory a first data set that includes information related to at least one geographic location, and the information is hierarchically organized by content according to an indexing scheme, and specifying a second data set that includes user preferences, wherein the user preferences are hierarchically organized by content according to the indexing scheme. Then, by knowing or determining a specific geographic location using a location determining device, an embodiment can generate one or more interests for the specific geographic location, according to information common to the first data set and the second data set, or information related to the first data set and second data set by the indexing scheme. Additionally, some embodiments may provide a list of locations that have information or content matching user specified interests. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20090191897 | Environment Characterization for Mobile Devices - Methods, systems, apparatus, and computer program products are provided to harness massively distributed, but locally available location, application usage, device usage, network and overall Radio Frequency (RF) systems awareness, processing, memory and connectivity from mobile devices in a manner which would broadly characterize the environments these mobile devices operate within given the capabilities of each type of mobile device to contribute information about its local environment. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090191898 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING A PROXIMITY-BASED APPLICATION IN A HAND-HELD COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE - A system and method for operating a proximity-based application on a hand-held communications device utilizing a GeoData Bar is disclosed. The system can be configured to extract proximity-specific intelligent search results from social network services, local contact services and information regarding proximity-specific contents. The search results simultaneously display with an active proximity search range on a graphical user interface (GUI) of the device corresponding to the settings of the GeoData Bar associated with the hand-held communications device. The active proximity search range includes a numeric indication of the magnitude of the active proximity search range, for example, in miles or kilometers. The GeoData Bar enables a user to interact/update/change the active proximity search range without entering any additional navigation windows or menus. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090191899 | System for Providing Location-Based Services in a Wireless Network, Such as Locating Sets of Desired Locations - A system and associated method receives a command from a user's mobile device to locate points of interest near the mobile device's location. The points of interest are associated with different, user-identified, point of interest categories. Based at least in part on the mobile device's location, the system substantially simultaneously provides a list of points of interest for at least some of the point of interest categories. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090197618 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING LOCAL PRIVATE BROADCASTING SERVICE WITH A MOBILE TERMINAL - The present invention relates to a method and a system for providing a local private broadcasting service with a mobile terminal. The system for providing a local private broadcasting service with the mobile terminal according to the present invention comprises a broadcasting mobile terminal; a viewing mobile terminal; and a broadcasting relay device which relays a broadcasting content to be streamed down in real time from the broadcasting mobile terminal to the viewing mobile terminal placed in a predetermined broadcasting service area centering on a position of the broadcasting mobile terminal based on a movement of the broadcasting mobile terminal. Thus, the present invention provides a method and a system for providing a local private, broadcasting service through which a mobile terminal user performs a private broadcasting and which has a limited, predetermined broadcasting transmission area based on a position of a broadcasting mobile terminal. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090197619 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ADVERTISEMENT DATA TO A MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE - A mobile device includes a processor and a memory coupled to the processor and configured to store user-specific data. The processor is configured to access data indicating a position of the mobile device and provide advertisement data based upon the position of the mobile device and the user-specific data. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090197620 | LOCATION-BASED INFORMATION SERVICE METHOD AND MOBILE TERMINAL THEREFOR - A location-based information service method for improving utilization of location-based information services and a mobile terminal for implementing the location-based information service method are provided. A method for providing an information service using a mobile terminal includes acquiring, at a mobile terminal, location information, determining an Internet Protocol (IP) address based on the location information, and receiving service information from a cyber space associated with a service provider that corresponds to the IP address. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090203387 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING TARGETED CONTENT - In one embodiment of a method for generating targeted content, an indication of a geographic position is received from a mobile electronic device. An instance of targeted content is generated based upon the geographic position of the mobile electronic device. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090203388 | ANTICIPATORY LOCATION-BASED MOBILE COMMUNICATION MEDIA TRANSFER - Methods and systems for anticipatory location-based mobile communication media transfer are disclosed and may include pre-planning communication of information with a mobile communication device (MCD) based on present and future locations of the MCD and the availability of wireless services. The MCD may include location-determining capability which may include one or more of: a global navigation satellite system, triangulation, and ultra-wideband positioning. A travel route of the MCD may be anticipated utilizing the locations. The travel route may traverse one or more wireless coverage areas and the communication of information with the MCD may be configured when the travel route enters a wireless coverage area with a desired wireless capability, which may include one or more of: bandwidth, data transfer rate, cost, power requirements, channel conditions, quality of service, and secure communications capability. The information may include multimedia data. The MCD may include a plurality of wireless protocol capabilities. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090209270 | LOCATION-BASED SEARCH-RESULT RANKING FOR BLOG DOCUMENTS AND THE LIKE - In one embodiment, a mobile communication device is adapted to provide geography-enhanced blog search results. In response to a blog-search query entered by a user, the mobile communication device is adapted to determine a current geographical location for the mobile communication device and a home location for the user. The mobile communication device is further adapted to provide the current location and home location information along with the search query parameters to a search engine. The search engine is adapted to provide results corresponding to blog posts that satisfy the parameters of the search query, wherein the search results are ranked based on at least one of (a) the geographic proximity of a blog post subject to the current location and (b) the geographic proximity of a blog post author's home location to the user's home location. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090215469 | Device, System, and Method of Generating Location-Based Social Networks - Device, system, and method of generating location-based social networks. For example, a method for dynamically creating location-based virtual social networks includes: detecting presence of a wireless device at a location which is associated with a location-based virtual social network; and sending to the wireless device an invitation to join said location-based virtual social network. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090215470 | METHOD, APPARATUS OR SOFTWARE FOR LOCATING A MOBILE NODE RELATIVE TO ONE OR MORE OTHER NODES - A method, apparatus and software is disclosed in which the location of a mobile device is calculated from the signal coverage areas of other detected nodes. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090233622 | System and method for location based exchanges of data facilitating distributed locational applications - Provided is a distributed system and method for enabling new and useful location dependent features and functionality to mobile data processing systems. Mobile data processing systems interact with each other as peers in communications and interoperability. Indirectly located mobile data processing systems are located relative other mobile data processing systems, and are automatically located using whereabouts data of directly located mobile data processing systems and/or whereabouts data of other indirectly located mobile data processing systems. A mobile data processing system may dynamically take on roles of being directly located or indirectly located, depending on the environment and capabilities available at a particular time. Reference whereabouts data is appropriately shared between mobile data processing systems to carry out automatic location techniques ensuring mobile data processing systems are kept up to date with their own whereabouts and whereabouts of others, regardless of the freely moving travels of any of the mobile data processing systems involved, and the location technologies that may or may not be available when needed. A confidence is associated to whereabouts data shared for facilitating selection of the best candidate data used in determining new whereabouts information. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20090233623 | System and method for location based exchanges of data facilitating distributed locational applications - Provided is a distributed system and method for enabling new and useful location dependent features and functionality to mobile data processing systems. Mobile data processing systems (MSs) interact with each other as peers in communications and interoperability. Indirectly located mobile data processing systems are located relative other mobile data processing systems, and are automatically located using whereabouts data of directly located mobile data processing systems and/or whereabouts data of other indirectly located mobile data processing systems. A mobile data processing system may dynamically take on roles of being directly located or indirectly located, depending on the environment and capabilities available at a particular time. Data is shared between mobile data processing systems to carry out novel Location Based eXchanges (LBX) of data for new mobile applications. Information which is transmitted inbound to, transmitted outbound from, or is in process at, a mobile data processing system, is used to trigger processing of actions in accordance with user configured permissions, charters, and other configurations. In a preferred embodiment, a user configurable platform is provided for quickly building well behaving LBX applications at MSs and across a plurality of interoperating MSs. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20090233624 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A MOBILE TERMINAL SEARCH SERVICE - A method and system for providing a mobile terminal search service includes the steps of (a) requesting, by a first mobile terminal, to search for a second mobile terminal, the first mobile terminal having avatar information stored thereon, and (b) searching for the second mobile terminal within a geographical range corresponding to the avatar information of the first mobile terminal. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20090239552 | LOCATION-BASED OPPORTUNISTIC RECOMMENDATIONS - Location aware notification service technology operable to provide users with notification of opportunities to complete errands on a personal sharable list is disclosed. The location aware notification service technology provides a means for generating recommendations for users for the successful completion of errands based upon current location, time and travel context. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090239553 | DISSEMINATING TARGETED LOCATION-BASED CONTENT TO MOBILE DEVICE USERS - A trusted third party information arbiter for facilitating third party information sources, such as advertisers or data processing services, to accurately target communications to mobile device users. Illustratively, the mobile device users can control target communications through the utilization of discretion requests/permissions processed by the third party information arbiter. Furthermore, the mobile device users may further interact with the trusted third party information arbiter to provide/release additional personal information. For example, a mobile device user may be provided an increasingly rich rewards or payments that may be provisioned by discount, coupons or offers associated with existing or new product advertisements or promotional information messages. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090247190 | ADVERTISING INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD, ADVERTISING INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM, ADVERTISING INFORMATION PROVIDING PROGRAM AND ADVERTISING INFORMATION RANKING PROGRAM - By using the location information of a wireless communication terminal, an advertising information display method, etc. is provided to display on a display, highly useful advertising information, that is, advertising information of an advertising information transmission source, which is located at a location that is close to the location at which the user of the wireless communication terminal is present. This advertising information display method, which displays, on a display | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090247191 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING PREVIOUS OCCUPATION IN OR PROXIMATE TO AN ALERT AREA - Systems and methods for determining whether a mobile device was within a specified area and for providing a location history of a mobile device are disclosed. A request may be received from a device which inquires about the location history of a mobile device. The request may include a time period and/or a location. The relevant location history of the device may be determined and provided in response. A request may also be received which inquires whether a mobile device was within a known alert area. The location history of the device may be correlated to the alert area and a response provided. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090247192 | SYSTEM FOR MOBILE ADVANCED MATCHING - A system is described for mobile advanced matching. The system may include a processor, a memory and an interface being operatively connected. The memory may store advertisements and a request. The interface may communicate with a user on a mobile device associated with a mobile carrier. The processor may associate the advertisements with one or more content types. The content types may describe the content of the advertisements. The processor may receive a request for items of a content type from the user via the interface. The processor may identify the content type of the items. The processor may determine an advertisement associated with the content type of the items. The processor may provide the advertisement to the user via the interface. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090247193 | System and Method for Creating Anonymous User Profiles from a Mobile Data Network - A mobile network device creates and continuously modifies an anonymous user profile from collected network data and subsequently shares the profile with content providers. The mobile network device includes multiple collector devices that monitor data from routers on the mobile data network for application-level activity and a corresponding IP address or mobile phone number. The collectors then analyze the content involved with the activity and correlate it to an IP-address-phone-number pair to create a user profile. Each collector then modifies the user profile with the user's location information at the time the activity was requested. Each collector subsequently transforms the user profile into an anonymous user profile vector and shares it with the profile manager. By repeating this process over time, the collectors create and modify an anonymous user profile vector that can be shared with content providers for targeted advertising. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090253441 | ACCESSING CORE NETWORK SERVICES - The present disclosure is directed to system and method for accessing core network services. In some implementations, a method can include receiving a communication from a femtocell identifying status information of a cellular mobile device. Instructions for accessing one or more core-network services are identified based, at least in part, on the status information. The core-network services are accessed in accordance with the identified instructions. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090258658 | Location Services Based on Positioned Wireless Measurement Reports - Methods and apparatuses are provided that may be implemented in a wireless signaling environment to provide certain location services. The location services may, for example, be based at least in part on positioning information associated with positioned wireless signaling measurements associated with wireless terminals. The location services may comprise location using signal pattern matching, location using observed timing differences, location using fine time assistance, location of significant network events and location distribution of terminals over a certain coverage area. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090258659 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOCATION BASED MULTIMEDIA MESSAGE SERVICE - A multimedia message service method and a server therefor are disclosed. In one embodiment, the server i) allows a broadcast transmitting server to receive a request of transmitting a position-based multimedia message from a content providing server, ii) collects information related to a base station covering an area to which the requested position-based multimedia message is desired to be transmitted, iii) transfers the position-based multimedia message to a multimedia transmitting equipment, iv) collects address information of the position-based multimedia message from the multimedia transmitting equipment and v) transmits the collected address information in a form of a cell broadcast service message to a receiving mobile communication terminal according to the information related to the base station. According to one embodiment, a large-sized multimedia message can be easily provided to a plurality of mobile communication terminals located in an area by using a cell broadcasting service. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090275347 | Transmitting content to a mobile computing device - A method and system for targeting content (e.g., a service or an advertisement) according to location-based information derived from a mobile wireless transceiver device. Position information as a function of time is used to calculate a rate of travel and a direction of travel. This information can be used to identify a likely mode of transportation. Geographical information can be used to further refine the mode of transportation. Thus, in addition to the position of the wireless transceiver devices, factors such as the rate of travel, the direction of travel and the likely mode of transportation are also considered to more precisely identify the appropriate service. Moreover, a potential destination can be predicted, allowing further refinement of the targeted service. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090275348 | Location-Based Services Platform - A platform for providing location-based services is disclosed. A location data collection client running on a mobile device periodically obtains data allowing determination of the geographic location of the mobile device (e.g., GPS, cell tower, or WiFi data) and transmits that data and mobile device-specific information to a location-based services (LBS) platform server. The LBS platform server determines geographic location of the mobile device from the received data. For example, the LBS platform server accesses databases associating latitude and longitude coordinates with cell tower data or WiFi data and updates mobile device location to maintain current location information for the mobile device, which can be used as a proxy for the location of a mobile device user. The LBS platform server further includes a set of APIs allowing third-party services providers to access to the location data. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090280833 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH PREVIOUSLY VISITED LOCATIONS - A method and system of providing information associated with a previously visited location. The method can include the steps of monitoring the location of the mobile unit, receiving at the mobile unit information from one or more points of interest as the mobile unit engages the points of interest in which the information is associated with the points of interest and storing the information associated with the points of interest in a database that is accessible for a predetermined amount of time after the receipt of the information. The method can also include the step of storing the information into one of a predetermined number of categories based on how the mobile unit engages the points of interest. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090286553 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING LOCATION BASED SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING SERVICES - A location based system is provided for providing messages to a user and, in particular, to a location based advertising system using multiple geo-boundaries and which is configured to provide advertisements to a user and to track the effectiveness of such advertisements. The method includes defining a zone with a plurality of geo-boundaries and detecting when a mobile user has crossed a first boundary of the plurality of geo-boundaries and a second boundary of the plurality of geo-boundaries. The method further includes sending a message to the mobile user upon the determining that the mobile user has crossed the first boundary. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090286554 | USING CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT DATA EXHIBITING UNIQUE USER IDENTIFIERS IN A CELLULAR NETWORK FOR CREATING GEO STATISTICAL REPRESENTATIONS OF THE USERS - A computer implemented data processing system for using customer relationship management (CRM) data exhibiting unique user identifiers in a cellular network for creating geo-statistical representations of the users. The system is arranged to: repeatedly identify all network-connected devices which are both active and idle in each location area using the unique identifier; repeatedly create a table for all location areas, each table exhibiting: location area identifier, unique user identifier, time of inflow to the location area, time of outflow from the location area; and differentiate table of time N−1 over table of time N thereby detecting inflow outflow quantities of unique identifiers for each location area; decipher the difference table by the authentication center of the network; analyze the deciphered tables using CRM profiles; and join over time, the deciphered tables with corresponding location area thereby creating at least one GIS data layer. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090286555 | USING CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT DATA NON EXHIBITING UNIQUE USER IDENTIFIERS FOR CREATING GEO STATISTICAL REPRESENTATIONS OF THE USERS - A computer implemented data processing system for using customer relationship management (CRM) non-exhibiting unique user identifiers in a cellular network for creating geo-statistical representations of the users. The system is arranged to: repeatedly identify all active network-connected devices in each location area using the unique identifier; repeatedly create a table, for all location areas, each table exhibiting: location area identifier, unique user identifier, time of inflow to the location area, time of outflow from the location area; and differentiate table of time N−1 over table of time N thereby detecting inflow and outflow quantities of unique identifiers for each location area; factorizing said difference by the ratio of stationary non-active network-connected device and the total number of network-connected devices; decipher the difference table; analyze the deciphered tables using CRM profiles; and join over time, the deciphered tables with corresponding location area thereby creating at least one GIS data layer. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20090305727 | Mobile device with wide range-angle optics and a radiation sensor - The invention comprises a mobile device controlled by moving it, for example, by tilting. The mobile device is equipped with wide-angle optics and with a radiation sensor detecting either visible light or infrared radiation. The wide-angle optics may be directed towards the user, whereupon the radiation sensor receives useful images through the wide-angle optics. The images include contrast or thermal differences which it make possible to determine in which way the user has moved the mobile device. In more detail, a tilt angle or a corresponding change can be calculated and then, on the basis of the change, the content shown on a display of the mobile device is altered. The content is, for example, a menu or a web page. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20090318168 | DATA SYNCHRONIZATION FOR DEVICES SUPPORTING DIRECTION-BASED SERVICES - With the addition of directional information and gesture based input in a location based services environment, a variety of service(s) can be provided on top of user identification or interaction with specific object(s) of interest. For instance, | 12-24-2009 |
| 20090325606 | Systems and Methods for Facilitating a Third-Party Service Based on Location of a Mobile Device - In an exemplary method, a request is received from a mobile device, a geographic location of the mobile device is determined, the geographic location of the mobile device is confirmed to be within a predefined range of a premises reference location located within a premises area, and a third-party service associated with the premises reference location is facilitated in response to the request and the confirmation. In certain embodiments, the third-party service includes adding a user associated with the mobile device to a wait list. In certain embodiments, the third-party service further includes providing a notification message to the mobile device when a wait period is over. In certain embodiments, the third-party service includes a food service provided at the premises reference location. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20090325607 | MOTION-CONTROLLED VIEWS ON MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICES - A computer-implemented visual navigation method includes providing from a wireless mobile device, over a public wireless network to a server located remotely from the wireless mobile device, information identifying a geographic location. The method also includes receiving in response, from the server, image data of digital images captured from an location at the geographic location, displaying the image data to a user of the mobile device as an image of an image space around the geographic locations, and panning the image within the image space automatically in response to user motion of the wireless mobile device. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100004003 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING LOCATION-BASED SERVICES BY A REMOVABLE MODULE - Techniques for supporting location-based services (LBS) by a removable module are described. A set of messages (e.g., commands and events) may be defined to support location-based services by the removable module. In one design, the removable module may send a first message (e.g., a Get Position—Request message) to a terminal to request for location information. The first message may be sent for an LBS application running on the removable module. The removable module may thereafter receive a second message (e.g., a Get Position—Response message) with the requested location information from the terminal. The removable module may execute a task for the LBS application based on the location information. The task may include reporting the location of the terminal, initiating a voice call, sending an SMS message, displaying a menu on the terminal, sending a report for tracking of the terminal, etc. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100009698 | Method for capturing real-time video and audio data at specific location - A method for capturing real-time video and audio data at a specific location is provided. A real-time video and audio data of people, objects and landscapes at a specific location may be obtained at any time and place. A user needing real-time video and audio data of objects, people and landscapes at a specific location access a specific website and then inputs his/her requests. By the website, these requests are transmitted to a mainframe platform of the telecommunication companies which have signed an agreement with a company of the website and telecommunication companies select and match video mobile phone users for providing the services to users. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100009699 | Communication terminal apparatus, method of changing function and/or setting of communication terminal apparatus, and program - A communication terminal apparatus includes a situation change detecting unit that detects a change in external situation and transmits an external situation change detection signal, and a control unit that receives the external situation change detection signal, thereby reads out a predetermined function and/or setting stored in a storing unit, and changes the functions and/or setting. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100016000 | Location-Aware, Multimedia-Enabled, Interactive Question Asker - Systems and methods for location-relevant information communication, including systems and methods for collecting information that may include real-time location determination, location-relevant multimedia information display, user-interactive interfaces for selection of particular location-relevant information, and centralized storage and control of information. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100022253 | Mobile device - A mobile device is provided which in an embodiment comprises a circuit to obtain position information, a circuit to obtain commercial information, a circuit to detect patterns based on said position information and said commercial information and a circuit to convey information to a user based on said patterns. A corresponding method is also provided. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100029300 | METHOD FOR INQUIRING REAL-TIME TRAVEL-RELATED INFORMATION USING A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - In a method for inquiring real-time travel-related information using a mobile communication device having satellite navigation software installed therein, the following are included: the mobile communication device sending a short message containing target GPS coordinates of a destination to a travel information server at an operation and maintenance center (OMC) of a mobile phone system; and the travel information server calculating based on the target GPS coordinates to locate a target mobile phone BTS that is closest to the destination, obtaining real-time weather information dynamically collected by weather monitors at the target mobile phone BTS, and transmitting the weather information along with separately collected visitor density information in connection with the destination to the mobile communication device. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100041419 | CUSTOMIZED CONTENT DELIVERY THROUGH THE USE OF ARBITRARY GEOGRAPHIC SHAPES - Methods and systems are disclosed for providing customized content to users based on their location. In one embodiment, for each of one or more content providers, a customized content delivery function receives information from the content provider defining a number of geographic shapes selecting corresponding geographic areas. Preferably, each of the geographic shapes overlaps at least one other of the geographic shapes and is assigned an importance level. For each geographic shape, the content provider defines one or more tags for the geographic shape and assigns a weight to each of the one or more tags. Thereafter, when a request is received from a requestor, one or more content items are selected for delivery to the requestor based on the geographic shapes, the tags and corresponding weights for the geographic shapes, and the location of the requestor. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100056181 | LEVERAGING LOCATION BASED SERVICES FOR POWER CONSERVATION IN MULTI-MODE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES - A power saving and security enabling method, system, computer program product, and program storage device are disclosed. Wireless communication technology transceivers in a multi-mode wireless communication device are activated and deactivated based on a location detected by a location-based service system. A set of wireless network connection profiles control activation and deactivation of the wireless communication technology transceivers. Reduction in power consumption and improvement in security is achieved by only activating wireless communication technology transceivers when need and deactivating any other transceivers which are not currently connected to a wireless communication network. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100056182 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING LOCATION BASED SERVICES (LBS) TO ROAMING SUBSCRIBERS IN A WIRELESS ACCESS NETWORK - Embodiments of a wireless access network and method for providing a location based service (LBS) to a visiting mobile station are disclosed. In some embodiments, a location data request forwarded by a home location server (HLS) is received at a visited location server (VLS). A subscriber profile and security query is generated for forwarding from a visitor authentication server to a home authentication server. When the home authentication server authenticates the request, location information for the visiting mobile station is obtained and a location data response message that includes the location information from the VLS is sent to the HLS for forwarding to the location client for use by the location client in performing a requested LBS. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100056183 | Methods and system for providing location-based communication services - Systems and methods are provided for providing location-based communication services, such as location-based chat sessions and location based-data feeds. Access to a chat session or data feed may be provided to a user of a mobile device when the current location of the mobile device is determined to be within a predetermined geographic region. In one implementation, the chat session or data feed relates to content provided by members of a group or social network. In other implementations, the content related to chat session or data feed is provided by members of the general public. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100062793 | MOBILE STATION ASSISTED LOCATION BASED SERVICE - A method for determining a location of a mobile station is provided. The mobile station is requested to identify pilot signals monitored by the mobile station. A pilot signal report is received from the mobile station identifying the pilot signals monitored. It is determined that a location of the mobile station cannot be determined according to the identified pilot signals. A resource allocation signal is transmitted to the mobile station. A report is received from at least one assisting station. The report includes information for determining the location of the mobile station. The location of the mobile station is determined according to the information received in the report from the at least one assisting station and the signal received at the base station from the mobile station. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100069091 | MULTI-USERS/MULTI-SERVICES PAGING FOR LOCATION BASED SERVICES - A paging technique for location-based services is provided to improve the paging resources of networks. Aspects relate to a multi-users/multi-services page that enables a multitude of users in a location area to, at substantially the same time, receive a single paging message for several location-based services. The disclosed aspects enable point-of-multi-services-broadcast to/from multiple-point-with-multi-services-decoding. A mobile device can decode the broadcast messages in connected/dedicated mode carried on the shared channels after successfully decoding the broadcast paging indicator portion of the paging changes. Multiple shared channels in connected modes can be transmitted, each carrying a different set of services. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100069092 | Scalable Geo-location Event Processing - Traditional, server-oriented architectures have focused on providing location-based services by using publish-subscribe, efficient message buses, and filtering mechanisms. However, given an enterprise's unique requirements, these techniques have offered mixed results when used in an enterprise context. The present invention enables an efficient way to provide location-based services to an enterprise, as well as to integrate those location-based services into the enterprise's communications platform. A platform for supporting converged, location-based communications comprises one or more application servers such as a transactional server, a Session Initiation Protocol server, and so forth. In addition, the platform advantageously comprises an event processor for managing arriving location streams that are generated by targets being monitored. Such targets include the cell phones and WiFi handsets of the enterprise users, but can also include location data from various users arriving from multiple, fixed points such as credit card readers in stores. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100069093 | MOBILE ALERTING NETWORK - A Mobile Alert Network service includes identifying an Alert Area related to an Event Location, identifying a group of subscribers in the Alert Area, and broadcasting an Alert Message to the identified subscribers in a push-to-talk-equivalent environment. The Alert Messages can alert the subscribers about the cause of the alert, offer message related choices, and offer event related choices, such as promotion information or offers. The MAN Service may include an Alert Information Service, a Subscriber Selector, and a Broadcast Module to generate an Alert Message. The event related choices may be generated based on campaigns by Promotional Agents. A wrapper can be downloaded to manage Alert Messages, a mailbox, and to update on board applications. An on-board logger can provide a detailed account of the operations of the handset and its user. A Sensor Array can be used to determine the location of users, based on the self-identification information, broadcast by the cell phones. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100075697 | WIFI AND GSM LANDMARKS AND NEIGHBORHOODS FOR LOCATION BASED SERVICES - A system for capturing and delivering location-based information and services captures wireless landmark information sent by mobile devices to build a map of locations based on the relationship between wireless landmarks that are visible to the mobile device at the same time. A wireless landmark may be a cellular telephone base site or local network (WiFi/Bluetooth) access point. The mobile device may capture a location signature using identifiers for all wireless local area networks in range as well as one or more cellular telephone transmitters. A location service resolves the location signature into a relative location that an application service may use to record incoming information or to send location-specific information such as traveler comments, reviews, or advertisements. The distance between two mobile devices may be calculated using weighted edge values, representing a number of ‘hops’ between location signatures. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100081457 | TRANSACTION INFORMATION BASED MEET-UPS - A computerized method and system for organizing meet-ups based on transaction information are provided. Example embodiments may include receiving a selection of a geographic area from a first user and displaying a map of the geographic area including one or more item symbols. A location of an item symbol on the map may indicate a geographic location associated with a listing in a publication system. A designation of an event location to an event may be received from the first user. Information related to the event may be communicated to a number of invitees. The invitees may be related to one or more listings in the publication system associated with an inclusion zone defined by the first user. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100087207 | User interface for content channel hud (heads-up display) and channel sets for location-based maps - A navigation device for displaying at least one point-of-interest on a map comprises a channel set module to record a user defined channel set. The channel set includes at least one point-of-interest criteria. A channel set options module provides a user of the navigation device with an option to select the channel set. A channel set display module displays the point-of-interest criteria associated with the user selected channel set. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100093373 | BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENT POPULARITY BASED ON PERSON LOCATION TRACKING - A system receives information associated with locations of multiple people, where the information is derived based on each of the multiple people's use of an electronic device. The system cross-references the locations of the multiple people to locations of one or more places where people get together to determine a number of the multiple people who are located at the one or more places. The system further provides a visual representation of a popularity of each of the one or more places to a user device based on the determined number of the multiple people who are located at the one or more places. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100093374 | LOCATION-BASED WIRELESS MESSAGING FOR WIRELESS DEVICES - An apparatus and method of location-based wireless messaging wireless devices is described. The method includes the receipt of a location-based message request from a user of a wireless device desiring to receive a location-based message. Once the request is received, a spatial location of the wireless device is monitored. Once a current spatial location of the wireless device is identified, as a spatial location of a message delivery location, a location-based message is communicated. In one embodiment, a user, via a location-based message request, may request the delivery of the location-based message to a destination wireless device. In a further embodiment, a wireless device may periodically transmit the current spatial location of the wireless device to a predetermined destination wireless device. In a further embodiment, a wireless device may be notified when a selected wireless device is within a predetermined proximity. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100093375 | GEOGRAPHICAL NETWORK INITIATED WIRELESS DEVICE FEATURE CONTROL - A method, apparatus and system for applying feature controls to features on a wireless device while the mobile is in a geographic area is provided. The wireless device receives instructions from a wireless network indicating which feature controls to apply. The wireless device determines that its position is within the geographic area and applies the feature controls. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20100099435 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING LOCATION-DEPENDENT SERVICES TO TERMINALS OF A RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method provides location-dependent services for a terminal of a radio communication system, wherein the terminal receives information regarding at least one service from a local beacon transmitter, wherein transmissions of the beacon transmitter (BE) are compatible with transmissions of a base station of the radio communication system. The beacon transmitter is located in the radio cell of the base station. The terminal evaluates the received signals and, depending on the result of the evaluation, initiates a connection to a base station of the radio communication system. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20100105414 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ALERT-BASED SERVICES TO MOBILE STATIONS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - System for providing alert-based communication services for which corresponding alert conditions to be met by mobile stations are defined. The system includes an alert engine capable of firing alerts associated with the alert-based communication services if location data regarding the mobile stations is indicative of the mobile stations meeting the alert conditions corresponding to the alert-based communication services. A requirements engine is provided for determining an expected earliest future time at which at least one alert condition is capable of being met by a particular mobile station and outputting a data element indicative of a requirement to obtain updated location data about the particular mobile station in advance of the expected earliest future time. Also provided is a scheduler for receiving expiry times data indicative of a plurality of expiry times relating to respective location requests, processing the expiry times data for determining an order for servicing the location requests by positioning determining equipment (PDE) at least in part on a basis on the expiry times of the location requests and an output for interfacing with the PDE, allowing it to service the location requests according to the order determined. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100105415 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ALERT-BASED SERVICES TO MOBILE STATIONS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - System for providing alert-based communication services for which corresponding alert conditions to be met by mobile stations are defined. The system includes an alert engine capable of firing alerts associated with the alert-based communication services if location data regarding the mobile stations is indicative of the mobile stations meeting the alert conditions corresponding to the alert-based communication services. A requirements engine is provided for determining an expected earliest future time at which at least one alert condition is capable of being met by a particular mobile station and outputting a data element indicative of a requirement to obtain updated location data about the particular mobile station in advance of the expected earliest future time. Also provided is a scheduler for receiving expiry times data indicative of a plurality of expiry times relating to respective location requests, processing the expiry times data for determining an order for servicing the location requests by positioning determining equipment (PDE) at least in part on a basis on the expiry times of the location requests and an output for interfacing with the PDE, allowing it to service the location requests according to the order determined. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100113065 | GPS DRIVEN ARCHITECTURE FOR DELIVERY OF LOCATION BASED MULTIMEDIA AND METHOD OF USE - An architecture, system and method of use sends location based multimedia to participants of a geo-tour or other application using geo-boundaries and/or other location information. The method includes detecting when a user has crossed within a geo-boundary. The method further includes determining a content type to be sent to a mobile device based on preferences provided by the user. Additionally, the method includes sending user location specific content of the determined content type to the mobile device when the user has crossed within the geo-boundary. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100113066 | GEO-BOUNDARY TRIGGERED MESSAGING AND SCHEDULE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE - A location based system is provided is configured to provide messages to a recipient based on time and location based information. The a method includes detecting when a mobile user has crossed within a predefined geo-boundary. The method further includes sending a message to the mobile user when the mobile user has crossed within the predefined geo-boundary during a predetermined time period set by an originator of the message. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100113067 | CELL NOTIFICATION - A system and method for enabling an access point to determine that a mobile device has crossed a wireless coverage area boundary associated with the access point and select, for transmission to the mobile device, an audible notification indicating the mobile device has crossed the wireless coverage boundary associated with the access point, wherein the audible notification is stored at the access point in compressed form, prior to determining the mobile device has crossed the wireless coverage area boundary. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100113068 | HOSTED IMAGERY CAPTURE IN AN AD HOC FOR MOBILE COMPUTING - Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for digital imagery capture in an ad hoc location for mobile computing devices. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for digital imagery capture in an ad hoc location for mobile computing devices can be provided. The method can include determining a geographic position of a mobile computing device disposed in an ad hoc location and identifying at least one image capture sensor proximate to the determined geographic position. The method also can include directing a selected one of the image capture sensor or sensors to acquire imagery. Finally, the method can include wirelessly forwarding the acquired imagery to the mobile computing device. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100113069 | Image Capture and Distribution System and Method - Images captured at a venue and relating to one or more patrons of the venue are incorporated into one or more products in accordance with image selections and/or product selections made by the patron(s). The images may be captured at venues with a variety of image capture devices such as pre-mounted cameras, cell phones, cameras brought by patrons to the venue, or cameras provided to patrons by the venue or another entity. The patrons may obtain products such as T-shirts, coffee mugs, prints, slideshows, or other products incorporating one or more selected images. Patrons may also view the images on portable electronic devices. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20100120450 | Location Specific Content - Systems, methods, and computer program products communicate location information associated with a device, such as a mobile device, to a server. Content identified by the server is received at the device, from the server and/or from a content service. The content can include an application associated with the location information. The content received at the device is displayed on the device only while the device is at or near a particular location identified by the location information. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100130231 | Lawful interception of location based service traffic - The present invention relates to methods and arrangements in a telecommunication system to generate Interception Related Information IRI related to positioning activities involving a mobile subscriber/equipment MSA The system provides information to an Intercept configuration unit ICU, collected from an Intercept Access Point IAP; MSC, GMLC that is associated to the monitored subscriber/equipment. The method comprises the following steps: receiving to the Intercept Access Point IAP; MSC, GMLC from the Intercept configuration unit ICU, a request to monitor the mobile subscriber/equipment MSA. Registration in the Intercept Access Point IAP; MSC, GMLC, of a positioning activity involving the monitored subscriber/equipment. Delivering information related to the positioning activity, from the Intercept Access Point IAP; MSC, GMLC to the Law Enforcement Agency LEA. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100130232 | Location Based Services with Multiple Transmission Methods - A location-based service system for providing messages to a recipient and, in particular, to transmission methods and systems for providing location data of a device to a location-based service system. A method of updating a location of a mobile device includes determining a location of the mobile device and, based on Internet accessibility of the mobile device, transmitting the location via Internet communication when Internet access is available and via SS7 communication when Internet access is unavailable. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100130233 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR LOCATION BASED SERVICES, ASSET MANAGEMENT AND TRACKING - A system for location based services utilizing a mobile device includes a software module configured to operate in a background mode on the mobile device. The software module is further configured to determine a geographical location of the mobile device and transmit the geographical location at predetermined intervals. A services platform is in communication with the mobile device for receiving the geographical location. The services platform includes at least one location based service module for facilitating at least one location based service on the mobile device. A plurality of back end databases is in communication with the services platform where the services platform integrates data from the back end databases with data from a location database. A secure website is included where an owner of the mobile device can view the geographical location of the mobile device and geographical locations of other mobile devices and have the ability to view friends/family/business associates on their mobile device. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100130234 | PERSONAL BROADCAST SERVICE TRANSMITTER AND MOBILE TERMINAL - A personal broadcast service transmitter and a mobile terminal are provided. The mobile terminal receiving a personal broadcast service includes a location information transmitter to transmit location information of the mobile terminal to a personal broadcast service transmitter transmitting the personal broadcast service over a mobile communication network; and a personal broadcast service receiver to receive from the personal broadcast service transmitter the personal broadcast service generated based on the location information of the mobile terminal. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100130235 | Apparatus and method for providing map service using global positioning service in a moble terminal - An apparatus and method for providing a map service using a global positioning service in a mobile terminal includes determining a current position of the mobile terminal. A moving path of the mobile terminal is recorded. If content for key point marking are generated, a tag icon corresponding to the content is inserted into a point representing the current position of the mobile terminal. A map message includes the moving path, the tag icon, and the content. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100137004 | LOCATION AND AVAILABILITY DRIVEN (LAD) SERVICES PLATFORM FOR WIRELESS TERMINAL DEVICES - Method and system for performing electronic commerce over a data network via a local application of a user's wireless device and a LAD engine. Accordingly, the user registers to the system for the wireless device and downloads the local application into the wireless device. Then the user activates the local application and provides an address upon request from the local application. The local application provides the user with a menu of available items/services which are relevant to the address and the user selects entries on the menu, for reaching sub-levels of the menu that include lists specific merchants and selects a specific merchant and desired items/services provided by this specific merchant. The user submits an order of the desired items/services by the local application to the system, which stores the order in a database and relays the order from the system to the merchant by the server. The user is billed and the merchant fills an order, for supplying the desired items/services to the address. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100144371 | Location Register for Trusted WiFi Devices that Roam - Devices and methods are disclosed which relate to the gathering and recording of network availability and attributes in a location in order to define location based services. Registration logics onboard mobile communications devices collect network data as they roam inside and outside of their home cellular network. The registration logic sends this data to a registry in the form of a data message. The registry is updated by each instance of a received message. The aggregation of this data allows the system to adaptively learn about network availability in geographic locations. The data collected may also assist in the recovery of lost or stolen phones since the phone location is frequently updated. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100144372 | SYSTEM FOR TELECOMMUNICATION - The invention relates to a system for telecommunication, comprising:—a wireless network for telecommunication with at least one transmitter/receiver, which network is provided with message facilities such as SMS and MMS and the like; and—at least one portable communication device connected to or to be connected to the network and having means for at least receiving messages. The network comprises means for determining the position of the communication device in or close to an establishment, and a transmitter for sending a message to the communication device in character with the establishment. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100144373 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BORDER CONTROL - A method for location tracking that includes identifying a subset of users of a mobile communication network who are located in a predefined area of interest using a first location subsystem of the mobile communication network. One or more of the identified users are assigned to a second location subsystem of the mobile communication network, which is different from and has a higher resolution than the first location subsystem, to measure their respective locations. In variations, the locations may be passed to an operator, the subset of the users may be identified by passively monitoring location information generated in the mobile communication network, the second location subsystem may be provided with information regarding the users, and profiles of the users may be determined. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100144374 | Geographic-based Detection Keys - The present invention relates generally to signal processing and cell phones. One claim recites a method comprising: receiving a signal from a cell phone; determining, based at least in part on the signal, whether the cell phone is physically located in a predetermined home area; and if not in the predetermined home area, communicating a machine-readable code detector to the cell phone for use as its primary machine-readable code detector to detect machine-readable code while outside of its predetermined home area. Of course, other claims are provided too. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100151885 | Location Privacy Enforcement in a Location-Based Services Platform - A method for determining the privacy settings for location-based services without some of the disadvantages of the prior art is disclosed. This is done by establishing a session between the location generator and the location recipient. The session is created by a validator that is capable of keeping track of the rules for a stream of location objects created by a location generator. The validator determines what information to send to the location recipient without having to determine the rules for each location object and each location recipient every time a new location object is received by the location server. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100159954 | UPDATING AN OPERATING PARAMETER - A method includes communicating with a first wireless network of a first type, and obtaining a location-based operating parameter from the first wireless network. The method further includes checking the validity of the location-based operating parameter obtained from the first wireless network. If the location-based operating parameter obtained from the first wireless network is not valid, then the method further includes searching for a second wireless network of a second type, and updating the location-based operating parameter from the second wireless network. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100159955 | Method and Apparatus for Providing Location-Based Information - A method and apparatus for providing location-based information to a wireless communication device is disclosed. The wireless communication device receives its geographic position information and provides its geographic position information to a web server while accessing a web service provided by the web server. Based on the geographic position information received from the wireless communication device, the web server provides geographic coordinates of locations relevant to the web service in the form of web geo-cookies. The wireless communication device maintains a database of the received geographic coordinates. When the wireless communication accesses a geographic map of a route or region, the wireless communication device determines if the geographic coordinates in the database lie within boundaries of the accessed map. The geographic coordinates that lie within boundaries of the received map are annotated and displayed on the wireless communication device. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100159956 | Method for Providing Location-Based Information Services, Location-Based Information Services System, and Portable Electronic Device - A method for providing location-based information services to a portable electronic device includes the steps of: providing an information platform and a user preference settings database for receiving and recording preference settings data of a user of the portable electronic device, respectively, the preference settings data including categories of information and location range; receiving positioning information from the portable electronic device using a positioning module; selecting location information from a location information database in accordance with the preference settings data recorded in the user preference settings database that corresponds to the positioning information received by the positioning module; and transmitting the selected location information to the portable electronic device. Since location-based information services are provided based on the preference settings data, the user receives only the location information that he or she prefers. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100167760 | LOCATION INFORMATION TAGGING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOCATION-BASED SERVICE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A location information tagging method and system for location-based services in a wireless communication system are provided. In the method, if it is determined that a service request message received from a device is being sent to an application server for providing a service based on a location of the device, location information about a base station is tagged to the service request message. The service request message with the tagged location information is transmitted to the application server. Therefore, the application server can obtain location information about the device by merely depending on the message received from the device without referring to a conventional location service server. This reduces a service response time and also rapidly offers a location-based service. | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100178938 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CUSTOMIZING RADIO PRESETS - Systems and methods are provided for customizing radio presets. The radio presets can be customized based on one or more of geographic location and user preferences. For example, radio presets bookmarking particular radio frequencies can be associated with a particular location. When a user device is in the particular location, the associated radio frequencies can be used to populate “hot keys.” In some embodiments, if radio presets are not available for a particular location, recommended radio presets can be determined by, for example, comparing radio station information with user preferences. This radio station information can include, for example, a listing of available radio stations, the genre of these radio stations, and radio station names. User preferences can include, for example, preferred songs, preferred radio stations, preferred radio shows, and preferred genres. Recommended radio presets can be determined by identifying available radio stations that match the user preferences. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100178939 | METHOD OF PROVIDING LOCATION-BASED SERVICE USING LOCATION INFORMATION OF MOBILE TERMINAL - Disclosed is a location-based service method using location information of a mobile terminal in a mobile communication system. In a location-based service providing method, second mobile terminals within a predetermined range of a first mobile terminal are searched for, status information and relative location information of one or more second mobile terminals found is collected, and display data comprising the relative locations and status information of the one or more second mobile terminals found is sent to the first mobile terminal. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100184452 | POSITION TRACKING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PORTABLE TERMINAL - Disclosed is a position tracking system and method for a portable terminal. If a portable terminal is connected to a computer via wired/wireless communications, the portable terminal transmits a certain software program and identification information to the computer so as to silent-install the certain software program on the computer. Upon the completion of the installation of the software program, the computer transmits the identification information of the portable terminal and the position information of the computer to the server, and the server checks whether or not the portable terminal is the lost terminal, and if the portable terminal is determined to be the lost terminal, notifies the position information to the user having lost the portable terminal. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100184453 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RECEIVING AND SENDING NAVIGATIONAL DATA VIA A WIRELESS MESSAGING SERVICE ON A NAVIGATION SYSTEM - A system and method are provided for receiving navigational data via a wireless messaging service on a navigation system. The system and method provide a way to send requests for destination information via the wireless messaging service and capture navigational data from the responsive message received, such as addresses, telephone numbers, or email addresses, and then utilize that data for navigational routing, generation of telephone calls, emailing and the like, from the vehicle's navigation system. A wireless device can be paired with the navigation system over a Bluetooth® communication link, wherein the navigation system periodically polls the wireless device for newly received messages. In one embodiment, the NAVI displays icons on a map that correspond to the extracted addresses from the messages received in relation to the vehicle's current location. The icons can be shown in a plurality of visual formats to distinguish previously viewed locations from newly received ones. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100190513 | MOBILE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING LOCATION BASED CONTENT - A mobile device and method are disclosed to provide location based content to a user of a mobile device based on the current location, wherein the provision of location based content depends on obtained location data. The mobile device comprises a location obtaining section for obtaining location data based on locations of the mobile device, location based content section for obtaining location based content, and a controller adapted to compare presently obtained location data with previously obtained location data and to select between a first operation mode and a second operation mode according to the comparison, wherein in the first operation mode the location based content section is adapted to provide location based content to a user of the mobile device according to the current location of the mobile device and in the second operation mode providing of location based content is suppressed. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100197324 | Method And System For Call Management Based On Geographical Location - A method and a system for providing call management based on geographical location of an electronic communication device. Based on the location or rather a position area of the electronic communication device, a local policy is determined and is employed to a call service serving the electronic communication device. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100197325 | System and Methods for Distributed Tracking of Public Transit Vehicles - A system and methods are provided for collecting and aggregating the movements of location-aware wireless devices and corroborating them with the routes of public transit vehicles. Individual public transit agencies transmit details of their covered routes, including scheduled times and stop locations, to a central processing system. Individual end users of public transit systems carry their own mass-produced, location-aware wireless devices that transmit their location and other relevant information to the central processing system for analysis. The central processing system assigns the specific devices to transit vehicles, uses their locations to determine the actual locations of the vehicles they are traveling on, and communicates this information to the end user of the device, and other users. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100203901 | Location-Based Services Using Geofences Generated from Learned Patterns of Movement - Location-based services are provided in a communication system comprising a wireless network. In one aspect, information indicative of location of a given mobile user device of the system is periodically collected. The collected location information is processed in a server or other processing device of the system to determine at least one normal pattern of movement of the mobile user device from at least a first location to a second location. An alert is generated if subsequent movement of the mobile user device from the first location to the second location exhibits a significant deviation from the normal pattern of movement. The normal pattern of movement may be used to generate a multidimensional geofence that includes, in addition to a geographic area dimension, at least one additional dimension such as, for example, a speed of movement dimension, a direction of movement dimension, a stop duration dimension, or a related device proximity dimension. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100203902 | Triggered Location Services - Techniques for supporting triggered location services are described. In one design, at least one location related measurement for a terminal may be obtained and used to detect for a trigger event. For an equidistance triggered service, a trigger event may be declared if the distance traveled by the terminal exceeds a predefined distance. For a relative terminal to terminal triggered service, a trigger event may be declared if the terminal is inside or outside, or enters, or leaves a moving geographical target area defined by a reference terminal. For a velocity triggered service, a trigger event may be declared if the maximum velocity of the terminal exceeds a predefined velocity. For a time-distance-velocity combination triggered service, a trigger event may be declared based on distance traveled by the terminal, velocity of the terminal, and time since the last report. For all services, a report may be sent if a trigger event has occurred. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100210287 | IDENTIFICATION OF PROXIMATE MOBILE DEVICES - A method of identifying proximate mobile devices, the method comprising the steps of: providing a sensory identifier (ID), a first mobile device ( | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100216489 | SELECTIVE DELIVERY OF PRESENCE MESSAGES FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES - What is disclosed is a method for communicating a presence message from a presence server to a monitoring wireless communication device, wherein the presence message indicates a location-oriented status of a monitored wireless communication device. The method includes receiving the presence message from the presence server and determining if the monitoring wireless communication device is in an active mode. If the monitoring wireless communication device is in the active mode, the method includes transferring the presence message for delivery to the monitoring wireless communication device. If the monitoring wireless communication device is not in the active mode, the method includes applying filtering characteristics to the presence message, creating summary data of the presence message, and transferring the summary data of the presence message for delivery to the monitoring wireless communication device once the monitoring wireless communication device enters the active mode. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100216490 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT RELATING TO COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A system and method may include receiving information about a movement of a device from a motion detector of the device, receiving information about ambient sound of the device from a sound receiving portion of the device, receiving information about position of the device, corresponding the movement to a particular type of movement that is distinguished from any and/or all other types of possible movements, corresponding the ambient sound to a specific sound, relating the specific movement and the specific sound to a particular event, and providing a location of the event to a user. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100222078 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM PROVIDING NOTIFICATION-BASED MOBILE DEVICE NAVIGATION FEATURES AND RELATED METHODS - A wireless communications system may include a notification server and at least one mobile wireless communications device. The at least one mobile wireless communications device may include an output device, a position determining device, and a processor. The processor may be configured to obtain at least one notification from the notification server, determine a current location based upon the position determining device, and output the at least one notification via the output device. The processor may also be configured to selectively output navigation information for a route from the current location to a destination location via the output device based upon the at least one notification being output. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100222079 | MOBILE TERMINAL, METHOD OF MANAGING SCHEDULE USING THE MOBILE TERMINAL, AND METHOD OF MANAGING POSITION INFORMATION USING THE MOBILE TERMINAL - A mobile terminal, a method of managing a schedule using the mobile terminal, and a method of managing position information using the mobile terminal are provided. The method of managing a schedule using the mobile terminal can interoperate schedule information with a navigation function, the method of managing position information using the mobile terminal can manage position information included in audio data received in various forms, and the mobile terminal implements the methods. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100222080 | CONTEXT AWARE WIRELESS INFORMATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - The invention relates to a system and method for providing context-aware services in pervasive computing environments. Specifically it targets environments where a plurality of intermittently connected portable computing devices interact with each other and possibly a plurality of embedded computing devices, that can be fixed in a certain environment. Said portable computing devices communicate with each other via some forms of proximity wireless communications when getting within mutual communication range. Said embedded devices can communicate with said portable devices via a wireless communication interface when getting within mutual communication range. The method proposed is particularly suited for transparent dissemination (i.e., requiring no explicit user intervention) of contextual information, in the form of data which relates to the context the user is in. Some examples of specific forms of contextual information include, but are not limited to: location information, time information, user activity information, information on locally available resources. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100222081 | Location Quality of Service Indicator - A mobile wireless device is configured to provide a location quality of service indicator (QoSI) indicative of the quality of a calculated location estimation for use by a location-based service. The QoSI may be calculated by the device itself or by a server, such as a location enabling server (LES). The QoSI may be used to represent the predicted location accuracy, availability, latency, precision, and/or yield. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100227628 | Advanced Triggers for Location-Based Service Applications in a Wireless Location System - Methods and systems are employed by a wireless location system (WLS) for locating a wireless device operating in a geographic area served by a wireless communications system. An exemplary method includes monitoring a set of signaling links of the wireless communications system, and detecting at least one predefined signaling transaction occurring on at least one of the predefined signaling links. Then, in response to the detection of the at least one predefined network transaction, at least one predefined location service is triggered. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100234046 | METHOD OF PROVIDING LOCATION-BASED INFORMATION FROM PORTABLE DEVICES - The method of providing location-based information from portable devices allows for the tracking of the location of portable devices ( | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100240399 | GEOGRAPHIC POSITION BASED REWARD SYSTEM - A computer-implemented method of rewarding a user based on compliance with predetermined geographic limitations is provided. The method includes receiving from a first user and storing an indication of one or more geographic areas. Mobile device location information of a user mobile device associated with a second user is received from the user mobile device or a remote telecommunication carrier server in communication with the user mobile device. The mobile device location information is compared with the indication of the one or more geographic areas. An indication of a reward is transmitted to the user mobile device based on the comparison of the mobile device location information and the indication of the one or more geographic areas. Systems for rewarding a user based on compliance with predetermined geographic limitations are also provided. | 09-23-2010 |
| 20100248745 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING POSITION INFORMATION SERVICE - An apparatus for providing a position information service includes a position acquisition section for acquiring first position information of a current position; an input section for inputting search information related to a destination; an acquire section for acquiring, on the basis of the search information, destination alternative information including at least an alternative destination related to the destination and a second position information of the at least the alternative destination; an output section for outputting first screen information including the destination alternative information and position relation information between the at least the alternative destination and the current position, and, when one of the at least the alternative destination is selected, second screen information including the position relation information between the selected alternative information and the current position; and a display for displaying the first screen information and the second screen information. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100248746 | PREDICTIVE SEARCH WITH LOCATION-BASED APPLICATION - A system and method are disclosed for rendering geographically and/or temporally relevant POI information on a mobile client device. A mobile device client transmits its current location to a server. The server determines and transmits to mobile client device geographically and/or temporally relevant POI information based on the received current location of the mobile client device and its predicted future locations. The mobile client device renders the received POI information when it becomes geographically relevant. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100248747 | System and Method for Location Transparency - A service that augments a key element of Unified Messaging and Unified Communications initiatives—i.e., Mobile Subscriber Location Awareness—to enhance substantially the value, usefulness, etc. of the presence awareness, place shifting, etc. components of such initiatives. The service may optionally leverage the capabilities of a centrally-located, full-featured Messaging Inter-Carrier Vendor. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100261484 | Use of local position fix when remote position fix is unavailable - A mobile computing device has a transceiver circuit, a location determination circuit, and a processing circuit. The transceiver circuit is configured to receive a remote position fix from a remote computer via a wireless network. The location determination circuit is configured to receive satellite data and to calculate a local position fix. The processing circuit is configured to operate an application, to receive a request for a position fix from the application, to determine whether the remote position fix is available, and to provide the local position fix to the application based on whether the remote position fix is available. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20100261485 | PERSONALIZATION BASED ON USER LOCATION AND HISTORICAL USAGE DATA - Location information and historical usage data such as historical location data associated with a mobile device is tracked to provide a user with a personalized and location relevant experience. Not only are applications tailored to a particular mobile device location, but applications can be tailored based on user historical location patterns such as commute and travel patterns. Content and applications including content lineup, advertising, mashups, and search are intelligently personalized based on user location and historical location data. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20100267398 | Location based service system - Disclosed is a Location Based Service (LBS) system for providing location information of a target terminal for positioning. Such a LBS system can provide both a requester for location information as well as a third party specified by the requester with the location information by means of only one request message for the location information. The LBS system includes a requester terminal requesting location information of a specific terminal, and a LBS provider receiving a request for the location information from the requester terminal and providing the requester terminal with the location information. The LBS provider receives information on at least one terminal specified to simultaneously receive the location information, along with the request message for the location information, from the requester terminal, whereby the LBS provider delivers the location information to the at least one specified terminal along with the requester terminal. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100267399 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UTILIZING ATTENDEE LOCATION INFORMATION WITH AN EVENT PLANNER - A system and method for providing enhanced event planning capabilities including receiving information regarding an invitee. The invitee information may be stored for later use. The presence of the invitee at an event may be detected. In response to the detected presence, information may be communicated to a communications device associated with the invitee regarding the event, using the stored invitee information. | 10-21-2010 |
| 20100273509 | MASS TRANSPORTATION SERVICE DELIVERY PLATFORM - Embodiments of the disclosed invention include an apparatus, method, and computer program product for providing location information for a mobile device associated with a passenger of a mass transportation vehicle. For example, in some embodiments, the location information of a mobile device of a passenger may be utilized to provide location-based services, such as, but not limited to, providing the passenger with updated information regarding a travel arrangement, enabling an airline crew to determine the whereabouts of a passenger, and enabling automatic check-in. In addition, certain ones of the disclosed embodiments provide a method for maintaining location-based services associated with a mobile device while the device is in transit on a mass transportation vehicle, such as, but not limited to, an airplane. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100273510 | DESIGNED CONSOLE FOR PROVIDING A VARIETY OF CELLULAR SERVICES TO A DRIVER OF A MOTOR VEHICLE AND HIS ENVIRONMENT - A system for providing cellular services to a driver of a motor vehicle, comprising a user interface unit that includes: a touchscreen for displaying a desired content and icons being input keys to receive inputs from the driver; a memory with dedicated managing software for controlling the offered services and inputs from the touch-screen; a cellular basic unit for providing voice and data communication between the user interface unit and a cellular base station to thereby provide content and cellular services from one or more remote servers over a data network; a local interfacing application for generating a dedicated interface, adapted to be compatible with the vehicular environment of the driver, by modifying the interface of the content and cellular services being rendered on the remote servers; a processor and operating system for controlling the operation of the user interface unit; a rigid panel for holding the user interface unit; and one or more remote servers for providing content and cellular services to the user interface unit. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100279710 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOCATION NOTIFICATION USING LOCATION CONTEXT INFORMATION - Provided is a method and apparatus for location notification using location context information. In accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure, a mobile device automatically generates location context information that indicates a point of interest in a vicinity of the mobile device. For example, if the user of the mobile device is at home, then the location context information indicates that the user is at home instead of merely indicating latitude/longitude information corresponding to the location of the home. The mobile device displays the location context information in order to convey the location of the mobile device in a manner that is meaningful without the need for a map. Alternatively, or additionally, the mobile device provides the location context information to at least one other device. This serves to inform other users of the location of the mobile device in a manner that is meaningful without the need for a map. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100279711 | System For Providing Location-Based Services In A Wireless Network, Such As Locating Sets Of Desired Locations - A system and associated method receives a command from a user's mobile device to locate points of interest near the mobile device's location. The points of interest are associated with different, user-identified, point of interest categories. Based at least in part on the mobile device's location, the system substantially simultaneously provides a list of points of interest for at least some of the point of interest categories. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100285817 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING LOCATION-BASED SERVICES TO A MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE HAVING A DUAL PROCESSOR ARCHITECTURE - Various embodiments of systems and techniques for providing location-based services (LBS) to a mobile computing device having a dual processor architecture are described. In one or more embodiments, the mobile computing device may comprise or implement hardware and/or software configured to enable LBS and data communications sessions using a single active data stack at any particular point in time. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100285818 | LOCATION BASED SERVICE FOR DIRECTING ADS TO SUBSCRIBERS - In one embodiment, a method of providing a location based service (LBS), comprises: (i) receiving location information over a period of time by one or more software programs from a plurality of wireless devices belonging to a plurality of subscribers; (ii) processing the location information to detect that respective subscribers tend to spend time at one or more locations with one or more other specific subscribers; (iii) storing data indicative of a tendency of each such subscriber to spend time with the subscriber's one or more other specific subscribers; (iv) detecting whether subscribers are present at locations with one or more specific subscribers identified in the stored data subsequent to performance of (ii) and (iii); and (v) comparing ad parameters against subscriber data, to select ads for communication to subscribers, wherein the comparing differentiates in selection of ads for communication to subscribers in response to (iv). | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100291950 | CONSTRAINT-BASED SCHEDULING FOR DELIVERY OF LOCATION INFORMATION - Defining subscriptions to location information for a computing device (e.g., a mobile computing device). Application programs, services, and/or peer devices define the subscriptions based on constraints associated with requests for the location information. A location request scheduler coordinates the subscriptions temporally and spatially to reduce the quantity of the requests from the computing device. In some embodiments, the subscriptions are automatically defined based on an observed mobility pattern of the computing device. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20100317370 | CONTENT DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD - This invention relates to an apparatus and method to provide event notifications to a user. More specifically, this invention is related to a content delivery system which provides event notifications to the user according to the user's current location and the content in the user's electronic device. Since the content, such as play count, number of songs, etc., may indicate the user's preference about some specific artists, this invention is particularly related to an intelligent content delivery system adapted to provide event notification to the user according to the user's preference. The content delivery system includes an event searching unit, a playback information retrieving unit and an information processing unit which is configured to determine whether to provide and display at least a portion of said first content information by analyzing a plurality of factors and managing said first content and second content information. The factors include but not limited to, whether the event location is within a predetermined distance from the current location, future event occurrence, and event ticket availability. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100323722 | ARRIVAL MONITORING WITH DIRECT AND ACTUAL TRAVEL PATH REPORTING - A system for monitoring progress of at least two parties who have agreed to meet at a predetermined destination substantially at the same time. The system tracks location of each party and estimates remaining time or distance or both of each party to the destination. Querying of each party as to location may be adjusted as to frequency of polling for example based on changing progress towards the destination. Location or remaining time or distance to the destination may be communicated to each of the parties. The system may establish a new predetermined destination based on updated progress of the parties. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100331014 | NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A navigation system and method which provides direction to visitors in buildings or groups of buildings. The system includes a check-in computer for recording identification information and destination information of a person upon entry into a building, for interrogating a wireless communicator associated with the person to obtain a wireless identifier, and for storing the identification information, the destination information, and the wireless identifier in a record. The system further includes a plurality of navigation stations for receiving the wireless identifier along a route of the person, for determining directions to a next navigation station along the route based upon the destination information in the record, and for providing the directions to the person. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100331015 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR A REMOTE BUSINESS CONTACT IDENTIFIER - This disclosure details the implementation of methods, systems and computer program products for remote business contact identification (hereinafter, “RBCI”). RBCI systems implement a remote business identification application whereby users may submit rich media including indicative information of at least one target business entity to a RBCI service provider, and the service provider may identify the target business entity within its database and return the contact information of the target business entity to the user instantly. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100331016 | LOCATION-BASED PROMOTION FOR A MOBILE COMMUNICATION NETWORK - Methods and systems for location-based promotions are presented. A location of a mobile device is determined and transmitted to a server computer via a wireless communications network, along with user identification information. One or more location-based applications are run on the mobile device. At least one of the applications receives location-based content based on a context determined by the server computer. The location-based content including a promotion for a location associated with the location-based content. The application further executes a promotional function based on the promotion. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20100331017 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF EFFICIENTLY USING MOBILE TERMINAL CONTEXT - A system includes a context manager that stores, as a device catalog in a storage unit, attribute information and execution condition of a device from which an application acquires context information to execute a predetermined function and that selects a device which the application uses responsive to a request from the application. The application sends a collection policy of the context information relating a device which the application uses to the context manager. The context manager selects a device complying with the collection policy based on the collection policy from the application side and the attribute information and execution condition of the device stored in the device catalog. Upon receiving a context collection request from the application, the context manager provides the application with the context information collected by the selected device. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110009131 | Permission-Based Mobile-Device Positioning System and Method Thereof - The present invention discloses a permission-based mobile-device positioning system and a method thereof. A sender uses an electronic mobile device to make a request for positioning service and/or a request for inputting contents the sender intends to issue. A communication provider provides positional information for the sender and receives the contents input by the sender. A primary server receives the positional information and contents of the sender from the communication provider, uses a member database to verify membership of the sender, and uses a positional information comparison database to compare the positional information with a built-in geographic data to provide corresponding information. A webpage server publishes the positional information and contents. Alternatively, an edit/transmit server edits the positional information and contents into edited contents and transmits the edited contents to one or more recipients via an issue channel. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110014928 | Methods, Systems and Computer Program Products for Tailoring Advertisements to a User Based on Actions Taken Using a Portable Electronic Device - Advertising is tailored based on usage patterns of a portable electronic device are provided including determining if a portable electronic device has entered an area associated with a local area network (LAN). A link is established between the portable electronic device and the LAN if it is determined that the portable electronic device has entered the area associated with the LAN. User services are established between the portable electronic device and a remote server using the established link based on a user profile associated with the portable electronic device. Devices associated with the remote server communicatively coupled to the LAN are controlled using the portable electronic device. Actions and/or behaviors of a user are tracked based on use of the portable electronic device. Advertisements are displayed and/or played on at least one of the controlled devices based on the tracked user actions and/or behaviors. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110014929 | LOCATION SPECIFIC STREAMING OF CONTENT - The claimed subject matter provides systems and/or methods that stream pertinent and/or selected content to a mobile device based at least in part on the location of the mobile device. The system can include components that detect the presence of a mobile device within a coverage area dynamically demarcated by an access point, determine the mobile device location in relation to the access point, and thereafter supplies event information to the mobile device based on the mobile device location in relation to the access point. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110014930 | System and Method for Location Transparency - A service that augments a key element of Unified Messaging and Unified Communications initiatives—i.e., Mobile Subscriber Location Awareness—to enhance substantially the value, usefulness, etc. of the presence awareness, place shifting, etc. components of such initiatives. The service may optionally leverage the capabilities of a centrally-located, full-featured Messaging Inter-Carrier Vendor. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110021211 | Method and System for Receiving and Sending Navigational Data via a Wireless Messaging Service on a Navigation System - A system and method are provided for receiving navigational data via a wireless messaging service on a navigation system. The system and method provide a way to send requests for destination information via the wireless messaging service and capture navigational data from the responsive message received, such as addresses, telephone numbers, or email addresses, and then utilize that data for navigational routing, generation of telephone calls, emailing and the like, from the vehicle's navigation system. The system and method further sends location-related reply messages and preset reply messages to an originator of a received message. A wireless device can be paired with the navigation system over a Bluetooth® communication link, wherein the navigation system periodically polls the wireless device for newly received messages. In one embodiment, the NAVI displays icons on a map that correspond to the extracted addresses from the messages received in relation to the vehicle's current location. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110021212 | METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING LOCATION-BASED SERVICE - The present disclosure relates to a communication technology and discloses a method, device, and system for implementing a Location-Based Service (LBS). A corresponding particular service area is set for a User Equipment (UE) and services in the particular service area are provided by a corresponding application server. By applying the technical solution provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, an operator can provide services for particular users in the particular service area, and implement intelligence and personalization to avoid the spread of junk information and to improve user satisfaction. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110034182 | GEOGRAPHIC MESSAGING USING LOCATION-IDENTIFIED ACCESS POINTS - Systems and methods are provided for geographic messaging using a Peer-to-Peer (P2P) network of location-identified access points, such as femtocells. In one embodiment, a femtocell receives a message from an associated mobile device. The message is then routed from the femtocell to one or more other femtocells located within an area of interest of the message via the P2P network. The femtocells located in the area of interest of the message then deliver the message to mobile devices located within coverage areas of the femtocells. In addition, rights management may be performed to control introduction of messages at the femtocells, propagation of messages through the femtocells, and/or delivery of messages by the femtocells. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110034183 | INTELLIGENTLY PROVIDING USER-SPECIFIC TRANSPORTATION-RELATED INFORMATION - A method, system, and medium are provided for distributing transportation alerts to computing devices in accordance with factors, such as device-specific and location-specific factors. In embodiments of the present invention, travel alerts, including public alerts associated with certain areas, are formatted or held prior to delivery, based on safety concerns, legal requirements, device settings, or other considerations. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110034184 | LOCATION BASED DATA ACQUISITION - A method, apparatus, and system for providing information related to a geographic location of a user of a mobile device are disclosed. In some embodiments, a location of the mobile device is determined. Information related to the location is also determined. The related information is provided to a user of the mobile device via the mobile device. In some embodiments, an image sensor nearby the mobile device is identified and an image captured by the image sensor is displayed via the mobile device. In some embodiments, the mobile device can be used to control the direction, focus, and aperture of the image sensor. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110045847 | Digital content distribution system for delivering location specific content to an ad hoc group of mobile subscribers - A digital content distribution system and method are disclosed for delivering location specific content to an ad hoc group of mobile subscribers and method of delivering subscriber-requested, location-based content directly to a mobile communication device, such as a cell phone or personal digital assistant (PDA) or other mobile communication device. The system consists of a downloadable application that runs on the subscribers mobile communication devices and communicates with the server-based content composer system. The content composer system manages outgoing content based upon the geographic location reported by the mobile communication device application and the demographic and preference data stored in a subscriber database. Using available messaging technology, such as Short Message Service (SMS) and Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) messaging, relevant sponsored content, mobile emergency alerts, and the ability to facilitate 2-way text or voice based services utilizing Global Positioning System (GPS) mapping is provided to an ad hoc group of subscribers in designated geographic locations. In order to optimize the utility for deaf and hard of hearing subscribers, the mobile communication device may be placed in a low power sleep or hibernate mode instead of a no power mode when the device is turned off. In a hibernate mode, in response to emergency content, the mobile communication device will wake up to an alert even when it is hibernating. Moreover, the alerts take over the portable device no matter what other tasks are being executed. In accordance with another important aspect of the invention, in response to emergency content, the system will cause the mobile communication device to vibrate even if the mobile communication device has been configured with the vibrate feature turned off. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110045848 | Bearing Calculator and Error Correction Method - A bearing calculator provided with a geomagnetic sensor for detecting earth-geomagnetism and a control unit for calculating a geographical bearing based on detection values of the geomagnetic sensor. The control unit can execute offset error correction processing for correcting the offset error to the geomagnetic sensor based on a change in the magnetic field inside the bearing calculator. When detection values of the geomagnetic sensor enter an abnormal state, it performs said offset error correction processing when the abnormal state continues for a predetermined time, while does not perform the offset error correction processing when the abnormal state ends within a predetermined time. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110053610 | Portable communicator - This communicator makes it possible for the user to do telephone, facsimile, and data communication at any location. On a pen input device, a space eye | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110053611 | System and method for performing non-commercial messaging - Methods and Systems are provided for forwarding location dependent messages from a first user's mobile device over a wireless communication network to a second user's mobile device, via a central server. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110059754 | MONITORING SPEED OF A VEHICLE USING A MOBILE NETWORK - Systems and methods are disclosed that monitor the speed that a mobile device is traveling, such as when the user of the mobile device is driving or riding in a vehicle. A speed monitoring system described herein receives a request from a third party to monitor a speed of a mobile device. The system periodically queries a mobile network for a location of the mobile device over a time period, and receives responses from the mobile network indicating locations of the mobile device. The system then determines a speed of the mobile device based on the locations indicated during the time period, and may determine the speed limit the roadway the mobile device is traveling on. The system then sends a notification message to the third party that includes an indication of the speed of the mobile device and possibly the speed limit. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110059755 | METHOD OF PROVIDING LOCATION INFORMATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method of providing location information in a wireless communication system includes receiving a location information request message, including Location Based Service (LBS) control information, from a Base Station (BS), the LBS control information being information about a condition in which location information is reported, performing LBS measurement, and if the condition is satisfied, transmitting a location information response message, including location information collected through the LBS measurement, to the BS. In accordance with the present invention, in a wireless access system supporting LBS, LBS-related information can be reported irrespective of the state of a User Equipment (UE). In particular, in the case in which a UE is in an idle state, location information can be provided efficiently and rapidly. | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110065455 | Wireless network tour guide - Location based wireless services in a service provider's network are intertwined with a message database (text and/or audio) to automatically provide location information regarding the subscriber to the message database, without requiring the wireless device itself to provide the location information. A location management system is provided to perform the location management functions of determining subscriber location (e.g., by call/sector ID, angle of arrival (AOA), time difference of arrival (TDOA), time of arrival (TOA)), and of mapping the location to the desired text and/or audio. Speed information may also be determined by the location management system, or the subscriber may be prompted to input a particular mode of transportation, or generally indicate their speed. Of course, the slower the speed of the subscriber, the fewer location updates will be required, lessening the burden on the tour guide system in the wireless network. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110077027 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOCATION-BASED MOBILE POWER CONTROL - A technique to extend location-based (e.g. GPS) mobile device battery lifetime by reducing the location-based (e.g. GPS) circuitry power consumption is provided. The technique defines and controls when to start power and when to stop power to the device in the context of a mobile terminating (MT) location request and/or a mobile originated (MO) location request that is either on-demand or periodic. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110077028 | System and Method for Integrating Smartphone Technology Into a Safety Management Platform to Improve Driver Safety - Identifying risky driving situations in the context of a driver's real-time operating environment and providing effective interventions and countermeasures that mitigate the risky situation to reduce the likelihood of the driver having a vehicular accident. A driver monitoring and mentoring system includes mobile safety centers individually installed on driver-assigned smartphones or other mobile devices. The mobile safety centers collect real-time driving data and compute a risk of a driver in a specific situation being involved in an accident and provide mentoring to drivers in a driver risk situation above a risk threshold to reduce the likelihood of an accident. The mobile safety centers communicate with a master safety analytics center that collects data, collects and stores information relating to detected risk situations, creates risk algorithms, creates driving mentoring communications, and communicates the algorithms and communications to the mobile safety centers. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110081920 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING TIME ZONE AS INSTANT MESSAGING PRESENCE - A system and method are provided to obtain and use time zone information as presence in instant messaging. The time zone information is obtained by a user's mobile device and is sent to other mobile devices corresponding to the user's contacts. The time zone information of a contact may be displayed on the user's IM application, including the contact list and instant messaging conversation window. The location of the mobile device may also be provided. The user uses the time zone and location information to discern the status of a contact. Rule-based decisions that rely on the time zone information are also used to affect the operation of the instant messaging application. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110081921 | User Defined Location Based Notification for a Mobile Communications Device Systems and Methods - 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. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110092227 | MODIFICATION OF DYNAMIC CONTACT LISTS - In general, the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods, systems and program products for dynamically generating contact list. A computer system identifies a geographic location of a mobile computing device that is associated with a user. A local contact list is generated by selecting, for inclusion in the local contact list, one or more contacts that are from a contact list that is stored for the user and are within a first predetermined geographic location. The local contact list is generated by selecting, for inclusion in the local contact list, one or more contacts that are not in the contact list that is stored for the user and are within a second predetermined geographic location. The local contact list is provided for display on the mobile computing device. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110098060 | WIRELESS DIRECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A wireless direction system provides service information. A comparison module logs onto a data server via a base station by wireless internet access, and outputs service information corresponding to location coordinates of a portable device in response to the data server storing the service information. A service information processing module receives the service information and provides it to users. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110098061 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND SCHEDULE NOTIFYING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal and a schedule notifying method of the mobile terminal are disclosed. The mobile terminal includes: a wireless communication unit configured to perform radio communication with a location-based service (LBS) providing server; a controller configured to select a participant in a schedule creation mode, discriminately display whether or not the selected participant uses the LBS, registers schedule to a scheduler when creating of the schedule is completed, and acquire location information of the participant using the LBS when an alarm time of the registered schedule arrives; and an output unit configured to output a schedule notification signal and location information of the participant. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110105150 | APPLICATION SUGGESTIONS FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE BASED ON LOCATION-BASED DIRECTORY INFORMATION - A mobile communication device may include a mobile communication system configured to facilitate wireless mobile communications. A location sensing system may be configured to sense the location of the mobile communication device. A location-based points of interest application may be configured to locate points of interest within the vicinity of the mobile communication device based on the location of the mobile communication device. An application mapping application may be configured to locate user applications that are relevant to the points of interest within the vicinity of the mobile communication device. A user interface may be configured to present links to the user applications. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110105151 | GEOGRAPHIC ADVERTISING USING A SCALABLE WIRELESS GEOCAST PROTOCOL - Geographic advertising utilizes a location of a mobile communications device to infer potential interest in a product and/or service. A scalable network protocol is utilized to provide advertisements, coupons, discounts, or the like, to mobile communications devices that are within a select geographic area or areas. A geographically addressed message is formulated based on the location of a potential customer and the content to be provided to potential customer. A message is generated at the time it is sent based on a current location of mobile communications device in the select geographic area. A protocol is utilized that replaces an IP address with a geographic location. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110105152 | MOBILE DEVICE AND SERVER EXCHANGING INFORMATION WITH MOBILE APPARATUS - A mobile device and a server are provided. The mobile device displays relevant information extracted based on location information and additional information. Accordingly, by linking regional information acquired through a personal device with a location based service, the user is provided with useful contents effectively and further is provided with a new experience. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110111772 | Methods, Device and Systems for Allowing Modification to a Service Based on Quality Information - The disclosure is directed to a method, computer program product, mobile device allowing for configuring a service accessible via the mobile device. The mobile device is configured to allow a determination of its location data using one or more of a plurality of location techniques. The configuring of the service comprises obtaining quality information including a designation of the location technique used for determining said location data and at least partly a quality of said location data; and integrating said quality information at least partly with said service to allow a modification of said service based on said quality information. Various examples of services enabled or enhanced by this capability are described including camera service, navigation services, data sharing services. Various configurations of computer program products, mobile devices and systems for enabling the services above are also described. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110111773 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOCATION-BASED UPDATE OF CONTENT - A method and apparatus for a location-based update of RSS content are provided. The method includes appointing place information for an update of content for each RSS URL at user equipment, acquiring location information about the user equipment selecting RSS content to be updated based on the place information when the acquired location information coincides with the appointed place information, and updating the selected RSS content. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110117934 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOBILE ASSISTED EVENT DETECTION AND AREA OF INTEREST DETERMINATION - An approach is provided for determining the existence of an event based on information collected from mobile devices. Reception is caused, at least in part, of media from a plurality of mobile devices. A plurality of event vectors for the respective mobile devices is determined. Each of the event vectors includes geo-location information and timing information of the corresponding mobile device. The existence of the event is determined based on the received media and the event vectors. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110117935 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING AND PROVIDING DOMAIN SERVICE - A method of performing the domain service including: receiving a request of user metadata from a domain service providing apparatus managing a position-based domain; sending user metadata to the domain service providing apparatus in response to the request; and receiving service information related to the domain from the domain service providing apparatus based on the user metadata. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110124349 | Power management system and method for mobile applications using location based services - A power manager for mobile applications using location based services. Generally described, the system and method manages power of a wireless device by adjusting the sampling rate of mobile applications that use location based services. In one illustrative embodiment, the power can be managed by establishing a schedule. The schedule can include settings such as a start time, end time, interval, and duration. These settings can be used to establish a window of time whereby multiple location samplings can take place. The schedule can minimize the user's involvement on a continual basis by allowing manual and automatic scheduling. The power manager can include, but is not limited to, three features to provide better power management for the wireless device. These can include scheduling for location sampling, automatic and learned scheduling, and frequency and duration dynamic modification. Through the power manager, the power supply on the wireless device can be maximized. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110124350 | POINT TO CONNECT COMMUNICATION INTERFACE - In one embodiment, the system for a point to connect communication interface comprises a desired receiving device, operable to receive information desired to be sent; a mobile device, operable to transmit the information desired to be sent, a GPS location of the mobile device and a direction from the mobile device to the desired receiving device, a server, operable to receive the information desired to be sent, the GPS location of the mobile device and the direction from the mobile device to the desired receiving device, locate the desired receiving device from among candidate devices, and transmit the information desired to be sent to the desired receiving device. The desired receiving device may be another mobile device, or for example another device such as a printer or television. The information desired to be sent may be a business card, or another type of information such as a document or spreadsheet, digital media file such as a song or a command to the desired receiving device. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110124351 | Mobile Device and Geographic Information System Background and Summary of the Related Art - The present invention provides a system and mobile device for providing geographic information to a user. The system includes a mobile device that is wirelessly connected to a geographic database. The mobile device includes a plurality of sensors for determining a first location and a first direction. A controller is adapted to provide information requested based on local queries and distal queries. In addition, the controller can respond to thematic queries of each variety, wherein the database search is limited to objects, entities or features that fit within a selected theme. Finally, the controller is adapted to select and order query results based upon two- and three-dimensional query windows. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110130156 | Methods, Device and System for Sending and Providing Environmental Data - The invention relates to a method for sending environmental data by means of a mobile terminal device, comprising the the steps of detecting said environmental data, evaluating said environmental data, determining if said evaluated environmental data is to be sent, and sending said environmental data in case of an affirmative determination. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110136509 | System for preventing text messaging while driving - A system and method are described to disable texting while driving a moving vehicle. The position and speed of a user's cell phone are compared with that of a registered master phone. If the position and speed match that of the master phone, it is assumed that the user is a passenger and not a driver, and texting is enabled for that user. Texting at speed is disabled for a master phone user who may be an ordinary citizen or may be a professional driver of a mass transit vehicle. A professional driver may be known to the service provider and his phone may receive special treatment such that he is prevented from texting while driving but may be allowed to text while riding as a passenger. Passengers and operators of a train may be treated differently since the roadbed of a train has a known position. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110136510 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MIGRATING AGENTS BETWEEN MOBILE DEVICES - Mobile agents can be deployed to location aware mobile devices within specific regions of interest to achieve specific goals in respect of events occurring in the region of interest. In order to ensure that the agent can persist within the region of interest until the agent goals are achieved, the agent is configured to locate other devices within the region of interest and to propagate itself, by moving or copying itself, to those other devices. When a device hosting the agent exits the region of interest, the agent is terminated, thereby freeing device resources. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110136511 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM TO PERFORM LOCATION SPECIFIC INFORMATION RETRIEVAL USING A GESTURE-CONTROLLED HANDHELD MOBILE DEVICE - A method and apparatus are disclosed that calculate an area-of-interest based on a user request for location specific data. The operations may include transmitting initial location data of the mobile terminal and user initiated gesture data to a server. The server may then perform initiating a request to receive the requested location data, and calculating a geographical area-of-interest based on the initial location data and the user initiated gesture data. The location specific data related to the area-of-interest may then be retrieved and transmitted to the mobile terminal. The area-of-interest may be defined based on the initial position of the mobile terminal and information provided by a gesture made by the user of the mobile terminal. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110136512 | VELOCITY CALCULATING APPARATUS, VELOCITY CALCULATING METHOD, NAVIGATION APPARATUS, AND MOBILE PHONE WITH NAVIGATION FUNCTION - Provided is a velocity calculating apparatus including: a horizontal-angular-velocity-detecting portion disposed to a main-body portion attached to a movable object moving along a movement plane to detect a horizontal-axis angular velocity around a horizontal axis perpendicular to a moving direction generated according to an inclination angle of the movement plane; a vertical-acceleration-detecting portion disposed to the main-body portion to detect a vertical acceleration generated according to a shape of the movement plane; a time-difference-calculating portion configured to calculate a time difference between characteristic components occurring in the horizontal-axis angular velocity and the vertical acceleration due to a position of the movement plane; and a velocity-calculating portion configured to calculate a time-differential velocity based on a ratio between an installation distance from a position to which the horizontal angular velocity is exerted in the overall movable object to an installation position of the main body portion and the time difference. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110143775 | USER-SELECTED TAGS FOR ANNOTATING GEOGRAPHIC DOMAINS CONTAINING POINTS-OF-INTEREST - A location-based service is provided that allows a user of a mobile device to tag and track the places he or she visits and share these places with social networking members. To implement this service a system receives location information from the user's location-aware mobile device over a wireless network. The location information identifies various locations or other points-of-interest that the user has visited. Based on this information the system determines a geographical domain that encompasses at least some of the locations the user has visited. Once a geographic domain has been determined it is presented to the user via the mobile device. The user is prompted to tag the geographical domain with an annotation that describes the geographic domain. The system stores the geographical domain and the annotation associated therewith so that it can be searched and accessed or retrieved by the user or members of the user's social network. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110143776 | Location and Time Specific Mobile Participation Platform - A mobile participation platform enables a wireless network operator or third party to solicit response data related to a specific time and location specific event by signaling multiple mobile device users that meet predefined qualifications. The qualifications include presence at the specific location at the specific time, and may include other characteristics, such as prior consent to receive solicitations, and particular device type or data collection functionality. The platform locates mobile devices that may qualify for participation, and generates and transmits a solicitation. Mobile devices receiving the solicitation may activate a participation client to acknowledge the solicitation and to contribute by submitting the requested response data, which may include photos, text, sensor data, audio, video and the like. The qualifications are verified, the response data is validated, and anonymity and privacy are maintained by associating the mobile device and other pertinent non-identifying information with an encrypted identifier. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110143777 | Network-Assisted Optimization of Continual Location Determination - A mobile device that can use both data from a GPS or other GNSS receiver and signals from a wireless network to provide location based services based on the location of the mobile device is controlled at least partly by a locationing resource control module in the wireless network. The module provides network-assisted optimization of utilization of the GPS receiver and other resources by activating the GPS receiver and associated components when fine resolution location data is needed for provision of the location based services, and deactivating the GPS components when coarse resolution will suffice. The selective control of the GPS components is performed in the wireless network in response to receipt from the mobile device of location requisition data, conditions specifying what actions are to be performed by the mobile device, and current location data from the wireless network. The wireless network may also specify and prioritize at least some conditions. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110143778 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING POSITION OF LOST MOBILE TERMINAL, AND MOBILE TERMINAL - Provided are a system and method for estimating position of lost mobile terminal and a mobile terminal. The system for estimating position of lost mobile terminal includes a plurality of base stations and a computing apparatus. Each of the base stations transmits an activation signal, receives a terminal ID from the mobile terminal in response to the activation signal, and transmits a reception time of the terminal ID and the terminal ID. The computing apparatus estimates a position of the mobile terminal corresponding to the terminal ID on the basis of the reception time and a position of each of the base stations. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110143779 | Providing City Services using Mobile Devices and a Sensor Network - Apparatus and methods related providing city services, such as parking, are described. A mobile device can be configured to receive information from local sensor nodes, such as parking sensor nodes, in the vicinity of the mobile device. In a parking application, the mobile device located in a moving vehicle can be configured to locate available parking based upon the information received from the parking sensor nodes. In other embodiments, the mobile device can be utilized in a retail establishment in conjunction with a remote server to display eye-level image data taken at various locations throughout the retail establishment. The eye-level image data can include products displayed throughout the retail establishment and can be augmented with one or more indicators that indicate product placement locations associated with the products. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110143780 | Wireless network location-based reference information - The present invention provides a ‘411xx’ value added service to wireless users. The disclosed ‘411xx’ service allows a mobile user who may be unfamiliar with their current geographic location to nevertheless obtain quick, accurate, and current information relating to the geographic area, e.g., different services in their current location, stores, libraries, gas stations, etc., via a mobile terminated (MT) short message system (SMS) message. In addition to the traditional ‘4-1-1’ dialed digits, a mobile user would also dial a number (or numbers) representing a feature code for a particular service, e.g., nearby ATMs, or traffic information. Upon receiving a 411xx call, the MSC generates an ORREQ/TCAP trigger based on a translation of the requested service represented by the extra ‘xx’ digits. The 411xx call is terminated on the MSC after an audible whisper notice plays to the caller, e.g., “thank you for calling, your requested information will be sent momentarily”. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110143781 | Localized Information Service - A method of providing a localized information service using an infrastructure of a cellular communication network is described. It comprises a service source terminal transmitting a network upload message to the cellular communication network, said network upload message comprising a payload part, a reflection entity of said cellular communication network receiving said network upload message, generating one or more reflection messages comprising said payload part, and sending said one or more reflection messages to a group of service destination terminals that stand in a predetermined spatial relationship with said service source terminal. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110151892 | Proximity-Based User Interaction - Techniques are described for providing location-based information and functionality to people and computing devices in various ways. In at least some situations, the techniques include enabling multiple people in a common geographic area to interact in various ways, such as via devices capable of communications (e.g., cellular telephones, computing devices with wired and/or wireless communications capabilities, etc.). In addition, the techniques include enabling the creation and maintenance of location-based virtual groups of users (also referred to as “clouds”), such as for users of mobile and/or fixed-location devices. Such clouds may enable various types of interactions between group members, and may be temporary and/or mobile. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110151893 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS - A communication device communicates with another communication device via an information managing device. The communication device includes a transmitter unit, a storage unit, and a control unit. The transmitter unit transmits presence information to the other communication device via the information managing device. The storage unit stores a program. If the communication device executes the program, the control unit judges whether the presence information currently registered needs to be changed based on executing the program. If the control unit judges that the presence information currently registered needs to be changed, the control unit changes the presence information based on executing the program. The control unit controls the transmitter unit to transmit the changed presence information as updated presence information to the other communication device via the information managing device. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110159891 | Cooperating Receiver Selection for UMTS Wireless Location - For Wireless Communications Networks (WCNs) that support soft handover, cooperator receiver selection for a TDOA, AOA, TDOA/AOA, or hybrid network-based or network-overlay Wireless Location System (WLS) must contend with one or more network base stations as a serving cell. When the active set contains more than one member, two techniques for determining a set of cooperating and demodulating receivers to use in the signal collection for location estimation is disclosed. In one embodiment, the active set members are constructively reduced to a single member that is used as a proxy serving cell. In another embodiment, the information contained in the active set membership is retained and a new set of demodulating and cooperator receivers are generated based on the entire membership of the active set. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110159892 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING STATION INFORMATION OF TRANSPORTATION IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for identifying if station information of a public transportation is information corresponding to a destination by generating and broadcasting guide information including station information to a plurality of portable terminals in a mobile communication system are provided. The apparatus includes a position information system for generating and broadcasting information on the next station, and a portable terminal for receiving the broadcasted guide information and determining if the next station is a station corresponding to a destination. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110159893 | Signaling Support Enabling QoS Discrimination for Positioning, Location and Location-Based Services in LTE - One aspect of the present invention extends the number of client and/or service types used in location-based services. The extension provides richer definitions for use in selecting the optimal or otherwise best suited positioning sequences to be used in fulfilling given positioning requests. For example, some types of commercial-related positioning requests are better satisfied with quicker-but-lower-accuracy position determinations, while other types benefit from more-accurate-but-slower position determinations. These and other benefits are provided by extending the type definitions used to identify commercial positioning requests. For example, a UE may be configured to send positioning requests that indicate the extended client or service types. As another example, the network node(s) involved in generating or processing such requests are configured to understand the extended type definitions and/or to map the extended definitions to QoS requirements, or to particular positioning sequences, for requesting that a positioning node carry out that particular positioning sequence. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110171976 | IDENTIFYING CLIENT PATTERNS USING ONLINE LOCATION-BASED DERIVATIVE ANALYSIS - A method and system for targeting content (e.g., a service or an advertisement) according to location-based information derived from a mobile wireless transceiver device. Position information as a function of time is used to calculate a rate of travel and a direction of travel. This information can be used to identify a likely mode of transportation. Geographical information can be used to further refine the mode of transportation. Thus, in addition to the position of the wireless transceiver devices, factors such as the rate of travel, the direction of travel and the likely mode of transportation are also considered to more precisely identify the appropriate service. Moreover, a potential destination can be predicted, allowing further refinement of the targeted service. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110171977 | Method and system for exploiting location-dependent services in a cellular radio system - A communications system ( | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110177830 | LOCATION BASED REMINDERS - Location based reminders are described. A mobile computing device may comprise a location based reminder application to set a target location for a reminder item. The location based reminder application may provide a location based reminder for the reminder item when a current location matches the target location. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110190008 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES FOR PROVIDING CONTEXT-BASED NAVIGATION SERVICES - Methods, apparatuses, and systems are provided for providing context-based navigation services. A method may include determining a first location and a second location. The method may further include extracting context information from a context model based at least in part upon one or more of the first location or the second location. The extracted context information may include one or more of audio context information, activity context information, social context information, or visual context information. The method may additionally include determining at least one route between the first location and the second location based at least in part upon the extracted context information. The method may also include providing the at least one determined route to a client apparatus. Corresponding apparatuses and systems are also provided. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110190009 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATION PRIVACY AND LOCATION INFORMATION MANAGEMENT OVER WIRELESS SYSTEMS - A method for allowing the management of permissions, notifications and reporting pertaining to a wireless device and the physical location of the device obtained via automatic location identification (ALI) technologies. A location preferences management system and method is provided for wireless users utilizing a mobile application requesting location fixes via any telecommunication technology. The location management system provides these mobile users with a comprehensive understanding of the location permissions and notifications and hence the location transactions associated with their wireless device and with the ability to manage it in a way that makes sense for their personal or business needs. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110195726 | COMMERCIALLY SUBSIDIZED MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICES AND SERVICES - Mobile communication devices, such as mobile phones, may be capable of recommending to a user various providers of one or more solicited services, e.g., by identifying a user location and identifying providers near the user location that provide the services, and by initiating a call between the user and a selected provider. However, the equipment and service costs of such devices may be prohibitive, particularly for mid-range mobile communication devices that may appeal to cost-conscious users. The prohibitive costs may be diminished by redirecting part or all of the cost of providing the recommendation service from the providers, e.g., by charging the provider a service cost upon initiating a call from the user to the provider, or upon representing the provider in a provider database. In one such embodiment, all service costs may be borne by providers, providing to the user a free recommendation service via the mobile communication device. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110195727 | PROVIDING CALENDAR NOTIFICATIONS BASED ON CHANGES IN TRAFFIC PATTERNS - Provided is a method of providing calendar notification information on a mobile device. The location of the mobile device and the location of a calendar entry are sent to a remote server. The remote server gathers real-time traffic information along the route between the mobile device and the calendar entry and provides the mobile device with an estimated travel time. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110201358 | DETERMINING APPLICATION USAGE RELATIVE TO A PARTICULAR LOCATION - A mobile device collects information about application usage and associates collected application information with a location of the mobile device and/or a time that the application is accessed. The application is stored on the mobile device or on an external device and accessed via a network. The application information, location of the mobile device and time the application is accessed are communicated to another device and stored in a storage device which may be operated or managed by a service provider or another entity. The application information may comprise identification of a website, a network device or URL, the application and/or data that is input and/or output from the application. The location of the mobile device and/or the time, are determined utilizing a GNSS receiver and/or utilizing information from a network device. The application information, the location of the mobile device and/or the time may be utilized for targeted advertizing. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110207478 | LOCATION BASED MULTIMEDIA MESSAGE SERVICE GENERATING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - The present invention discloses a location based MMS generating system and method thereof. The generating system previously stores multimedia contents, each of which is related to a corresponding location. When a user's MMS request is triggered, a location service request is sent to LoCation service (LCS) server of the 3G telecommunication network to obtain the user's location. Then the multimedia contents related to the user's location are extracted and further packaged to a MMS format. The MMS generating system sends the MMS to the user. Therefore, the user may immediately receive the useful MMS. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110207479 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ALERT-BASED SERVICES TO MOBILE STATIONS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - System for providing alert-based communication services for which corresponding alert conditions to be met by mobile stations are defined. The system includes an alert engine capable of firing alerts associated with the alert-based communication services if location data regarding the mobile stations is indicative of the mobile stations meeting the alert conditions corresponding to the alert-based communication services. A requirements engine is provided for determining an expected earliest future time at which at least one alert condition is capable of being met by a particular mobile station and outputting a data element indicative of a requirement to obtain updated location data about the particular mobile station in advance of the expected earliest future time. Also provided is a scheduler for receiving expiry times data indicative of a plurality of expiry times relating to respective location requests, processing the expiry times data for determining an order for servicing the location requests by positioning determining equipment (PDE) at least in part on a basis on the expiry times of the location requests and an output for interfacing with the PDE, allowing it to service the location requests according to the order determined. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110212735 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SEAMLESS CONSUMMATION OF AN ELECTRONIC TRANSACTION BASED ON LOCATION RELATED DATA - A mobile device may determine its location, receive transaction related information, and initiate, based on its determined location and/or the transaction related information, a transaction at the current location. The transaction related information may be received from a location server. The mobile device and/or its users may also be authenticated, using the location server. The initiated transaction may be completed automatically, without user input. The device user may also be prompted for authorization and/or information for completing the transaction. The transaction related information may specify if and/or when transactions are to be completed automatically. The mobile device may track user actions via the mobile device, and may generate based on that tracking, user action data pertaining transactions initiated and/or conducted by the user. The generated user action data may be communicated to the location server, and may be used to update the profile data maintained by the location server. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110217992 | MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS MATCHING SYSTEM - A wireless communications network comprises a server in a central location storing matching profiles for a plurality of users of the network. The matching profile for each user is stored in the server through the user's mobile unit or a secure page on the Internet. Each matching profile is corresponded with a respective mobile unit using the same identification information (ID) of the respective mobile unit utilized for carrying out phone calls. The server has a customizable variable matching algorithm and probes the matching profiles corresponding to the respective mobile units in a cell or group of cells for a match every time a new mobile unit subscribes into the cell or group of cells. When there is a match of matching profiles, the two persons are put in contact or advised of each other through a phone call or other communications method. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20110223938 | PROVISION OF INFORMATION - An information providing server acquires, according to a relative position of a mobile terminal to an information source which is a base of provided information transmitted to the mobile terminal, preset provided information among a plurality of pieces of provided information stored in a provided information database, and transmits the acquired provided information to the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal displays the received provided information. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110223939 | System For Tracking Text Messaging While Driving - A system and method are described to track and warn a person suspected of texting while driving a moving vehicle. The position and speed of a user's cell phone are compared with those of other cell phone users in the vicinity. If the position and speed of a phone track that of one or more neighboring phones, it is assumed that a user may under certain conditions be texting while driving. For circumstances where persons suspected to be in the same vehicle utilize different service providers, parameters such as for instance cell phone position, velocity, and direction of travel are time stamped and passed between service providers or alternately made available to other service providers via a central database. Cell phone users who are determined likely to be texting while driving based on the disclosed methods may be warned without disabling their texting capability. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110223940 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POSITIONING MOBILE TERMINAL'S LOCATION - A method by a Mobile Terminal (MT) for positioning the MT is provided. The method includes requesting a Base Station (BS) to allocate a first transmission time for transmitting a first sounding signal for the MT, receiving the first transmission time from the BS, transmitting the first sounding signal to the BS at the first transmission time, requesting the BS to allocate a second transmission time of a second sounding signal for the MT after the MT moves, receiving the second transmission time from the BS, transmitting the second sounding signal to the BS at the second transmission time, reporting a moving distance moved during the period between the first transmission time and the second transmission time, and receiving a position of the MT determined based on the first sounding signal, the second sounding signal, and the moving distance. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110230209 | Method and Mobile Device for Automatic Activation of Applications - A mobile device and method for automatically activating an application, based on the location of the mobile device. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110230210 | Wireless User Based Notification System - A group of wireless device users are notified of an event. A location data determination algorithm is provided to a wireless device, where the algorithm determines a frequency at which the device interacts with network elements to determine its location. The location data is stored in a notification server and used to identify a user at a specific location. When a governmental or commercial entity wishes to issue a notification, a message is provided to those users whose location is identified as being in an area defined by the entity. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110244889 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR REPORTING POSITIONING INFORMATION OF A MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE - A mobile communications device with a wireless module and a controller module is provided. The wireless module performs wireless transmissions and receptions to and from a service network. The controller module receives a positioning information request indicating a plurality of desired positioning information elements from the service network via the wireless module, and determines whether some or all of the desired positioning information elements are not supported. Also, the controller module transmits only a positioning information response indicating the unsupported positioning information elements to the service network via the wireless module, in response to some or all of the desired positioning information elements not being supported. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110250907 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING POSITION-RELATED INFORMATION TO MOBILE RECIPIENTS - A system for providing position-related information to a mobile user includes a mobile unit and a central site server. The mobile unit includes circuitry for determining present position information from position signals which may emanate from, for example, GPS satellites. The mobile unit further includes circuitry for establishing a wireless bidirectional communications link with the central site server via a terrestrial network, which may be accessed via a cellular telephone network. The central site server includes circuitry for receiving the present position information from the mobile unit. A table stored at the central site server includes different response information in correspondence with possible positions of the mobile unit. The response information may further be in correspondence with user preferences. The central site server uses the received present position information to retrieve corresponding response information from the table, and sends the retrieved response information to the mobile unit via the bidirectional communications link. The mobile unit further includes circuitry, such as a loudspeaker, for supplying the response information to the mobile user. In another aspect of the invention, communications between the mobile unit and the central site server are encrypted. Furthermore, the mobile unit may include components for preventing position information from being supplied to the loudspeaker, thereby eliminating distracting noise from being presented to the user. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110256888 | Message over Cell phone System - A social networking technique and site that sends information based on current time and on interests. An embodiment sends information by text messages. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110256889 | MOBILE PHONE AGGREGATION SYSTEM - An aggregation machine including: a smart phone including a display, and networking hardware connecting the smart phone to the Internet, the smart phone programmed so that the aggregation machine connects to a plurality of servers via the Internet, and then authenticates itself with each of the plurality of servers, and then retrieves information from each of the plurality of servers, and then parses the information from each of the plurality of servers so as to produce an aggregation of the parsed information, and then renders the aggregation as output via the display. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110263276 | Method and System to Control Actions Based on Global Positioning System - A method and system for restricting operation of at least one function of a communication device based upon the physical location of the device. Global position coordinates are leveraged to ascertain the location of the device and to restrict functionality of the device. One or more alternative solutions are presented as a substitute for the restricted functionality. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20110275387 | COMMUNICATION GATEWAY - The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for enabling location data for a user | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110275388 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR GEOSPATIAL-BASED SHARING OF INFORMATION BY MULTIPLE DEVICES - A system for exchanging GPS or other position data between wireless devices for purposes of group activities, child location monitoring, work group coordination, dispatching of employees etc. Cell phones and other wireless devices with GPS receivers have loaded therein a Buddy Watch application and a TalkControl application. The Buddy Watch application communicates with the GPS receiver and other wireless devices operated by buddies registered in the users phone as part of buddy groups or individually. GPS position data and historical GPS position data can be exchanged between cell phones of buddies and instant buddies such as tow truck drivers via a buddy watch server. Emergency monitoring services can be set up with notifications to programmable individuals in case an individual does not respond. Positions and tracks can be displayed. TalkControl simplifies and automates the process of joining talk groups for walkie talkie services such as that provided by Nextel. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110275389 | USE OF LOCAL POSITION FIX WHEN REMOTE POSITION FIX IS UNAVAILABLE - A mobile computing device has a transceiver circuit, a location determination circuit, and a processing circuit. The transceiver circuit is configured to receive a remote position fix from a remote computer via a wireless network. The location determination circuit is configured to receive satellite data and to calculate a local position fix. The processing circuit is configured to operate an application, to receive a request for a position fix from the application, to determine whether the remote position fix is available, and to provide the local position fix to the application based on whether the remote position fix is available. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110287786 | Mobile coaching distribution system - A mobile coaching distribution system that sends various types of persuasive Content that many include, but not be limited to, advice, reminders and interventions relating to healthcare, physical and mental wellness, treatment adherence, professional development or personal development, over a cellular network. There are three components of mobile coaching: time and place and frequency. The mobile coaching distribution system enables a subscriber to control the location at which the content is received. The user may specify up to a certain number (say 10) of different geolocations. The geolocations are specified by opening an application in the provided mobile client and pushing a button. Through either data or SMS connection the longitude and latitude of the location are uploaded into a server. The server recognizes the phone number or IMEI of the phone and stores the location into a subscriber-specific location database. The subscriber can go on a website and modify or augment the database of locations that he has entered through the application. The content that can be delivered may include audio, SMS, data or pictures. The content, the frequency and timing of its delivery and the radius around the pre-selected locations can be determined either by the subscriber to the service, or by a website administrator for the service provider. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110287787 | LOCATION-BASED SERVICE BASED ON ACCESS POINT IDENTIFIERS - An access point transmits cell information via a physical layer channel. In some cases, the cell information sent on the physical layer channel comprises a physical layer identifier. For example, a physical layer channel may be modulated based on a cell identifier and/or a closed subscriber group identifier associated with the access point. Through the use of this cell information, an access point may be quickly identified for mobility and/or interference management operations. In addition, this cell information may be used for finger-printing operations. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110294522 | CHARACTER RECOGNIZING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE SAME - A character recognizing system includes a portable electronic device, a location sensing system and a server system. The portable electronic device captures image of a target to produce a captured image. The location sensing system locates position of the portable electronic device to produce a position information. The server system receives the captured image and the position information via internet for executing recognizing motion. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20110300881 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DRIVING COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - An apparatus and a method for driving a communication terminal are provided. A method for driving a communication terminal according to the present invention includes determining, when a proximity of an object is detected, data based on a proximity duration for which the proximity is maintained, and executing, when an execution request is detected, a function corresponding to the data. Since a specific function is executed in response to the information on the proximity of an object to the communication terminal, there is no need to display touch keys on the screen, resulting in improvement of user's convenience. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20110312346 | Printing a List on a Print Medium - A system for printing a list on a print medium is disclosed. The system includes a mobile device able to determine a current geographical location of the mobile device. The mobile device determines a list of destination locations using the current geographical location of the mobile device, and then prints the list of destination locations on the print medium using a printer module of the mobile device. The print medium has coded data printed on a surface thereof, with the coded data encoding an identity of the print medium and positions on the surface. The mobile device also has a sensor module for sensing the coded data on the surface of the print medium. The system further includes a computer system for storing in a database each entry in the list of destination locations in association with the identity of the print medium and the position of the entry on the surface. The entry is retrievable from the database using the print media identifier and the position of the entry on the surface. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20110319099 | NAVIGATION OR MAPPING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A navigation or mapping system comprises a display device ( | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120009944 | System and method for providing locally applicable internet content with secure action requests and item condition alerts - Optimized delivery of locally applicable Internet content to users. A cache of locally applicable Internet content is maintained in a local content server, based upon a monitoring of locations of users requesting Internet content. Requests for Internet content are received from user equipment through a wireless network base station, and served from the local content server, which is logically proximate to the wireless network base station. The caching of locally applicable Internet content may be maintained on a layered basis. Secure action request receipt and corresponding performance, and item condition alerts are also described. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120009945 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING LOCATION BASED SERVICE RESOURCE ALLOCATION INFORMATION IN A MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method, an Advanced Base Station (ABS) and an Advanced Mobile Station (AMS) for transmitting Location Based Service (LBS) resource allocation information by an ABS in a mobile communication system are provided. The ABS transmits LBS resource allocation information including LBS zone configuration information representing an LBS zone transmission period. The LBS zone configuration information includes at least one of first information indicating that LBS zone transmission is switched off, second information indicating that the LBS zone transmission period corresponds to a first number of super frames, third information indicating that the LBS zone transmission period corresponds to a second number of super frames, and fourth information indicating that the LBS zone transmission period corresponds to a third number of super frames. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120009946 | System For Providing Location-Based Services In A Wireless Network, Such As Locating Sets Of Desired Locations - A system and associated method receives a command from a user's mobile device to locate points of interest near the mobile device's location. The points of interest are associated with different, user-identified, point of interest categories. Based at least in part on the mobile device's location, the system substantially simultaneously provides a list of points of interest for at least some of the point of interest categories. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120009947 | METHOD OF TRANSMITTING COUNTING RESPONSE MESSAGE INDICATING SERVICE AREA AT USER EQUIPMENT IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND APPARATUS THEREOF - A method for a user equipment to transmit a message in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The present invention includes the steps of receiving a first message containing an information on at least one service from a network and transmitting a second message indicating a specific area and a specific service to the network in response to the first message, if wishing to receive the specific service of the at least one service or being interested to receive the specific service of the at least one service. Preferably, the present invention further includes the step of receiving system information for providing information on at least one area. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120015672 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, by which object information on an object in a preview image is held in the preview image to be utilized in various ways. The present invention includes displaying a preview image photographed via a camera, obtaining a current position of the mobile terminal, searching object information on at least one object in the preview image based on the current position of the mobile terminal, displaying the found object information within the preview image, if the displayed the object information is selected from the preview image, holding the selected object information within the preview image, and controlling an operation related to the held object information. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120015673 | Visual Representation of Contact Location - A method for visually representing information on a display of a portable electronic device includes receiving location coordinates from at least one other portable electronic device, plotting a visual identifier on a map and displaying the map on the display of the portable electronic device. The position of the visual identifier corresponds to the location coordinates received from the at least one other portable electronic device, which correspond to an actual location of the at least one other portable electronic device. The appearance of the visual identifier is selected to depict the status of the user of the at least one other portable electronic device. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120015674 | Automatic Routing of Search Results - In general, the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in methods, systems, and program products for providing search results automatically to a user of a computing device. A spoken input provided by a user to a computing device is received. The spoken input is transmitted to a computer server system that is remote from the computing device. Search result information that is responsive to the spoken input is receiving by the computing device and in response to the transmitted spoken input. An alert is provided to the user that the device will connect the user to a target of the search result information if the user does not intervene to stop the connecting of the user. The user is connected to the target of the search result information based on a determination that the user has not intervened to stop the connecting of the user. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120021770 | System and method for control and management of resources for consumers of information - A system and method is provided for using information broadcast by devices and resources in the immediate vicinity of a mobile device, or by sensors located within the mobile device itself, to ascertain and make a determination of the immediate environment and state of the mobile device. The sensor data is then used to identify situational profiles to target and determine the relevance of apps, advertisements, content, and recommendations. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120021771 | Methods And Apparatuses For Determining If Access To A Region Is Feasible Or Infeasible For A User Of A Mobile Device - Techniques are provided which may be implemented using various methods and/or apparatuses in a mobile device to allow the mobile device to obtain map information associated with at least a portion of an indoor environment comprising a plurality of regions. The mobile device may also obtain additional measurement information associated with at least the portion of the indoor environment, wherein the additional measurement information is based, at least in part, on previously obtained estimated position measurement information associated with a plurality of mobile devices within the indoor environment. The mobile device may determine whether access to at least one of the plurality of regions is either feasible or infeasible to a user associated with the mobile device. The determination may be based, at least in part, on the map information and the additional measurement information. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120021772 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SENDING LOCATION-BASED MESSAGES USING DATA TRANSMITTED BETWEEN BASE STATIONS AND MOBILE SWITCHING DEVICES - A system and method for sending location-based messages to mobile communication devices utilizes communications between base stations and mobile switching devices of a mobile access network to calculate the latest locations of the mobile communication devices supported by the mobile access network. The calculated locations of the mobile communication devices are maintained as location data in at least one location database, as well as information about the mobile communication devices. The location data and the information about the mobile communication devices are used to send the location-based messages to the mobile communication devices located within a specified geographical area. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120021773 | LOCATION-BASED MEDIA PRESENTATION - Media can be presented based on location associated with presentation of media (e.g., physical location of a device that is to present media). Presentation of media can be effectively controlled in order to automatically present a first media content (e.g., a list of songs, an album) in accordance with a first set of media presentation attributes or parameters (e.g., volume associated with presentation of audible media) at a first location, while a second media content is automatically presented in accordance with a second set of media presentation attributes or parameters when the current location is changed to a second location. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120021774 | CONTEXT-INFLUENCED APPLICATION RECOMMENDATIONS - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for recommending content based on context such as location. In one aspect, a method includes receiving data that references a location of a mobile device, selecting, from among multiple, different applications that are available in an online application marketplace, one or more of the applications that are relevant to the location, and providing, by a recommendation server, a recommendation to the mobile device, where the recommendation identifies the one or more applications as applications that the user is likely to be interested in purchasing or downloading. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120021775 | SERVICE PROVIDER RECOMMENDATION ENGINE - In one example, a device includes a first interface to receive a request for a service provider recommendation, the request comprising a first geographic position value and a second, different geographic position value, wherein the service provider recommendation comprises a recommendation for a provider of a wireless service for a mobile device, means for determining aggregate signal quality values for service providers at a first location including the first geographic position and at a second location including the second geographic position, means for determining scores for the service providers based on signal quality values for the service providers at the first location and the second location, means for constructing the service provider recommendation comprising an identification of the service provider having the highest score, and a second interface to output the service provider recommendation. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120021776 | NETWORK PERFORMANCE SERVER - Techniques are described for collecting and providing information regarding mobile network performance. In one example, a device includes a mobile device interface configured to receive data sets from mobile devices, each of the data sets comprising a geographic position value identifying a geographic position of a corresponding mobile device and a signal quality value representative of signal quality for the corresponding mobile device at the geographic position, a computer-readable storage medium configured to store the data sets, a request interface configured to receive a request for signal quality data at a requested geographic position, and means for providing an aggregate location value representative of an average signal quality at a location including the requested geographic position, wherein the aggregate signal quality value comprises an aggregation of signal quality values of the data sets that also have geographic position values contained within the location. | 01-26-2012 |
| 20120028654 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR MOBILE STATION CENTRIC DETERMINATION OF POSITIONING ASSISTANCE DATA - Methods and apparatuses are provided which may be implemented in various devices to generate positioning assistance data and/or the like by mobile station with regard to at least one of a plurality of different indoor regions. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120034933 | METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING DATA BETWEEN A SYSTEM AND A MOBILE NETWORK THROUGH AN IP CHANNEL, CORRESPONDING PORTABLE OBJECT AND SYSTEM - The invention relates to a method for communicating data between a communication system and a mobile radio-communication network through an Internet Protocol data communication channel. The communication system comprises a host device and a portable object cooperating with the host device. According to the invention, the portable object determines in which geographical place the communication system is located. The portable object determines whether at least one subscription before a mobile radio-communication network operator over a data communication channel using the IP within the geographical place exists or not. And, if at least one subscription before a mobile radio network operator exists, then the portable object sends to the host device a request for reading configuration data relating to an access to the data communication channel using the IP. The invention relates also to corresponding portable object and communication system comprising a host device and the portable object cooperating with the host device. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120034934 | SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS FOR LIGHT-BASED SOCIAL COMMUNICATIONS - Light-based systems for communicating information associated with the formation of social connections are disclosed. One or more lighting controllers controlling individually controllable luminaires are used in conjunction with communication networks in order to identify and form remote light-based social connections. Additionally, visualization controllers are used in conjunction with visualization infrastructures, visualization actuators, localization systems and identification systems to visually identify proximally present potential social connections. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120040695 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING LOCATION BASED SERVICE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and an apparatus for providing a location based service in a wireless communication system are provided. A method of a Base Station (BS) for a Location Based Service (LBS) in a wireless communication system includes allocating identifiers to a plurality of transmission devices in a service coverage area of the BS, generating a Reference Signal (RS) including the identifier of the corresponding transmission device and an identifier of the BS with respect to each of the transmission devices, and transmitting the RS generated for each of the transmission devices, to a Mobile Station (MS) via the corresponding transmission device. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120046049 | SECONDARY INDICATIONS OF USER LOCATIONS AND USE THEREOF BY A LOCATION-BASED SERVICE - Systems and methods are disclosed for obtaining secondary indications of locations of users for use by a location-based service. In one embodiment, a secondary indication of a location of one or more users is obtained from a source of secondary indications of locations of users. The secondary indication includes a location of the one or more users and timing information defining when the one or more users were or will be located at the location. The secondary indication of the location of the one or more users is then stored and utilized to provide the location-based service. In one embodiment, the secondary indication is utilized to store historical aggregate user profile data by location and/or to provide aggregate user profile data for crowds of users formed via a spatial crowd formation process. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120046050 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A LOCATION-BASED PREFERRED MEDIA FILE - A system and method for determining a location-based preferred media file includes a position module and a processor communicatively coupled to the position module. The processor configured to execute instructions to determine a current position of the mobile device based at least partially on data from the position module, to request data for a preferred media file associated with the determined current position of the mobile device, and to receive data representative of the preferred media file. The preferred media file can be a video file or an audio file that is selected based upon frequency that the media file has been played within a predetermined distance from the determined current position of the mobile device. The frequency can be based upon the total number of plays of the media file, the number of unique plays of the media file, or from trend data received from an external resource. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120046051 | APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING LOCATION-BASED SERVICES WITHIN A WIRELESS NETWORK - A system for providing wireless telecommunications services to mobile devices includes structure and functionality for location-based services, and includes both server and client/mobile device apparatuses. One apparatus includes a data store storing at least a first record associated with a first wireless device or a second record associated with a second wireless device. A computer is coupled to the data store and is configured to receive a request from the first wireless device to obtain location information associated with the second wireless device. The computer is configured to receive a change location privileges request, and to update the first or second records in the data store based on the received change request. Other apparatuses provide additional structures and functions. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120064919 | CROWD CREATION SYSTEM FOR AN AGGREGATE PROFILING SERVICE - Systems and methods for creating new crowds of users are disclosed. In one embodiment, a number of geographically relevant Points of Interest (POIs) within a geographic bounding region in which the new crowd is to be created are identified. A POI for the new crowd is then selected from the geographically relevant POIs based on a crowd profile defined for the new crowd. Users to attract to the new crowd at the POI selected for the new crowd are selected based on the crowd profile defined for the new crowd, and the selected users are then attracted to the new crowd at the POI selected for the new crowd. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120071174 | METHODS OF LOCATING DATA SPOTS AND NETWORKS AND USER EQUIPMENT FOR USING THE SAME - Methods determine data spots in a network by identifying a transmission resource and its characteristics so as to determine geography of a data spot. Users are then directed to, locate, and/or move to the data spot and retrieve desired content. Users may be directed to the determined data spot, with a map or compass. Transmission resources include ad hoc hotspots for need by sideloading network users in a communicative proximity. Methods may match characteristics of the requesting network user with determined transmission resources to position a data spot. Example methods may be configured based on amounts of network resources consumed, third-party costs to a user, maximizing user experience by providing nearer and faster data spots, and/or any other desired criteria. Different portions of the methods may be performed by the network, the user, and/or third-parties, to reduce network burden while supplying users with desired content through data spots. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120071175 | System and Method of Performing Location Analytics - A system and method are provided for associating location data from one or more unique sources. The place and time of a unique location enabled device are associated with stored demographic information relating to the particular place and particular time. The place and time of the unique location enabled device are associated with a historical record of past locations and time of locations that the device has been. Based on the association of demographical information and historical information, the unique location enable device is assigned to one or more groups or tribes. The location of all members of the group or tribe can be aggregated and exported for further analysis or display, thereby showing all group or tribe members at a particular time and place. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120077521 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INFORMATION AGGREGATION AROUND LOCATIONS - An approach is provided for information aggregation around locations. An information aggregation platform determines one or more content items, the content items provided by respective one or more content sources. The information aggregation platform also determines respective location information associated with the one or more content items. The information aggregation platform further determines to group the one or more content items based, at least in part, on the respective location information. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120077522 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING ROLES FOR MEDIA GENERATION AND COMPILATION - An approach is provided for determining roles for multi-device recording. A media platform determines one or more devices for generating one or more media items of at least one subject and then determines the respective locations of the one or more devices relative to one or more focal areas of the at least one subject. Based, at least in part, on the respective locations, the media platform determines respective roles for the one or more devices for generating the one or more items. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120077523 | USER CONTRIBUTION BASED MAPPING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A computer implemented user contribution method is provided. The method includes receiving identifying information from a plurality of users and receiving from the plurality of users indications of one or more geographic areas. A quality value of the one or more geographic areas is determined based on the indications of the one or more geographic areas from the plurality of users, and the quality value is transmitted to one or more of the plurality of users. The present invention further provides a user contribution based mapping system. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120088523 | NOTIFICATION DEVICE, NOTIFICATION SYSTEM, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING NOTIFICATION DEVICE, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING A CONTROL PROGRAM RECORDED THEREUPON - A mobile phone ( | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120088524 | System and method for facilitating interpersonal contacts and social and commercial networking - The system and method of the present invention is a mobile computing device application or “mobile application” designed to assist users in performing directed searches within defined geographic scope to achieve specific goals within social, e-commerce and collaborative spaces. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120094697 | PERSONAL NETWORKING NODE FOR TACTICAL OPERATIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS - A radio that provides communications and tactical situational awareness includes a screen, a communications module for establishing a link with a server, a knowledge management (KM) module for receiving alerts from the server and the communications module, and a map application that displays associated menu options on the screen for selection by the user. A communications interface operates to (i) initiate communications with the server through the communications module, (ii) handle information to be communicated to the server from the map application, and (iii) receive alerts from the server through the KM module. A user location module operates to (i) send data corresponding to the user's location and identified targets to the communications module for forwarding to the server, and (ii) provide data from the server corresponding to locations of other radio users, their availability to exchange messages and any targets they identify, to the map application in the radio. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120108266 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A RADIO STATION LOCATOR SERVICE - An approach is provided to present station location information to one or more mobile devices. A request is received to provide station location information to a mobile device. Station location information is generated, in response to the request, the station location information including station location information of one or more radio stations that correspond to the location of the mobile device. The station location information is transmitted to the mobile device. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120108267 | Method of Informing of Support of Zone-based Service and Related Communication Device - A method of informing of support of a zone-based service for a personal network gateway is disclosed. The method comprises including an indicator in a message, wherein the indicator indicates the personal network gateway supports the zone-based service, and sending the message to a personal network entity in a specific zone. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120108268 | EVENT REMINDER METHOD - A method includes setting, by a mobile device, a notification based on the mobile device being within proximity of a predetermined location at a predetermined date or time. The mobile device detects that the mobile device is located within proximity of the predetermined location at the predetermined date or time. Subsequent to the detecting, the mobile device provides the notification. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120115512 | Beacon-Based Geofencing - A mobile device can monitor a current location using a multi-tier approach. A baseband subsystem can monitor a coarse location of the mobile device using various course location parameters, such as a mobile country code (MCC), a location area code (LAC), or a cell identifier (cell ID), as the mobile device moves closer to the geographic region. Upon determining that the mobile device is in a cell that intersects the geographic region, the baseband subsystem can transfer the monitoring to the application subsystem. The task can be performed when the application subsystem determines that the mobile device is currently located in the geographic region. A beacon network can provide more accurate estimates of mobile device location and advertise location based services available to the mobile device. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120115513 | METHOD FOR DISPLAYING AUGMENTED REALITY INFORMATION AND MOBILE TERMINAL USING THE METHOD - A method for displaying information and a mobile terminal using the same are disclosed. A method for displaying AR information of a mobile terminal, including: capturing an image of a subject; transmitting information designating the captured image of the subject to a server; receiving augmented reality (AR) information relevant to the captured image of the subject; and displaying the received AR information based on filtering information stored in the mobile terminal. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120115514 | PORTABLE TERMINAL FOR DISPLAYING LOCAL SERVICE BASED ON CONTEXT AWARENESS TECHNOLOGY, AND OPERATION METHOD OF THE PORTABLE TERMINAL - Provided are a portable terminal for displaying a local service based on context awareness technology, and an operation method of the portable terminal. The portable terminal may discover a plurality of local services available at a current position, verify a current context of a user, apply a predetermined weight to one or more local services corresponding to the verified current context among the plurality of local services, and thereby display the one or more local services based on the weight. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120122489 | LOCATION BASED CONTENT AGGREGATION AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An exemplary method includes a content hub subsystem receiving a content posting from an access device connected to a wireless network and associated with a first user. The content posting includes data representative of a content instance and a geographic location associated with the content instance. The exemplary method further includes the content hub subsystem storing the content posting and selectively distributing the content instance to at least one other access device connected to the wireless network based on the geographic location, the at least one other access device associated with a second user. A past or present physical location of the at least one other access device within a predefined proximity of the geographic location is requisite to the distribution of the content instance to the at least one other access device. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120122490 | LOCATION SPECIFIC EVENT BROADCASTING - Applications in a broadcast environment distribute events in real-time to a large number of receivers within specified geographic locations while efficiently sharing bandwidth resources with other applications using the same broadcast network. Applications need not be aware of the other applications sharing the resources, nor of the methods, protocols, and other mechanisms used to actually broadcast the data over the broadcast medium. Server-side applications that serve data, send notifications, or distribute events to specific locations within the network use a broadcast location manager. Client applications that receive such data, notifications, or events use a client location filter to obtain events that are relevant based on the location of the device. The broadcast location manager and client location filter work together to reliably and efficiently transmit data, notifications, and events to specific locations over the broadcast network for all applications involved. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120122491 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING AUGMENTED REALITY, SERVER FOR SAME, AND PORTABLE TERMINAL - The present disclosure provides a method for providing an augmented reality, to server and portable terminal for same. Augmented reality providing server provides an augmented reality with information overlaid on captured video and includes server communication unit for inter-working with portable terminal; and server control unit for receiving selected menu information from portable terminal, generating first menu information data attained by extracting data that matches selected menu information by comparing the selected menu information with pre-stored location-associated information, and transmitting first menu information data to portable terminal, wherein the server control unit generates the first menu information data by selecting menus that match the selected menu information among a plurality of menus included in the location-associated information. In an embodiment, fast augmented reality operation can be obtained since portable terminal may receive and output information corresponding to menu selection immediately with a composition onto acquired image information. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120129552 | INTEGRATED MOBILE ORDERING SYSTEM - A mobile requisition system; said mobile requisition system including an internet and GPS enabled mobile communication device; said mobile communication device interacting over internet-based services with a Broking Facility in a first instance to acquire information of goods and or services from participating goods and or service providers; said mobile communication device interacting over said internet in a second instance with said Broking Facility to purchase a said good or service from a selected said participating goods and services provider; said mobile communication device interacting over said internet in a third instance to transfer payment to said provider; said mobile communication device enabled to display data providing evidence of said purchase and said payment. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120129553 | LOCATION-BASED SERVICES - Provided herein are methods and systems relating to location-based services such as providing a geofencing, outputting location-based information on a mobile device, varying transmissions to and from a mobile device, and providing location-based alerts. More specifically, a method can include receiving a selected location on a mobile device, monitoring a current location of the mobile device, determining when the current location of the mobile device is within the geofence, and initiating an action on the mobile device associated with the geofence and the selected location. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120135756 | USER CONTRIBUTION BASED MAPPING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A computer-implemented user contribution method is provided. The method includes retrieving event data posted by a plurality of users related to a first user, the event data including indications of at least one geographic area. The event data is compared with predetermined trigger data. A quality value of the at least one geographic area is determined based on the comparison of the event data with predetermined trigger data, and an indication of the quality value of the at least one geographic area is transmitted to a second user. A user contribution based mapping system is further provided. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120135757 | METHOD OF SHARING MOBILE SENSOR, APPARATUS FOR VERIFYING INTEGRITY, AND MOBILE SENSOR SHARING SYSTEM - Provided are a method of sharing mobile sensors, an apparatus for verifying integrity, and a mobile sensor sharing system. The method of sharing mobile sensors includes setting an area-based lattice in a sensor information space including at least one mobile sensor and generating representative virtual sensors representing respective divided lattice spaces, collecting sensor data for each lattice spaces through the representative virtual sensors respectively, and performing primary integrity verification of sensor data newly collected from the sensor information space by checking consistency with peripheral sensor data of a predetermined spatial interpolation area stored in an integrated sensor database. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120142377 | SHOWING REALISTIC HORIZONS ON MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICES - In general, this disclosure describes techniques for providing a user of a computing device with the ability to view a realistic map of the sky based on information associated with the current location of the user. The information may be geographical information, orientation or directionality of the computing device, time and date, and zoom settings of the computing device. The computing device may use built-in capabilities (e.g., compass) and applications (e.g., maps and GPS) to determine the current location information. The computing device then uses the current location information to obtain celestial and topographical information. Using the celestial information, the computing device displays a map of the sky with the appropriate celestial bodies. Additionally, the computing device uses the topographical information to display a realistic rendering of the horizon, such that objects in the horizon may be displayed to render a realistic representation of the sky from the current location. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120149396 | EVENT BASED SERVICE - An event based service provides services and/or products based on an event. Services/products are made available to persons attending an event. Services, products, and/or advertisements can be made available to persons via wireless mobile communications devices. The services/products can be made available to persons attending an event. Services/products can be made available while the event is occurring. Additionally, advertising space is auctioned allowing the ability to bid for advertising space for advertising services/products via the event based service. Individual providers can offer services/products to a group of people at the same location, and at a time that people may be most interested in the services/products. Access to the event based service can be via service provider offered access points. An individual provider's device can act as a server that enables services/products to be purchased. An individual provider's device can act as a network gateway that enables services/products to be purchased. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120149397 | Determining Geographic Zone - Included are embodiments for determining data for at least one geographic zone. At least one embodiment of a method includes determining a geographic zone for monitoring and receiving data related to a contact of a user entering the geographic zone. Some embodiments include providing an indication, to the user, that the contact of the user is currently located in the determined geographic zone. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120149398 | CONTROLLING MULTI-MODE DEVICES - In an example embodiment, a technique for automatically controlling radio interfaces of a multi-mode device. Wireless interfaces are enabled or disabled based on the probability of network availability of the interfaces at a current geographical location. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120157125 | iALERT ENHANCED ALERT MANAGER - iAlert_Enhanced_Alert_Manager enables a user to register an interest in their current location, as well as persons, places and/or things in which the user holds some regard. The iAlert_Enhanced_Alert_Manager provides notification and clarifying information to user's devices concerning events/happenstance that have occurred or are likely to occur within a proximity of registered persons, places, and/or things. The iAlert_Enhanced_Alert_Manager comprises data structures (e.g. an Affinity Table, a SPIN table, a SPIN-List Table, an Affinity-List Table, and a Keyword-List Table) to manage affinities, Spheres of Influence (SPINs), and relationships therebetween that may positively or negatively induce a person. Timely notification of events/happenstance to a user comprises the computation of iEvent-vectors and iAlert-vectors. An iEvent-vector contains fields pertaining to events/happenstance whereas an iAlert-vector comprises information pertaining to notifications. Transmission of a notification is determined as a function of the magnitude of an event/happenstance and the proximity of an event/happenstance to registered objects of interest. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120157126 | POSITION ESTIMATION OF A WIRELESS TERMINAL IN A STRUCTURE USING BASE STATION SIGNAL INFORMATION - Wireless terminals are provided that comprise, for example, a wireless signal receiving portion that receives a wireless signal transmitted from a base station; a measurement portion that performs signal intensity measurement of the wireless signal; and an information transmitting portion that transmits pieces of measurement information acquired by the signal intensity measurement, and at least one piece of base station identification information that indicates a base station of a transmission source of the wireless signal and that is associated with each of the pieces of measurement information. The wireless terminals may also comprise, for example, an input portion for specifying information on a section of a building structure; an information acquisition portion for acquiring and transmitting measurement information to a position estimation server; a display screen generation portion; a display portion; and a registration request portion for transmitting registration request information to a position estimation server. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120165044 | ANONYMOUS POSITIONING OF A WIRELESS UNIT FOR DATA NETWORK LOCATION-BASED SERVICES - This invention concerns a process and a system for providing location information for a wireless unit in a wireless network to a location-based service provider, using a data network. In particular, the location information is provided to the location-based service provider without necessarily providing the identity of wireless unit, e.g., a subscriber's wireless identification number, to the service provider. In this regard, a subscriber's identification number may be hidden from the positioning service provider via a process in which an alias is used instead of the subscriber's normal identity. The subscriber's number may further be concealed from the service provider via a process wherein encrypted information is used instead of the subscriber's normal identity. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120165045 | LOCATION POSITIONING APPARATUS, LOCATION POSITIONING METHOD, AND LOCATION POSITIONING PROGRAM - A location positioning apparatus, a location positioning method, and a location positioning program are provided for shortening the wait time necessary for positioning, by changing the timeout period in the positioning measurement according to the accuracy of the general location, when the current location cannot be positioned. A general location error determining unit ( | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120165046 | Intuitive Computing Methods and Systems - A smart phone senses audio, imagery, and/or other stimulus from a user's environment, and acts autonomously to fulfill inferred or anticipated user desires. In one aspect, the detailed technology concerns phone-based cognition of a scene viewed by the phone's camera. The image processing tasks applied to the scene can be selected from among various alternatives by reference to resource costs, resource constraints, other stimulus information (e.g., audio), task substitutability, etc. The phone can apply more or less resources to an image processing task depending on how successfully the task is proceeding, or based on the user's apparent interest in the task. In some arrangements, data may be referred to the cloud for analysis, or for gleaning. Cognition, and identification of appropriate device response(s), can be aided by collateral information, such as context. A great number of other features and arrangements are also detailed. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120172058 | Tracking and Alerting Populations Using Wireless, Wireline and Internet Mechanisms - A method and system for transmitting alerts messages is provided. An automatic management system determines a location of a device. An alerting device is determined based on the determined location and an alert message is transmitted to the alerting device. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120172059 | MOBILE SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY RECOMMENDING CONTENTS, CONTENT RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM, AND CONTENT RECOMMENDATION METHOD - Provided are a mobile system for automatically recommending contents, a content recommendation system, and a content recommendation method. The mobile system may include a communication unit to receive playlist information of another user based on at least one of a current position and a position set by a user, and a content recommendation unit to recommend at least one content based on the received playlist information. | 07-05-2012 |
| 20120178475 | MOVING BODY TERMINAL, INFORMATION PROVIDING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD - A moving body terminal is basically provided with a position information acquiring section, a receiving section and a control section. The position information acquiring section is configured to acquire position information indicating a current position of the moving body terminal. The receiving section is configured to receive from an information providing apparatus simple map information which includes information transmission determining information indicating an information transmission unnecessary region of the simple map information where the position information of the moving body terminal is not required to be transmitted from the moving body terminal to the information providing apparatus. The control section is configured to prohibit a transmission of the position information to the information providing apparatus when the position information acquired by the position information acquiring section is inside the information transmission unnecessary region contained in the simple map information that was received. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20120184299 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING INTERACTION WITH CONTROLLABLE LIGHTING NETWORKS - Systems and methods for managing interaction with controllable lighting networks are disclosed. Particularly, a user's input regarding the user's preferred level of interaction with a controllable lighting network is used in conjunction with memories and processors, to selectively allow the controllable lighting network access to the user's personal data such as the user's identity or the user's personal lighting preferences. A user's preferred level of interaction with a controllable lighting network is also used, in conjunction with personal mobile electronic communication devices, to allow the user to control lighting within controllable lighting networks. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20120184300 | System and Method for Anticipating Wireless Signal loss to Provide Robust Location Based Services - A system and method for anticipating wireless signal loss and providing location based services in view of the anticipated wireless signal loss is disclosed. | 07-19-2012 |
| 20120190385 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR POPULATING LOCATION-BASED INFORMATION - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method and system for populating location-based information on a portable electronic device. According to one embodiment, a request to create a memory record on the portable electronic device is received from a user. Based on the geographic location of the portable electronic device, relevant location information associated with a plurality of reference fields of the memory record are determined and displayed on the portable electronic device. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120190386 | WIRELESS LOCATION ESTABLISHING DEVICE - A system, method, service and wireless location-establishing device are disclosed, which locates its position by a plurality of means, including GPS satellite interrogation and triangulation. Alternative methods of location establishment include triangulating location data from nearby location-established objects such as WiFi or cell site towers, as well as from other present Invention location establishing devices (“Survey Eggs”). Once location has been established, the device can transmit and receive a variety of data based upon location, profile, and other factors, facilitating novel interactions and transactions. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120190387 | Location Ranking Using Social Graph Information - In one embodiment, a user of a social networking system requests to check in a place near the user's current location. The social networking system generates a list of places near the user's current location, ranks the places in the list of places near the user's current location by a distance between each place and the user's current location, as well as activity of the user and the user's social contacts for each place, and returns the ranked list to the user. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120196623 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING INCLINCATION OF SLOPES WITH RESPECT TO FIXED DIRECTIONS - Systems and methods are provided for measuring inclination of slopes given their locations with respect to fixed directions. One embodiment includes a system for measuring inclination of slopes given their locations with respect to fixed directions. The system further includes using modules including accelerometers, compassing devices, and mobile phones. The disclosed accelerometers are configured to measure an angle of orientation, wherein the angle represents the current angle of orientation the mobile phone with respect to gravity. Also, the compassing device is configured to detect current direction of which the mobile phone is oriented, with respect to earth's North Pole. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120196624 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPORTING LOCATION OF MOBILE STATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and an apparatus for reporting location information of a Mobile Station (MS) through a ranging procedure in a wireless communication system are provided. A Base Station (BS) transmits, to the MS, partition information representing a plurality of partition regions constituting the BS cell coverage. Upon receiving from the MS a ranging code belonging to one ranging code subset among a plurality of ranging code subsets corresponding to the plurality of partition regions based on the partition information, the BS determines location information of the MS depending on the partition region corresponding to the ranging code subset to which the received ranging code belongs, making it possible to notify the network of the MS's location information without the need to define a separate signaling procedure. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120196625 | MOBILE ALERTING NETWORK - A Mobile Alert Network service includes identifying an Alert Area related to an Event Location, identifying a group of subscribers in the Alert Area, and broadcasting an Alert Message to the identified subscribers in a push-to-talk-equivalent environment. The Alert Messages can alert the subscribers about the cause of the alert, offer message related choices, and offer event related choices, such as promotion information or offers. The MAN Service may include an Alert Information Service, a Subscriber Selector, and a Broadcast Module to generate an Alert Message. The event related choices may be generated based on campaigns by Promotional Agents. A wrapper can be downloaded to manage Alert Messages, a mailbox, and to update on board applications. A on-board logger can provide a detailed account of the operations of the handset and its user. A Sensor Array can be used to determine the location of users, based on the self-identification information, broadcast by the cell phones. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120196626 | MOBILE VALET - A system provides location-based services through an enhanced mobile device. The system determines a current location of the mobile device, and determines whether the current location of the mobile device falls within one or more geographic regions defined in a database. If the current location falls within one or more of the geographic regions, the system identifies services available within the one or more geographic regions that the mobile device is determined to be within. The system generates a customized menu based on the identified services and displays the customized menu on the mobile device. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120196627 | MESSAGING - A device for transmitting a message for reception by another device, comprising: a processor for adding location information to the message, before transmission, wherein the location information identifies an area within which the message is to be hosted for reception by the other device; and a transmitter for transmitting the message, with the location information. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120202525 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTING AND DISPLAYING MAP EVENTS - An approach is provided for distributing and displaying map events. A map event distribution platform processes and/or facilitates a processing of at least one map event specified by a user. The map event distribution platform determine to encode information regarding the at least one map event. The map event distribution platform cause, at least in part, transmission of the encoded information to one or more devices associated with one or more other users. The map event information is processed, at least in part, to be associated with a map application, at least to modify a locally-stored device map, and/or to affect the mapping and navigation behaviors of the map application. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120202526 | Method and system for implementing information interaction in a next generation network - A method and system for implementing information interaction in a Next Generation Network are disclosed. The method comprises that: a Service Control Function (SCF) sends a location query request message to a ID/Locator Mapping Functional Entity (ILM-FE); the ILM-FE feeds back to the SCF a location query response message, which includes location information and/or information about a characteristic of an IP connection session accessing the service control function. The service control layer utilizes ID/locator separation technology to control the service layer, and uses the characteristic that the user identifier does not change along with the mobile location to provide a rapid transmission location management for a terminal in a moving process. Thus, the service control based on a user identifier is implemented in the NGN, and the continuity of user service is assured when the IP address of the user changes due to the mobility or the multihoming. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120202527 | TECHNIQUE FOR EFFECTIVE ORGANIZATION AND COMMUNICATION OF INFORMATION - In a communication arrangement in accordance with the invention, a server is employed to collect and organize information for mobile device users according to the user profiles, e.g., personal profile, business profile, vacation profile, etc., which reflect different user personae. Moreover, with the server, incoming messages for the user are organized and stored according to the source of the messages and the user criteria established in the user profiles. Further, information in a mobile device may be organized using electronic information cards, referred to as “E-cards,” which facilitate, among others, transfer of information from the mobile device to the server, or other mobile devices to conduct various commercial and data transactions. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120202528 | GEOGRAPHIC POSITION BASED REWARD SYSTEM - A computer-implemented method of rewarding a user based on compliance with predetermined geographic limitations is provided. The method includes receiving from a first user and storing an indication of one or more geographic areas. Mobile device location information of a user mobile device associated with a second user is received from the user mobile device or a remote telecommunication carrier server in communication with the user mobile device. The mobile device location information is compared with the indication of the one or more geographic areas. An indication of a reward is transmitted to the user mobile device based on the comparison of the mobile device location information and the indication of the one or more geographic areas. Systems for rewarding a user based on compliance with predetermined geographic limitations are also provided. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120208562 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NETWORK ANALYSIS - A network analysis capability is provided herein. A network analysis capability supports proactive detection of service troubles in a network by looking at the network from the perspective of the end users. A proactive detection mechanism is provided by having end user devices (e.g., smartphones, computers, and the like) run background applications which monitor for service-impacting problems and autonomously report service-impacting problems when such problems are detected. A background application, before and/or after problems are detected, collects diagnostic information and forwards the diagnostic information to a network for analysis. A network node compiles and analyzes data collected from the end user devices, data collected from one or more network-based data collectors, and, optionally, information from one or more network support systems, to diagnose problems and dynamically respond, potentially before service is impacted. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120208563 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING A PROGRAM RECORDED THEREON FOR EXECUTING THE METHOD - A method and apparatus for providing information, and a computer readable storage medium having recorded thereon a program for executing the method, are provided. The method includes receiving information from at least one device included in a location-based group; transmitting information of the location-based group based on the received information to an external device; receiving at least one piece of targeting information regarding the location-based group based on the information of the location-based group from the external device; and outputting the received at least one piece of targeting information. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120208564 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING GEOSPATIALLY-AWARE USER-CUSTOMIZABLE VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS - Methods and systems are provided for generating and delivering data content to a mobile device using geospatially-aware virtual environments. A virtual environment management system generates a virtual environment based on a hybrid application having one or more functionality associated with an activation condition, and provides the virtual environment to the mobile device. The virtual environment management system then determines that a location of the mobile device satisfies the activation condition, and activates the one or more functionality for the virtual environment. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120208565 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREFERRED SERVICES IN NOMADIC ENVIRONMENTS - A method of locating preferred services includes searching an augmented spatial index, which is based on a user's determined preferred services. Additionally, the method includes indicating a location of a currently-sought preferred service. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120214515 | Mobile Device Indoor Navigation - A method for indoor navigation in a venue derives positioning of a mobile device based on sounds captured by the microphone of the mobile device from the ambient environment. It is particularly suited to operate on smartphones, where the sounds are captured using microphone that captures sounds in a frequency range of human hearing. The method determines a position of the mobile device in the venue based on identification of the audio signal, monitors the position of the mobile device, and generates a position based alert on an output device of the mobile device when the position of the mobile device is within a pre-determined position associated with the position based alert. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20120214516 | Apparatus and Method for Context Based Wireless Information Processing - A context of the user of a mobile communication device determines what product or service is requested. By determining where the mobile communication device is, unique identifying information is used to identify a specific product or service. By using information regarding products limited to a defined area, a reduced product/service identifier can be used on products/services. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20120214517 | System And Method For Providing A Task Reminder - Systems, methods, and computer readable media for providing a task reminder are disclosed herein. The method includes receiving a location of a user of a mobile communication device. The method includes identifying task information including a task location. The method includes receiving historical presence information identifying least one of a number of times the user is present at the location and an amount of time the user is present at the location. The method includes providing a reminder of the task for presentation based on the historical presence information and a distance between the task location and the location of the user. | 08-23-2012 |
| 20120220314 | LOCATION-BASED ADVERTISING MESSAGE SERVING FOR MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICES - Embodiments of a location sharing network manager process are described. The process is executed on a server computer coupled to a plurality of location aware mobile communication devices over a wireless network. The process determines the geographic location of a mobile communication device operated by a user within an area, displays a map representation of the area around the mobile communication device on a graphical user interface of the mobile communication device, and superimposes on the map the respective locations of one or more of the mobile communication devices. An advertising platform manager provides tools for an advertiser to create and transmit relevant ad messages to a user based on specific location, time, and profile data of the user. The ad messages can be provided in the form of a text advertising message, coupon and/or graphic element. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20120225672 | GEOTARGETED NEWS AND ADVERTISEMENT DELIVERY SYSTEM - A system that provides content and/or ad publishers the ability to sell and target content, including “deals,” to mobile device of users when those users and their mobile devices are located within the defined geographic zone. The content may be targeted and mass distributed to all mobile devices having a registered address within the defined geographic area. The content creator and/or content distributor can manually define the regions where they desire to distribute content by plotting vertices on a map to form a polygon enclosing a geographic region. Regions may be defined by population, retail locations, content and/or ad categories and other relevant criteria. The System User can manage the type of message delivered based upon the time of day and day of the week. Such options provide the content creator with granular management of its content based upon the defined regions established by the content creator and/or content distributor. | 09-06-2012 |
| 20120231814 | REAL-TIME ANALYSIS INVOLVING REAL ESTATE LISTINGS - In general terms, embodiments of the present invention relate to apparatuses, methods, and computer program products for presenting information associated with a real estate listing in an augmented reality environment. For example, in some embodiments, a method is provided that includes (a) receiving positioning information from a mobile device; (b) identifying, based at least partially on the positioning information, a real estate property; (c) determining that the real estate property is subject to a real estate listing; and (d) presenting, via the mobile device, information that indicates that the real estate property is subject to a real estate listing. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120231815 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING LOCATION-SPECIFIC DATA SERVICES - A method for providing location-specific data services to vehicles that carry onboard units for short-range communication with tolling stations at known locations in a road-tolling system and mobile terminals for data reception in a mobile communication network. The method includes: storing a list of service IDs, a mapping between a device ID and a terminal ID, and at least one booking of a service ID for a device or terminal ID within the road tolling system; transmitting the device ID of an onboard unit to the tolling station; retrieving the booking of the service ID for the device ID or the mapped terminal ID; testing whether the service ID from this booking is included in the service ID list, and if so, transmitting of the mapped terminal ID to the data service; and providing this data service via the mobile communication network to the mobile terminal. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120231816 | Location Based Computerized System and Method Thereof - The invention includes a computerized method for providing a location based service, the method comprising reporting a location of at least one user client device to a location based service program, querying a database of location based applications of the location based service program to identify one or more location based applications associated with the location of the at least one user client device, and launching at least one of the one or more location based applications on the user client device so as to offer a user experience for the location of the user client device. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120231817 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR PROVIDING ACCESS TO A MEDIA ITEM BASED AT LEAST IN PART ON A ROUTE - An apparatus for providing access to a media item based at least in part on a route may include a processor. The processor may be configured to receive a start location of a mobile device. The processor may be further configured to receive a route. In this regard, the route may have been determined based at least in part on points of interest and the start location. The processor may be further configured to provide for access to a media item if a current location of the mobile device remains on the route. Associated methods and computer program products may also be provided. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120231818 | SERVER APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROVIDING PROGRAM, RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING INFORMATION PROVIDING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD, PORTABLE TERMINAL DEVICE, TERMINAL PROCESSING PROGRAM, RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING TERMINAL PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM - Provided are a server apparatus, an information providing program, an information providing method, and an information providing system, capable of effectively acquiring information regarding facilities, etc., which are located in an approximate direction from the current position of a user, even in the case that a destination is not determined. When the server apparatus receives, from the portable terminal device, position information, direction information, and an information acquisition request which have been acquired by the portable terminal device, the server apparatus determines an information extraction range on the basis of the position information and the direction information. Then, the server apparatus extracts provision information corresponding to a position located within the determined information extraction range, and provides the provision information to the portable terminal device. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120231819 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO AUTOMATICALLY IDENTIFY UNKNOWN IDENTITIES - The present invention relates to methods, nodes, arrangements and articles of manufacture to automatically identify unknown identities of a target. The method comprises the following steps: positioning indicators indicating presence of a known identity of the target in at least one location are periodically collected; at least one mobile network is interrogated and lists of identities of users located in defined target areas, each area covering at least one of the collected positioning indicators, are fetched; a crosscheck between the fetched lists is performed; a single or restricted number of identities that is common to the fetched lists is identified. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120238295 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECOMMENDING CONTENT BASED ON CONTENT PROVISION MODELS ASSOCIATED WITH SPATIAL REGIONS - An apparatus may include a content module configured to provide for recommendation of one or more content segments based at least in part on a recipient region. A registrar may be configured to provide for access to a plurality of content provision models configured to recommend the content segments, wherein the content provision models correspond to a plurality of spatial regions. Further, a locator module may be configured to determine a recipient region of the spatial regions at which one or more of the content segments are to be provided. Thereby a user may be provided content based on a content provision model of a service provider associated with the location of the user. A manager entity may coordinate registration of service providers and user terminals and/or facilitate transfer between the content provision models of the service providers when the user transfers between spatial regions. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120244886 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRACKING AND DISSEMINATING HEALTH INFORMATION VIA MOBILE CHANNELS - An approach is provided for tracking and disseminating health information. Health information corresponding to a geographic location is caused, at least in part, to be received. Location information associated with a user equipment configured to receive a message specifying content is determined. Whether the location information is encompassed by the geographic location is determined. The message is modified to present a health alert indicator by appending supplemental content to the message or by amending the content. Initiation of delivery of the modified message to the user equipment when the user equipment is in or within a predetermined range of the geographic location is caused, at least in part. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20120252494 | PROVIDING A LOCATION-BASED SERVICE USING REAL-TIME RADIO ACCESS NETWORK (RAN) MODELING - A system is configured to receive information associated with a flow being transported via a cell within a radio access network (RAN) associated with a service provider network; identify a user device, associated with the flow, based on the information; identify a location of the device based on a location of the cell; generate a group of codes based on the location, the codes corresponding to a group of code lengths and representing one or more quantities of error associated with the location, where a particular code is associated with a code length that corresponds to a quantity of error; and transmit the codes to a content provider, where the codes enable the content provider to obtain the quantity of error that corresponds to a geographical boundary in which the user device is located, and target content, associated with an advertiser within the boundary, to the user device. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120252495 | POSITIONING SYSTEM USING LIGHT INFORMATION - An apparatus and method for initiating a search mode of a mobile device based on the light information in the environment of the mobile device is described herein. The light information may include at least one of color temperature or illuminance, which may be used to determine if the environment of the mobile device is indoors or outdoors. A threshold may be predetermined or adjusted based on received position assistance information. The position assistance information may include at least one of time, day, solar angle, motion information, location information, or weather information. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120252496 | Method of Providing Service to On Board Unit with Mobile Device - A method of providing service to an on board unit (OBU) in a car with a mobile device, for the mobile device is disclosed. The method comprises connecting to the OBU via a cable or wireless connection, and providing a positioning/navigation service to the OBU when a notification associated to positioning capability is received from the OBU. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120252497 | LOCATION-BASED MOBILE APPLICATION - A location-based question and answer mobile application method and system is disclosed. The system has a processor coupled to a nontransitory computer readable medium, the computer readable medium containing software instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform a series of operations. The operations can include presenting a user interface for receiving a question, the user interface adapted to be displayed on a user device, and receiving a question via the user interface. The operations can also include obtaining a location associated with the question, and publishing the question to other users associated with the location of the question. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120252498 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR NOTIFYING PROXIMITY OF MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINALS USERS - A method for notifying proximity of users of mobile communication terminals, comprising: a) having a mobile communication terminal obtaining from a remote server data suitable to be used by the mobile communication terminal for deriving a distance between a position of another mobile communication terminal and the mobile communication terminal; b) having the mobile terminal determining, based on said obtained data, whether the position of the other mobile communication terminal falls within a predetermined distance range; and c) in case the position of the other mobile communication terminal falls within said predetermined distance range, having the mobile communication terminal generating a notification for the user of the mobile communication terminal. A corresponding system is also disclosed. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120252499 | Method and apparatus for interactive audience participation at a live entertainment event - The present invention relates to a method for providing interactive audience participation at live entertainment events. The method includes use of an interactive device that presents a promotional message and includes a user interface, broadcasting audio programming to the audience member through the interactive device, querying the audience members, wherein answers to the querying may be entered by the audience member via the user interface of the interactive device, transmitting the answers to a central processor, storing the answers as audience data, processing the audience data into results, storing the results of the processing of the audience data and broadcasting the results of the processing of the audience data. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120258735 | SOCIAL NETWORK GEOGRAPHIC FILTER - A method and system for defining a geographic target area for filtering communications or messages based on geographic criteria. The target area can relate to the user's common shopping area or a maximum distance he or she is willing to travel for a given event or a given time. A trip planner is also disclosed that allows a user to specify a planned trip and that alerts other users along a path of the trip. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120258736 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR PROVIDING LOCATION-BASED LISTING SERVICES - The present invention relates to a computer-implemented method, system and computer readable medium for providing context-based listing services. The method comprises registering at least one first service provider with an second service provider wherein registering comprises that the first service provider provides the information via a communication network to the second service provider and it validates the information. Validating comprises identify the location of the first service provider and/or request to at least one predefined user located nearby the location of the first service provider. At least one user requests the second service provider for the information via the communication network. At least one user retrieves the information and provides ranking to category of services so as to update the information in the second service provider. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120258737 | Method and system for providing assistance resource progress information along a route - A user, either in a vehicle with a telematics device, at a home having a computer device, using a handheld wireless device, or other type of communication device, can request services such as to repair a flat tire, unlock a locked door, repair cable television service, etc. using the communication device. The user's communication device sends a request message over the communication network to a second server. The second server creates a request for service record and forwards the message to a first server that determines a resource to dispatch to the user's location. The first server sends resource information, including location information, to the user's device, and either the device, or a device coupled to the user's communication device, displays the current location of the service resource on a map as the resource makes its way toward the user's location. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120258738 | Discovering an Event Using a Personal Preference List and Presenting Matching Events to a User on a Display - A user profile is used to assist a user in identifying events of interest and to provide context to users regarding events that matches user preferences. The user profile may be based on behaviors exhibited on a mobile device, on input by the user or on data on the mobile device. The user profile is analyzed to provide notification of events of interest to the user based upon the analysis of the user profile. The user profile may include anything that contributes to a state on the device. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120258739 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING SITE-SPECIFIC OPERATIONS - A method and apparatus for controlling a site-specific activity at a plurality of remote locations, for example, the inspection of geographically remote equipment or the gathering of data for a census. A mobile operator transports a portable tool to a plurality of locations where a site-specific activity is to be conducted. The portable tool includes a location detection device. Processing of data using the portable tool is enabled only when the portable tool is located proximate a designated site, as determined by the location detection device. In various embodiments, the enabled site-specific activity may include data recordation, data transmission, data reception, data processing, and/or the display of a data entry form. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120264456 | METHOD OF SEARCHING FOR LOST CHILD USING TWO-DIMENSIONAL BAR CODE - Various embodiments of a searching method for a missing child using a two-dimensional bar code are disclosed. In one exemplary embodiment, the method may include photographing a two-dimensional bar code possessed by a missing child through a missing child prevention program and receiving current position information through a GPS module and stores the received position information. The method may also include transmitting the two-dimensional bar code and the stored position information to a two-dimensional bar-code server, receiving child and guardian information of the missing chilled from the two-dimensional bar code server, and displaying the received child and guardian information. The method may also include connecting a call to the missing child's guardian by inputting a call connection key. | 10-18-2012 |
| 20120264457 | DATA SYNCHRONIZATION FOR DEVICES SUPPORTING DIRECTION-BASED SERVICES - With the addition of directional information and gesture based input in a location based services environment, a variety of service(s) can be provided on top of user identification or interaction with specific object(s) of interest. For instance, a device can interact with various endpoints of a direction-based location service and any of the content or other information exchanged between clients and services can be synchronized for efficient exchange of information and efficient utilization of network bandwidth and resources. For example, change input is received by a device that alters, deletes or augments dynamically updateable information associated with a point of interest and the changes resulting from the change input are synchronized from the mobile device to a location based network service. Optionally, the synchronization can be according to a knowledge exchange to identify what should be synchronized prior to transmitting the updates. | 10-18-2012 |
| 20120270563 | LOCATION BASED ASYNCHRONOUS THREAD COMMUNICATIONS - Communication by location method that geoplaces asynchronous message threads to a specific first geographic location geo-fence within which they are visible, and a second sub geo-fence for replies. This geopinning process may be done by remote users. The message threads have a first viewing distance parameter, a second reply parameter, and other parameters. Users with mobile devices such as GPS equipped smart phones may set their devices to discover message threads that are within a specified radius of the actual device itself, or a device virtual map location, allowing very distant threads to be viewed. However only users with a real geographic proximity to the thread within the specified reply distance may reply to the thread. The method will generally be implemented by software residing on mobile devices and host servers, and may additionally use data from map servers to place the treads in a map context. | 10-25-2012 |
| 20120270564 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR USE IN A MOBILE DEVICE TO DETECT SIGNALING APERTURES WITHIN AN ENVIRONMENT - Methods, apparatuses and articles of manufacture are provided that may be implemented in a mobile device to determine whether one or more signaling apertures may be present within an environment based, at least in part, on a presence or an absence of a reflected version of a detection signal in a received signal, and affect an operation of at least one function based, at least in part, on a determination as to whether a signaling aperture is determined to be present or absent within the environment. | 10-25-2012 |
| 20120270565 | LOCATION-BASED SERVICE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING SECONDARY INFORMATION - Provided are a location-based service system and method for generating secondary information. The location-based service system, which includes a processor, may include an information receiving unit to receive location information corresponding to a location in a route of a user, and an information adding unit to add to multimedia content that the user created, using the processor, at least a part of the received location information and location-related information which is associated with the received location information. | 10-25-2012 |
| 20120270566 | WEATHER PREDICTION FOR PRESSURE SENSOR - The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for updating application information of an application in a portable communication device. The updating involves determining the current location and the connectivity to a communication network, adaptively creating a visitation history based on the current position and previously visited locations of the portable communication device, and also on the connectivity to a communication network of the current and previously visited locations. Then the next visitation location is predicted based on the visitation history, and if the next location is determined to not have any connectivity, up-to-date application information is downloaded from a server for updating the application information in the portable communication device. | 10-25-2012 |
| 20120270567 | System and method for anonymous location based services - Provided is a fully automated web service with location based services generally involved in transmission of situational location dependent information to automatically located mobile receiving data processing systems. The web service communicates with a receiving data processing system in a manner by delivering information to the device when appropriate without the device requesting it at the time of delivery. There are varieties of configurations made by different user types of the web service for configuring information to be delivered, and for receiving the information. The web service maximizes anonymity of users, provides granular privacy control with a default of complete privacy, and supports user configurable privileges and features for desired web service behavior and interoperability. The web service is fully automated to eliminate human resources required to operate services. | 10-25-2012 |
| 20120270568 | METHODS, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR SHARING AND USING LOCATION INFORMATION IN PORTABLE TERMINAL - Methods, apparatus and a system are provided for sharing and using location information in a portable terminal. A setting indicating whether location-information sharing is activated is received for each application of the portable terminal that uses location information. The settings are transmitted to a server. An application for which location-information sharing is activated is executed. A request for sharing of location information with respect to the executed application is transmitted to the server. Location information of a portable terminal in which location-information sharing is activated for the executed application is received from the server. The received location information is processed through the executed application. | 10-25-2012 |
| 20120270569 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF WIRELESS PROXIMITY AWARENESS - The present application provides a system for proximity awareness for mobile data communication on an electronic communication device comprising a client application on an electronic communication device communicating across a wireless network, and an awareness server that includes a plurality of server objects that monitor multiple devices on a wireless communication network. In addition, the client application on the electronic communication device comprises a plurality of software objects. The client application periodically broadcasts the current wireless tower that the device is communicating on to the awareness server. The awareness server tracks the location of other Tower IDs of other users in the individual's contact list. If there is a match in Tower IDs, an alert is sent to both users that they are in proximity to each other. | 10-25-2012 |
| 20120276928 | Method and System for Providing Location Targeted Advertisements - A method of providing advertisements to mobile devices located in a geographic region is disclosed. Current weather condition information and data representing an advertisement are obtained. A size of an advertisement area for the advertisement based on the current weather information is determined. The size of the advertisement area is decreased during a poor weather condition. A position of a first mobile device is obtained and if the position of the first mobile device is located in the advertisement area, the advertisement is provided to the first mobile device. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120276929 | SOCIAL NETWORK SERVICE PROVIDING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SETTING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN USERS BASED ON MOTION OF MOBILE TERMINAL AND DISTANCE DETERMINED BY USER - Provided are a social network service providing system and method for setting a relationship between users based on a motion of a mobile terminal, and a distance determined by a user. The social network service providing system may include a request receiver to receive, from a mobile terminal, a request generated in accordance with a motion of the mobile terminal, an information providing unit to provide location information of the mobile terminal, and distance information determined by a user of the mobile terminal, a mobile terminal identifying unit to identify at least one other mobile terminal based on the location information and the distance information, and a user information providing unit to provide information about a user of the at least one other mobile terminal. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120276930 | SELECTIVE PROCESSING OF LOCATION-SENSITIVE DATA STREAMS - A method for processing a first data stream specifying locations of a user at different times and a second data stream specifying values of a monitored attribute at a location of interest at different times includes: receiving a location-centric trigger specifying at least one spatial predicate condition relative to the location of interest and at least one non-spatial predicate condition relevant to the location of interest, calculating a safe region that includes locations whose probability of satisfying the spatial predicate condition falls below a first threshold, calculating a safe value container that includes values whose probability of satisfying the non-spatial predicate condition falls below a second threshold, and processing the first data stream and the second data stream against the location-centric trigger, by considering only those locations that are not contained within the safe region and only those values that are not contained within the safe value container. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120276931 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF NETWORKING ENHANCEMENTS USING LOCATION BASED SERVICES - A location based service and method configured to provide a mechanism for information to a subscribing user. The method is implemented on a computing infrastructure and includes querying one or more databases for matching information of a third party that is associated with one or more mobile devices that pass within a predefined location at one or more predefined intervals. The method further includes providing location information to a subscribing user of the one or more mobile devices that have the matching information and pass within the predefined location. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120282950 | Mobile Geolocation String Building System And Methods Thereof - A system for generating a string based upon a plurality of places and a relationship between two or more of those places. Of the plurality of places used in any given string, at least one of the places does not have associated taxonomy or other place related or entity related information (e.g., business hours, description of services, etc.). The strings represent an authentic user experience of a quality, character, and/or feel intended by the string author. The user experience can be further enhanced or guided through a narrative accompanying the string or places, written by the string author, that describes or invokes the quality, character or feel of the experience intended by the author. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20120289254 | PROXIMITY-BASED TASK NOTIFICATION - This document describes proximity-based task notification. By notifying a user of an entity at which the user can perform a task when that entity is near to the user, the techniques enable the user to decide, at a time and location likely convenient to the user, whether or not to perform the task now at the entity or wait until a later occasion. If the user wishes to forgo performing the task, the techniques can notify the user again when the entity or some other entity is likely to be convenient to the user. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120289255 | Selective Communication for Digital Coupon Distribution - A proprietary website is maintained on which merchants can access their account, in order to add, delete, and amend digital coupons available. Consumers can download a mobile application to their mobile device and geographical co-ordinates selectively receive digital discount coupons displayed on the consumers mobile device when the consumer physically approaches or enters the participating merchant's place of business. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120289256 | Geographically Constrained Network Services - A method and system arc disclosed for determining the geographic location of a user communicating on a communications network such as the Internet. In one embodiment, a provider of a product or service: (a) receives the user's phone number (or other identification for contacting the user's station), and (b) supplies the user's station with a distinctive identifier. The provider then supplies a location determining service with the user's phone number (or other identification). A phone call is made to the phone number by the location determining service for retrieving the distinctive identifier from the network station having the phone number. If the distinctive identifier is retrieved and the location determining service determines that the user's station is within an appropriate geographical area (or not within an inappropriate area), then the provider can provide the requested product or service to the user. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120295639 | DISCOVERING NEARBY PLACES BASED ON AUTOMATIC QUERY - Architecture that enables a user to define areas of interest in advance, and while in motion (e.g., driving, walking, riding, etc.), the architecture automatically notifies the user and/or user device based on notification criteria such as when the user (user device) is near a specific point of interest which matches a category of points of interest (e.g., museum, restaurants, concerts, police radar, etc.), is heading in the direction of the point of interest, anticipates time of arrival to the point of interest, etc. The architecture enables the discovery of points of interest that did not exist when the user defined the location query for the category of points of interest. Moreover, points of interest that change in location and/or time can also be discovered. Implicit location queries can be processed based on a product of interest or service of interest as well. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20120295640 | User Behavior Model for Contextual Personalized Recommendation - A user behavior model provides personalized recommendations based in part on time and location, particularly to users of mobile devices. Entity types are ranked according to relevance to the user. Example entity types are restaurant, hotel, etc. The relevance may be based on reference to a large-scale database containing queries from other users. Additionally, entities within each entity type may be ranked based on relevance to the user and the time and location context. A user interface may display a ranked list of entity types, such as restaurant, hotel, etc., wherein each entity type is represented by a highest-ranked entity with the entity type. Thus, the user interface may display a highest-ranked restaurant, a highest-ranked hotel, etc. Upon user selection of one such entity type the user interface is replaced with a second user interface, for example showing a ranked hierarchy of restaurants, headed by the highest-ranked restaurant. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20120302259 | Systems and Methods to Determine the Current Popularity of Physical Business Locations - In general, the invention relates to methods and systems that record the location of a user and transmit targeted content to a user based upon their current and past location information. A network includes a server programmed with a database of location information, a database of user information, and a wireless communication system capable of communicating with the user's mobile device. The location of the mobile device is ascertained and recorded. The location information is analyzed to determine the businesses visited by the user, and other behaviors of the user. The system has access to the reported locations of a plurality of mobile devices. This aggregate location information is used in order to determine which business locations are currently popular, busy, or not busy. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20120302260 | PROXIMITY-DEPENDENT EVENTS - A calendar application for use with a first portable electronic device includes time-dependent events having a start time and an end time and proximity-dependent events having a specified device ID that corresponds to a second portable electronic device. Both the time-dependent events and the proximity-dependent events are stored in the calendar application and the proximity-dependent event is convertible into a time-dependent event. A proximity reminder is generated when the second portable electronic device is in short range radio frequency communication range of the first portable electronic device. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20120309424 | USER PROFILE-BASED ASSISTANCE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method including providing a user profile-based assistance service; receiving an assistance request from a subscriber, wherein the assistance request includes geographic information pertaining to a destination of the subscriber; searching a user profiles repository storing user profiles of other subscribers, wherein each user profile includes information indicating a geographic location in which the other subscriber has at least one of lived or worked; selecting candidate user profiles to offer assistance to the subscriber seeking assistance based on a matching between the geographic information pertaining to the destination and a geographic location in which each of the one or more other subscribers at least one of currently lives or works; sending the one or more candidate user profiles to the subscriber; receiving a selection of one of the one or more candidate user profiles; and establishing a communication session between the subscribe and the other selected subscriber. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120309425 | Methods and Devices for Content Distribution - To control content distribution to plural mobile entities ( | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120309426 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING LOCATION BASED SERVICE-REFERENCE SIGNAL IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - A method for allowing a mobile station to detect a Location Based Service-Reference Signal (LBS-RS) in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method includes receiving LBS-RS setup information of at least one target cell participating in location measurement from a serving cell, acquiring a frequency offset value of the target cell using the LBS-RS setup information, and detecting the LBS-RS transmitted from the target cell using the LBS-RS setup information and the frequency offset value. In addition, the method further includes measuring a reception delay time of the detected LBS-RS, and transmitting a reception delay time to the serving cell. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120315924 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR LEAVING AND/OR DISCOVERING LOCALLY RELEVANT PIECES OF INFORMATION - Methods and apparatus for storing user generated information, e.g., reviews, comments, suggestions relevant to a particular geographic region, using local access nodes and/or facilitating discovery of the availability of the locally stored and locally relevant content through the use of peer-to-peer signals are described. In various embodiments, the locally stored and available content can be discovered when passing within range a local access point, storing the locally relevant user provided content. User generated information, in some embodiments, can be stored subject to user specified sharing restrictions. In various embodiments, users can limit the information they are provided by controlling profile setting and/or a setting used to control what information is provided as they move through a region. In some embodiments, user provided information distribution and/or access can be, and sometimes is, restricted based on group membership, user identity and/or interests. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20120315925 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ALERT-BASED SERVICES TO MOBILE STATIONS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK - System for providing alert-based communication services for which corresponding alert conditions to be met by mobile stations are defined. The system includes an alert engine capable of firing alerts associated with the alert-based communication services if location data regarding the mobile stations is indicative of the mobile stations meeting the alert conditions corresponding to the alert-based communication services. A requirements engine determines an expected earliest future time at which at least one alert condition is capable of being met by a particular mobile station and outputs a data element indicative of a requirement to obtain updated location data about the particular mobile station in advance of the expected earliest future time. A scheduler receives expiry times data and processes the expiry times data for determining an order for servicing the location requests. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20120315926 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY LOCATING RADIO STATIONS - Method and device for automatically locating radio stations, of the type which comprises at least a first database of radio and/or television stations ( | 12-13-2012 |
| 20120315927 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR ACCESS GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION INFORMATION SERVICE - The invention provides a solution to accessing for a geographical location information-based service in a server of a machine type communication based communication system, where firstly a server broadcasts or multicasts a content request message, the content request message comprising information on requested content and information on a target geographical location; then the server receives a response message from at least one user equipment, the response message indicating that the at least one user equipment possesses the requested content and the at least one user equipment being located within the target geographical location; and finally the server acquires the requested content from the at least one user equipment. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20120322464 | TERMINAL WITH VIRTUAL SPACE INTERFACE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING VIRTUAL SPACE INTERFACE - Embodiments of the present invention provide a computer-implemented method for providing a mobile user interface on a mobile computing device. Specifically, among other things, embodiments of the present invention provide a computer-implemented infrastructure comprising: determining a virtual space; generating a display of at least a first portion of the virtual space; sensing a movement in real space of the mobile computing device; determining a change in position in real space of the mobile computing device based upon the sensed movement; determining whether the change in position is within a predefined boundary; and determining a viewing perspective of a second portion of the virtual space based upon the determined change in position of the mobile computing device. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20120329483 | FACILITATING USER INTERACTIONS BASED ON PROXIMITY - Techniques are described for providing location-based information and functionality to people and computing devices in various ways. In at least some situations, the techniques include enabling multiple people in a common geographic area to interact in various ways, such as via devices capable of communications (e.g., cellular telephones, computing devices with wired and/or wireless communications capabilities, etc.). In addition, the techniques include enabling the creation and maintenance of location-based virtual groups of users (also referred to as “clouds”), such as for users of mobile and/or fixed-location devices. Such clouds may enable various types of interactions between group members, and may be temporary and/or mobile. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130005359 | Advertising Method and Apparatus in a Communications System - In a method for providing a content service to a recipient ( | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130005360 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED LOCATION-BASED WIDGETS - Systems and methods relating to location-based applications, such as widgets, are disclosed. In general, in one embodiment, a mobile device obtains a list of applications associated with a current or anticipated location of the mobile device from a centralized or distributed application service. One or more desired applications to be activated are either manually or automatically selected from the list of applications associated with the current location or the anticipated location of the mobile device. The mobile device then activates the one or more desired applications. Optionally, for each desired application that has been activated, the desired application may be deactivated once one or more deactivation criteria are satisfied. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130005361 | Geographic Location Notification Based on Identity Linking - A user maintains notification setting information having temporal periods capable of controlling, at least in part, the dissemination of information describing the on-line presence of the user within an instant messaging system or the geographic location of one or more mobile communications devices used by the user. The user may use multiple identities to communicate within the instant messaging system and/or with the mobile communications device or devices. The user can maintain sets of temporal periods for each of the multiple identities. Only one identity may be used at a specific time to communicate to a specific other identity, but the multiple identities of the user may be linked such that on-line presence and/or geographic location associated with one of the identities is disseminated based on the temporal periods set for one or more of the multiple identities. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130005362 | Ad Hoc Formation and Tracking of Location-Sharing Groups - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for forming and tracking a location-sharing group are disclosed. The location-sharing group can be performed ad hoc without the assistance of a central server. A geofence can be defined that encloses the current locations of the participating devices in the location-sharing group. The geographic location of the location-sharing group as a whole can be tracked and provided to the participating devices in the location-sharing group. Group-level location-sharing can be enabled. Departure of a participating device from the location-sharing group can be detected based on the current location and the coverage radius of each device in the location-sharing group. Entry of points of interest into the geofence of the location-sharing group can be detected and notified to the participating devices in the location-sharing group. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130005363 | Predictive Notification System for Emergency Services - A predictive notification system identifies certain mobile devices in a wireless telecommunications network that are likely to be within a predetermined geographical area of interest during a predetermined period of time. The identified location/time pair may be one that is associated with or affected by a particular event (e.g., emergency, construction, disaster, traffic, weather or other alerts and events). This allows a notification (about the event) to be sent to the identified mobile devices in an effort to notify them of the event prior to entering the affected area. A trending profile generated and maintained for each mobile device in the network is examined/consulted to determine the identity of those mobile devices that are likely to be within the affected area during the relevant time period. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130012234 | Systems and Methods for Position Tracking and Reporting of Objects - Geographic location and environmental conditions of a tracking target are reported by a position tracking and reporting (“PTR”) device. Reports are aggregated and stored by a server system, which also provides access to the information for interactive and automatic programmatic use. A mobile phone (smartphone) interface allows system conditions to be examined, and PTR device operating envelope to be modified. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130012235 | Venue application for mobile station position estimation - Disclosed is a method, and a system to perform the method, comprising receiving venue infrastructure information at an entity hosted on a mobile station, and selectively providing a portion of the venue infrastructure information to one or more other entities hosted on the mobile station based, at least in part, on a privilege level attributed to the mobile station or a user associated with the mobile station. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130012236 | NOTIFYING A USER OF AN EVENT - Devices, methods, and systems for notifying a user of an event are described herein. One or more embodiments include a computing device for notifying a user of an event. The computing device includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to execute executable instructions stored in the memory to determine a location of a user based on location information received from a personal device of the user, receive information regarding a predicted path or range of an event, determine, based on the location of the user and the information regarding the predicted path or range of the event, if the user is located within the predicted path or range of the event, and send a notification of the event to the user if the user is located within the predicted path or range of the event. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130012237 | DISPLAYING NETWORK OBJECTS IN MOBILE DEVICES BASED ON GEOLOCATION - Displaying network content searches on mobile devices involves obtaining results of a network content request via a mobile device. A geolocation of at least one object associated with the results of the network content request is also obtained. A scene is viewed in a camera view of the mobile device. A virtual location is determined in the camera view. The virtual location represents the actual location of the object relative to the scene contained in the camera view. A graphic representing the object is then displayed at the virtual location in the camera view. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130012238 | Method and System for Integrated Satellite Assistance Services - A method and an apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention includes a controller to process a travel assistance request for communication through a satellite and terrestrial mobile communication network. Data related to multiple assistance providers can be received in response to the request. At least one criterion can be processed for the assistance providers based on, for example, historical trip data. The assistance providers can be graphically represented for user selection based on the criterion. Data related to a selected assistance provider can be displayed, including navigation data to and/or from the assistance provider. In another embodiment, the travel assistance request can be communicated to a service center through the network. The service center can communicate data related to an assistance provider, including navigation data to and/or from the assistance provider. A rating of the assistance provider can be communicated to a specified community-of-interest through the network. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130012239 | Location-Based Social Software for Mobile Devices - A method of establishing connection between users of mobile devices includes receiving at a computer a location of a first user from a first mobile device, receiving from a second mobile device a location of a second user having an acquaintance relationship to the first user, and sending a message to the first mobile device based on the proximity of the first user to the second user. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130017844 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING LOCATION DATAAANM Li; HuiAACI ShenzhenAACO CNAAGP Li; Hui Shenzhen CNAANM Shan; LiangAACI ShenzhenAACO CNAAGP Shan; Liang Shenzhen CN - The disclosure discloses a method and a system for transmitting location data. The method comprises at least one step of that: the location data is transmitted between a first terminal and a second terminal; the location data is transmitted between a first location server and a second location server; and the location data is transmitted between a third terminal and a third location server, wherein the location data comprises: assistance location data and/or position data. According to the technical solution provided by the disclosure, the location function between two terminals supporting Security User Plane Location (SUPL) can be realized, and some novel assistance location data can be transmitted. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130023289 | Location Based Service and System - A location based service and system wherein a database includes customer records each mapped to customer location information. A user device launches a request to the server. The request includes user device location data, from the user device location data, a geopositional frame about the user location is calculated and used to search customer location information in the database and to retrieve customer records within the geopositional frame corresponding to the launched request. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130023290 | MULTI-MODE MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE WITH MOTION SENSOR AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - A mobile communication device includes a motion sensor for generating motion signals in response to motion of the mobile communication device. A motion data generation module generates motion data based on the motion signals. At least one transceiver sends the motion data to a game device in a gaming mode of operation and transceives wireless telephony data with a wireless telephony network in a telephony mode of operation. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130023291 | Configurable Groups of Virtual Walls Providing Proximity Related Privileges - A group of common users each with a mobile device are provided access to information displayed on a group of virtual walls. Each wall corresponds to a different real world location or venue owned or associated with a common entity. The mobile devices are used for viewing information and, when in the vicinity of the real world locations, publishing location-based user content to the corresponding walls. Groups of virtual walls may be created from a set of configurable templates, each template representing a different business vertical. | 01-24-2013 |
| 20130029691 | Brand Mapping - A user uses a portable electronic device to select an image representative of a brand. In response to the user's selection of the image representative of the brand, the device automatically presents the user with an image of a map that indicates a current location of the device and shows one or more images representative of brand purchase sites where the selected brand may be accessed by the user. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130029692 | Information Distribution Method and Device - The present invention provides an information distribution method based on geographical location information of a mobile terminal. The method includes obtaining current geographical location information of the mobile terminal; based on an acquiring mode used to obtain the current geographical location information, determining a positioning accuracy of the mobile terminal's current geographical location information; based on the determined positioning accuracy, determining a distribution mode used to distribute information to the mobile terminal, wherein the distribution mode includes a location-based distribution mode and the combination mode of location-based distribution and relation-based distribution; and distributing information to the mobile terminal using the determined distribution mode. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130029693 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING MEDIA CONTENT HAVING ATTRIBUTES MATCHING A USER'S STATED PREFERENCE - A location-based and preference-based system and method for matching media content about persons, places and things with the expressed preferences of mobile users to notify users about and provide users with access to media content about persons, places and things that match the user's expressed preferences. The system thus provides information such as stories or articles that match the user's interests and relate to their location. The system may assign ranks to all of the media content that meets that user's preferences wherein, in one embodiment, it will automatically play them in the assigned order. Comparison of the user's preferences with the various profiles of the media content allows the user only to be informed of the media content for those persons, places or things that the user is likely to be interested in. The system and method thus provides for a mobile real-time point of interest exchange network. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130029694 | Method And System For Locating And Communicating With A User Of A Wireless Communication Device - A system and method provides a notification to a user via a wireless communication device when the wireless communication device leaves a predetermined area. Components within the wireless communication device are utilized to determine the location of the wireless communication device. When the wireless communication device is no longer within the predetermined area, a notification is provided to the user. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130029695 | System and Method of Providing Voice Updates - Various embodiments of methods and systems for providing informational updates, such as directional updates, to a user of a computing device are disclosed. Certain embodiments may include receiving a voice update while the user is using other functionality of the computing device, such as a telecommunication function. Embodiments may also include scheduling an update window within which the update may be delivered. The update window may be a predetermined time window in which a voice update is broadcast, for example. Embodiments may also include alerting the user to a pending update. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130035114 | PROXIMITY-RELATED USER GROUPS - Techniques are described for providing location-based information and functionality to people and computing devices in various ways. In at least some situations, the techniques include enabling multiple people in a common geographic area to interact in various ways, such as via devices capable of communications (e.g., cellular telephones, computing devices with wired and/or wireless communications capabilities, etc.), while in other situations at least some users who are remote from a particular geographic area may be allowed to inter-communicate with one or more other users or other entities in or related to that geographic area. In addition, the techniques include enabling the creation and maintenance of location-based virtual groups of users (also referred to as “clouds”), such as for users of mobile and/or fixed-location devices. Such clouds may enable various types of interactions between group members, and may be temporary and/or mobile. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130035115 | Measures Indicative of Wireless Data Transfer Rates For a User Equipment - A user equipment ( | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130035116 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING ACTION SPOT LOCATIONS RELATIVE TO THE LOCATION OF A MOBILE DEVICE - A system, server, mobile device, and method for determining action spot location. The action spot location can be determined relative to the location of a mobile device. The mobile device can include a display and a processor module communicatively coupled to the display. The system, server, mobile device, and method can receive data indicative of the current location of the mobile device, and determine at least one action spot relative to the current location of the mobile device. The action spot can be a location where at least one other mobile device has engaged in documenting action within a predetermined period of time from when the mobile device arrived at the current location. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130040661 | PROVIDING SAFETY STATUS INFORMATION - A method begins by a processing module receiving a safety status request for a safety status level associated with a user device and determining whether to generate a safety status response. When generating a safety status response, the method continues with the processing module obtaining the safety status level associated with the user device and determining whether to include location information in the safety status response. When including the location information, the method continues with the processing module obtaining location coordinates corresponding to the user device, obtaining street address location information based on the location coordinates, generating the location information based on the location coordinates and the street address location information, generating the safety status response to include the safety status level and the location information, and outputting the safety status response to a requesting entity. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130040662 | PORTABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAY OF BLACK SCREEN CONTENT - A portable communication device having a processor, a battery with a battery sensor, a display screen and a proximity sensor. The processor receives a signal from the display screen indicating whether the display screen is in a disabled state. The processor also receives a signal from the battery sensor indicating the remaining charge of the battery and the processor compares the remaining charge of the battery to a low power threshold. The processor also receives a signal indicating whether the proximity sensor is uncovered. If the display screen is in a disabled state, the remaining charge exceeds the low power threshold and the proximity sensor is uncovered, the device displays content. In certain embodiments, the device transmits a signal identifying the location of the device. In response, the device receives content based on the location of the device and stores the content in memory, filling a queue. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130040663 | Brand Mapping - A user uses a portable electronic device to select an image representative of a brand. In response to the user's selection of the image representative of the brand, the device automatically presents the user with an image of a map that indicates a current location of the device and shows one or more images representative of brand purchase sites where the selected brand may be accessed by the user. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20130045758 | PEER DEVICE SUPPORTED LOCATION-BASED SERVICE PROVIDER CHECK-IN - Methods, apparatuses and articles of manufacture are provided for use in checking-in a mobile device with a location based service provider at a venue location. A candidate device check-in profile for a candidate device and one or more check-in validation schemes may, for example, be provided, directly or indirectly, to a computing device via the candidate device and/or one or more peer devices. The candidate device may, for example, be checked-in with the location based service provider in response to a determination that the candidate device check-in profile is valid. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130053069 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING ENVIRONMENTAL CONTEXT UTILIZING FEATURES OBTAINED BY MULTIPLE RADIO RECEIVERS - A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided to facilitate the determination of the environmental context of a mobile terminal. In this regard, the method, apparatus and computer program product may utilize the features obtained by a plurality of different types of radio receivers in order to more precisely determine the environmental context of the mobile terminal. The performance of the mobile terminal including applications executed by the mobile terminal may correspondingly be more accurately tailored to the current environmental context of the mobile terminal. | 02-28-2013 |
| 20130053070 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACCESSING LOCATION BASED SERVICE - A method for accessing a location-based social network service in a portable terminal is provided. The method includes determining whether virtual location information is used when the location-based social network service is requested, obtaining virtual access location information of the portable terminal when it is determined that the virtual location information used, and accessing the location-based social network service using the obtained virtual access location information. | 02-28-2013 |
| 20130059606 | Method and System for Integrated Messaging and Location Services - A method and system to integrate communication with location services. The method and system provide a mapping tool and discoverability tool whereby a user can define discoverability to other users of the system on a per group or per individual basis. The system enables users to coordinate activities with friends and groups and to easily communicate with friends, family and associates who happen to be nearby, where in the past these opportunities to meet and congregate would have been missed. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130059607 | SYSTEM FOR COLLECTING, ANALYZING, AND TRANSMITTING INFORMATION RELEVANT TO TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS - When individual persons or vehicles move through a transportation network, they are likely to be both actively and passively creating information that reflects their location and current behavior. In this patent, we propose a system that makes complete use of this information. First, through a broad web of sensors, our system collects and stores the full range of information generated by travelers. Next, through the use of previously-stored data and active computational analysis, our system deduces the identity of individual travelers. Finally, using advanced data-mining technology, our system selects useful information and transmits it back to the individual, as well as to third-party users; in short, it forms the backbone for a variety of useful location-related end-user applications. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130065613 | METHOD OF PROVIDING LOCATION BASED SERVICE INFORMATION - An embodiment of the invention provides a location based service (LBS) that updates a first version of information provided a mobile terminal responsive to a geo-query relative to a second, later version of information responsive to the geo-query by transmitting portions of the second version to the mobile terminal rather than all of the second version. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130065614 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OPERATION THEREOF - Discussed are embodiments that provide an interface which is intuitional to users in a mobile terminal having a transparent display. In an exemplary embodiment, there is a mobile terminal that includes: a sensing unit configured to detect a user's direction with respect to the mobile terminal; a transparent display unit configured to display an image; and a controller configured to control the transparent display unit to change a display direction of the image. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130072233 | GEOGRAPHICALLY PARTITIONED ONLINE CONTENT SERVICES - A content-generic platform may provide online content-specific services via primitives. One of the primitives can be an economic recommendation primitive for user-recommendation of the geographically partitioned content. The economic recommendation primitive may include economic recommendation models for user-recommendation of the geographically partitioned content. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130072234 | MOBILE ALERTING NETWORK - A system for providing a mobile application includes a Mobile Subscriber Detection Authorization and Verification System (MSDAVS), to request and receive confidential information from a confidential information owner relating to a user who opted-in to a mobile service application, and to communicate the received confidential information to a mobile application service provider. The MSDAVS can include an opt-in database, to store opt-in or registration data of the opted-in users of the mobile service application and a service policy database. The mobile application service can be a mobile traffic alerting service, the confidential information owner a telephone number database of one of a wireless carrier or a telephone number database operator, and the requested confidential information a list telephone numbers of opted-in users in an alert area, defined by the mobile traffic alerting service. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130072235 | Location-Based Categorical Information Services - A selection of a category of interest and location information is used to determine categorical information that is provided to a device. In some implementations, the device includes a touch-sensitive display and presents the categorical information on a map using an indicator. In some implementations, the categorical information can be shared and/or updated by others. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130079036 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TARGETED LOCATION-BASED ADVERTISING - A media streamer providing multiple-network connectivity including both Bluetooth® and Wifi™ connectivity. The appliance allows mobile devices to surf the internet, and allows the owner of the device to advertise on these mobile devices. By identifying individual mobile device, the appliance allows targeted advertising, for example making use of MAC address for target identification. The appliance allows for a location-based advertising experience, since the range of wireless connectivity it offers (such as BlueTooth® and WiFi™) each have well-defined spatial extent. By use of several such appliances a location- and history-aware advertising experience can be provided. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130079037 | Proximity Based Social Networking - A system and method for proximity based social networking is disclosed between mobile computing devices each having a short range communication (SRC) device using near field magnetic induction. The SRC devices can include at least two antennas to provide magnetic induction diversity. The method comprises defining a proximity boundary with dimensions defined by a communication range of the SRC devices. A proximity signal is communicated in the proximity boundary between the SRC devices. Information can be exchanged between the mobile computing devices based on the settings of a social networking filter module. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130079038 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATION DEPENDENT MESSAGING - Methods and Systems are provided for forwarding location dependent messages from a first user's mobile device over a wireless communication network to a second user's mobile device, via a central server. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130084891 | FLEXIBLE ARCHITECTURE FOR LOCATION BASED CROWDSOURCING OF CONTEXTUAL DATA - A system for the collection, aggregation and analysis of location based crowdsourcing data includes a server that server that controls the distribution of crowdsourcing requests and workloads to a plurality of external mobile platforms. The server receives crowdsourcing queries from multiple parties and provides measurement requests to the mobile platforms, e.g., based on the location of the mobile platforms. Upon receipt of the measured contextual data from the mobile platforms, the server may distribute information, such as the raw measured contextual data or an analysis of the measured contextual data, to the appropriate requesting parties in a secure manner. The mobile platform may receive a plurality of measurement requests from a remote server, wherein the plurality of measurement requests are based on crowdsourcing queries from a plurality of parties. The mobile platform may measure and provide to the remote server contextual data in response to the plurality of measurement requests. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20130090134 | Method and apparatus for power efficient user location profile determination in mobile devices - Systems and methods are disclosed for reducing power consumption of a mobile device in determining locations by determining if the mobile device is stationary; and if the mobile device is stationary, determining if the mobile device is in a zone with a known location and assign the known location as the location of the mobile device without involving a position determination system in the mobile device to reduce power consumption arising therefrom. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130090135 | Populating User Data - A computer system for receiving user data comprising a user access component having a display and a processor arranged to execute a data receiving application, wherein the data receiving application provides on the display at least one address field; and a geographical location device in communication with a location network and arranged to identify a geographical location of the device using information from the location network, the geographical location device located at a user address, the geographical location device operable to provide location data from which address data of the user address is derived and supplied to the data receiving application to automatically populate the address field on the display. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130090136 | Methods and Systems for Delivering Travel-Related Information - Methods and systems are provided for delivering travel related information with an intelligent network. One method embodiment includes establishing a communication with the intelligent network through an access device, determining a location of the access device, and obtaining the travel-related information with the access device through the intelligent network, wherein the travel-related information includes data related to a location of the access device. Additional system and computer-readable media embodiments of the present methods and systems are also provided. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130095856 | METHOD, DEVICE, AND SERVER FOR TRANSMITTING AND RESPONDING TO A LOCATION DECLARATION - Subject matter described pertains to methods, devices, and servers for transmitting and responding to a location declaration. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130095857 | Content Surfacing Based on Geo-Social Factors - In one embodiment, a geo-social networking system determines a user's current location, calculates a novelty score for the location representing the user's degree of familiarity, and surfaces content within a geographic and temporal radius based on the novelty score for display to the user. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130095858 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING SERVICE AND SERVICE INTERFACE BASED ON POSITION - A method and apparatus for providing a position-based service is provided. The method includes detecting a current position; determining whether the current position is included in a previously set area-of-interest; and scanning for a wireless transceiver in response to a determination that the current position is included in the set area-of-interest. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130095859 | PLACE-SPECIFIC BUDDY LIST SERVICES - An information service provides search and notifications to inform when certain people (e.g., friends, family, business contacts, etc.) are nearby so as to facilitate communications with those people. Users may define lists of people whose locations may be tracked by positioning equipment based on personal communications/computing devices carried by the people. The information service processes this people and place data to identify those of the listed people that are in the user's vicinity, and provide notifications and user-initiated search results informing the user such as via the user's personal communications/computing device. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130102329 | Location-Based Services - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for location-based services. An event or device condition is detected at a device. A current geographic location of a device is determined. Location-based information based on the determined current geographic location is received. The location-based information includes information relevant to the event or device condition. The information is presented. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130102330 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ADVERTISEMENT DATA IN MOBILE TERMINAL, AND SYSTEM THEREOF - An apparatus and method for providing advertisement data in a mobile terminal, and a system thereof are provided. If a Location Based Service (LBS) service is running, an advertising server measures a moving speed of the mobile terminal, compares the measured moving speed with a reference speed, selectively generates first advertisement data including one or more of image advertisement data and video advertisement data or second advertisement data including voice advertisement data based on the comparison results, and transmits the generated advertisement data. The mobile terminal selectively receives and outputs the first or second advertisement data from the advertising server. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130102331 | Apparatus, Method, Computer Program and User Interface - A method, apparatus, computer program and user interface wherein the method includes displaying, on a display of an apparatus, a first plurality of content items, over a first period of time, in response to the apparatus being positioned in a first position; wherein during the first period of time a first subset of the first plurality of content items is removed from the display and a second subset of the first plurality of content items is added to the display; and displaying a second plurality of content items, over a second period of time, in response to an apparatus being positioned in a second position; wherein during the second period of time a first subset of the second plurality of content items is removed from the display and a second subset of the second plurality of content items is added to the display. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130109408 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING INFORMATION REGARDING DEMOGRAPHIC COMPOSITION OF LOCATIONS | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130109409 | LOCATION-BASED NETWORK SWITCHING | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130109410 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO IMPLEMENT DEMAND RESPONSE EVENTS | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130109411 | Devices and Methods for Selectively Filtering Message Content | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130109412 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATION-BASED, INTERACTIVE CONSUMER ENGAGEMENT PLATFORM | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130122934 | Data Pre-Fetching Based on User Demographics - Mechanisms are provided for pre-fetching content data and storing the content data in a mobile device. An identifier of a mobile device and a location of the mobile device are received. Demographic information about a user of the mobile device is obtained based on the identifier of the mobile device. The demographic information of the user is compared with demographic information of other users to identify one or more similar users having similar demographic information to the demographic information of the user of the mobile device. Content data to transmit to the mobile device is identified based on the location of the mobile device and the identification of the one or more similar users. The content data is transmitted to the mobile device for storage in the mobile device. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130122935 | CHARACTERIZING AN INDOOR STRUCTURE BASED ON DETECTED MOVEMENTS AND/OR POSITION LOCATIONS OF A MOBILE DEVICE - An embodiment relates to characterizing a signaling environment by gathering a plurality of measurements, generated during a period of time, in response to a determination that a mobile device is within an area of location uncertainty. Such an example mobile device may generate a position fix, e.g., at or subsequent to an end of the period of time, based, at least in part, on one or more signals received at the mobile device within an area of location certainty; and in response to a determination that it is to report a travel history for at least a portion of the area of location uncertainty, generate a travel log based, at least in part, on the plurality of measurements and the position fix, and transmit at least a portion of the travel log to one or more external devices. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130122936 | System for enabling interactive socialization of users at a location or geographic radius thereof - A system enables interactive socialization of users having a wireless device at a venue. The system includes a registration mechanism for registering a user. A location determination mechanism comprises a global positioning system that identifies the longitude and latitude of other users. An on-location update mechanism publishes the availability of the service at a given venue. A data mechanism runs a list of active sessions against a user compatibility engine. A notification is transmitted to each user that contains a compatibility match listing compatible users at the venue. Intercommunication among users is provided through the system/application, whereby a user receives the compatibility match notification and can respond with a message, block or ignore based on a compatibility assessment. The subject system or application may be used for a dating aid for meeting others, or to create networking opportunities. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130122937 | String Based Travel System and Methods Thereof - A string based travel generating system (TGS) of the present invention generates or suggests a string based upon one or more travel properties, such as, but not limited to, a current location, a direction of travel, a travel route, a travel plan, and/or a velocity of travel of a user. Each string includes at least two places and a relationship, with TGS using the travel properties to identify one or more places for the creation of a new string or a place that may be linked to an existing string. The relationship between the places of the string can include the type of travel underway and the anticipated destination. The travel and places may be physical or virtual, with an inference or extrapolation being developed that allows the travel generating system to determine suitable strings to suggest to a user or to allow for the generation of new strings. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130122938 | METHOD OF ADAPTING A BIT RATE FOR A MOBILE DEVICE - A method and system for micro-cloud computing is described. An application serving node, which is a specifically configured piece of customer premises equipment such as a set-top box, is the server for a micro-cloud network. Various user devices that form part of the micro-cloud network, such as television sets and smart phones, communicate with the application serving node. The application serving node is configured with software that allows various heterogeneous types of data to be obtained and streamed to the user devices in multiple ways. The application serving node performs much of the processing necessary for such content streaming itself and thus represents an edge-based network architecture. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130122939 | INTUITIVE COMPUTING METHODS AND SYSTEMS - The present disclosure relates generally to mobile devices and content recognition. One claim recites a method employing a mobile device having a processor configured to perform one or more acts of the method, the mobile device including at least one sensor. The method includes: obtaining information from the sensor; and selecting a user profile from among a plurality of different user profiles based on the information. Other claims and combinations are provided as well. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130130717 | METHOD AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING LOCAL TIME - A method and a communication device for displaying local time relating to a person are provided. The communication device determines the local time relating to the person. Next, the communication device displays, at a display device comprised in the communication device, a view relating to the person. The view comprises an indication about the local time. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130130718 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING AN ALERT ON A USER EQUIPMENT ENTERING AN ALERTING AREA - A method and apparatus for providing an alert on a portable communication device such as a user equipment (UE) entering an alerting area is provided. The UE runs a GPS engine continuously to estimate the location of the UE from the time the alert system is activated. The method and apparatus provide an alert system on a UE by calculating the distance between the UE and alerting area. Further, the method and apparatus enable using different positioning systems based on the distance of the UE from the alerting area, thereby reducing the power consumption of the UE battery. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130130719 | Systems and Methods to Provide a Reminder Relating to a Physical Business Location of Interest to a User when the User is Near the Physical Business Location - In general, the invention relates to methods and systems that facilitate the discovery of business locations of interest to a user and record visits of the user to those business locations. A network includes a server programmed with a database of location information and a database of user information. Sometimes, users may not realize that businesses of interest are nearby. Businesses of interest be selected by the user using a button in a web page or on a mobile phone. The business location is put into a list of business locations associated with the user. The next time the user is determined to be physically located near a business of interest to the user, a notification is sent to the user's mobile device. The system may determine if the physical named location is subsequently visited by the user. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130130720 | INORMATION DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR SENDING REMINDER TIMES BASED ON EVENT AND TRAVEL TIMES - There is provided an information delivery apparatus including a receiving portion to receive location information of a mobile communication terminal at a given time and acquired date and time of the location information from the terminal, an event information storage portion to store event information including an event place, date and time, a delivery terminal selecting portion to select the mobile communication terminal to which the event information is to be delivered based on the location information and the acquired date and time of the location information and on the event place, date and time, and an event information delivery portion to deliver the event information to the selected mobile communication terminal. The delivery terminal selecting portion selects the mobile communication terminal whose location indicated by location information is within a predetermined range and whose acquired date and time of the location information are before the event date and time. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130130721 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF TRANSFERRING OR RECEIVING DATA USING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a mobile terminal which transfers or receives data, including location information, in various ways, and a method of transferring or receiving data using the same. According to an embodiment, the mobile terminal includes a display including a touch screen: a communication unit; a location information unit configured to manage at least one location information including a specific location information; and a controller configured to: obtain the specific location information in response to a first user input to the touch screen, display the obtained specific location information on the display in the form of a text, and transfer together the message and the obtained specific location information through the communication unit in response to a second user input to the touch screen. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130130722 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD OF TRANSFERRING OR RECEIVING DATA USING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a mobile terminal which transfers or receives data, including location information, in various ways, and a method of transferring or receiving data using the same. According to an embodiment, the mobile terminal includes a display; a communication unit; and a controller configured to receive together the message and a specific location information through the communication unit from a communication terminal, wherein the specific location information is location information excluding a current location of the communication terminal. The controller is further configured to display the message and the specific location information separately on the display such that the message and the specific location information can be identified separately from each other by a user of the mobile terminal. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130130723 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR REPORTING POSITIONING INFORMATION OF A MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE - A mobile communications device with a wireless module and a controller module is provided. The wireless module performs wireless transmissions and receptions to and from a service network. The controller module receives a positioning information request indicating a plurality of desired positioning information elements from the service network via the wireless module, and determines whether some or all of the desired positioning information elements are not supported. Also, the controller module transmits only a positioning information response indicating the unsupported positioning information elements to the service network via the wireless module, in response to some or all of the desired positioning information elements not being supported. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130137461 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSERTING LOCATION DATA INTO MESSAGES AT A COMMUNICATION GATEWAY - The present invention relates to methods and apparatus for enabling location data for a user to be included in communication messages from the user. A communication message is received from a mobile device of the user wherein the communication message is addressed to or intended for a location based service. A request message is transmitted for a location data of the mobile device to a mobile operator of the user. A response message is received from the mobile operator wherein the response message includes the location data for the mobile device. The communication message is processed to include the received location data for the mobile device and the processed communication message is transmitted to the location based service. | 05-30-2013 |
| 20130137462 | Location Sharing - Geographic location data is sent from a first device to a second device with a modified message to signal the presence of geographic location data associated with the message. The message can include (or attach) the geographic location data or file, or the message can include a link to a network-based resource which the second device can use to obtain the geographic location data. In some implementations, when a user of the first device views a location on a map display of the first device, a graphical user interface is presented to allow the user to select an option to share the geographic location with the second device. The second device receives geographic location data or a link from the first device which can trigger a map display on the second device showing the location of the first device and, optionally, the location of the second device. | 05-30-2013 |
| 20130137463 | Systems and Methods to Recommend Businesses to a User of a Wireless Device Based on a Location History Associated with the User - In general, the invention relates to methods and systems that record the location of a user and determine the corresponding physical named location (e.g. business location) visited by the user. The system further provides suggested or recommended destinations and targeted content to the user. A network includes a server programmed with a database of location information, a database of user information, payment account information, and a wireless communication system capable of communicating with the user's mobile device. The location of the mobile device is ascertained and recorded. The system determines the physical named location (e.g. business location) visited by the user at a particular time and stores the information in a location history. The system further provides suggested or recommended businesses of interest based on the user's current location and location history. | 05-30-2013 |
| 20130137464 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING MOBILE ALERTS TO MEMBERS OF A SOCIAL NETWORK - Systems and methods are presented for providing mobile alerts to members of a social network upon the occurrence of certain trigger events related to the social network, including member-trigger events, venue-trigger events, and other-trigger events. A member may select and edit their own mobile-alert settings that determine which events are trigger events. The member may enable or disable all their mobile alerts using a single action, such as toggling a digital button on their phone screen. A data processor receives indication of, or determines occurrence of, a trigger event. The data processor then determines whether to communicate a mobile alert to the member based on the member's mobile-alert settings. The alert may be communicated to the member's mobile communication device, such as a mobile phone, using a variety of convenient means, such as a text message or Push Notification. | 05-30-2013 |
| 20130143600 | METHOD, MOBILE DEVICE AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR LOCATION-AWARE APPLICATION - A method, a mobile device, and a computer-readable recording medium for a location-aware application are provided. In the method, at least one signal source around the mobile device and a signal strength thereof are detected by using a signal detecting module. Then, each detected signal source and the signal strength thereof are compared with a signal source and a signal strength thereof recorded in multiple system profiles, so as to find a system profile having matched signal source and signal strength, in which the system profiles include signal sources and signal strengths thereof which are recorded and detected by the mobile device at multiple different locations and a system setting of the mobile device applicable to each location. Finally, a system setting of a matched system profile is executed. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130143601 | IN-CAR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN DEVICES - Methods and systems for a complete vehicle ecosystem are provided. Specifically, systems that when taken alone, or together, provide an individual or group of individuals with an intuitive and comfortable vehicular environment. The present disclosure includes a system to generate a vehicle communication system. The vehicle communication system can determine which devices are within the vehicle. From this determination, the vehicle communication system may create a universal bus and hotspot where applications, data, multimedia information, and resources can be shared both with the vehicle and with the other devices in the vehicle. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130150086 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING LOCATION-BASED GROUP RECOMMENDATIONS - Methods and systems for generating location-aware group recommendations are discussed. For example, a method can include operations for receiving a group recommendation request, accessing user profile data associated with members of the group, and generating a group recommendation. The group recommendation request can be received at a network-based system and include identification of a first and second user as well as information identifying a current location associated with the first and second users. Accessing the user profile information can include accessing user profile information for both the first and second users. The group recommendation can be generated based on the current location data and a combination of at least a portion of the user profile data from the first and second users. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130150087 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING REAL-TIME MAP AND LOCATION-BASED DATA - An approach is provided for generating accurate and substantially real-time map and location-based data in a cost-effective manner. Specifically, one or more communications within one or more social networks are monitored, processed, and mined to determine map-related information (e.g., maps, traffic, points of interest). The map-related information is then subjected to one or more threshold criteria (e.g., a correctness probability, a level of confidence, a degree of trust, an author's influence, a rating, or a combination thereof) to better ensure its accuracy before being made available to mapping and/or location-based services that can use the map-related information to develop better quality maps and/or location-based mobile applications (e.g., improved routing guidance, location recommendations, etc.). By providing mapping and location-based services with accurate and real-time map and location-based data, the services can fulfill user's increasing expectation and demand for up-to-the-minute information. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130150088 | LOCATION-BASED PROXIMITY NOTIFICATION - A user device may receive selection of a type of a location-based proximity notification, and may receive a device parameter, a message parameter, and a location parameter for the selected notification type. The user device may detect that the user device is proximate to a location defined by the location parameter, and may provide a proximity notification message, defined by the message parameter, to a device defined by the device parameter, when the user device is proximate to the location. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130150089 | SERVER DEVICE, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A server device includes: a receiving unit configured to receive, from each of a plurality of information-processing devices, location information showing a respective location of each information-processing device; a setting unit configured to set a condition showing that one information-processing device is close to another information-processing device, based on a predetermined parameter; a determining unit configured to determine whether a first information-processing device and a second information-processing device from among the plurality of information-processing devices satisfy the condition based on the location information received by the receiving unit; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit information determined at the determining unit to the first information-processing device and the second information-processing device, in a case that the determining unit determines that the first information-processing device and the second information-processing device satisfy the condition. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130150090 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING LOCATION-BASED SERVICE - Disclosed herein are an apparatus and method for providing a location-based service. The apparatus includes a location-based service server and a wireless communication infrastructure location DB. When a mobile payment service is performed for a member store terminal using a user mobile terminal, the location-based service server receives measurement information about a wireless communication infrastructure and information about the location of the member store from the mobile terminal, and generates information about the location of the wireless communication infrastructure using the received measurement information about the wireless communication infrastructure and the information about the location of the member store. The wireless communication infrastructure location DB stores the generated information about the location of the wireless communication infrastructure. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130150091 | SYSTEM FOR EVENT-BASED INTELLIGENT-TARGETING - An event-based intelligent targeting engine is capable of delivering highly relevant content, including, but not limited to, advertisements, alerts, messages, notifications, warnings, signals, machine-to-machine (M2M) telemetry, entertainment/media, and any communications thereof, etc. based on real-time situations (i.e., observed events) of a user as well as, historical preferences both explicitly stated or observed in behavior including demographics, psychographics, and sociographics. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130157692 | MEDIA DISTRIBUTION VIA A SCALABLE AD HOC GEOGRAPHIC PROTOCOL - Media is distributed via a scalable ad hoc geographic routing/broadcast protocol. Media can be transmitted from a mobile device to a cluster of mobile devices that are geographically located in a particular region. Devices that are located between the source and the intended target can act as routers with the ability to forward data packets toward the intended destination. In essence, a geocast network cloud is established, allowing any device within the cloud to communicate with any other device in the cloud. Devices in the network can constantly change position and the transmission path through the network can be constantly changing. The geocast protocol adapts to the changing conditions. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130157693 | AD-HOC USER AND DEVICE ENGAGEMENT PLATFORM - A local engagement system is described herein that leverages devices people commonly carry with them to dynamically engage them based on their locations and/or activities. One goal of the above referenced system is to leverage the power of the various devices present while providing the audience with a chance to better engage and participate with each other. A side benefit is additional opportunities to market products and services in new and exciting ways. The system includes a presentation component at the event or venue that links to existing systems, a web interface, and optional individual client applications for the devices. Thus, the local engagement system provides a highly engaging experience to people that might otherwise be idle and provides an enhanced opportunity for advertisers or educators to reach the people and give them something entertaining to do. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130157694 | Personalized Location Information for Mobile Devices - Providing location information on a mobile device includes receiving signals from external devices. Each signal includes information that specifies a geographic location for the external device that has provided the signal. A geographic location for the mobile device is calculated by using the information contained in each of the received signals. A representation of the geographic location of the mobile device is generated. The representation of the geographic location is included within an electronic message that provides information describing a user of the mobile device to other users of an electronic communications system. The electronic message is transmitted to another device to provide an indication of the geographic location for the user to one of the other users of the electronic communications system. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130165151 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PROXIMITY-BASED DYNAMIC CONTENT IN A NETWORK ENVIRONMENT - A method is provided in one example embodiment that includes receiving a location update indicative of a position of a mobile device; determining a proximity of the mobile device to an anchor location based on the position; identifying a preference associated with the mobile device; and sending content to an output device based on the preference and the proximity. In specific implementations, the anchor location is a display device and the content is sent to the output device if the proximity is within a viewing area of the display device. Additionally, the preference can be a preferred language, where content is sent to the output device in the preferred language. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130165152 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PERFORMING ACTIONS BASED ON LOCATION-BASED RULES - Methods and systems for performing actions based on location-based rules are provided. In particular, these methods and systems may store an entertainment profile of a user, wherein the entertainment profile identifies entertainment media characteristics of the user. It may then be determined that the user entered a predetermined range of a location. In response to this, a location-based rule that corresponds to the location and that defines an action to be taken may be automatically identified. Based on the location-based rule, the location, and the entertainment profile of the user, the action may be performed. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130165153 | System for Managing Risk in Employee Travel - A system for managing risk in employee travel may notify affected users of the travel risk management system of the occurrence of a risk management event during travel. The travel risk management system may store geographic location information for a plurality of users of the travel risk management system, determine the occurrence of a risk management event, determine a geographic location of the risk management event and compare the geographic location of the risk management event to the stored geographic location information for the users. The system may execute a risk management event response in response to determining that a geographic location of at least one of the users is at the geographic location of the risk management event. The response may include transmitting a risk management event notification message to a portable computing device for each user located in the affected area. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130165154 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR AUTOMATIC CHECK-IN AT BUSINESSES AND OTHER APPROPRIATE VENUES USING HANDHELD DEVICES - A method and system for automatically checking-in patrons by detecting that a user is within a defined boundary and then communicating with the patron to invite them to electronically check-in with a business via a mobile device. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130165155 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSOCIATING COMMUNICATION INFORMATION WITH A GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION-AWARE CONTACT ENTRY - Disclosed herein are systems and methods for associating communication information with a geographic location-aware contact entry. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, a method may include identifying a geographic location. The method may also include receiving a communication including identification information and originating from the geographic location. Further, the method may include associating the identification information with a contact entry. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130165156 | COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND INFORMATION TRANSMISSION PROCESSING METHOD THEREFOR - Provided in the present invention are a communication terminal and an information transmission processing method therefor. The communication terminal comprises: a communication processing module ( | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130172013 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A ZONE OF RELEVANCE FOR SUBSCRIBER LOCATION AND NOTIFICATION - A computer-implemented method for determining a zone of relevance for locating wireless subscribers of interest to a location based application and making a user notification decision including: obtaining application specific information from an application service provider; obtaining wireless subscriber profile and real time information from a serving wireless network operator; accessing a geographical database to extract related geographic information; extracting relevant dynamic inputs from external sources; determining the value of user notification based on weighting of said extracted information and historical use information; and determining a corresponding zone of relevance wherein notifying the user meets certain criteria for the determined value of notification. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130172014 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WITH POTENTIAL NEW CONTACTS AND RELATED METHODS - A wireless communication system ( | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130172015 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATION BASED EVENT MANAGEMENT - A system and method for location based event management is disclosed for organizing content based on time, location, application, and relates this information to the user by linking an associated relevant content. This is accomplished by utilizing a time module, a people module, a location module, an applications module, a browser module, an event module, and a content module to filter and display associated content. Through these modules, an event list is updated with results based on time, location, and relevance to the user and location, thus prioritizing information in a unique and novel manner. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130172016 | PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANT - An information processing apparatus that detects a first location of the information processing apparatus; receives information representing a target location from a target information processing apparatus; detects a target direction from the first location toward the target location; detects an orientation of a casing of the information processing apparatus; calculates an angular difference between the target direction and the orientation of the casing; determines a perceptual strength of each of a plurality of active elements disposed in different locations on or within the casing based on the angular difference; and controls each of the plurality of active elements based on the perceptual strengths. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130172017 | HELP-SEEKING METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM BASED ON LOCATION BASED SERVICE - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a help-seeking method, device and system based on a location based service, which relate to the field of location based service technologies. Help-seeking information sent by a first terminal is received, and a location area of the first terminal is determined according to the help-seeking information; the help-seeking information is sent to a second terminal located in the same location area as the first terminal; and response information fed back by the second terminal is received, and the response information is sent to the first terminal. The problem that, in the prior art, help-seeking information cannot be published in time when a user terminal needs help from another user terminal in the neighborhood of the user terminal in terms of geographic location is solved. The present invention may be applied in a mobile user terminal, for example, a smart phone terminal. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130178233 | Dynamic Geo-Fence Alerts - Examples of systems, methods, apparatuses, and software are described in which a mobile device may receive information about a subset of ATMs, VTMs, and/or retail banking locations (and/or other points of interest) based on both the speed and location of the mobile device. The size and/or shape of geo-fences established around each of the subset may also depend upon the speed and/or location of the mobile device. The mobile device may alert the user as to when the mobile device is within one of the speed and/or location-variable geo-fences. | 07-11-2013 |
| 20130184011 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATION OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINALS USING APPLICATION-LEVEL LOCATION DATA - Methods and systems for tracking the locations of wireless communication terminals such as mobile phones. A location system monitors communication conducted between a wireless communication terminal and a wireless communication network. The monitoring system may monitor the communication by intercepting one or more of the interfaces or links between network elements. The location system decodes the monitored communication, and identifies an interaction between the terminal and a server that provides the terminal with a location-based service. The identification may be performed, for example, by detecting a data pattern that is indicative of the Application Programming Interface (API) of the location-based service. The monitoring system then finds location data in the decoded communication between the terminal and the server. The monitoring system extracts this location data and uses it to track the location of the terminal. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130190015 | EFFICIENCY OF ELECTRONIC MESSAGE COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICES - A disclosure provides mobile communication devices that receive information corresponding to users associated with target mobile communication device, via a near field communication protocol. The information is stored in a storage device either within the mobile communication device or within a separate server. If it is determined that the target mobile communication device is within a predetermined distance of the mobile communication device, data entries associated with the stored information are created and retrieved, in real time. The data entries are displayed on the mobile communication device. The data entries may include personal information or email messages from prior communication sessions, which are employed in future communications between the mobile communication devices. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130190016 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC MERGING OF REAL AND VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS - Method and system to coordinate a virtual environment with a real environment, including: coupling a transceiver to a person; determining a position of the transceiver within the real environment by use of a position-determination module; and rendering the virtual environment to a user by use of a virtual environment server that is configured to determine a position of the transceiver. The method and system may further comprises a wormhole server configured to provide communication services between the user and the person. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130190017 | Melt Crush MG - The invention provides a multifunctional cellular phone specifically designed for international calling with integrated features, programs and applications, and specifically comprises an embedded international calling program. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130196689 | Location Analytics Systems and Methods - Provided is a method for assessing effectiveness of a geographic location of interest. The method includes receiving a geographic location of interest, receiving access information including a location corresponding to a geographic location of a visitor at or near a time of the visitor accessing content associated with the geographic location of interest, determining, by a computer, an effectiveness of the geographic location of interest based at least in part on the proximity of the geographic location of the visitor to the geographic location of interest, and storing the effectiveness determined. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130196690 | Location-Based Social Software for Mobile Devices - A method for communicating location information to a device includes receiving, at a computer system that implements a social networking service, location information that represents a geographic location of a device associated with a first user; associating, by the computer system, the received location information with a profile associated with the first user; and sending, from the computer system to a device associated with a second user, a message that is generated based at least in part on the location information.. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130196691 | Method and Apparatus for Mobile Terminal User-Oriented Precise Location-Based Information Services - The present invention provides a precise location-based information service method and apparatus for mobile terminal browser users. The method includes: acquiring at least two types of positioning references based upon a positioning service request from a user; establishing correlation relationships among the positioning references based on the acquired positioning references; and performing integrated positioning and cross-validation on a precise location of the user based on the correlation relationships to determine final positioning service information. This invention can implement precise location-based services (LBS) and precise Point of Interest (POI) push service by analysis and extraction of the user's location information and behavioral data acquired and accumulated with the user's consent. This satisfies the needs of the mobile phone browser user for precise LBS and personalized nearby information service. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130203442 | Location-Based Methods, Systems, and Program Products For Performing An Action At A User Device. - Methods, program products, and systems for location-based reminders are disclosed. A first user device can receive an input specifying that a reminder be presented at a given location. The first user device can provide a reminder request, including type and content of the reminder and the location, to a server computer for pushing to one or more user devices. A second user device, upon receiving the reminder request, can determine a device location of the second user device. If the given location matches the device location, the second user device can present the reminder in a user interface. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20130203443 | PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT A LOCATION TO A MOBILE DEVICE BASED ON THE LOCATION OF THE MOBILE DEVICE - The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for providing information (e.g. advertisements) to a mobile device based on the location of the mobile device. The location of a mobile device can be tracked to determine when to provide the information to the mobile device. After information has been displayed on the mobile device, the location of the mobile device can be tracked to determine whether the mobile device comes within a specified proximity of a location associated with the information. For example, the information can be for an event at a first location. The invention can track whether and when the mobile device comes within a specified proximity of the first location after the information for the event is displayed. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20130203444 | AUTOMATED CONTACTLESS ACCESS DEVICE LOCATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method is disclosed. The method includes receiving transaction data in an authorization request message from an access device, where the transaction data is associated with a merchant and a transaction location. The method also includes analyzing the transaction data to determine if a location database comprises location data corresponding to the merchant associated with the transaction data, and adding the transaction location and information regarding the access device to the location database. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20130203445 | Beacon-Based Geofencing - A mobile device can monitor a current location using a multi-tier approach. A baseband subsystem can monitor a coarse location of the mobile device using various course location parameters, such as a mobile country code (MCC), a location area code (LAC), or a cell identifier (cell ID), as the mobile device moves closer to the geographic region. Upon determining that the mobile device is in a cell that intersects the geographic region, the baseband subsystem can transfer the monitoring to the application subsystem. The task can be performed when the application subsystem determines that the mobile device is currently located in the geographic region. A beacon network can provide more accurate estimates of mobile device location and advertise location based services available to the mobile device. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20130203446 | PROVIDING LOCATION-BASED INFORMATION IN LOCAL WIRELESS ZONES - Mobile terminals to receive location-based information upon entering a local wireless zone established by an access point are described. The access point includes or is associated with one or more servers, which may provide the location-based information and control access. The local wireless zone is a limited area in which communications between the access point and the mobile terminal are possible. Once the mobile terminal enters into one or more local wireless zones, the presence of the mobile terminal in the local wireless zone is detected. Once detected, the mobile terminal is afforded access to a server on which the location-based information is stored. The server is associated with the local wireless zone. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20130210460 | Apparatus and method for controlling transmission and reception of basic safety messages by pedestrian users - Safety message monitoring operations and/or safety message transmission operations are controlled for a mobile wireless communications device. The periodicity with regard to safety message monitoring and/or safety message transmissions is varied based on the environment of the mobile wireless device. The transmission power level with regard to safety message transmissions is varied based on the environment of the mobile wireless device. In some embodiments, safety message monitoring and transmission operations are disabled when the mobile device is determined to be inside a building or inside a vehicle. In some embodiments, safety message monitoring rate and safety message transmission rate is varied as a function of proximity to vehicular traffic and/or the level of detected vehicular traffic. In some embodiments, safety message transmission power level is varied as a function of proximity to vehicular traffic and/or the level of detected vehicular traffic. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130210461 | CLOSE PROXIMITY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM - Methods and systems for providing information to a user of a mobile device when the user is located in close proximity to a point of interest. For example, as a user of a mobile device travels past a retail store, coupons are displayed on the user's mobile phone. The information to be displayed is identified though use of a unique identifier provided by a short-range wireless transmitter deployed by the retail store and provided to a remote server by the mobile device. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130210462 | Confirming a Venue of User Location - Methods and systems that record the location of a user and transmit targeted content to a user based upon their current and past location. A network is configured to include a server programmed with a database of targeted content, a database of location information, a database of user information, a database searching algorithm, and a wireless communication system capable of communicating with the user's mobile device. The location of the mobile device is ascertained and recorded. The location information is analyzed to determine businesses visited by the user, and other behaviors of the user. Targeted content is sent to the mobile device of the user and whether the user visits the physical locations associated with the targeted content is monitored. Payment systems, phone exchange systems, and other features may also be integrated to provide detailed conversion tracking to producers of targeted content and business owners. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130210463 | Confirming a Venue of User Location - Methods and systems that record the location of a user and transmit targeted content to a user based upon their current and past location. A network is configured to include a server programmed with a database of targeted content, a database of location information, a database of user information, a database searching algorithm, and a wireless communication system capable of communicating with the user's mobile device. The location of the mobile device is ascertained and recorded. The location information is analyzed to determine businesses visited by the user, and other behaviors of the user. Targeted content is sent to the mobile device of the user and whether the user visits the physical locations associated with the targeted content is monitored. Payment systems, phone exchange systems, and other features may also be integrated to provide detailed conversion tracking to producers of targeted content and business owners. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130217417 | HANDHELD DEVICE HAVING LOCATION-BASED FEATURES FOR PLANT WORKERS - A method of operating an industrial plant having processing units that includes a wireless network including a network server, at least one router, and a plurality of workers including a first worker. A first handheld computing device is provided having a wireless transceiver and a processor programmed to implement a location-based service algorithm stored in non-transitory machine readable storage to a first worker. The location-based service algorithm implements obtaining location information that identifies a physical location for the first worker, and adding the location information to wireless transmissions of information by the first worker to others of the plurality of workers or to the network server. The first handheld computing device wirelessly receives server provided plant information that is a function of the physical location, and the first worker performs at least one action guided at least in part by the server provided plant information. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130217418 | HYBRID METHOD FOR HIGH ACCURACY AND COST-EFFECTIVE PREDICTION OF MOBILE DEVICE POSITIONS THROUGH MOBILE NETWORKS - A method for determining the geographical location of a network-connected mobile device comprising a hybrid approach that further comprises both the utilization of strength or time delay signals and a database of fingerprints taken throughout the network area. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130217419 | NETWORK SERVICE OF A CELLULAR COMMUNICATION NETWORK - A method for providing a network service of a cellular communication network covering a geographical area for a plurality of mobile terminals, the method comprising: defining a grid covering at least a part of the geographical area with grid fields, framed by grid lines and spaced by a grid spacing; providing grid information comprising reference point information and information on said grid spacing, generating crossing information in response to one of the plurality of mobile terminals crossing one grid line, based on said grid information and on position information of the at least one mobile terminal, and keeping grid field information for at least one grid field comprising identification information of the one mobile terminal when inside the one grid field based on said crossing information. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130217420 | MOBILE TERMINAL, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM THEREOF, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - Provided are a mobile terminal that displays information regarding environment in a more convenient way, a non-transitory computer readable medium storing a control program thereof, and a method of controlling the same. A mobile terminal according to the present invention includes environmental information acquisition means that acquires predetermined environmental information regarding a current location of the mobile terminal or a surrounding area of the current location, environmental information acquisition control means that causes the environmental information acquisition means to acquire the environmental information while a predetermined application that performs processing other than acquisition of the environmental information is executed by a user's operation, and display means that displays the acquired environmental information. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130217421 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND ROBOT TERMINAL APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING ROBOT INTERACTION SERVICE USING LOCATION INFORMATION OF MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - The present disclosure relates to a system and method for providing a robot interaction service utilizing a location-based service of a mobile communication terminal. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130225202 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DATA COLLECTION TO VALIDATE LOCATION DATA - A data collection system that provides the means to collect, store and make data available for a location analytics inference pipeline. The system incorporates a feedback mechanism enabling algorithms produced from the inference pipeline to drive the collection strategy to yield higher data quality and to produce reference data for model validation. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130225203 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SITUATIONAL LOCATION RELEVANT INVOCABLE SPEED REFERENCE - Situational location dependent information is transmitted from a server data processing system to a receiving data processing system. The server data processing system communicates with the receiving data processing system in a manner by pushing content when appropriate. A candidate delivery event associated with a current positional attribute of the receiving data processing system is recognized and a situational location of the remote data processing system is determined. The candidate delivery event may be a location and/or direction change, device state change, or movement exceeding a movement tolerance. The situational location of the remote data processing system may be its location, direction, location and direction, proximity to a location, state change, or location and/or direction relative to a previous location and/or direction, or combinations thereof. A set of delivery content from a deliverable content database is transmitted from the server data processing system to the receiving data processing system according to the situational location of the receiving data processing system, and according to delivery constraints. The delivery content is configurable by authorized administrators on an instant activation basis for proactive delivery. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130225204 | AUTOMATING ACTIONS WITH A PHONE NETWORK BASED UPON SCANNED WIRELESS SIGNALS - A method for discovering the presence of hidden neighbor mobile devices in a common environment is disclosed. A given mobile unit is moved into a common environment with the given mobile device having a unique identifier associated therewith. The common environment is scanned within a scan range associated with the given mobile device. The presence of broadcasting devices scanned by the given mobile device is detected and identification information received therefrom. The received identification information is transmitted to a central location in addition to the unique identifier. The given mobile device receives from the central location information about a hidden mobile unit that is not scannable by the given mobile device, but can scan other broadcast devices in the common environment, which information provides an indication that the hidden mobile unit had previously scanned at least one of the broadcast devices scanned by the given mobile device. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130225205 | Methods and Systems for Temporarily Sharing Position Data Between Mobile-Device Users - A system for exchanging GPS or other position data between devices for purposes of group activities, child location monitoring, work group coordination, dispatching of employees etc. Cell phones and other wireless devices with GPS receivers have loaded therein a Buddy Watch application that communicates with a remote Buddy Watch Server. The server gets or maintains position data for the wireless devices. When the server receives a request from a first device to set up a temporary position-sharing relationship between it and a second device, the server facilitates symmetrical position sharing between the two devices. While the relationship is active, the server can receive updated position data from one or both devices, and if necessary calculate or recalculate a path based on the updated data. The server can also alert one of the devices should the other move too close to or too far from a specified location. The request message or messages used to establish the temporary position-sharing relationship may include a timeout specifying when the server is to sever the position-sharing relationship. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130225206 | SYSTEM FOR MULTIMEDIA TAGGING BY A MOBILE USER - A system, method, and wireless communication device that provide a mobile user with selective access to information based on a predefined trigger such as a user's vicinity. In an embodiment, selected information from a first wireless communication device of a communication group may be associated with a geographic location and stored. A portion of the information may be selectively transmitted to a second wireless communication device of the communication group when the second wireless communication device is determined to be proximate to the geographic location associated with the information. In one embodiment, the second wireless communication device may receive the information automatically based on trigger settings. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130225207 | PROVIDING INFORMATION PERTAINING USAGE OF A MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE - When a device, such as a cellular phone, enters into a region, usage information pertaining to usage of devices in the region is provided to the device. For example, restrictions pertaining to usage of cellular phones while driving can be provided. Usage information also can be provided upon request or in accordance with various factors, such as subscriber preferences, elapsed time since the last time usage information was sent to the device, elapsed time since usage regulations have been enacted or updated, and/or the frequency of which the device is in the region. A region can include a geographic region, a political boundary, a country, a state, a municipality, a county, a parish, a township, a building (e.g., school, library, movie theatre, court house, local, state, or federal government building), a public place (e.g., restaurant, bus, train, taxi), a zip code, a telephone area code, or the like. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130231137 | LOCATION AGENT GEOFENCE - A least squares geofence method that introduces inventive geofence steps and modifies existing geofence steps to minimize trigger misfires caused by data variability and location blunders and to minimize delayed/missed entry triggers generated under urban and/or indoor conditions. The least squares geofence method periodically retrieves sample locations for a target wireless device to determine that device's geographic location and to evaluate a corresponding side condition. Sample locations retrieved with accuracies greater than 1 km are filtered. If a potential change in side condition is detected for a given device, the least squares geofence method retrieves five fast location fixes for that device and evaluates a weighted least squares (LS) location estimate based on sample locations retrieved. A LS location estimate is then filtered according to an anticipated trigger event and the least squares geofence method evaluates a final geofence side condition based on the LS location estimate previously computed. | 09-05-2013 |
| 20130231138 | Methods and Apparatus for Providing Presence Service for Contact Management Representation - Methods and apparatus for providing a presence service for contact management functions such as user address books. The presence service, in an exemplary embodiment, assembles contact entries into abstract groupings and defines event packages specified by the user that enable the user to be notified about presence information dynamically. For example, a subscribed user may receive presence service information for all entries in the users address book that are in close geographical proximity to the subscribed user. In one variant, the storage and calculation of presence information is performed at a centralized location, thereby sparing the user's device from utilizing unnecessary calculation resources and avoiding unnecessary network bandwidth utilization in order to receive presence information of interest. User device-based variants are also disclosed. Business methods utilizing the aforementioned presence service offerings are also provided. | 09-05-2013 |
| 20130231139 | LOCATION BASED RECOMMENDATION METHOD FOR MOBILE STATION CONTENT - A location based method of offering a recommendation of content to a user of a mobile station includes receiving information identifying a current location for the mobile station. Then, in a content usage database, records of other mobile stations that have recently been near that location are identified. For each identified record of another mobile station, content resident on an used by the other mobile station in the content usage database is identified. Then, for example, responsive to at least one inquiry received from the mobile station, a recommendation is transmitted through a wireless communications network to the mobile station of the user. The recommendation includes information about the identified content resident on and used by one or more of the other mobile stations. | 09-05-2013 |
| 20130231140 | SELECTIVE PROCESSING OF LOCATION-SENSITIVE DATA STREAMS - A method for processing a first data stream specifying locations of a user at different times and a second data stream specifying values of a monitored attribute at a location of interest at different times includes: receiving a location-centric trigger specifying at least one spatial predicate condition relative to the location of interest and at least one non-spatial predicate condition relevant to the location of interest, calculating a safe region that includes locations whose probability of satisfying the spatial predicate condition falls below a first threshold, calculating a safe value container that includes values whose probability of satisfying the non-spatial predicate condition falls below a second threshold, and processing the first data stream and the second data stream against the location-centric trigger, by considering only those locations that are not contained within the safe region and only those values that are not contained within the safe value container. | 09-05-2013 |
| 20130231141 | LOCATION-BASED SERVICES PLATFORM - A platform for providing location-based services is disclosed. A location data collection client running on a mobile device periodically obtains data allowing determination of the geographic location of the mobile device (e.g., GPS, cell tower, or WiFi data) and transmits that data and mobile device-specific information to a location-based services (LBS) platform server. The LBS platform server determines geographic location of the mobile device from the received data. For example, the LBS platform server accesses databases associating latitude and longitude coordinates with cell tower data or WiFi data and updates mobile device location to maintain current location information for the mobile device, which can be used as a proxy for the location of a mobile device user. The LBS platform server further includes a set of APIs allowing third-party services providers to access to the location data. | 09-05-2013 |
| 20130237254 | Substantially Continuous Location Logging for Geographic-Positioning Capable Devices - In one embodiment, a method includes recording a first location of a mobile device; determining, by one or more processors of a geographic-positioning component of the mobile device, on a periodic basis, a current location of the mobile device; determining, by the processors of the geographic-positioning component, whether the current location is outside a geographic region defined at least in part by the first location; and if the current location is outside the geographic region, then transmitting, by the processors of the geographic-positioning component, a message to one or more other processors of the mobile device, the message causing one or more of the other processors to transition from a sleep state to an active state. | 09-12-2013 |
| 20130244698 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM THAT STORES PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus includes a controller that performs a control for storing, in a case where an instruction for storage of management target information is performed, the management target information and for matching, for storage in a storage area, region information indicating a predetermined range of regions that includes a place where the instruction is performed with storage location information indicating a storage location where the management target information is stored, a receiving unit that receives specified place information indicating a specified place, and a presentation unit that presents, in a case where region information corresponding to the specified place information received by the receiving unit is stored in the storage area, the storage location information matched with the region information corresponding to the specified place information. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130244699 | System And Method For Gathering Information Related To A Geographical Location Of A Callee In A Public Switched Telephone Network - In a telecommunication system having at least two communicants (i.e., a caller and a callee), a system and method are presented for collecting information associated with the geographical location of either of the communicants. In one embodiment, the approach entails receiving a geographical location corresponding to a public switched telephone network (PSTN) telephone number, and collecting geographical location information associated with the received geographical location. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130252636 | Hot Spot Detection - The invention relates to a method of locating a wireless access node using a mobile device having wireless access technology. The mobile device carries out the following steps without using the wireless access technology: uses geolocation means on the mobile device to detect the position of the mobile device; compares geolocation data from the geolocation means with access node entries in a store accessible to the mobile device, each access node entry associating a wireless access node with its geolocation data; and automatically identifies a wireless access node which is indicated as a result of the comparison to be in the vicinity of the mobile device. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130252637 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND METHOD OF RECOMMENDING APPLICATION OR CONTENT - A mobile communication terminal and a method of recommending an application or content by providing information regarding a terminal status obtained by the mobile communication terminal when a connection device is connected to the mobile communication terminal without having to look for the application or content. The mobile communication terminal includes a connection status determining unit which determines a connection status of a connection device and the mobile communication terminal, a terminal status storage unit which stores information regarding a terminal status of the mobile communication terminal; and a recommended target executing unit which determines a recommended application based on the connection status and the information regarding the terminal status of the mobile communication terminal. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130252638 | Real-Time Determination of User Stays of a Mobile Device - Methods, systems and apparatuses for real-time determination of user stays of a mobile device are disclosed. One computer-implemented method includes receiving, by a server, an incoming stream of location point information of the mobile device. Further, the method includes continuously calculating, by the server, a current centroid of a current user stay based on a location point of a start time of the current user stay, each location point occurring between the start time and a current incoming location point, until an outlier location point is detected, wherein the outlier is detected if located more than a threshold distance away from the current centroid. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130252639 | GPS DRIVEN ARCHITECTURE FOR DELIVERY OF LOCATION BASED MULTIMEDIA AND METHOD OF USE - An architecture, system and method of use sends location based multimedia to participants of a geo-tour or other application using geo-boundaries and/or other location information. The method includes detecting when a user has crossed within a geo-boundary. The method further includes determining a content type to be sent to a mobile device based on preferences provided by the user. Additionally, the method includes sending user location specific content of the determined content type to the mobile device when the user has crossed within the geo-boundary. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130260794 | Provisioning of Location-Based Content During a Customer Service Session - The disclosed embodiments relate to a system or method of providing location-based content during a customer service session between a mobile device of a customer service requestor and a communication device associated with a customer service provider via a communication channel. The disclosed method includes establishing the customer service session between the customer service provider and the mobile device of the customer service requestor. The method also includes determining, by a processor, a geographic location of the mobile device. The method further includes providing, by the processor, during or after the customer service session, to the customer service requestor via the mobile device, content based on the determined geographic location of the mobile device. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130260795 | Dynamic Geographic Beacons for Geographic-Positioning-Capable Devices - In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, at a mobile device, information on one or more entities socially connected to a user, the information including a location for each of the entities and an affinity score; determining on a periodic basis, by one or more processors of a geographic-positioning component of the mobile device, a current location of the mobile device; determining, for each of one or more of the entities, a radius from the location of the entity based at least in part on the affinity score for the entity; determining whether the current location is within an area defined by one of the radii; and, if so, then transmitting by the processors of the geographic-positioning component a message to one or more other processors of the mobile device, causing one or more of the other processors to transition from a sleep state to an active state. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130260796 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR ENSURING DELIVERY OF GEOGRAPHICALLY RELEVANT CONTENT - Apparatus and methods for ensuring delivery of geographically relevant content to IP-enabled user devices associated with a content distribution network. In one embodiment, the network (or designated content source) determines a geographic context or location of the user device, and uses this information to manage the packaging and delivery of content thereto so as to obey blackout restrictions and/or provide content which is relevant to the geographic context/location. In one variant, the user device comprises a mobile device such as a tablet computer or smartphone, and the content is delivered thereto over either a managed or unmanaged network infrastructure. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130260797 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CAPTURING AND PROVIDING TYPOLOGICAL AND CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION ABOUT A LOCATION BASED ON WIRELESS BEACONS - Systems and methods for providing contextual information about a place within a range of a wireless signal beacon are provided. A reference database of wireless beacons stores attributes associated with wireless beacons. Wireless-enabled devices and/or server systems receive information identifying wireless beacons in range of the wireless-enabled devices and determine a received signal strength indication of the wireless beacons. The wireless-enabled devices and/or server systems then retrieve from the reference database extended attributes that are associated with the wireless beacons and determine at least one associated contextual attribute about the place within range of the wireless beacons. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130267248 | Method and System for Changing Geographic Information Displayed on a Mobile Device - Convenient control of navigation or mapping image content on a mobile device is provided. Map and/or navigation information is displayed. Movement of the mobile device or a user associated with the mobile device is detected. The content of the display is changed as a function of the detected movement. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130267249 | User Description Based on Contexts of Location and Time - A description of a user is estimated based on the context of a user's past and present locations. A disclosed data-processing system continually receives data points for each user that represent spatial and/or temporal events. These events represent, for example, presence of a person at a specific geographic location such as a geographic area or point of interest (POI). The data-processing system evaluates the received data points in relation to one or more of the geographic locations, yielding results that are also based on the demographic characteristics of each visited location and the commercial characteristics of each visited location. The data-processing system evaluates the data points also to determine patterns exhibited in each user's activity or inactivity, and patterns exhibited in the distance traveled and the type of travel. The data-processing system bases the user descriptions on the results of these evaluations. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130267250 | Method and system for integrated consumer experience and social networking - Methods and systems for integrated consumer experience and social networking are disclosed comprising the function of presenting a communication function to facilitate communication among multiple users wherein different modes of communication are achieved through a unified process utilizing a context information. The methods and systems further comprise the functions of causing two images to be displayed wherein the two images overlap with each other, and presenting a logic to determine which one of the two images a gesture control signal is directed to. Additionally, the methods and systems can also comprise the functions of receiving a location information of a first device, receiving a location information of a second device, receiving a distance limitation from the first device, determining if the second device is within the distance limitation, and delivering a message from the first device to the second device if the second device is within the distance limitation. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130267251 | PERSONALIZED POSITION USING INFORMATION CORRELATION AND SELF-SOURCING - Some aspects relate to developing a personalized location feasibility heatmap, representing motion information related to a particular device/user, and combining that personalized heatmap with general location feasibility information, pertinent to a number of users. The personalized locational feasibility heatmap may be formed using self-sourced motion data, static and dynamic data, such as contacts and appointments, context, and data derived from or available through social networks. Heatmaps may be associated with respective areas; within areas, regions may be defined that are to be considered for self-source data, which have random data, or which are especially relevant to personalized heatmaps. Personalized heatmaps may be shared among users, and used as a basis for further modification. Other aspects, such as using personalized heatmaps relevant to one area to produce a personalized heatmap for a different area are disclosed. Mobile devices, and servers may implement disclosed aspects, separately or together. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130267252 | User Description Based on a Context of Travel - A description of a user is estimated based on the context of the user's travel pattern. A disclosed data-processing system continually receives data points originating from the user's cell phone, for example, wherein each data point represents a visit by the user to a particular geolocation, at a particular time. The system then partitions the received data points into groups, wherein the groups represent the different places that the user has visited. The system counts how many data points are in each group. Based on the number of data points in each group, as well as the number of groups, the system then determines the entropy of the received data points that correspond to the particular user, which is also regarded as the entropy of the user's travel pattern. The data-processing system then estimates a user description for the user, based at least in part on the determined user entropy. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130267253 | TRIGGER ZONES AND DWELL TIME ANALYTICS - Certain embodiments of the invention related to a method of receiving and processing trigger zone and geo-trigger content on a computing device. Trigger zones can be relevant to a current geographic position of the computing device and can be characterized by a time-based boundary and one or more requirements to be satisfied to trigger an event. The computing device can evaluate trigger zones to determine if one the one or more requirements are satisfied and trigger an trigger event if confirmed. In some embodiments, a server computer can generate a dwell-time trigger zone based on an amount of time a computing device spends at a geographic location. The dwell time trigger zone can include trigger zone data corresponding to commercial aspects particular to the geographic location. The server computer can be configured to send the trigger zone and trigger zone data to the computing device for processing. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130267254 | Location-Based Prefetch and Participant-Based Prefetch - To reduce the mobile data usage, information associated with future events is prefetched via an inexpensive mass-data transfer link (e.g. Wi-Fi, Ethernet, or off-peak mobile broadband) and does not need to be fetched via an expensive mobile communication link (e.g. mobile broadband) during normal usage. Location-based prefetch and participant-based prefetch can leverage the existing infrastructures of location-based services (LBS) and social networking services (SNS). Because they provide a more reliable prediction of future events than those guessed from past events, schedule events managed by a calendaring application is primarily used to predict future events. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130267255 | IDENTIFY POINTS OF INTEREST USING WIRELESS ACCESS POINTS - Methods, systems and apparatuses for using wireless access points to identify points of interest (POIs), are disclosed. One embodiment includes a method of using wireless access points to identify points of interest (POIs). The method includes collecting wireless access data points, wherein the wireless access data points comprise at least one wireless access point signature of at least one wireless access element of the wireless access points, analyzing the wireless access data points over a time window, comprising identifying segments within the time window, and matching a point of interest (POI) with each identified segment. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130267256 | REAL-TIME INFORMATION SERVICE - Systems, devices, and methods allow real time information transmission between a real-time information service system and user terminals in an application space. The system includes an information server; a communication unit; and a positioning unit. The positioning unit and the communication unit are configured to communicate with a user terminal outside the information service system in an application space. The communication unit is configured to further communicate with the information server. The positioning unit is configured to determine a location of the user terminal. The information server is configured to store service information containing location parameters. The information server is configured to provide, via the communication unit, service information to the user terminal that matches the location of the user terminal. As such, the service information and location information can be combined, and location-specific service information can be provided to user terminals at different locations in real time. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130273941 | ESTIMATING DEMOGRAPHIC STATISTICS OF MEDIA VIEWERSHIP VIA CONTEXT AWARE MOBILE DEVICES - A method of generating demographic statistics related to an event includes using sensor data acquired at a mobile device to estimate a value for a category of a demographic model of a user of the mobile device; using sensor data acquired at the mobile device to detect an occurrence of the event in which the user of the mobile device participates; and associating the estimated value for the category of the demographic model of the user of the mobile device with the event. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130273942 | System And Method To Automatically Triangulate Location Based On Popularity And Density Ranking Of Venues Over Distance - Methods, systems, and computer program products determine, for a number of individuals having a common interest, locations relevant to that common interest. Each individual possesses a user terminal that has a location and executes a messaging application. During the course of a messaging conversation, the application transmits search parameters to a central server. The search parameters may be entered manually or determined automatically by analyzing the conversation. The server identifies clusters of locations that satisfy the search parameters in addition to satisfying geographic proximity to the participants in the conversation. The server scores the clusters, and transmits to the user terminal data relating thereto, for integrated display in the messaging application. Relevant advertising may be identified and transmitted for contemporaneous display. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130273943 | ESTIMATING THE GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION OF AN APPARATUS BASED ON ITS PROXIMITY TO OTHER APPARATUSES - An example apparatus, such as a position server, is caused to receive proximity information from a number of mobile apparatuses located remote from the apparatus, and receive observed current locations from at least some but not all of the mobile apparatuses. The apparatus is also caused to determine a proximity relation between certain ones of the number of mobile apparatuses, where the proximity is reflected by the proximity information received from the mobile apparatuses. And the apparatus is caused to calculate an estimate of a current location of at least one of the one or more remaining mobile apparatuses as a function of the proximity relation between certain ones of the number of mobile apparatuses, and as a function of the observed current locations of the one or more mobile apparatuses. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130281122 | CREATING AND SHARING PRIVATE LOCATION DATABASES - A mobile device receives signals from transmitting devices and generates sets of signal metrics based on the received signals. The mobile device also receives indicated locations, where each indicated location is associated with a respective set of signal metrics. The mobile device provides location-specific data to a transmitting device locating engine to estimate locations of the transmitting devices, where the location-specific data includes data representing the sets of signal metrics and data representing the indicated locations. The mobile device further receives an indication of sharing criteria via a user interface of the mobile device, and causes the estimated locations to be selectively shared with one or more other mobile devices based on the sharing criteria. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130281123 | INFORMATION-PROCESSING DEVICE, METHOD, INFORMATION-PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM - An exemplary information-processing device includes: an identifying unit configured to identify an event occurring at a location of the information-processing device; a communication unit configured to communicate with another information-processing device which is within an area including the location of the information-processing device and a location where the event occurs; and a processing unit configured to execute a process relating to the event identified by the identifying unit, together with the other information-processing device communicating via the communication unit. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130281124 | METHOD FOR THE AUTOMATED DETECTION OF THE LOCAL POSITION OF A PERSON - In order to provide a method for the automated detection of a local position, which enables a largely automated detection of the use of fee-based services and can be used as base for automated billings, a method is provided for the automated detection of a local position of a person equipped with suitable terminals and sensors, wherein at respectively comparable times geographic data as well as at least one type of acceleration information and/or surrounding field information is collected which will then be evaluated by means of memorized reference data of the geographical place, the acceleration and the surrounding field. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130281125 | LOCATION BASED SERVICES IN A DISTRIBUTED COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND RELATED COMPONENTS AND METHODS - Distributed communication systems provide location information to mobile terminals that may not be able to receive otherwise global positioning system (GPS) information from GPS satellites. Providing location information to clients inside a building or other location may make location based services, such as emergency (E911) services, possible based on the location information. The distributed communications system may be provided location information about its components through a number of techniques. Once the distributed communications system has the location information, such location information may be passed to clients. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130281126 | Wireless User Based Notification System - A group of wireless device users are notified of an event. A location data determination algorithm is provided to a wireless device, where the algorithm determines a frequency at which the device interacts with network elements to determine its location. The location data is stored in a notification server and used to identify a user at a specific location. When a governmental or commercial entity wishes to issue a notification, a message is provided to those users whose location is identified as being in an area defined by the entity. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130281127 | System And Method For Using Cellular Network Components To Derive Traffic Information - A traffic reporting system and method for geographic area of interest. The system includes standard wireless telecommunication components configured to establish search criteria, determine a sample size, collect traffic information, calculate additional traffic information, and generate reports. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130281128 | System And Method For Providing A Task Reminder - Systems, methods, and computer readable media for providing a task reminder are disclosed herein. A computer readable medium including programming instructions for performing a method that includes identifying task information including a task location. The method includes receiving a location of a user of a mobile communication device. The method includes receiving historical presence information identifying least one of a number of times the user is present at the location and an amount of time the user is present at the location. The method includes providing a reminder of the task for presentation based on the historical presence information, the task location, and the location of the user. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130281129 | MANAGING GROUP OF LOCATION BASED TRIGGERS - A location-based triggering system and method allow location-based triggers to be created and associated with POI, landmark, and/or location-based information categories comprised of a plurality of POIs, landmarks, and/or location-based information, POI, landmark, and/or location-based information sub-categories, as well as POI, landmark, and location-based information searches. A trigger is created, where the trigger comprises trigger criteria. At least one POI, landmark, and/or location-based information database containing a plurality of POIs, landmarks, and/or location-based information data is monitored for a match between the trigger criteria and at least one POI, landmark, and/or location-based information category. If a match exists, the trigger is activated, thereby executing a related action or event. Furthermore, additional search criteria can be combined with the trigger criteria to enhance the LBT process. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130281130 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-RADIO CLOUD COMPUTING FOR LOCATION SENSING - An apparatus may include a communication interface and a processor circuit. The apparatus may further include a location analyzing module operable on the processor circuit to receive a first set of location information including a first radio information item from a first radio of a first wireless terminal via the communication interface, to scan a second set of location information to identify a second radio information item matching the first radio information item, and to index the second radio information item to a location entry in the second set of location information to determine a refined location for the first wireless terminal. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130288715 | CONTENT DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH CONTENT DISPLAY MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A method of operation of a content delivery system includes: detecting a target user's location for identifying the target user's location within a venue; determining a target user's status based on the target user's location for identifying the target user's status within the venue; generating a target user's content based on the target user's status; and generating a public content based on the target user's status, the public content different from the target user's content, for displaying on a device within the venue. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130288716 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR SHARING LOCATION INFORMATION BETWEEN USERS - The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and method for sharing location information between users. The mobile terminal includes a user input unit for receiving destination information of a first user from the first user. A location information input unit receives origin information of the first user from a Global Positioning System (GPS) or a Near-Field Communication (NFC) payment module of public transportation which the first user gets on. A communication unit transmits the origin information and the destination information of the first user to a public transportation information system, and receives movement route information of the first user from the public transportation information system. A location estimation unit estimates a current location of the first user using time required by the first user corresponding to the movement route information. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130288717 | AUGMENTED REALITY (AR) TARGET UPDATING METHOD, AND TERMINAL AND SERVER EMPLOYING SAME - There is provided a method for updating an AR target of a terminal, the method comprises: receiving an AR target, a boundary distance for a coverage area of the AR target, and the at least one area ID list from a server; if precise positioning is possible, determining whether or not the location of the terminal satisfies a boundary condition on the basis of the boundary distance; if precise positioning is impossible, determining whether or not the serving cell ID of the terminal satisfies the boundary condition on the basis of said the at least one area ID list; and, if it is determined that the boundary condition is satisfied, transmitting an update request from the AR target to the server. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130295961 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING MEDIA BASED ON MEDIA ELEMENTS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS - An approach is provided for generating and sharing compositions based on media elements acquired from different locations. A media generation platform determines an association of one or more media elements with one or more locations. The media generation platform next determines one or more interactions with at least one connecting user interface element to associate the one or more media composition elements with one or more media composition applications. The media generation platform then causes a generation of at least one media composition that includes, at least in part, the one or more media composition elements based, at least in part, on the one or more interactions. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130295962 | ESTABLISHING NETWORK CONNECTIVITY BASED ON LOCATION - A mobile computer device obtains location information indicating a geographical location in which the mobile computer device resides. The mobile computer device produces a list based on the location information. The list specifies one or more WiFi networks present in a vicinity of the geographical location. The computer device then establishes a wireless connection between the computer device and a WiFi network as specified in the list. Thus, a geographical location of the computer device can be used as a basis to initiate connectivity to a respective network. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130295963 | LOCATION-BASED COGNITIVE AND PREDICTIVE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A location-based cognitive and predictive communication system includes an interface connected to sensors to receive transactional data for an individual measured by the sensors. A memory stores the transactional data. The transactional data may be associated with a current travel path for the individual and includes a time and geographic location for the individual on the travel path. A prediction module may determine a current activity for the individual based on a prediction determined from the transactional data and may determine a choice set for the individual based on the current activity and based on predictions for a group for which the individual is a member. The choice set may include choices associated with transportation for the current travel path of the individual. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130295964 | MOTION BASED SERVICE PROVISION - In one example embodiment, an end device includes a sensor configured to sense a motion of the end device; a location detector configured to detect a location of the end device; a translator configured to translate parameters of the sensed motion into a service request stored in a memory of the end device; a transmitter configured to transmit, to a service provider, the service request and the location of the end device; and a receiver configured to receive, from the service provider, an expression of a service that is associated with an object located within a predetermined range of the end device. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130295965 | METHOD OF VISITOR VOLUME COMPUTING VIA LOCATION UPDATING PROCEDURE - A method of computing the number of visitors via a location updating procedure includes the steps of generating a DTAP by a mobile station, sending the DTAP to an operator mobile network through a base station from the mobile station, and then sending the DTAP to a location updating procedure so as to identify the user's position. The method takes advantages of the existing mobile roaming service cooperated with the location updating procedure to transmit the DTAP from the mobile station to the location updating procedure. Therefore, one can use a searching interne to obtain the number of visitors in a specific location. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130295966 | LOCATION BASED SERVICES WITH MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION METHODS - A location-based service system for providing messages to a recipient and, in particular, to transmission methods and systems for providing location data of a device to a location-based service system. A method of updating a location of a mobile device includes determining a location of the mobile device and, based on Internet accessibility of the mobile device, transmitting the location via Internet communication when Internet access is available and via SS7 communication when Internet access is unavailable. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130295967 | LOCATION REPORTING RESPONSIVE TO TRANSITIONS IN MOTIONAL STATE OF WIRELESS EQUIPMENT - Location of wireless equipment is reported based at least on transition amongst motional states of the wireless equipment. Measured data and metrics are employed for detection of at least one movement condition of wireless equipment to identify changes in a mobility profile thereof. Change in the mobility profile can convey change in motional state of the wireless equipment; analysis of the data and metrics enables determination of such change. While idle, the wireless equipment can monitor its mobility profile to identify changes in the motional state of the wireless equipment. Identification of certain changes in the motional state of the wireless equipment enable the wireless equipment to measure, report, and update location thereof at the network platform of a network operator that provides wireless service to the wireless equipment. Reported location of the wireless equipment can be exploited for several location-based services. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130295968 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF NETWORKING ENHANCEMENTS USING LOCATION BASED SERVICES - A location based service and method configured to provide a mechanism for information to a subscribing user. The method is implemented on a computing infrastructure and includes querying one or more databases for matching information of a third party that is associated with one or more mobile devices that pass within a predefined location at one or more predefined intervals. The method further includes providing location information to a subscribing user of the one or more mobile devices that have the matching information and pass within the predefined location. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130303191 | NON-VISUAL REPRESENTATION OF A CURRENT GAUGE VALUE OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE ON A CONTINUUM - A quantity that falls within a defined continuum defined by first and second end points of a gauge is communicated. Non-visual notifications indicate where on the continuum a current gauge value associated with a function of an electronic device resides relative to at least one end point of the first and second end points of the continuum. The non-visual notifications include a non-visual notification of the at least one end point of the continuum and a non-visual notification of the current gauge value. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20130303192 | SELECTING INFORMATIVE PRESENTATIONS BASED ON NAVIGATION CUES AND USER INTENT - Promotional or informational materials are selected for presentation to mobile device users based at least in part on knowledge about where those users intend to go. If a user performs a points-of-interest search that evinces a particular intent, then the mobile device can select informational materials that are associated with that particular intent, and then display those informational materials. The informational materials selected can be limited to those that are mapped to a point of interest that the searching user selected from a list of points of interest that are relevant to the user's specified intent. Additionally or alternatively, the mobile device might display only the informational materials that are mapped to a particular point of interest in response to detecting that the user has entered within a specified proximity of that particular point of interest, as determined through a global positioning system of the user's mobile device. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20130303193 | BIM-AWARE LOCATION BASED APPLICATION - Systems, methods, and computer-readable and executable instructions are provided for implementing a BIM-aware location based application on a mobile device. Implementing a BIM-aware location based application on a mobile device can include displaying a floor plan of a building on the mobile device. Implementing a BIM-aware location based application on a mobile device can also include implementing a number of BIM equipment representations throughout the floor plan of the building on the mobile device. Implementing a BIM-aware location based application on a mobile device can also include providing real-time status information for the number of BIM equipment representations on the mobile device. Furthermore, implementing a BIM-aware location based application on a mobile device can include updating the floor plan with the implanted number of BIM equipment representations and real-time status information based on a determined location of the mobile device. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20130303194 | AUTOMATIC DETERMINATION OF AND REACTION TO MOBILE USER ROUTINE BEHAVIOR BASED ON GEOGRAPHICAL AND REPETITIVE PATTERN ANALYSIS - A pattern associated with a mobile device is determined based at least in part on time information and location information associated with the mobile device. A mobile device behavior to be associated with the pattern is determined. The mobile device is configured to exhibit the mobile device behavior automatically during at least a portion of a subsequent repetition of the pattern. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20130303195 | Computational Systems and Methods for Locating a Mobile Device - Systems and methods are described relating to accepting an indication of a traveled path of at least one mobile device over a specified time period; determining, using a microprocessor, a predicted location of the at least one mobile device at least partly based on receiving the indication of the traveled path over a specified time period; and presenting an indication of the predicted location of the at least one mobile device at least partially based on accepting an indication of a traveled path and determining a predicted location of the at least one mobile device. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20130303196 | Integrated Services User Part (ISUP)/ Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Gateway for Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA) Emergency Services Call Flow - An ISUP/SIP gateway is implemented to encapsulate SS7 location requests from a switched telephone network into an Internet protocol SIP message including one or more location objects. The ISUP/SIP gateway is implemented between a mobile switching center (MSC) and a VoIP positioning center (VPC) to provide support of unlicensed mobile access (UMA) voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) call routing, e.g., for E9-1-1, 4-1-1, 2-1-1, etc. The disclosed location objects that are encapsulated into a SIP message includes calling party number, called party number, CGI, International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI), mobility indicator, and/or access point MAC address. At the SIP/ISUP gateway, SS7 integrated services user part (ISUP) location request messages are encapsulated within SIP. The SIP encapsulated location request message is then routed over the Internet to a destination VoIP positioning center (VPC). | 11-14-2013 |
| 20130303197 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GROUPING POINTS-OF-INTEREST ACCORDING TO AREA NAMES - An approach is provided for crowd sourcing and grouping points-of-interest based on cell broadcast message information. Reception of a message from a mobile terminal is caused, at least in part. The message specifies point-of-interest information and an associated area name corresponding to one of a plurality of cells of a communication network. The message is parsed to determine the point-of-interest information and the associated area name. A connectivity graph specifying relationships among the cells is selectively updated with the point-of-interest information. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20130310078 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSOCIATING CONTEXT INFORMATION WITH DEFINED LOCATION DATA - An approach for enabling contextual categories to be associated and scored in connection with a defined geographic region is described. An affinity determination platform identifies an anomaly in a score associated with at least one contextual category of a defined geographic region based on information related to the points-of-interest. The affinity determination platform generates an updated score to associate with the at least one contextual category based on the analysis of verification information related to the defined geographical region and associates the updated score with the contextual category. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130310079 | INFORMATION-PROCESSING DEVICE, SERVER DEVICE, INFORMATION-PROCESSING METHOD, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - An exemplary information-processing device includes: a terminal position-acquiring unit configured to acquire a position of a portable terminal used by a user; a specified position-acquiring unit configured to acquire a position specified by the user; an event-generating unit configured to generate an event at a generation position, the position acquired by the specified position-acquiring unit being regarded as the generation position; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit information relating to the event to the portable terminal when the position acquired by the terminal position-acquiring unit and the generation position come to be in a predetermined positional relationship. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130310080 | OUTDOOR POSITION ESTIMATION OF A MOBILE DEVICE WITHIN A VICINITY OF ONE OR MORE INDOOR ENVIRONMENTS - Various methods, apparatuses and/or articles of manufacture are provided which may be implemented via one or more electronic devices to communicate navigation assistance data for at least one transmitting device that, while operatively provisioned for use in an indoor environment, may prove useful in estimating a position of a mobile device located in an adjacent outdoor environment. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130310081 | INDOOR POSITIONING SERVICE SYSTEM USINGBEACON NODES - An indoor positioning service system using beacon nodes includes beacon nodes, an indoor location information provision server, an indoor/outdoor continuous location information server, an indoor space information server, and an integrated service provision server. The beacon nodes are installed and periodically transmit sensing data. The location information provision server detects locations and provides location information. The continuous location information server continuously detects a location of a smart phone user and continuously provides location information thereof. The indoor space information server provides requested information of the building among stored 3-Dimension (3D) information of indoor space information of the building. The integrated service provision server provides information about a requested service, based on the provided information. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130310082 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - There is provided an information processing apparatus including a positional relationship information acquirer that acquires information indicating a position relationship between a first user and a second user, a nearness determiner that determines whether or not the first user and the second user are near each other, on the basis of the information indicating the position relationship, and a contact manager that sorts, on the basis of a result of the determination, a contact list which is provided to the first user and which includes contact information for the second user. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130310083 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING BANDWIDTH BY MANAGING SELECTED INTERNET ACCESS BY DEVICES IN A WI-FI LINKED AUDIENCE - A central controller associated with a performance interacts with portable interactive devices such as smartphones in a venue to provide a shared user experience. The controller may be linked to portable interactive devices by a Wi-Fi link in the venue. Additionally, the controller may need to interface with the outside world via the Internet to add information to the experience. In order to prevent excessive bandwidth demands on the Internet connection, a URL filter is coupled to block all requests for connection to the Internet except those required for running the interactive system or device and transferring information. The filter permits access to a limited number of specific URLs for selected social networks, e.g., Facebook®. Permitted data is throttled to a low data rate so that it is acquired over time. It is unnecessary to gather the data in real time. Consequently, bandwidth requirements are minimized. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130310084 | Computer-Implemented System And Method For Triggering Events Based On User Location With Respect To Zones Of Influence - A computer-implemented system and method for triggering events based on user location with respect to zones of influence is described. One or more zones of influence each having a plurality of points of geolocational data are defined. One or more user events are associated with each of the zones of influence. A location of a wireless device is identified based on geolocational data obtained by the wireless device. The geolocational data of the wireless device is compared with the geolocational data for one or more of the zones of influence. The user events associated with one such zone of influence are triggered when the geolocational data of the wireless device correlates with at least one of the points of geolocational data for that zone of influence. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130316735 | SYSTEM AND METHODS OF LOCATION BASED SERVICE FOR PEOPLE INTERACTION - System and methods for location based service for people interaction are disclosed. The system and methods allow people not only to connect to their known friends and contacts but also to meet those people unknown or unfamiliar. Direct and intrinsic users' interests can be discovered, categorized and aggregated during daily lives of users and used to improve users' social lives. Additional methods to guard and protect user privacies are also disclosed. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130316736 | System and Method for Determining a Magnetic Field using a Mobile Device - A method and system are provided for determining a magnetic field using a mobile device. The method includes determining location information of the mobile device, obtaining magnetic field data based on the location information, determining orientation information of the mobile device and applying the orientation information to the magnetic field data to compute a magnetic field corresponding to the orientation of the mobile device. | 11-28-2013 |
| 20130324159 | System And Method To Dynamically Update Content Based On Location Information - A system for dynamically updating website content is described. The system includes memory, one or more processors and one or more modules stored in memory and configured for execution by the one or more processors. The modules include a location detection module configured to determine location information of a user device. The modules also include a transmission module configured to transmit the location information of the user device to a server. The modules include a reception module configured to receive content information based on the received location information from the server. In addition, the modules include a display module to transform the content information into a format to view on the user device. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130324160 | MANAGING ALERTS BASED ON CONTEXT - Systems and methods are provided for managing alerts provided to a user of a mobile device based on context of the mobile device. For example, a perimeter of a geo fence can be decreased when the mobile device enters a particular context (such as when the user is traveling on a train), thereby decreasing unwanted alerts. As another example, certain alerts can be dynamically turned on based on the device entering a specified context (e.g., a particular application being executed or the mobile device is being carried by the user as the user is running), thereby allowing the user to receive alerts that he/she would not have otherwise received. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130324161 | INTUITIVE COMPUTING METHODS AND SYSTEMS - A smart phone senses audio, imagery, and/or other stimulus from a user's environment, and acts autonomously to fulfill inferred or anticipated user desires. In one aspect, the detailed technology concerns phone-based cognition of a scene viewed by the phone's camera. The image processing tasks applied to the scene can be selected from among various alternatives by reference to resource costs, resource constraints, other stimulus information (e.g., audio), task substitutability, etc. The phone can apply more or less resources to an image processing task depending on how successfully the task is proceeding, or based on the user's apparent interest in the task. In some arrangements, data may be referred to the cloud for analysis, or for gleaning. Cognition, and identification of appropriate device response(s), can be aided by collateral information, such as context. A great number of other features and arrangements are also detailed. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130324162 | Method and Apparatus of Recommending Candidate Terms Based on Geographical Location - The disclosure provides a method and device for recommending a candidate word according to a geographic position. The method may include receiving a coded character string of a user by a computing device. The computing device may collect geographic position information corresponding to the coded character string, and then determine a geographic area in which the geographic position information is located. The computing device may obtain a geographic candidate word corresponding to the coded character string according to a geographic word stock of the determined geographic area. The geographic word stock of the geographic area may store the coded character strings and a corresponding geographic word according to the geographic area. As compared to current technologies, complexity of input can be reduced and intelligence of an input method can be improved. | 12-05-2013 |
| 20130331127 | PROXIMITY-BASED NOTIFICATIONS IN A MOBILE DEVICE - Methods, program products, and systems for proximity-based notifications are described. A proximity-based notification system can receive a request to be notified when a contact's mobile device is in proximity to a user's mobile device, obtain permission to receive information associated with the contact, receive the information associated with the contact, detect that the contact's mobile device is in proximity to the user's mobile device based on the information associated with the contact, and notify the user that the contact's mobile device is in proximity to the user's mobile device. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20130331128 | GEOFENCE WITH KALMAN FILTER - A least squares geofence method that minimizes trigger misfires caused by data variability and location blunders and minimizes delayed/missed entry triggers generated under urban or indoor conditions. The least squares geofence method uses a weighted least squares (LS) model to compute a location estimate for a target device. A LS location estimate is used to determine if a target device is located inside or outside a predefined geofence. The present invention additionally comprises a Kalman filter geofence method that further improves the accuracy of entry/exit geofence triggers. A Kalman filter geofence method uses a Kalman filter to filter location data retrieved for a target device. Filtered location data is used to determine if a target device is located inside or outside a predefined geofence. A Kalman filter geofence method estimates velocity and heading information for a target device to generate accurate entry/exit geofence triggers for devices in fast moving mode. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20130331129 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING IMAGES AND GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION DATA IN A MOBILE DEVICE - A method and system for managing images and associated geographic location data in a mobile device uses an integrated camera to generate one or more images. After generating an image, the system determines a geographic location associated with the image. The system then stores the image, the associated geographic location data, and a record of the association in the mobile device's storage component. The system may also associate supplemental information, such as telephone number, category, and street address, with the image. The system provides one or more display modes for displaying the image and the associated information. The display modes may include a list mode for displaying multiple images and portions of the associated data and a detail mode for displaying a selected image and the full set of associated data. The system may also provide a map display mode for displaying locations associated with one or more images on a map of a geographical area. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20130337837 | PHYSICAL ACTIVITY-BASED SERVICES - The invention relates to an apparatus and a method of selecting a message to be sent to a user. The message is selected according to an activity which is undertaken by the user. The activity is determined using physical parameters of the user measured by a monitor attached to the user and transmitted to a third party. Optionally, the message may also be selected using the location of the user. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20130337838 | LOCAL CONTENT RECOMMENDATIONS - A method is provided for offering content recommendations to a mobile station based on a current location of the mobile station. Records of one or more other mobile stations within a distance of the location at a set time frame can be identified. In association with the location of the other mobile station, identification of the time at which that other mobile station was at the location can be recorded. For each identified record of another mobile station, a search query or a result is then identified. In association with the location of the other mobile station, identifications of the search and/or result resident on that other mobile station can be recorded. The response to an inquiry from the mobile station is a recommendation that includes information about the identified search query and/or result resident on one or more of the other mobile stations. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20130337839 | COMMUNICATING BASED ON NAVIGATION DESTINATION - In general, this disclosure describes techniques for providing a user of a source computing device with the ability to communicate with a destination communication device, while using a navigation application that provides directions to a geographical location associated with the destination communication device. Specifically, the source computing device may provide within the navigation application a mechanism, such as a selectable item, that upon selection allows the user to communicate with the destination communication device without exiting the navigation application that is providing directions to the geographical locations associated with the destination communication device. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20130337840 | DEVICES AND METHODS OF PROVIDING LOCATION BASED ALERTS - A method of generating alerts comprising the steps of receiving preference information to generate an alert indicating occurrence of an event, wherein the preference comprises location information of an event and determining location information of a mobile device. The location information is used for comparing the location information of the mobile device and the location information associated with the event. Subsequently generating an alert when the location information of the mobile device matches the location information associated with the event and based on the preference. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20130337841 | System and Method for Sudden Proximal User Interface - Provided is a distributed system and method for enabling new and useful location dependent features and functionality to mobile data processing systems. Mobile data processing Systems (MSs) interact with each other as peers in communications and interoperability. Data is shared between mobile data processing systems to carry out novel Location Based eXchanges (LBX) of data for new mobile applications. Information transmitted inbound to, transmitted outbound from, is in process at, or is application modified at a mobile data processing system triggers processing of actions in accordance with user configured permissions, charters, and other configurations. In a preferred embodiment, a user configurable platform is provided for quickly building well behaving LBX applications at MSs and across a plurality of interoperating MSs. Tools, triggered interfaces and integrated applications are disclosed for a breadth of MS LBX configurations and functionality. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20130344896 | PRE-CACHING DATA RELATED TO A TRAVEL DESTINATION - A computing system extracts, based on one or more electronic messages sent or received by a user of a mobile computing device, travel plan information associated with the user of the mobile computing device. The travel plan information may indicate a destination to which the user is planning to travel. In response to extracting the travel plan information, the computing system may send an instruction to the mobile computing device to cache, in advance of the user arriving at the destination, information associated with the destination. In this way, the mobile computing device may access the information associated with the destination while at the destination, even if the mobile computing device is unable to access the information via a wireless communication channel. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20130344897 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USER INTERACTION WITH VIRTUAL GEOGRAPHIC ZONES - A system and method for user interaction includes a network, a server connected to the network, an administrator device receiving information from a global positioning system and connected to the network, a user device receiving information from the global positioning system and connected to the network. The administrator, having the administrator device, defines a set of virtual geographic zones and sub-zones in which the user device is tracked, and saves the set of virtual geographic zones and sub-zones to an administrator account on the server. The user downloads a user application, sets-up a user account, and downloads the set of virtual geographic zones and sub-zones. As the user, having the user device, moves through the virtual geographic zones and sub-zones the location of the user device is determined and a set of administrator-defined actions are executed on the user device based on the location of the user device. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20130344898 | LABELING VISITED LOCATIONS BASED ON CONTACT INFORMATION - The systems and techniques disclosed herein provide the ability to determine locations visited by a user and associate relevant location labels with the locations visited based on contact information. In some examples, a location label can be applied based on a match between a location visited and information stored in a user's contact list. In other examples, a user can efficiently designate a contact and location label to be associated with a location visited. In still other examples, if a location visited by a user is not listed in the user's contact list, but is otherwise known to the system, the location visited can be appropriately labeled and the corresponding contact in the user's contact list can be updated to include the location visited. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20130344899 | PRESENTING INFORMATION FOR A CURRENT LOCATION OR TIME - A computing system is described that obtains, based at least in part on information included in previous communication associated with a user of a computing device, an indication of a future location and a future time and further obtains information associated with an event which is associated with the future location and the future time. The computing system obtains a duration of time for the user to travel from a current location of the computing device to the future location, and further obtains, based at least in part on the duration of time, a departure time at which the user is predicted to need to depart from the current location in order to arrive at the future location by an arrival time that is determined based at least in part on the future time. The computing system outputs, for transmission to the computing device, an indication of the departure time. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140004883 | Methods and Systems for Remote Flood Zone Determinations | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140004884 | INTERACTION SYSTEM | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140004885 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSOCIATING VIRTUAL CONTENT RELATIVE TO REAL-WORLD LOCALES | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140018105 | Method and System for Logic-Based Uniform Resource Locator Resolution - A method and system for a logic-based uniform resource locator resolution are described in which a server may receive a request from a mobile device. The request may be based on a uniform resource locator (URL) obtained by the mobile device from a code, such as a two-dimensional code, or from a proximity device, such as a near field communication target device. In response to the request, the server may communicate to the mobile device URL redirection information for a URL that provides multimedia content comprising an advertisement, a webpage, a video, a virtual card, a phone number, sound, and/or other like information. The URL redirection information may be selected based on a location that corresponds to the code or the proximity device, which may be the location of the mobile device. The URL redirection information may also be selected based on a rotation schedule stored in the server. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140018106 | Mobile Device and Method and System for Transmission of Data thereto - A server system | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140018107 | MONITORING CAPABILITIES FOR MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICES - Improved computer-implemented techniques for providing relevant information to mobile electronic devices are disclosed. According to one aspect, usage of mobile electronic devices can be monitored and usage data can be formed. The usage data can then be used to perform an action. The action can operate to provide more relevant information, such as digital (e.g., online) information or rewards, to the user. In one embodiment, usage of mobile electronic devices can be monitored and users of such mobile electronic devices can be provided with rewards based on their usage. Another aspect pertains to monitoring locations of a mobile electronic device for a duration of time and then providing location-specific information based on the locations of the device. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140018108 | Systems, Methods, and Computer Readable Media for Providing Information Related to Virtual Environments to Wireless Devices - Methods, systems, and computer-readable media are disclosed for providing information related to virtual environments. One such method includes receiving user input identifying an event related to the virtual environment for which a notification is to be provided to a mobile wireless communication device. User input is also received identifying an output to be provided by the mobile wireless communication device in response to receipt of the notification. A determination is then made that the event related to the virtual environment has occurred. In response to determining that the event occurred, the mobile wireless communication device is provided with the notification, and the output identified by the user input is provided by the mobile wireless communication device. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140018109 | WIRELESS VENUE INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDING LOCATION BASED SERVICES TO WIRELESS HAND HELD DEVICES - Wireless venue infrastructure includes a venue positioning system that includes one or more communication devices functioning in concert with one another to communicate with and determine location information of one or more hand held devices. The wireless venue infrastructure can further include one or more servers that communicate with one or more of the hand held devices via at least one of the communication devices to provide the hand held device(s) with video captured by cameras located throughout the venue and at least one of: statistical data, team data, scores, concession information, text messages, and Internet access. | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140024394 | Systems and Methods for Interacting With Virtual Nodes Within a Geographic Area - Systems and methods for playing video games on mobile devices wherein the elements of a virtual video game world are associated with locational coordinates in the real world and the placing, removing, and interacting with a video game elements depends upon the mobile device's physical proximity to the real world coordinate associated with the video game element. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140024395 | AUTOMATIC MULTI-GENERATIONAL DATA CACHING AND RECOVERY - An electronic system comprising a receiver module and a mobile device, whereby the receiver module is capable of receiving data transmissions from a network of ground stations and buffering the data for future use, and whereby the receiver module provides a means for making requests for access to this buffered data, and the mobile device is capable of generating requests to the receiver module in order to access the buffered data and of displaying the data or playing the data to an operator. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140024396 | System and Method for Location Based Exchanges of Data Facilitating Distributed Locational Applications - Provided is a distributed system and method for enabling new and useful location dependent features and functionality to mobile data processing systems. Mobile data processing systems interact with each other as peers in communications and interoperability. A mobile data processing system may dynamically take on roles, depending on the environment and capabilities available at a particular time. Reference whereabouts data is appropriately shared between mobile data processing systems to carry out automatic location techniques ensuring mobile data processing systems are kept up to date with their own whereabouts and whereabouts of others, regardless of the freely moving travels of any of the mobile data processing systems involved, and the location technologies that may or may not be available when needed. A confidence is associated to whereabouts data shared for facilitating selection of the best candidate data used in determining new whereabouts information. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140024397 | System and Method for Timely Whereabouts Determination by a Mobile Data Processing System - Provided is a distributed system and method for enabling new and useful location dependent features and functionality to mobile data processing systems. Mobile data processing systems interact with each other as peers in communications and interoperability. A mobile data processing system may dynamically take on roles, depending on the environment and capabilities available at a particular time. Reference whereabouts data is appropriately shared between mobile data processing systems to carry out automatic location techniques ensuring mobile data processing systems are kept up to date with their own whereabouts and whereabouts of others, regardless of the freely moving travels of any of the mobile data processing systems involved, and the location technologies that may or may not be available when needed. A confidence is associated to whereabouts data shared for facilitating selection of the best candidate data used in determining new whereabouts information. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140024398 | Dynamic Geotagging of Photographs - A wireless mobile telecommunications network tags an image or other multimedia message that it receives from wireless user equipment (UE) with geographical information indicating the location of the UE. The network can determine the UE location using a conventional method such as those used in Location-Based Services. | 01-23-2014 |
| 20140031067 | LOCATION DETECTION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS - Location detection of a mobile device is achieved by initiating an API call at an application program. The API call directs an operating system of the mobile device to initiate a scan of wireless access points within wireless communication range of the mobile device. The scanning performed by the mobile device is detected by the network via one or more of the wireless access points. A location of the mobile device is estimated by the network based on detection of the mobile device via the one or more wireless access points. Location-based services are provided to the mobile device by the network based on the estimated location of the mobile device. The location-based services may be transmitted to the mobile device via a different wireless access point and/or wireless communication protocol than used during scanning and/or detection of the mobile device. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140031068 | REGIONAL INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SERVER, MOBILE TERMINAL, REGIONAL INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, REGIONAL INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION METHOD, AND REGIONAL INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD - A regional information distribution server for distributing regional information to a mobile terminal includes a posted message obtaining unit configured to obtain posted messages related to a region from a server for storing posted messages; location information receiving unit configured to receive location information of the mobile terminal from the mobile terminal; an associated posted message obtaining unit configured to obtain a posted message associated with the location information of the mobile terminal from the posted messages obtained by the posted message obtaining unit; and an associated posted message distributing unit configured to distribute the posted message obtained by the associated posted message obtaining unit to the mobile terminal. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140038643 | Centralized Data Store For Providing All Place-Related Data To Applications On A Mobile Device - A method of managing place data for a mobile device, the method comprising storing place data for the mobile device in a centralized place data store, the centralized place data store storing location data for each of a plurality of places defined by the mobile device, and in response to place data requests from a plurality of applications executing on the mobile device, providing the place data from the centralized place data store to the plurality of applications. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140038644 | Managing of Application Access To Centrally Stored Place-Related Data On A Mobile Device - A method of managing place data for a mobile device, the method comprising storing place data for a place in a centralized place database and receiving input to specify which one or more applications on the mobile device are to have access to the place data for the place. In response to a place data request from a data-requesting application executing on the mobile device, the device determines if the data-requesting application has access to the place data for the place and provides the place data to the data-requesting application only if the data-requesting application has access. This technology enables the device to control the sharing of place data among applications on the device. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140045532 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEDIATING AMONG A PLURALITY OF PROFILES ASSOCIATED WITH USERS POSITIONED IN A SHARED LOCATION - According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method is presented for mediating among a plurality of datagrams containing data, settings or preferences to produce ambience settings applicable to a location area that is shared by a plurality of users wherein at least one of said users is associated to one datagram among said plurality of datagrams. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140045533 | DIGITAL LANDMARKS - Techniques are described for providing an indication of creative digital media associated with a geographic location. Embodiments determine positional information corresponding to a geographic location. One or more instances of creative digital media that include content with a predefined association with the geographic location are identified from a plurality of instances of creative digital media. Embodiments provide an indication of at least a portion of the identified instances of creative digital media. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140045534 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSMITTING A COMMUNICATION BASED ON A DEVICE LEAVING OR ENTERING AN AREA - Location information associated with a computing device may be received by a server. For example, the location information may indicate the current physical location of the computing device. The server may compare the current location of the computing device with a set of locations associated with the computing device. The comparison may result in a determination that the computing device has entered or left a location area. In response to such a determination, a communication may be transmitted to a user of the computing device. For example, an email may be transmitted to the user. The email may include information describing that the computing device has entered or left the location area. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140045535 | ENERGY EFFICIENT LOCATION TRACKING ON SMART PHONES - A GPS-enabled cellular electronic device is operated in an indoor mode. An increase in strength of a cellular signal is detected at the GPS-enabled cellular electronic device. Responsive at least to the increase in cellular signal strength, the GPS-enabled cellular electronic device is transitioned to an outdoor testing mode. Detecting is carried out to determine whether movement of the GPS-enabled cellular electronic device occurs during the outdoor testing mode. If so, the GPS-enabled cellular electronic device is transitioned to an outdoor mode. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140051464 | SERVICE PREQUALIFICATION - The present application describes methods, systems, and apparatuses for prequalifying prospective service subscribers for a service, such as a mobile service, an energy service, a cable television service, and so forth. A prequalification engine receives from a client computing device, prequalification information of a potential service subscriber. The prequalification information includes location information of the potential service subscriber, existing equipment or devices of the potential service subscriber, and the like. The prequalification engine determines, based at least on the prequalification information, whether the potential service subscriber qualifies for a service, and transmits, to the client computing device, an indication that the potential service subscriber does or does not qualify for the service. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140057657 | DISPLAYING LOCATION-SPECIFIC IMAGES ON A MOBILE DEVICE - A system is provided for providing location-specific images to a mobile device for display. The system generally comprises three components: a mobile device having a screen, a position identification system (e.g., a GPS receiver) that determines the position of the mobile device, and a database containing location-specific images taken at various locations. Each location-specific image is associated with geographic coordinates of the location at which the image was taken. Based on the position of the mobile device as determined by the position identification system, a location-specific image is selected from the database and displayed on the screen of the mobile device. For example, when a user is using the mobile device as a car navigation system, a location-specific image of the user's destination location can be selected and displayed when the determined position of the mobile device comes within a certain distance from the geographic coordinates of the destination location. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140057658 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATION-BASED CONTENT DELIVERY - Various embodiments are described herein for a system and method for providing location-based content delivery to at least one target zone. The system comprises at least one content transceiver unit having a processor configured to control the operation of the content transceiver unit, and a communications subsystem coupled with the processor and being configured to communicate with at least one target in the at least one target zone. The processor is configured to send an introductory content page based on a content campaign to the at least one target when the at least one target initiates a content transmission session with the at least one content transceiver unit. The processor is also configured to send selected content to the at least one target when the at least one target selects a content option in the introductory content page. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140057659 | INFERRING USER INTERESTS - Techniques are disclosed herein for inferring user interests and serving recommendations to the user. An example for serving recommendations based on inferred user interests is described. The example includes receiving a plurality of location data points for a user, the location data points including a geographic position and a time, and storing the location data points in a data store. The location data points are processed using a processor in communication with the data store to generate visited place data for the user where the visited place data represents a location visited by the user, a category of the location visited, and a time. A histogram of the visited place data is built across categories of locations visited and the histogram is stored in the data store. Recommendations are then served to the user within a category represented on the histogram. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140057660 | WIRELESS NETWORK WITH ADAPTIVE AUTONOMOUS LOCATION PUSH - A method of providing location-based services includes transmitting a first location criterion from a wireless network server to a wireless device. The method also includes evaluating whether a physical location of the wireless device satisfies the first location criterion. The process of evaluating is performed in part using the wireless device. When the first location criteria is satisfied, the method further includes transmitting an indication from the wireless device to the server that the first location criterion has been satisfied. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140057661 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING A USER VISIT TO A SITE PREMISES - Exemplary systems and methods for enhancing a user visit to a site premises are disclosed. An exemplary method includes a mobile device tracking a geographic location of the mobile device, accessing site data associated with a site premises, and providing an interactive user interface configured to enhance a visit of a user of the mobile device to the site premises based on the site data associated with the site premises and the geographic location of the mobile device within the site premises. In certain embodiments, an output may be selected based on the geographic location of the mobile device within the site premises and provided via the interactive user interface for experiencing by the user of the mobile device. Corresponding systems and methods are also disclosed. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140057662 | INTERACTIVE ADVISORY SYSTEM - A method for locating at least one individual located remotely from a broadcast network. An analysis unit compares user profiles, dynamic locations stored in the communicator location database, and/or fixed locations entered into the analysis unit. A data set of at least one matching individualized locatee user profile is generated and the individualized locatee user profile is transmitted to the locator via the locator's communicator device. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140066097 | IMPENDING HAZARD ALERT - A mobile device identifies whether potentially distracting applications are running on the mobile device as well as the activity of the user, via at least one sensor on the mobile device. If it is determined that at least one potentially distracting application is running and the user is engaged in an activity that may become dangerous due to use of the at least one potentially distracting application, a warning is provided on a user output of the mobile device when the mobile device is within a predetermined time and/or distance of an identified hazard. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140066098 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR ENABLING LOCATION-BASED SERVICES WITHIN A PREMISES - Apparatus and methods for enabling location identification and related services in a premises. In one embodiment, location identification services are provided via a gateway device using data extracted from a wireless signal. The data is used to estimate a location of a device (based on comparison to previously gathered and/or reference data). In another embodiment, infrared (IR) or other short range wireless signals are broadcast from the client devices to a set-top-box (STB), and the STB or gateway correlates the signals to a location within the premises. A profiling process is used to establish specific locations within a premises, and associate location-specific services therewith. The location-based services include for example (i) loading particular applications and/or content when the user enters a particular location, (ii) providing information and/or advertisement opportunities when the user is near a particular public or business location, and (iii) content delivery optimization among multiple user devices. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140066099 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ONE OR MORE LOCATION-BASED SERVICES USING THE LOCATION-OF-INTEREST OF AN ELECTRONIC JOURNAL - A method and system for providing one or more location-based services using the location-of-interest of a user or an electronic journal entry. In the first service, a user's terminal periodically determines whether its current geo-location is within a predefined distance of a location-of-interest. If the determination is in the affirmative, the user's terminal receives an audio recording from a data-processing system and plays it to the user as a reminder. In the second service, however, the user's terminal receives the audio recording from the data-processing system regardless of whether its current geo-location is or is not within a predefined distance of the location-of-interest. In contrast to the first service, the second service uses the virtual presence of a user to initiate the service, while first service uses the current geo-location of the user's terminal to initiate the service. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140066100 | MOBILE DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM MOVING INTEREST RADIUS - Provided is a fully automated web service with location based services generally involved in transmission of situational location dependent information to automatically located mobile receiving data processing systems. The web service communicates with a receiving data processing system in a manner by delivering information to the device when appropriate without the device requesting it at the time of delivery. The web service maximizes anonymity of users, provides granular privacy control with a default of complete privacy, and supports user configurable privileges and features for desired web service behavior and interoperability. The web service is fully automated to eliminate human resources required to operate services. Integrated with the web service are enhanced location based services providing map solutions, alerts, sharing of novel services between users, and complete user control for managing heterogeneous device interoperability through the web service. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140066101 | SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURING MOBILE DEVICE APPLICATOINS BASED ON LOCATION - Methods and systems for automatically configuring mobile device applications based on location are described. In an example, methods and systems for enabling contextual in-store experience modification on a mobile device can include capabilities for altering the functionality of a mobile application based at least in part on the location of the mobile device. For example, a mobile shopping application can be configured to perform different functions depending upon the type of retail location the mobile device is currently in. Additionally, the mobile application can be configured to enable different functions between a retail location and a user's residence, among other locations. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140066102 | SERVER DEVICE, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A server device includes: a receiving unit configured to receive, from each of a plurality of information-processing devices, location information showing a respective location of each information-processing device; a setting unit configured to set a condition showing that one information-processing device is close to another information-processing device, based on a predetermined parameter; a determining unit configured to determine whether a first information-processing device and a second information-processing device from among the plurality of information-processing devices satisfy the condition based on the location information received by the receiving unit; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit information determined at the determining unit to the first information-processing device and the second information-processing device, in a case that the determining unit determines that the first information-processing device and the second information-processing device satisfy the condition. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140066103 | Mobile device locating in conjunction with localized environments - The subject matter disclosed herein relates to systems, methods, apparatuses, articles, etc. for mobile device locating in conjunction with localized environments. For certain example implementations, a method may comprise obtaining at a mobile device one or more signals comprising information indicative of a location thereof. The information may be transmitted to one or more servers. A location context identifier (LCI) may be received responsive to the transmitting, with the LCI corresponding to a localized environment at which the mobile device is located. The LCI may be transmitted to the one or more servers. Location-based data may be received responsive to the transmitting of the LCI, with the location-based data being associated with the LCI and pertaining to the localized environment. The location of the mobile device may be determined with respect to the localized environment based, at least in part, on the location-based data. Other example implementations are described herein. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140066104 | GRAPHICAL DISPLAY OF LOCATIONS - Methods, systems, and apparatuses are disclosed which include receiving an indication of a first future date from a user, determining that one or more friends of the user in a social network are associated with one or more future locations including a second future date that matches the first future date, displaying a geographic map including a friend representation corresponding to each of the one or more future locations where the one or more friend of the user are going to be physically present, the friend representation including a number of friends of the user that are physically present at the respective future location on the first future date, receiving, from the user, an indication at one of the friend representations, and displaying a list including at least one of one or more friends associated with the future location and one or more events associated with the future location. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140073357 | System and method for alerting a first mobile data processing system nearby a second mobile data processing system - Provided is a fully automated web service with location based services generally involved in transmission of situational location dependent information to automatically located mobile receiving data processing systems. The web service communicates with a receiving data processing system in a manner by delivering information to the device when appropriate without the device requesting it at the time of delivery. There are varieties of configurations made by different user types of the web service for configuring information to be delivered, and for receiving the information. The web service maximizes anonymity of users, provides granular privacy control with a default of complete privacy, and supports user configurable privileges and features for desired web service behavior and interoperability. The web service is fully automated to eliminate human resources required to operate services. Integrated with the web service are enhanced location based services providing map solutions, alerts, sharing of novel services between users, and complete user control for managing heterogeneous device interoperability through the web service. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140073358 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREDICTING AND PRE-FETCHING LOCATION INFORMATION - An approach is provided for predicting and pre-fetching location information. A pre-fetching manager determines a predicted location associated with a device. Next, the pre-fetching manager retrieves location information based, at least in part, on the predicted location. Then, the pre-fetching manager determines to cache the location information at the device. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140073359 | System And Method For Automated Location-Based Widgets - Systems and methods relating to location-based applications, such as widgets, are disclosed. In general, in one embodiment, location-based application service obtains a current location of a mobile device and determines whether the current location of the mobile device is associated with one of a plurality of non-adjacent geographic locations associated with an establishment. An application identifier associated with the plurality of non-adjacent geographic locations associated with the establishment is provided based on the determination, where the application identifier at least one of identifies an application for the mobile device to activate and references a remote source for the mobile device to obtain the application. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140073360 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EXPLOITING LOCATION-DEPENDENT SERVICES IN A CELLULAR RADIO SYSTEM - A communications system ( | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140073361 | METHOD OF LOCATING NEARBY PICTURE HOTSPOTS - A network connected computer receives data from a wireless communication device including location data and user data. The computer is programmed to determine if the wireless communication device is in a vicinity of a preselected location, stored on the computer, based on the data for identifying the location of the wireless communication device. The computer transmits data to the communication device for notifying the user of the communication device that the user is in the vicinity of the preselected location. Directional information can then be sent to the communication device for the user to access in order to assist the user in finding the preselected location. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140073362 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM - There is provided an information processing apparatus including an acquisition unit configured to acquire information from a plurality of terminal nodes, an analysis unit configured to analyze the acquired information and generate route information for each individual one of the plurality of terminal nodes, and a grouping unit configured to group the plurality of terminal nodes based on the route information. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140080519 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING LOCATION-AWARE SERVICES - The present disclosure describes a method and system for providing location-aware services. The method enables location-aware business service providers to obtain location-aware services for their users without having to develop and maintain computer software or server systems to provide such services. The disclosed method may also allow location-aware business service providers to customize a generic client system for use by their users, thereby eliminating the need for location-aware business service providers to develop specialized computer software to manage the location-aware services. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140080520 | System and Method for Service-Free Location Based Applications - Provided is a distributed system and method for enabling new and useful location dependent features and functionality to mobile data processing systems. Mobile data processing systems (MSs) interact with each other as peers in communications and interoperability. Data is shared between mobile data processing systems to carry out novel Location Based eXchanges (LBX) of data for new mobile applications. Information which is transmitted inbound to, transmitted outbound from, or is in process at, a mobile data processing system, is used to trigger processing of actions in accordance with user configured permissions, charters, and other configurations. In a preferred embodiment, a user configurable platform is provided for quickly building well behaving LBX applications at MSs and across a plurality of interoperating MSs. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140080521 | System and Method for Location Based Exchanges of Data Facilitating Distributed Locational Applications - Provided is a distributed system and method for enabling new and useful location dependent features and functionality to mobile data processing systems. Mobile data processing systems (MSs) interact with each other as peers in communications and interoperability. Data is shared between mobile data processing systems to carry out novel Location Based eXchanges (LBX) of data for new mobile applications. Information which is transmitted inbound to, transmitted outbound from, or is in process at, a mobile data processing system, is used to trigger processing of actions in accordance with user configured permissions, charters, and other configurations. In a preferred embodiment, a user configurable platform is provided for quickly building well behaving LBX applications at MSs and across a plurality of interoperating MSs. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140080522 | System and Method for Location Based Exchanges of Data Facilitating Distributed Location Applications - Provided is a distributed system and method for enabling new and useful location dependent features and functionality to mobile data processing systems. Mobile data processing systems (MSs) interact with each other as peers in communications and interoperability. Data is shared between mobile data processing systems to carry out novel Location Based eXchanges (LBX) of data for new mobile applications. Information which is transmitted inbound to, transmitted outbound from, or is in process at, a mobile data processing system, is used to trigger processing of actions in accordance with user configured permissions, charters, and other configurations. In a preferred embodiment, a user configurable platform is provided for quickly building well behaving LBX applications at MSs and across a plurality of interoperating MSs. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140080523 | Method and apparatus for performing session info query for user plane location - Techniques for querying for information on location sessions in a user plane location architecture are described. In an aspect, a location server may send a query message to a terminal to query for information on active location sessions, e.g., when at least one location session for periodic triggered service or area event triggered service is deemed to be active. The terminal may return a response message containing a list of session identifiers (IDs) for the active location sessions, parameters for the active location sessions, capabilities of the terminal, etc. The location server may compare the information received from the terminal and information stored at the location server. The location server may terminate each location session deemed to be active at only the terminal or only the location server. The location server may restart or terminate each location session having inconsistent parameters at the terminal and the location server. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140087760 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING AND TRIGGERING TARGETED MARKETING CONTENT - A mobile device in, or at, a vehicle sends a vehicle status message to a remote host upon occurrence of a trigger event, such as turning off the vehicle's engine. The remote host processes the vehicle status message and determines whether it can access, or find, content that is associated with location information contained in the vehicle status message. If so, the remote host forwards the content in a content message to a user device, which may or may not be the device that transmitted the vehicle status message. The remote host typically associates the user device with the vehicle, or mobile device therein, from which the vehicle status message emanated. Thus, the user device receives content corresponding to the location of the vehicle when the trigger event occurred. The content may include advertising, product promotion, tourist information, weather, traffic, or other information relevant to the trigger event occurrence location. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140087761 | PERSONALIZED PROXIMITY COMMUNICATION - Described herein are technologies related to personalized communication with a user who is physically located in a designated area for that communication. More particularly, the technology describes detection and identification of a wireless device within the designated area of communication, searching for a corresponding dataset for the identified wireless device, and generating the personalized communication to the user. This Abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140087762 | DEFIBRILLATOR LOCATION TRACKING DEVICE - A defibrillator is disclosed for communication with a transmitter associated with a location. The defibrillator is configured to generate an electronic signature for determining a position of the defibrillator within the location. The electronic signature includes electronic data correlating the position of the defibrillator to the transmitter. The electronic data may include GPS data. The defibrillator is configured to generate the electronic signature during a first and a second window of time to define a first and a second electronic signature. A differential between the first and the second electronic signatures corresponds to a positional state of the defibrillator, indicating movement within or between two locations. In a disclosed system, the first electronic signature is stored in a database and a server is configured to generate the differential and to communicate the positional state of the defibrillator to a stakeholder. Methods of use are also disclosed. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140087763 | NON-GEOTAGGED ACCESS POINT POSITIONING - A method for locating a target transceiver in a wireless communication system includes: obtaining at least one scan list indicating a set of transceivers including the target transceiver; identifying, from stored geotagging data, locations of at least some previously located transceivers represented in the at least one scan list that are distinct from the target transceiver; generating a list of neighbor transceivers corresponding to the target transceiver based on the at least one scan list; and calculating an estimated location of the target transceiver using the list of neighbor transceivers and the locations of the previously located transceivers represented in the at least one scan list. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140087764 | Method and System for Calculating Directional Information Including Estimated Distance to Recently Moved or Newly Tagged Objects to a Moving, Wireless Enabled Device - A method is disclosed for calculating a distance to objects or a nearest object to a wireless enabled device. The method includes the steps of broadcasting a signal by the wireless enabled device to data tags, receiving by the data tags the signal by the wireless enabled device, and obtaining by each of the data tags a signal strength indicator of the wireless enabled device based on the signal from the wireless enabled device. Each of the data tags in a range transmits a signal to the wireless enabled device including the signal strength indicator of the wireless enabled device. Each signal strength indicator of the wireless enabled device is communicated to a positioning and communication system. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140087765 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING CONNECTION STATUS AND LOCATION INFORMATION IN A WIRELESS NETWORKING ENVIRONMENT - A system may provide a client device with a persistent wireless network browser toolbar for use in, for example, a network browser. The persistent wireless network browser toolbar is provided with a login status indicator, a logout option, and a wireless network signal strength indicator. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140094191 | METHOD FOR FEEDING BACK LOCATION AND WEATHER INFORMATION BY A MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - A method for feeding back location and weather information by a mobile communication terminal is disclosed, including: obtaining location and weather information of a local machine; sending the obtained location and weather information to a feedback terminal which is preset in the local machine and requires for feedback of the location and weather information of the local machine. Both the local machine and the feedback terminal may be mobile communication terminals. Through the method, the location and weather information of the local machine can be fed back to the feedback terminal. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140094192 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING TIMELY THERAPUTIC INVERVENTIONS BASED ON BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LOCATION-BASED MESSAGING - A system and method for retrieving both public and private location-based messages. The system and method utilize location-based services and processing to determine when the mobile device has arrived at, is in the vicinity of, is dwelling at, and has left a particular location and then can deliver private messages based upon this information and other user specified criteria. Additionally upon arrival at new location, the mobile device will query a server to determine if there is any category specific public information related to this new location. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140094193 | NUMBER IDENTIFICATION AND TAGGING - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for number identification and tagging. One of the methods includes identifying a content item to be provided to a mobile device. The method includes identifying a location of the mobile device. The method includes identifying at least one calling format based on the location. The method includes identify a calling number included in the content item based on the at least one calling format. The method includes generating an altered version of the content item to tag the calling number. The method also includes provide the altered version to the mobile device. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140094194 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING LOCATION SERVICES - A computer-implemented method including executing instructions stored on a computer-readable medium is provided. The method includes receiving a request for location services from a user, the request including one or more request parameters. The method also includes formatting the request as a single uniform resource locator (URL) string including the one or more request parameters and transmitting the formatted request to a first of a plurality of geolocation service providers. The method also includes receiving from the first of a plurality of geolocation service providers one or more geographic coordinates related to the request and the one or more request parameters. The method includes outputting the one or more geographic coordinates to the user. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140094195 | TERMINAL LOCATION OBTAINING METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM - This provides a terminal location obtaining method, device, and system. The method includes: a first terminal transmitting a location-obtaining request to a second terminal; the second terminal starting a positioning function to obtain the current location information of the second terminal, and transmitting the obtained location information of the second terminal to the first terminal; the first terminal using the location information of the second terminal as the location information of the first terminal, and performing a location-based application operation based on the location information. This can obtain relatively accurate location information of a terminal when the terminal is incapable of determining its own location when location determination is needed. This can also transmit the location information to a corresponding application server to avoid inaccuracy issues with determining a location based on the IP address of a terminal. This can facilitate an accurate location-based push message service. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140094196 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING TEXT BEACONS - Techniques for providing and using a text beacon are disclosed. In one particular embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method comprising the steps of receiving a communication from an initiating client device to initiate a beacon, the communication designating at least one recipient for the beacon and at least one trigger condition for the beacon; sending a communication to a recipient client device associated with the at least one designated recipient, the communication designating the initiating client device; receiving a request for location information associated with the beacon; determining that the request for location information matches the at least one trigger condition for the beacon; and responding to the request for location information by sending position information, based at least on determining that the request matches the trigger conditions for the beacon. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140094197 | SPEED AND TOPOLOGY RELEVANT DYNAMIC GEO SEARCH - A geographic searching system and method for a mobile terminal provides for accessible search results based on spatial characteristics of the mobile terminal. A displacement distance is established for a look-ahead search region, and the look-ahead search region is defined using a location-determination module of the mobile terminal and based on the spatial characteristics of the mobile terminal Relevant points of interest within the look-ahead search region are identified. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140099973 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FINDING MOBILE PHONE USERS - A system and method is provided for enabling mobile device users to share their respective locations and provide maps to each other's locations without requiring the use of a central server providing location services. The other user's location is provided as GPS coordinates that are attached to the communications between the parties (e.g., SMS, text, voice, etc.) and used to generate the other user's location on a map generated at the recipient's mobile device. In operation, a simple communication is provided to another user requesting his/her location and the GPS coordinates of the recipient are returned directly to the requester's mobile device for providing through an API to map or navigation or game software or hardware. The generated map is provided to the requester's mobile device, thereby bypassing the central server. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140099974 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING INDOOR POSITION OF TERMINAL AND PROVIDING TERMINAL WITH PATH GUIDANCE ON BASIS OF FEMTOCELL - Provided are an apparatus and method for measuring an indoor position of a terminal and providing the terminal with path guidance on the basis of a femtocell. The apparatus for measuring an indoor position of a terminal on the basis of a femtocell includes a femtocell base station including a plurality of sensor transmitters respectively transmitting sensor signals for locating the terminal so that the terminal receives the sensor signals and a sensor controller controlling operation of the sensor transmitters, and the terminal configured to receive the sensor signals from the plurality of sensor transmitters, find which sensor transmitters the sensor signals have been transmitted from, and calculate distances between the sensor transmitters having transmitted the sensor signals and the terminal. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140099975 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AUTOMATIC SUPERVISION OF EMPLOYEES USING VIRTUAL GEOGRAPHIC ZONES - A system and method for user interaction includes a network, a server connected to the network, a supervisor device receiving information from a global positioning system and connected to the network, a user device receiving information from the global positioning system and connected to the network. The supervisor, having the supervisor device, defines a set of virtual geographic zones and sub-zones in which the user device is tracked, and saves the set of virtual geographic zones and sub-zones to a supervisor account on the server. The user downloads a user application, sets-up a user account, and downloads the set of virtual geographic zones and sub-zones. As the user, having the user device, moves through the virtual geographic zones and sub-zones the location of the user device is determined and a set of supervisor-defined actions are executed on the user device based on the location of the user device. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140106783 | IN-VEHICLE ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING PROGRAM SOURCE DATA TO A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An in-vehicle entertainment system that includes a receiver and a server. The receiver receives one or more data streams from one or more broadcasters. The server communicates with the receiver and a portable electronic device (PED) proximate to the vehicle. The PED is operable to select a program source for playback on the PED from the one or more data streams provided by the receiver. The server includes memory to store program content. The PED is also operable to select a program source for playback on the PED from the program content stored by the memory. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140106784 | MOBILE DEVICE - Provided is a mobile device including: an audio output unit; an audio source unit which provides music information to the audio output unit; an adjustment unit which adjusts the audio volume of the audio output unit; an announcement information generation unit which provides announcement information to the audio output unit; and a control unit which forcibly selects a predetermined audio volume regardless of the adjustment made by the adjustment unit when announcing information by the announcement information generation unit from the audio output unit. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140106785 | LABELING VISITED LOCATIONS BASED ON CONTACT INFORMATION - The systems and techniques disclosed herein provide the ability to determine locations visited by a user and associate relevant location labels with the locations visited based on contact information. In some examples, a location label can be applied based on a match between a location visited and information stored in a user's contact list. In other examples, a user can efficiently designate a contact and location label to be associated with a location visited. In still other examples, if a location visited by a user is not listed in the user's contact list, but is otherwise known to the system, the location visited can be appropriately labeled and the corresponding contact in the user's contact list can be updated to include the location visited. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140113660 | REAL-TIME PATH SUGGESTION FOR A LOCATION-ENABLED MOBILE DEVICE - The disclosure is directed to navigating based on directionality. An embodiment determines a position and a direction of a mobile device, determines one or more paths from the mobile device to one or more destinations associated with a current location of the mobile device, and displays one or more direction indicators corresponding to the one or more paths to the one or more destinations. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140113661 | APPARATUS FOR MANAGING INDOOR MOVING OBJECT BASED ON INDOOR MAP AND POSITIONING INFRASTRUCTURE AND METHOD THEREOF - An apparatus for managing an indoor moving object based on an indoor map and positioning infrastructure and a method thereof, the apparatus including a database configured to store an indoor map and positioning information, and a controller configured to divide an indoor space into indoor partition spaces in semantic units by use of the indoor map and the positioning information, and to store and manage an index that defines a relationship between the indoor partition space in the semantic unit and a moving object. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140120952 | REAL TIME TRAVEL DIRECTOR - A method for navigating through a predefined space is described herein. The method includes receiving, by a remote unit, a signal indicative of a selection of at least one destination category, wherein the selected destination category is associated with a plurality of destination locations. A position of each of the plurality of destination locations is determined within the predefined space. A final destination location is determined within the predefined space, an origination location of the remote unit is determined, and a first route is determined from the origination location to the final destination. The first route including each destination location included in the selected destination category. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140120953 | SYSTEM FOR EVENT-BASED INTELLIGENT-TARGETING - An event-based intelligent targeting engine is capable of delivering highly relevant content, including, but not limited to, advertisements, alerts, messages, notifications, warnings, signals, machine-to-machine (M2M) telemetry, entertainment/media, and any communications thereof, etc. based on real-time situations (i.e., observed events) of a user as well as, historical preferences both explicitly stated or observed in behavior including demographics, psychographics, and sociographics. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140128102 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UTILIZING HIDDEN ACCESS POINTS - Systems and methods are disclosed to use location information for a client device to selectively access hidden access point information such as service set identifiers (SSIDs) stored on a remote server on the basis of the location information. Using the hidden access point information, the client device may form an association with a hidden access point. The client device may use an integrated location determining system to obtain the location information. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140128103 | Apparatus and method for providing information regarding the presence or location of members of a social network - A computer-implemented method, including processing information regarding a pinging request regarding a first user, storing information regarding a first location or position of a first cellular telephone in a vicinity of the first user, storing information regarding a second location or position of a second cellular telephone in a vicinity of a second user who is a friend, follower, member, or subscriber, of the first user, determining whether the second location or position is within a pre-determined or pre-set distance, range, or radius, of the first location or position, generating a notification message containing information regarding or identifying the second user and a cellular telephone number of the second cellular telephone or an e-mail address of the second user, and transmitting the notification message to the first cellular telephone. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140128104 | Method and Apparatus for Probabilistic User Location - A method of delivering location-based information comprises receiving a request including a location indicator from a packet-based network and translating the location indicator into a probabilistic representation of one or more possible locations of a mobile user based on historical data collected from mobile devices. By generating the probabilistic user location representation, the method can be used to deal with the inherent uncertainty in user location data, particularly in a mobile world,. In some embodiments, this is done by using validation, context analysis, creation of consistent groups, and probability allocation procedures. Location-based document retrieval can be enabled using the probabilistic user location representation. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140128105 | Activity Recognition Systems and Methods - Systems and methods for recognizing and/or predicting activities of a user of a mobile device are disclosed. In certain embodiments, the systems and methods may predict a future activity and/or location of a mobile device user based on current and/or historical device data and/or other personal information relating to the user. In some embodiments, probabilistic determinations and/or other statistical models may be used to predict future activities and locations of a mobile device user. The disclosed systems and methods may further utilize location and/or activity recognition and/or prediction methods to deliver personalized services to a user of a mobile device at a particular time and/or location. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140128106 | LOCATION BASED SERVICES WITH MULTIPLE TRANSMISSION METHODS - A location-based service system for providing messages to a recipient and, in particular, to transmission methods and systems for providing location data of a device to a location-based service system. A method of updating a location of a mobile device includes determining a location of the mobile device and, based on Internet accessibility of the mobile device, transmitting the location via Internet communication when Internet access is available and via SS7 communication when Internet access is unavailable. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140135035 | System for Item and Location Information Distribution - A system for item and location information distribution utilizes a mobile device, at least one wireless information node, and a data server. The information node actively broadcasts a node identification (NID) via a wireless communication signal. When a user brings the mobile device within range of the wireless communication signal, the signal is received by the mobile device, allowing it to receive the NID. The mobile device then requests data related to the node from either the data server or a locally stored database generated from data previously retrieved from the data server. Software on the mobile device may then display headings and subheadings on the screen of the mobile device. The user may select a particular heading or subheading to display the content of the associated chapter or subchapter on the screen of the mobile device. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140135036 | Proximity Based Reminders - Mechanisms, in a data processing system, for generating a reminder notification are provided. The physical presence of another device within a physical local range of a wireless communication device is detected. An identity associated with the other device is determined and a determination is made as to whether a reminder record is stored in association with the identity associated with the other device. In response to a reminder record being stored in association with the identity associated with the other device, a reminder notification is generated and output on the wireless communication device based on content of the reminder record. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140135037 | Collaborative Location-Based Search Results - Multiple mobile devices can be enabled to collaboratively search online information databases for results that may be interesting to all of them. Such search results can involve places of interest at which all of the search participants can conveniently meet due to the locations of those results being near to all of the search participants, for example. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140135038 | EXTENDING OUTDOOR LOCATION BASED SERVICES AND APPLICATIONS INTO ENCLOSED AREAS - Methods and systems for indoor mobile unit positioning, for seamlessly toggling a mobile unit positioning between outdoor positioning and indoor positioning and for providing location based services or application generated by and external location server to the mobile unit while the mobile unit is indoors. The indoor mobile unit positioning includes mobile unit-based positioning with makes use of reception of access point signals by the mobile unit. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140135039 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING GEOFENCE DATA BASED ON ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL - An apparatus, method, and system for determining geofence data based on estimated time of arrival are provided. At a computing device, geofence data is determined, wherein geographic boundaries associated with the geofence data are based on a given estimated time of arrival (ETA) from one of the given location and a current location of a handheld communication device. Given location data associated with the given location is transmitted to the handheld communication device, via a communication interface, when the current location of the handheld communication device and the given location are each within the geographic boundaries such that the handheld communication device is transportable to the given location within the given estimated time of arrival. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140141805 | Proximal Device Method and System Using a Mobile Communication Device - Systems and methods for information exchange with a targeted beaconing device in a positioning system that includes locating a mobile communication device within a proximity of a plurality of beaconing devices and an enabling of a transmission of information from a beaconing device. A mobile communication device receives the transmitted information from the beaconing device and optionally displays the transmitted information, where the transmitted information from the beaconing device is associated with a context based on the targeted beaconing device. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140141806 | Subscription-Free Open Channel Communications Optimized for Public Service Announcements - Emergency and other alerts may be disseminated to mobile devices based on the location of the devices. Registered authorities may generate alerts having associated geographical boundaries. The alerts may be compiled at a central alert repository for distribution to devices within the geographical boundaries. Information transmitted by and indicative of the location of a mobile device may be compared with the alerts to determine if the location information coincides with the geographical boundaries of any of the alerts. If it is determined that one or more of the alerts are active for the device based on the device location, the one or more alerts may be transmitted to the device over an open communication channel dedicated to the communication of such alerts without prior subscription on the part of a user of the device. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140141807 | Apparatus for Sensing Socially-Related Parameters at Spatial Locations and Associated Methods - An apparatus ( | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140141808 | Predicted-Location Notification - In one embodiment, a method includes determining a geo-location of a first user; and identifying a second user that the geo-location of the first user is of interest to. The second user is identified based at least in part on a relationship between the first and second users. The method also includes sending to a mobile client computing device associated with the second user a notification associated with the geo-location of the first user. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140141809 | System, Method and Computer Readable Storage Medium for Storing Thereof for Providing Location-Based Service - A method for providing a location-based service is provided. The method comprises steps outlined below. A geometrical position of a mobile device is detected. A service area that the geometrical position locates is determined to further acquire the mobile device whether it has at least one corresponding application program that corresponds to the service area. The corresponding application program is provided to the mobile device when the mobile device does not have the corresponding application program. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140141810 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile terminal includes an output unit outputting information and a controller. The mobile terminal receives information about a current location of the mobile terminal; generates a keyword list including at least a first keyword item associated with at least a first place or a first time; determines whether a distance between the first place and the current location is within a threshold distance or whether a time gap between the first time and present time is within a threshold time gap; outputs alerting information when the distance is determined to be within the threshold distance or when the time gap is determined to be within the threshold time gap; and outputs route guidance from the current location to a first guide point in response to user input received after the alerting information is output, the user input confirming designation of the first place as the first guide point. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140141811 | INFORMATION SHARING SYSTEM USING MAPS - System capable of giving a sense of unity or solidarity to a plurality of users sharing information is provided. Each of a plurality of client terminals includes a position information acquiring means. A management server updates user position information stored in a user database based on present position information of the respective client terminals. The management server reads a plurality of items of user position information contained in a predetermined range and a plurality of items of user information associated with the user position information contained in the predetermined range from the user database on the basis of the predetermined range of the map information read from a map database, and transmits them to the client terminals. The client terminal displays the items of user information at respective positions corresponding to the items of user position information on the map information in the predetermined range received from the management server. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140141812 | MAP SERVICE METHOD AND SYSTEM OF PROVIDING TARGET CONTENTS BASED ON LOCATION - Provided is a map service system and method for providing target content based on a location and/or position of a user device. The map service method includes identifying a pointer associated with a user device, the pointer indicating a position of the user device on a map. The method includes providing a spot finder in response to a position of the pointer, the spot finder having a desired radius based on a position of the pointer. The method includes providing a target content in the desired radius, the target content corresponding to a location within the desired radius. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140141813 | System and Method for Determining Mobile Users of Interest - Provided is a distributed system and method for enabling new and useful location dependent features and functionality to mobile data processing systems. Mobile data processing systems (MSs) interact with each other as peers in communications and interoperability. Data is shared between mobile data processing systems to carry out novel Location Based eXchanges (LBX) of data for new mobile applications. Information which is transmitted inbound to, transmitted outbound from, or is in process at, a mobile data processing system, is used to trigger processing of actions in accordance with user configured permissions, charters, and other configurations. In a preferred embodiment, a user configurable platform is provided for quickly building well behaving LBX applications at MSs and across a plurality of interoperating MSs. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140141814 | Location Based Exchange Permissions - Provided is a distributed system and method for enabling new and useful location dependent features and functionality to mobile data processing systems. Mobile data processing systems (MSs) interact with each other as peers in communications and interoperability. Data is shared between mobile data processing systems to carry out novel Location Based eXchanges (LBX) of data for new mobile applications. Information which is transmitted inbound to, transmitted outbound from, or is in process at, a mobile data processing system, is used to trigger processing of actions in accordance with user configured permissions, charters, and other configurations. In a preferred embodiment, a user configurable platform is provided for quickly building well behaving LBX applications at MSs and across a plurality of interoperating MSs. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140148200 | Method, Terminal and Server for Adding User Association Relationship - Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, terminal and server for adding a user association relationship. The method includes that: a server receives current environment information and current user information of a first mobile terminal from a client running in the first mobile terminal, and receives current environment information and current user information of a second terminal from a client running in the second terminal; and a server determines whether the current environment information of the first mobile terminal and the current environment information of the second terminal satisfy a predefined user association criterion; if yes, adding a user association relationship for user accounts respectively corresponding to the first mobile terminal and the second terminal. By the present invention, the user association relationship may be added into terminals based on the geographical locations of both sides condition. | 05-29-2014 |
| 20140148201 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DIRECT DEVICE TO DEVICE DISCOVERY IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A method and apparatus are disclosed coordinating restricted ProSe (Proximity-based Service) discovery using a proximity detection signal. The method includes a network receives a friends list from a first UE (User Equipment), wherein the friends list includes UEs that are permitted to discover the first UE. The method also includes the network allocates a UE-specific information for the first UE and provides the UE-specific information to the first UE so that the first UE could use the UE-specific information to generate the proximity detection signal. The method further includes the network delivers the UE-specific information of the first UE to a second UE in the friends list so that the second UE could use the UE-specific information to process the proximity detection signal to identify the first UE. | 05-29-2014 |
| 20140155093 | Method for Ensuring Data Localization on an Ad Hoc Moving Data Network - The present disclosure provides methods operable in a balloon network. The method can include determining that a balloon is at a location associated with a legally-defined geographic area. An area profile of the legally-defined geographic area may identify geographically-restricted data that must not be removed from the legally-defined geographic area. The method can also include determining that the balloon contains at least some of the geographically-restricted data. The method can also include determining that the balloon is likely to move out of the legally-defined geographic area. The method can also include removing the geographically-restricted data from the memory of the balloon. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140155094 | DYNAMIC GEOFENCE BASED ON MEMBERS WITHIN - One example embodiment relates to a method that comprises receiving, via a first portable electronic device, contextual information and a geolocation relating to a first user in a network-based system; receiving, via second portable electronic device, contextual information and a geolocation relating to a second user in the network-based system; identifying a common element in the received contextual information relating to the first user, and the received contextual information relating to the second user; and in response to an identification of the common element, defining a boundary for a geofence based on the geolocation of the first or second users. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140155095 | Enhanced Location Based Services - Location information (e.g., GPS information) pertaining to the location of a device may be integrated into a distributed antenna system (DAS) to enhance location based services. This may be accomplished via a system that filters and combines GPS information with DAS information. Utilization of the enhanced location based services system may enhance accuracy performance of indoor location services and improve round-trip time (RTT) location responses associated with network assisted GPS (e.g., A-GPS) location requests for services from indoor calls. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140155096 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR SELF-LEARNING LOCATION METHOD SELECTION LOGIC - A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided that enable a method for providing location information to be selected based upon a determination, such as a minimization, of the consumption of location server resources that will be consumed by the method. The method, apparatus and computer program product may determine a selected location method from a set of location methods based on predetermined selection criteria. Specifically, the selected location method may be selected to meet a location accuracy requirement specified in a request for location information while consuming a determinable, such as a minimum, amount of resources. The predetermined selection criteria may be updated over time such that method, apparatus and computer program product are self-learning. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140155097 | Location Based Reminders - A system and method of monitoring triggers that alert a user of a location based reminder. At least one trigger may be at least one class having a plurality of members. The triggers are stored. The device monitors the location of the device in relation to the at least one trigger. An alert is executed when the device is within a threshold of the trigger. The device will continue to monitor outstanding triggers. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140155098 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES - A system for providing locality information to a user is disclosed. The system comprises at least one magnetic field beacon. Each beacon comprises means for generating a magnetic field encoded with information associated with the beacon. A communication device is provided that comprises means for detecting the encoded magnetic field emitted by the beacon and means for extracting the information encoded in the detected magnetic field. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140155099 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING LOCATION INFORMATION OF CALL SERVICE AREA IN MOBILE TERMINAL - A method is provided including recording, at a mobile terminal, information relating to a service that is provided to the mobile terminal by a communications network; detecting a deterioration of the service that is provided to the mobile terminal by the communications network to a first service level; generating, based on the recorded information, travel directions form a current location of the mobile terminal to a past location of the mobile terminal where the service provided to the mobile terminal by the communications network is expected to improve to a second service level, the second service level having greater communication capabilities than the first service level. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140155100 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AND LOCATING PUBLIC OR PRIVATE MOBILE DEVICE CHARGING STATIONS - Systems and methods for locating and providing public mobile device charging stations are disclosed. One or more charging stations may be configured to charge a battery of a mobile device. A database may be configured to store location information of the one or more charging stations as well as mobile device location information of the one or more respective mobile devices. A server communicatively coupled with the one or more charging stations and the database, may be configured to determine a proximity of the one or more charging stations to a location of the mobile device. This determination may be based on the station location information and the mobile device location information. Based on the determined proximity, provide the station location information of the respective one or more charging stations to the mobile device. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140155101 | POSITION LOCATION MESSAGE FLOWS - Techniques for initiating and, if desired, modifying location services for Secure User Plane Location (SUPL) and other location architectures are described. To initiate SUPL service, a SUPL Location Platform (SLP) transmits a SUPL initial session message applicable to any service request to a SUPL enabled terminal (SET) and receives in response the service capabilities of the SET. The SLP selects and requests service from the SET consistent with the service capabilities of the SET. The SET may initiate SUPL service by requesting the service capabilities of the SLP. The SET selects and requests service from the SLP that is consistent with the service capabilities received from the SLP. The SET and SLP communicate to determine a position estimate for the SET. The service may be modified before or while communicating between the SET and the SLP to determine a position estimate for the SET. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140155102 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF WIRELESS DOWNLOADS OF MAP AND GEOGRAPHIC BASED DATA TO PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICES - Systems and methods of managing map data on electronic devices are disclosed. In one aspect, a method of downloading pushpin data for a map is disclosed. The method includes receiving, from an electronic network, an indication of a current map segment, the current map segment comprising map data for a current location of a device, the current map segment corresponding to a portion of a map displayed on the device, receiving pushpin criteria for the device, identifying pushpin data based on the current map segment and the pushpin criteria, the pushpin data indicating a pushpin location; and transmitting, on the electronic network, the pushpin data. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140162692 | GEOFENCING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A computer-implemented method performed by a computing device having a processor operatively coupled to a memory, the method comprising storing a plurality of geofences in the memory along with addresses of servers associated with each of the geofences, receiving current location data from a mobile device, the current location data representing a current location of the mobile device, comparing the current location data with each of the plurality of geofences to determine whether data is to be obtained from one or more of the servers associated with each of the geofences, if the data is to be obtained, obtaining the data from the one or more servers, and transmitting the data to the mobile device. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140162693 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING LOCATION BASED SERVICES IN A VENUE - Disclosed are systems, methods and devices for application of location based services in a venue using mobile centric and network centric positioning techniques. In particular, call message flows are described for specific use cases. In one particular implementation, a system obtains estimated locations of mobile devices to provide location aware content to applications hosted on the mobile devices. In another implementation, a system may gather statistics regarding mobile devices' entry into, departure from or movement within a venue for development of user analytics. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140162694 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING INFORMATION IN A LOCATION-BASED SYSTEM - Systems and methods are provided that permit merchants, venue owners, and other entities defined within a location-based system to communicate with users. Additional communication capabilities are provided in a location-based service that permits merchants and other entities to engage users in different ways. One or more advertisers, merchants or other entities may be able to send messages to one or more users. For instance, if a user visits a venue more than a certain number of times in total, visits or “checks-in” to that venue over a period of time, indicates that the user follows or “likes” a particular venue or merchant, or performs some other activity with the location-based network, that merchant may be provided a vehicle for sending messages to those users. Targeted messages may be sent responsive to any information used in the location-based service, including active or passive user activity. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140162695 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A SOCIAL MUSIC SERVICE USING AN LBS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR RECORDING A PROGRAM FOR EXECUTING THE METHOD - Provided are a method and system for providing a social music service using a location based service (LBS), and a recording medium in which a program for executing the method is recorded. The method includes: an uploading step of receiving data on a location at which music is to be posted and corresponding music data from a user terminal and then storing the data in a server; a tracking step of tracking the location of the user terminal using the LBS in the server and detecting whether or not the user terminal has come within a predetermined distance from the posting location; and a playing step of transmitting, from the server to the user terminal, music data matched with the corresponding location when the user terminal has come within the predetermined distance from the posting location. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140162696 | Methods, Device and Systems for Allowing Modification to a Service Based on Quality Information - The disclosure is directed to a method, computer program product, mobile device allowing for configuring a service accessible via the mobile device. The mobile device is configured to allow a determination of its location data using one or more of a plurality of location techniques. The configuring of the service comprises obtaining quality information including a designation of the location technique used for determining said location data and at least partly a quality of said location data; and integrating said quality information at least partly with said service to allow a modification of said service based on said quality information. Various examples of services enabled or enhanced by this capability are described including camera service, navigation services, data sharing services. Various configurations of computer program products, mobile devices and systems for enabling the services above are also described. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140162697 | Method and Apparatus for Determining Location Offset Information - An approach is provided for determining location offset information. A correction manager determines to present, at a device, a location-based display including one or more representations of one or more location-based features. Next, the correction manager receives an input for specifying offset information for at least one of the one or more representations with respect to the location-based display. Then, the correction manager determines to present the one or more representations in the location-based display based, at least in part, on the offset information. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140162698 | GROUP-BASED SOCIAL INTERACTION USING LOCATION-AWARE MOBILE DEVICES - A method of social interaction has the steps of providing a network having a set of mobile devices associated with individuals; identifying a plurality of units of at least one subset of the set of mobile devices, at least one unit of the plurality of units comprising a group of mobile devices formed based on common social connections between individuals; characterizing the units by one or more characteristics; ranking a compatibility of units by comparing the one or more characteristics; causing at least one invitation or message to be transmitted over the network from a sending unit to a receiving unit; and sharing contact information of the units once an invitation has been accepted. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140171115 | LOCATION-AWARE MANAGEMENT OF LISTS OF UNIFORM RESOURCE LOCATORS (URLS) FOR MOBILE DEVICES - Described herein are technologies for managing lists of universal resource locators (“URLs”) for a mobile device based, at least in part, upon the determined location of the device. This Abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140171116 | LOCATION-AWARE MOBILE APPLICATION MANAGEMENT - Described herein are techniques related to managing mobile applications (“apps”) of a mobile device based, at least in part, upon the determined location of the device. This Abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140171117 | LOCATION-AWARE MANAGEMENT OF LISTS OF UNIFORM RESOURCE LOCATORS (URLS) FOR MOBILE DEVICES - Described herein are technologies for managing lists of universal resource locators (“URLs”) for a mobile device based, at least in part, upon the determined location of the device. This Abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140171118 | LOCATION FINGERPRINTING - Methods, program products, and systems for using a location fingerprint database to determine a location of a mobile device are described. A mobile device can use a location fingerprint database to determine the location where GPS signals are unavailable. A server can generate location fingerprint data for the database. The server can generate the location fingerprint data using crowd sourcing, using known locations of signal sources, or both. The server can receive, from a sampling device, measurements of environment variables, e.g., signals from a signal source at one or more sampling points. The server can extrapolate, from the received measurements, estimated measurements at one or more locations in a venue. The server can store the extrapolated measurements as location fingerprint data. The server can send the location fingerprint data to a mobile device for determining a location of the mobile device when the mobile device is at the venue. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140171119 | Method and apparatus for managing attributes and functionalities of predetermined geographical areas. - In accordance with one example embodiment of the present invention a method comprises at least partially enabling a set of functionalities and attributes related to a geofenced session area, wherein at least some of those attributes are associated, at least in part, with analytics pertaining to permanence of users within said geofenced session area. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140171120 | LOCATION-SPECIFIC DATA ACQUISITION - Devices, methods, and systems are provided that allow for acquiring and/or communicating data associated with a location. Embodiments of the present invention allow a mobile communication device to detect a sensor associated with a particular location, and information about that location is provided to the mobile communication device. Other embodiments allow data to be detected and processed in order to characterize a location and objects contained therein. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140171121 | METHOD, MOBILE DEVICE AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR LOCATION-AWARE APPLICATION - A method, a mobile device, and a computer-readable recording medium for a location-aware application are provided. In the method, at least one signal source around the mobile device and a signal strength thereof are detected by using a signal detecting module. Then, each detected signal source and the signal strength thereof are compared with a signal source and a signal strength thereof recorded in multiple system profiles, so as to find a system profile having matched signal source and signal strength, in which the system profiles include signal sources and signal strengths thereof which are recorded and detected by the mobile device at multiple different locations and a system setting of the mobile device applicable to each location. Finally, a system setting of a matched system profile is executed. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140171122 | VENUE POSITIONING SYSTEM - A venue positioning method and system. The location of one or more hand held devices can be determined with respect to one or more VPS (Venue Positioning System) devices within a venue (e.g., a sports stadium, concert arena, etc.) based on wireless communication between the hand held device(s) and the VPS device(s). A service can then be wirelessly delivered to the hand held device(s) based on the determined location of the hand held device(s) with respect to the VPS device(s) within or proximate to the venue. In some embodiments, the VPS devices may be implemented as transponders. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140179354 | DETERMINING CONTACT OPPORTUNITIES - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for obtaining data describing one or more customer contacts of a user from a third-party content provider; matching the one or more customer contacts to respective additional third-party content associated with the one or more customer contacts; deriving geographic location information for one or more of the customer contacts based on the additional third-party content; receiving a geographic location of the user; determining one or more contact opportunities based on the geographic location of the user, the geographic location information for the one or more customer contacts, and one or more presentation criteria; and providing data describing the one or more contact opportunities to a user device for presentation, wherein the data is presented on a user interface of the user device. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140179355 | Providing wireless transmitter almanac information to a mobile station based on expected contribution to future navigation operation - Examples disclosed herein may relate to transmitting almanac information associated with a subset of wireless transmitters to a mobile station. The subset of wireless transmitters may be determined, at least in part, by determining expected contributions of one or more wireless transmitters to a future navigation operation for the mobile station. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140187266 | LOCATION-BASED SERVICE PROVIDER METHOD AND SYSTEM HAVING A USER CONTROLLED LOCATION PRIVACY MECHANISM - Methods and systems that allow a user to receive location-based services for user selected businesses while maintaining the privacy of his/her location when not in the vicinity of a user selected business. A user designates selected businesses to the LBS provider. The user's mobile device sends its location, in encrypted form, to the LBS provider. The LBS provider performs a computation on the encrypted location and returns an encrypted result to the user's mobile device. The user's mobile device decrypts the result and determines whether the user is near any selected businesses based on the decrypted result. Only if the decrypted result indicates the user is near an approved location will the users mobile device return its location, in an unencrypted form, to the LBS provider. Thus, the LBS provider will only know the user's location if and only if the use is near a business selected by the user. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140187267 | BROADCAST BASED PROXIMITY SERVICE TO MOBILE DEVICE USERS - A message broadcast from a radio frequency transceiver of a cell of a mobile communication network is based on a profile of a proximity service offered to users of mobile devices within the cell coverage area. The message includes information about the proximity service for prompting the users to respond to receive further communication regarding the proximity service. A user operates a mobile device to respond indicating a request to receive further communication regarding the proximity service. In some examples, upon receiving the response, an application server coupled to the network transmits service content as part providing the proximity service to the user. In other examples, if the service profile and a user profile are compatible so as to allow the direct communication, the application server sends instructions to enable direct communication between the mobile device and a proximity service server of the proximity service provider. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140187268 | Apparatus, System and Method for Location Detection and User Identification for Media Exposure Data - A computer-implemented system, apparatus and method for monitoring media exposure data and correlating media exposure data to locations. Location data may be generated utilizing measurements of radio waves from WiFi and/or Bluetooth. Identification may also be transmitted when WiFi and/or Bluetooth transmission are received. As media is reproduced or received on/near a portable device, media exposure data is generated. Subsequent location data is monitored and processed to determine specific locations that may include commercial establishments. The locations are then correlated to the media exposure data to determine user actions related to media exposure. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140187269 | LOCATION AND TIME-AWARE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MOBILE USER CONTEXT DETECTION - Methods and systems for providing situational user contexts to mobile applications, allowing for delivery of the relevant content without exposing mobile users' locations and other personal data. A plurality of space-time contexts (STCs) are stored in computer memory, with each STC representing a situational environment as a function of location and time. A mobile user device is associated with at least one of the STCs based on, for example, the location of the device and the current time. The associated STCs are provided to an application interested in delivering context-specific data to the user of the mobile user device. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140187270 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DYNAMIC DETECTION OF CONSUMER VENUE WALK-INS - Methods and systems for detection of venue walk-in events by consumers in possession of wireless mobile devices. Received signal strength indication (RSSI) information is received from a plurality of wireless base stations. The RSSI information relates to mobile devices that communicate with the wireless base stations. Based on the RSSI information, it is determined whether a venue walk-in event has occurred for a particular mobile device. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140187271 | FINDING FRIENDS NEAR A FRIEND - A system for finding friends near a friend, including a memory, housed within a mobile device, for storing a contact list including records for a plurality of friends, each record comprising a name of a friend and geographic coordinates of a location of the friend, and a locator for receiving as input the name of a designated friend in the contact list, and for generating as output a list of at least one proximal friend, each proximal friend including the name of a friend, other than the designated friend, whose location is located close to the designated friend's location. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140194145 | Method, System and/or Device for Adjusting Expected Received Signal Strength Signature Values - Disclosed are systems, methods and devices for application of determining position information for mobile devices. In specific implementations, measurement of a signal travel time and a signal's strength may be combined to characterize a transmission power of the signal's transmitter. The characterized transmission power may be applied to affect expected signal strength signature values for use of the signal's transmitter may be updated in order to enhance a location based service where location may be effected by accuracy of a transmitter's power. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140194146 | LOCATION-BASED APPLICATION RECOMMENDATION - Described herein are techniques related to location-aware application recommendations in wireless devices. For example, an application recommendation alert may be displayed at the wireless device based on a current location, time, and data of the wireless device. Further, relevant applications to user location based on where the wireless device that are placed for sale at the market may be displayed at the wireless device. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140194147 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REDUCING BATTERY CONSUMPTION OF MOBILE TERMINAL - An apparatus and a method for reducing battery consumption of a mobile terminal are provided. The method includes calculating a current location of the mobile terminal, route information to a destination, and an alarm period for determining whether the mobile terminal has arrived at the destination or at a nearby region of the destination, if the destination is input, and deactivating a locating module before the alarm period has elapsed, determining whether the mobile terminal has arrived at the destination or the nearby region of the destination if the alarm period has elapsed, and notifying the user that the mobile terminal has arrived at the destination or the nearby region of the destination if the mobile terminal has arrived at the destination or the nearby region of the destination. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140194148 | Tagging A Location By Pairing Devices - A method of tagging a location using a mobile device entails obtaining position data for a current location of the mobile device, detecting a proximity of another device using a short-range wireless interface, and automatically storing the position data for the current location of the mobile device in response to the detecting of the proximity of the other device. The proximity detector may comprise a near field communication (NFC) interface, a Bluetooth® transceiver or another short-range wireless technology that may be employed to detect the proximity of another device. This technology enables two devices to store a current location to facilitate a subsequent rendezvous back at that same location. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140200032 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING SECURE USER PLANE LOCATION (SUPL) ENABLED TERMINALS - Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses are disclosed for providing location services to an application in a Secure User Plane Location (SUPL) Enabled Terminal (SET). In some embodiments, a SUPL configuration server (SUPL CS) may configure multiple secure user plane location (SUPL) location platforms (SLPs) in a first stage. Subsequently, the SUPL CS may configure information independently for the application in a second stage, wherein the configuration information for the application includes identification of a particular Home SLP (H-SLP) configured in the first stage. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140200033 | Controlling Device Functionality Based On Device Location And Calendar Information - Embodiments are provided by an application executing on a processor, the embodiments comprising determining a current location of a mobile device hosting the application. A determination is made using a calendar of the mobile device an event and a start time of the event. A location of the event is determined. Travel parameters are used to predict a travel time to the location. An alert is generated and presented based on the predicted travel time, wherein the alert is an alert for when to start travel to the location. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140200034 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING POSITIONAL INFORMATION USING WIRELESS FIDELITY (WIFI) INFORMATION - A method and apparatus for providing positional information using wireless fidelity (WiFi) information is provided. A method of providing positional information at a mobile terminal may include collecting WiFi access point (AP) information by scanning for a WiFi AP in a vicinity of the mobile terminal, extracting facility information associated with a facility associated with the WiFi AP, and determining the positional information of the mobile terminal based on the extracted facility information. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140200035 | Method, Apparatus and System for Social Networking - A method, apparatus and system for social networking is provided. In an embodiment, the system comprises a plurality of mobile devices that can directly connect to each other via a peer-to-peer connection. The devices can additionally connect to a server. The server maintains a profile schema which can be used to generate profiles for users for each of the mobile devices. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140200036 | Method and Apparatus for Context Aware Management of Location Optimization of Virtual Machines for Mobility and Real-time Enterprise Applications - An information handling system includes a processor determining a threshold number of users of a source software application from the plurality of mobile devices near a wireless radio transmitter location and a mobile virtual machine distribution system deploying a virtual machine copy of the source software application to a server near the wireless radio transmitter location when the threshold number of users is met. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140206391 | Context Sensitive and Shared Location Based Reminder - Methods and apparatuses for providing reminders are disclosed. In one example, reminders are shared across devices. In one example methods and apparatuses are provided which identify when a subscribing device of a plurality of subscribing devices is at or in proximity to a reminder location, and outputting the reminder message at the subscribing device. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140206392 | RECEIVING A SERVICE IN A VEHICLE BASED ON LOCATION DATA OF A MOBILE DEVICE WITHIN THE VEHICLE - A method and a system for providing a vehicle service to a vehicle based on the location data of a mobile device. The method carried out by the system includes a step of receiving at a call center vehicle location data from a vehicle. After receiving vehicle location data, the method may then include receiving at the call center mobile device location data from the mobile device. The method may include determining whether the mobile device is located within the vehicle based upon the vehicle location data and the mobile device location data. And if the mobile device is located within the vehicle, the method may include initiating at least one vehicle service from the call center in response to the determination. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140206393 | LOCATION-BASED CARPOOL SURVEY TRIGGER - A portable computing device of a carpool participant may include functionality enabling a mobile application executed on the device to detect an appropriate end of a carpool for a respective participant. Once the end of the carpool is detected for a particular carpool participant, the mobile application may automatically generate and present a carpool survey to the participant on the participant's mobile device. The survey may be presented and feedback collected immediately once the carpool has concluded for each participant using movement and/or location based technologies included in the mobile computing device. Mobile computing devices, methods, and computer readable media are provided. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140206394 | INTERACTIVE ADVISORY SYSTEM - A method for providing information to a plurality of vendors located remotely from a broadcast network. A plurality of user-defined parameters are received by a user input database with at least one of the user-defined parameters including a user profile. Each of the user profiles includes a user identifier code identifying a communicator device associated with a particular user. Real-time data indicative of the spatial locations of the communicator devices is received by a communicator location database. Search information is received independently from a plurality of vendors and a data set is generated for each vendor. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140206395 | INTERACTIVE ADVISORY SYSTEM - A method for providing information to a plurality of vendors located remotely from a broadcast network. A plurality of user-defined parameters are received by a user input database with at least one of the user-defined parameters including a user profile. Each of the user profiles includes a user identifier code identifying a communicator device associated with a particular user. Real-time data indicative of the spatial locations of the communicator devices is received by a communicator location database. Search information is received independently from a plurality of vendors and a data set is generated for each vendor. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140206396 | CLIENTLESS METHOD FOR CONTEXT DRIVEN WIRELESS INTERACTIONS - Described herein are methods and apparatuses for the provision and management of value added services without a requirement for specific client software on a wireless receive/transmit unit (WRTU). The methods and apparatuses described may be applied to wireless networks supporting HTTP transfers without disrupting the wireless network configuration. In the embodiments described herein, a web request may be received by a Service Management Entity (SME) that may be located in an access point (AP) from a WRTU. The SME may transmit a proxy auto-configuration (PAC) file to the WRTU. This PAC file may include a uniform resource locator (URL) associated with a Service Delivery Entity (SDE), and the URL chosen may be based on rules associated with a location of the WRTU. The SDE may then receive a second web request from the WRTU and respond by transmitting a message to the WRTU such as a transaction trigger. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140206397 | MOBILE NOTIFICATION SYSTEM - A method for providing information to a traveler during a vehicle trip is provided, which comprises the following: monitoring a current location of a vehicle and at least one aspect of the vehicle trip other than the current location of the vehicle; and providing information to the traveler in response to as least one status change with respect to the at least one aspect of the vehicle trip based on the current location of the vehicle. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140206398 | Correlating Mobile Device Locations - 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. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140206399 | LOCATION-BASED GROUP GENERATION METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM - The present disclosure discloses a location-based group generation method, apparatus and system. When a server in a mobile network in the present disclosure receives a group generation request that indicates a location area from a first mobile terminal, the server creates a group that includes the first mobile terminal and other mobile terminals in the location area. In this way, the present disclosure can create a group that includes the first mobile terminal and other mobile terminals in the location area of the first mobile terminal, and forward information in the group. When a user who uses the first mobile terminal sends information, the user is free from the trouble of sending the information to the terminals one by one, the use is simple and convenient, and the user experience is favorable. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140206400 | PLACE-SPECIFIC BUDDY LIST SERVICES - An information service provides search and notifications to inform when certain people (e.g., friends, family, business contacts, etc.) are nearby so as to facilitate communications with those people. Users may define lists of people whose locations may be tracked by positioning equipment based on personal communications/computing devices carried by the people. The information service processes this people and place data to identify those of the listed people that are in the user's vicinity, and provide notifications and user-initiated search results informing the user such as via the user's personal communications/computing device. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140206401 | GEOLOCALIZED INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A method of providing published articles linked to geographical locations, the method including the steps of providing to a user a graphical user interface including a representation of a geographic area, providing selectable identifications of one or more remotely published articles relating to locations within the geographic area, receiving a selection of the one or more remotely published articles, facilitating transmission of the one or more remotely published articles to computer-readable memory, and facilitating display of the one or more remotely published articles. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140213296 | Wristwatch notification for late trains - Transit delay can be automated and pushed directly to a mobile device of a user based on a rank of usefulness within the mobile device interface. The closest transit station to a user's current position may be determined. An implementation may receive a current status of a transit delay in respect to the nearby transit station. A notification relating to the transit delay may be displayed on a mobile device of the user based on a relative priority of the notification, relative to other notifications available to be displayed on a mobile device of the user. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140213297 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAPPING OF MOBILE DEVICES UNIQUE IDENTIFIERS TO INDIVIDUALS - A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for accessing user data and determining one or more nearby individuals at a first time, receiving one or more device identifiers transmitted from other computing devices, and mapping the one or more device identifiers with the one or more nearby individuals. The method, apparatus, and computer program product may also be configured for determining whether each of one or more device identifiers are mapped to a specific individual, and if not, access stored data from previous occurrences in order to map the device identifiers to specific individuals. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140213298 | Tiered Delivery of Location Data - Techniques of delivering location data are described. A location server can receive, from a mobile device, a request for location data for determining a location of the mobile device at a venue. The request can include an estimated location of the mobile device. The location server can provide to the mobile device coarse location data for each venue that is located within a threshold distance to the estimated location of the mobile device. The coarse location data can include a list of coarse tiles at each venue, and parameters of a probability distribution function for determining in which tile of the venue the mobile device is located based on signals detected by the mobile device. The location server can the provide location fingerprint data associated with the tile and neighboring tiles to the mobile device. The mobile can use the location fingerprint data to determine a more detailed location. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140213299 | Survey Techniques for Generating Location Fingerprint Data - Surveying techniques for generating location fingerprint data are described. A mobile device can survey a venue by measuring, at multiple locations at the venue, signals from one or more signal sources. At each location, the mobile device can take multiple measurements of signals. The mobile device can take each measurement at a distinct orientation. The measurements can be used to determine expected measurements of the signals at the venue. Differences between the multiple measurements of signals can be used to determine a variance of the expected measurements. The expected measurements and variance can be designated as location fingerprint data for the venue. The location fingerprint data can be used by mobile devices for determining a location at the venue. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140213300 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO SELECT LOCATIONS OF INTEREST BASED ON DISTANCE FROM ROUTE POINTS OR ROUTE PATHS - Selection of offers, locations or merchants based on their distances from a portion of a user's route and their affinity for the user is disclosed. A route employed by a user for travelling to a destination is obtained and segmented at identified vertices. Locations that are proximate to the route segments are determined. The proximate locations are further analyzed to obtain their specific distances from a selected portion such as the user's origin or destination or any route segment. Location based services are associated with those proximate locations that are closest to the selected portion on the user's route or those with the better utility. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140213301 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOCATING A TRACKING DEVICE - The principles described herein provide methods and systems for locating a tracking device. In particular, one disclosed method includes associating a user with a tracking device, receiving an indication that the tracking device is lost, setting a flag indicating that the tracking device is lost, receiving a location within a proximity of the tracking device from one of a plurality of mobile devices associated with a community of users, and providing the location to the user. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140213302 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION IN SYSTEM INCLUDING ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROVIDING SERVER, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - Exemplary embodiments may disclose a method for providing information in a system including an electronic device and an information providing server and an electronic device. The information providing method includes transmitting location information of a region that a user wishes to search and a local information request signal to the information providing server, by the electronic device, searching local information of the region using at least one social network service of at least one user located in the region, by the information providing server, in response to the local information request signal, transmitting the searched local information to the electronic device, by the information providing server, and displaying a local information user interface (UI) using the local information received from the information providing server and a map of the region, by the electronic device. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140213303 | LOCATION BASED SERVICE (LBS) SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING A SOCIAL NETWORK - A system and method for providing a location based service to create a social network, comprising activating a feature from a wireless terminal, registering from the wireless terminal with a location based service associated with the feature, creating a profile of a user of the feature, and displaying candidates based on the profile and based on the geographic location of the candidates. A Global Positioning System (GPS) may be used to geographically locate active users of a feature. An activity map may be associated with a feature, the activity map displaying active users of the feature. | 07-31-2014 |
| 20140221012 | USER SIMILARITY PROVISION METHOD - A user similarity provision method for providing mobile communication devices with information about common interests among first and second users of the mobile communication devices is described. The current position of each mobile communication device are periodically acquired in association with the current time and accumulated as a visited location history. The visited location history consists of location visited records each of which consists of a visited location and a visit time. Similar visited location records are extracted from the visited location histories of the first and second users to indicate common interests shared by them. The similar visited location records are then displayed on the mobile communication devices. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140221013 | Routine Estimation - In one embodiment, a method includes determining a geo-location centroid of each of one or more geo-location clusters. The geo-location centroid corresponds to one or more geo-location data points within its geo-location cluster. The geo-location data points represent one or more location readings from a mobile computing device associated with a user. The geo-location centroids are based at least in part on location readings obtained during a particular time of day of a particular day of a week. The method also includes grouping one or more geo-location centroids into one or more groups; and determining a time-based routine based at least in part on a number of geo-location centroids within each group. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140221014 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MOBILITY PATTERN MINING - A mobility pattern mining device includes: a data collecting unit configured to collect a user's historical data; a stay point obtaining unit configured to obtain stay points of the user from the historical data; an extracting unit configured to obtain a semantic tree for a certain topic and extract topic related stay points from the stay points of the user by using the semantic tree for the certain topic; a determining unit configured to determine a candidate mobility pattern of the user based on the topic related stay points; and a selecting unit configured to select a frequent mobility pattern which best matches the candidate mobility pattern of the user from a frequent mobility pattern database related to the certain topic, wherein the database is set in advance based on historical data for a plurality of users to obtain mobility patterns about topics for users. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140221015 | METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR ESTIMATING TEMPORAL DEMOGRAPHICS OF MOBILE USERS - A method of and system for estimating temporal demographics of mobile users is disclosed. A method of estimating demographic information associated with a selected geographical area includes, for at least one individual, determining a selected geographical area along a portion of a track of travel of the individual and determining demographic information associated with the at least one individual. The method also includes estimating a ratio of individuals transiting into the area versus individuals that are residents of the area and estimating demographic information associated with the area based on the estimated ratio and based on demographic information associated with the at least one individual. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140221016 | Safety Service System and Method Thereof - Disclosed are a safety service system and a method thereof. The safety service system comprises: a collection unit for collecting position information and image information related to a protected person who is registered by a protector; and a service providing unit for providing the position information and the image information to one or both of the protector and a security company upon detection of a signal that the protected person is in danger. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140221017 | GEOGRAPHICAL POINT OF INTEREST FILTERING AND SELECTING METHOD; AND SYSTEM - A method includes: establishing an observation using a geographic observation unit, wherein the act of establishing the observation comprising establishing a geographic point of observation and a direction of observation; obtaining uncertainty data associated with the geographic point of observation and/or the direction of observation; establishing a geographic field of observation that is bounded and extending from the geographic point of observation, wherein the geographic field of observation is established based on the uncertainty data and the direction of observation; obtaining a list of records of geographic points of interest as a function of the geographic field of observation; creating a filtered list of points of interest by excluding at least one geographic point of interest that is partially within the geographic field of observation; and providing audible point of interest information associated with one or more points of interest from the filtered list of points of interest. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140221018 | Media Data Exchange Transfer or Delivery for Portable Electronic Devices - Methods and systems that facilitate data delivery to electronic devices are disclosed. One aspect pertains to data delivery to electronic devices that are portable, such as, mobile devices. In one embodiment, one mobile device discovers another mobile device within its vicinity. The mobile devices can then wirelessly transmit data from one mobile device to the other. The mobile devices, or their users, can control, request or influence the particular data content being delivered. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140221019 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING AND AUTHORIZING LOCATION SERVERS AND LOCATION SERVICES - Techniques are provided which may be implemented in various methods, apparatus, and/or articles of manufacture to allow a mobile device to obtain certain location service(s) and/or the like from one or more computing devices that have been authorized for use. For example, in certain implementations, an authorizing location server may obtain a first message from a mobile device indicating a first set of location servers, determine a second set of location servers based, at least in part, on the first set of location servers, and transmit a second message to the mobile device indicating that the second set of location servers are authorized for location service related access by the mobile device. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140221020 | Identifying Status Based on Heterogeneous Sensors - Techniques for determining a status of a user are described. A mobile device equipped with sensors may collect sensor data pertaining to transportation modes of the user, tracking locations of the user, identifying environmental noise levels surrounding the user, or speech being spoken in proximity to the user. Features of the collected sensor readings are then used to infer activities the user may be performing. Based at least in part on the multiple inferred activities, a status of the user is determined. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140221021 | AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION AND STORAGE OF FREQUENTLY VISITED LOCATIONS - Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for automatically generating and updating a list of previously visited locations that are popular to a user. A data point can be generated from sampling a position of an electronic device. It can be determined if the data point represents a destination of the electronic device based upon metadata of the data point. An entry of a list of previously visited locations can be updated based upon the data point when a first previously visited location is within a distance threshold of the position of the data point. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140235274 | HANDHELD IMPACT NOTIFICATION AND AVOIDANCE SYSTEM - In some implementations, a handheld mobile device detects possible impact with or from another object, and in response, provides notice of the possible impact and provides information on evasive action to avoid the impact. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140235275 | Calendar Integration Methods and Systems for Presentation of Events Having Combined Activity and Location Information - A method includes receiving geo-location data collected over time period. The geo-location data is associated with a monitoring device. The method further includes receiving motion tracking data of the monitoring device. The motion tracking data is collected over time period. The method includes identifying one or more activities. The activities are identified based on inference rules that identify certain activities to have occurred when at least part of the motion tracking data is correlated to the received geo-location data. The method further includes defining a metric for one or more of the identified activities. The metric is associated to a calendar date. The method includes sending the metric to a calendar application with integration instructions. The integration instructions define the calendar date to which the metric will be added. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140235276 | PERSONALLY ATTENDED SERVICE NOTIFICATION BASED ON TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL PROXIMITY - A computer system may notify a user about personally attended services satisfying temporal-spatial criteria. The computer system may use a user location and/or information on already scheduled events to determine whether a personally attended service satisfies the temporal-spatial criteria. Travel time may be determined and included when determining whether the personally attended service conflicts with an already scheduled event. The temporal-spatial criteria may also include availability of the personally attended service. A user profile and/or third party information may be used to determine if a user is available and/or would be receptive to a personally attended service. The user profile may be generated from third party information, such as contained in an online social network, and/or learned. The user may be able to reserve the personally attended service through the computer system. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140235277 | Crowd Formation Based On Wireless Context Information - Systems and methods are disclosed for forming crowds of users based on wireless contexts of corresponding mobile devices of the users. In general, wireless contexts of mobile devices of a number of users are obtained. For each mobile device, the wireless context of the mobile device includes a wireless Personal Area Network (PAN) context of the mobile device, a wireless Local Area Network (LAN) context of the mobile device, or both. The wireless contexts of the mobile devices of the users are then utilized to form crowds of users. More specifically, in one embodiment, users of mobile devices having sufficiently similar wireless contexts are determined to be in the same crowd of users. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140235278 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POSITION BASED SERVICES IN A MOBILE DEVICE - A method of constructing a position sensitive screensaver on a mobile device comprises acquiring a position for the mobile device, reporting the position, receiving information for selected information categories based on the reported position, and displaying the received information on the mobile device, when the mobile device is idle. The subscriber can preferably control where and how the information is displayed so that the user has relevant information based on where the subscriber is located. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140235279 | METHOD AND MEANS FOR BROWSING BY WALKING - 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. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140243019 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A RECOMMENDATION ON A MOBILE DEVICE - A system and a method generate a recommendation on a mobile device. The system and the method may use a time, a location, a venue and/or an event to generate the recommendation. Further, the system and the method may use an event database to determine current interests of the user. Still further, the system and the method for generating a recommendation on a mobile device may use a transactional history of the user and/or behavior of other users to generate the recommendation. The system and the method may recommend, for example, digital media, news and event information, editorial content and/or physical or digital merchandise. As a result, the system and the method may generate a recommendation that corresponds to the current interests of the user. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140243020 | MATCHING MULTIPLE MOBILE DEVICES TO IDENTIFY JOINT MOVEMENT OF THE MOBILE DEVICES - Location data and/or acceleration data of a mobile device may be received. The data may include timestamps. The timestamped data of the mobile device may be compared to timestamped data of another mobile device. Upon determining the timestamped data of the mobile device matches the timestamped data of the other mobile device, joint movement of the mobile devices may be signaled. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140243021 | ADAPTIVE ACCELERATION-BASED REMINDERS - A database may be searched for prior meetings matching the proposed meeting. Each prior meeting may include attendees of each prior meeting and travel time of each attendee to the each prior meeting. Upon identifying one or more matched prior meetings, a notification for an attendee of the proposed meeting based on travel times of the attendee to the one or more matched prior meetings may be generated. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140243022 | METHOD FOR INFORMING ON THE PRESENCE OF A REMOTE DEVICE'S HOLDER - The invention relates to a method for informing on the presence of a remote devices holder, said remote devices holder carrying a remote device ( | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140243023 | LBS-BASED PROMPT INFORMATION OUTPUT METHOD AND SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An LBS-based prompt information output method and system, and a storage medium according to the present disclosure, comprising: acquiring current time and/or a current geographic location, determining whether the current time falls within a preset time range, and/or determining whether a distance value between the current geographic location and a preset specified geographic location is smaller than or equal to a preset distance value; when a determination result is positive, outputting preset prompt information. The present invention is capable of enabling a user to acquire service information concerning the user and relating to the specified geographic location in time. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140248909 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RESOURCE OPTIMIZED, COARSE AND FINE GRAINED LOCATION TRACKING FOR PLANNED JOURNEY - Methods and systems for resource optimized, coarse and fine grained location tracking for planned journey are disclosed. A method for tracking a mobile device with respect to a point of interest (POI) using a mobile location tracker includes a conserve mode in which the mobile location tracker is turned off. The conserve mode comprises determining, by an analyzer module, whether to assess an estimated time to arrive (ETA) at the POI. If determined to assess the ETA, the conserve mode comprises performing an ETA assess operation comprising receiving the ETA; and if the ETA is not greater than a threshold time, switching from the conserve mode to an active mode, wherein in the active mode the mobile location tracker is turned on. It is determined to assess the ETA if a timer measurement is not less than the reassess time or if a trigger to reassess is received. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140248910 | ADDING GEO-FENCES BASED ON TIME - A user can create geo-fences by providing a first identifier, e.g., a name of a store or a category of merchandise, and a location-based function that is triggered when the user's mobile device crosses a boundary of a geo-fence. An elapsed time that the geo-fences are not triggered can be monitored. If the elapsed time exceeds a threshold, additional geo-fences can be added based on a second identifier that is associated with the additional geo-fences. Whether the elapsed time is going to exceed the threshold can be predicted, and the additional geo-fences added at the time of the prediction, which may be before the elapsed time actually exceeds the threshold. Additionally, the user can be prompted regarding adding additional geo-fences before or after the elapsed time might exceed the threshold. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140248911 | Subject Matter Based Tour Guide - A method for communicating tour information to a user of a mobile electronic device is disclosed. The mobile device receives from a global positioning satellite (GPS) system geographic coordinates of the mobile device, compares them with coordinates stored in a database having associated with them a point-of-interest. Once coordinates of a point-of-interest are located and determined to be within a predetermined distance from the mobile device, the system will select from the plurality of tour data, a preprogrammed tour corresponding to that POI. The internet may be accessed through the device's wireless transceiver in order to download internet material associated with the point-of-interest. The tour and internet material information is then communicated to the user through a user interface. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140248912 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SHARING OF GEO-TAGGED FILE SEGMENTS BASED ON LOCATION OF A MOBILE DEVICE - A new approach is proposed that contemplates systems and methods to support providing a mobile device associated with a user a plurality of file segments retrieved based on the location of the mobile device. Under the approach, when the user arrives at a location, a remote file/copy server receives a location indicia of the mobile device independent of and separated from a request for an electronic document by the mobile device. The remote server determines a geo-fenced area based on the location indicia of the mobile device, searches for and retrieves from a database one or more geo-tagged file segments that match the location of the mobile device. The remote copy server then assembles a specific edition of the electronic document, which includes at least one geo-tagged file segment pertinent to the location of the mobile device and transmits the assembled electronic document to this and/or another computing/communication device associated with the user and/or another entity at the current/last known location of the user. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140248913 | Optimizing Mobile User Data Storage - Systems and methods described herein provide a mechanism for optimizing the reception and storage of mobile user data. Data relating to mobile user location, behavior, and profiles are received from mobile users and stored at a storage system in an efficient manner. The efficiency is achieved by identifying what system parameters may be adjusted to reduce storage requirements while still providing sufficient data for useful analysis. System parameters that may change to reduce storage requirements include, e.g., the type of mobile user data collected, the frequency at which mobile user data is collected, the events or conditions that trigger data collection, and dynamically adjusting data collection upon detecting a number of event or time-based triggers. | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140256355 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIFFERENTIALLY PROCESSING A LOCATION INPUT FOR CONTENT PROVIDERS THAT USE DIFFERENT LOCATION INPUT FORMATS - The disclosure relates to systems and methods for processing a location input that specifies one or more geographically definable locations for input to individual ones of a plurality of social media or other content providers that have different input formats for specifying locations. A geo-location input may be normalized to an input format that conforms to a particular content provider, which may use a format for the geo-location input that is different that a format used by another content provider. The formatted geo-location input may be communicated to the particular content provider to obtain content from the content provider. The formatting may result in artifacts such as over-inclusive results having excess content and/or under-inclusive results that omit content that should have been provided. The obtained content obtained may corrected based on a determination of whether the content is over-inclusive and/or under-inclusive by removing obtained content and/or adding new content. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140256356 | CROWD SOURCED PATHWAY MAPS - Some implementations include identifying a location for a device perceived landmark. The location is identified by monitoring received signal strength of a signal of a wireless access point, detecting the location at which the trend in the received signal strength changes direction, and qualifying the location based on measurements taken form one or more inertial measurement unit sensors. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140256357 | PROVIDING POINTS OF INTEREST TO USER DEVICES IN VARIABLE ZONES - Receiving point of interest zones and alerts on user devices comprises communicating, by a user computing device to a remote computing device, a request for point of interest data corresponding to points of interest within a proximity of the user device; presenting the received point of interest data; identifying a particular point of interest; and outputting an alert regarding the particular point of interest. Receiving point of interest zones on user devices comprises communicating a request for point of interest data; receiving the point of interest data from the remote network device wherein a size of the point of interest zone is determined based on a density of points of interest in the proximity of the user, and wherein the shape of the point of interest zone is expanded in a direction of travel and contracted in the opposite direction; and presenting the received point of interest data. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140256358 | LABELING VISITED LOCATIONS BASED ON CONTACT INFORMATION - The systems and techniques disclosed herein provide the ability to determine locations visited by a user and associate relevant location labels with the locations visited based on contact information. In some examples, a location label can be applied based on a match between a location visited and information stored in a user's contact list. In other examples, a user can efficiently designate a contact and location label to be associated with a location visited. In still other examples, if a location visited by a user is not listed in the user's contact list, but is otherwise known to the system, the location visited can be appropriately labeled and the corresponding contact in the user's contact list can be updated to include the location visited. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140256359 | Wireless Service Platforms - Embodiments of the disclosed invention include an apparatus, method, and computer program product for performing automated events using a multi-wireless detection device service platform. For example, in one embodiment, a method for performing automated events in an office environment is disclosed. The method may include logging, by the office management system, a user onto a network data processing system located within an office within the office environment using an account associated with the user in response to receiving a notification message from a wireless detection device. In one embodiment, the communication between the wireless detection device and the office management system to log the user onto the network data processing system located within the office is performed in response to a user-initiated request that indicates that the wireless device is within the office. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140256360 | Systems and Methods to Determine the Name of a Physical Business Location Visited by a User of a Wireless Device and Verify the Authenticity of Reviews of the Physical Business Location - Methods and systems that ascertain and record the specific named location of a user of a wireless device. A geographic location of a mobile device based on a geographic location sensor is received. A selection of the likely locations that may have been visited is provided to the wireless device based on location data. A verification of the specific named location of the user is received from the wireless device based on the provided selection of locations. The location history is updated with, for example, the location of the wireless device, the specific named location visited, and time of day information. A user may then provide a review of the specific named location visited. The review is stored in a format associated with the user. A portion of the user's profile may also show a third party that the user has visited the physical named location that was reviewed. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140256361 | METHOD FOR PASSIVE MINING OF USAGE INFORMATION IN A LOCATION-BASED SERVICES SYSTEM - A method and system for providing advertising effectiveness searching capabilities, predictive modeling capabilities and usage mining in a location-based services system is disclosed. During operation of the location-based services system, usage information for advertising campaigns placed on the location-based services system is stored. Advertisers are provided with the ability to enter a search request form on a remote terminal to mine the usage information. The search request is then transmitted to an application that searches usage information to generate a response to said search request. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140256362 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GLOBAL NAVIGATION SATELLITE SYSTEM CONFIGURATION OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPLICATIONS - Methods and systems for global positioning navigate satellite system configuration of wireless communication applications may comprise in a wireless communication device (WCD) comprising a satellite positioning RF path, determining a location of the WCD utilizing LEO signals received by said satellite positioning RF path, establishing communications with a wireless access point based on the determined location, and configuring a wireless communication function of the WCD based on the determined location. The wireless communication function may comprise a power level of wireless local area network circuitry in the WCD, a point-of-sale transaction, or a synchronization of data on the WCD with one or more devices in a home location of the WCD. The determined location and a transaction ID for the point-of-sale transaction may be stored utilizing a security processor in the WCD. The satellite positioning RF path may be powered down based on the determined location. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140274138 | 2D TO 3D MAP CONVERSION FOR IMPROVED NAVIGATION - Techniques for providing improved navigation through an indoor environment using a mobile device are provided. A method according to these techniques includes accessing a 2D map of the indoor environment, accessing customization information comprising one or more attributes to be applied to a 3D model of the indoor environment derived from the 2D map, analyzing the 2D map to extract geometry information associated with the layout of the indoor environment, generating the 3D model based on the geometry extracted from the 2D map and the customization information, generating a 3D representation of a current location of the mobile device within the indoor environment based on the 3D model; and displaying the 3D representation on a display of the mobile device. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140274139 | PRINTED TAG REAL-TIME TRACKING - Disclosed are various embodiments for monitoring tracking devices capable of seamless indoor and outdoor tracking transitions. A tracking device may comprise, for example, printable circuitry and antennas combined with one or more receivers/transceivers on a substrate. The tracking device may be configured, for example, to localize the tracking device via GPS or an alternative localization strategy based on a determination of whether GPS communication is available. A modified RSSI fingerprinting methodology may be used to accurately determine a location of the tracking device using Wi-Fi access points. A device monitoring service may communicate with internal and/or external mapping API's to render a device monitoring user interface comprising a visual representation of the location of the tracking device. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140274140 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMATED INFORMATION ENTRY IN A WIRELESS DEVICE - Methods and apparatus for automated information entry in a wireless device may include receiving an input of a sequence of characters. In addition, the methods and apparatus may include identifying a location-related context based on at least a portion of the sequence of characters and obtaining location information of the wireless device in response to identifying the location-related context. The methods and apparatus may also include obtaining a set of one or more landmark information corresponding to the location information of the wireless device and obtaining directional information relative to selected landmark information. The method and apparatus may also include adding the directional information with the selected landmark information to the sequence of characters. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140274141 | SELECTIVE COMMUNICATION MODE TRANSITIONING TECHNIQUES FOR MOBILE DEVICES - Various methods, apparatuses and/or articles of manufacture are provided which may be implemented as part of a mobile device to selectively transition operation of the mobile device from one communication mode to another communication mode. For example, a mobile device may selectively transition operation from one communication mode to another communication mode based, at least in part, on a determination that certain signaling environment attributes which were previously experienced and identified may once again have been experienced and identified. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140274142 | PEER-TO-PEER DEVICE MOVEMENT COMMUNICATIONS - Embodiments of the disclosure provide peer-to-peer communication of device movements. A first computing device receives a message from a second computing device via a peer-to-peer connection. If the message does not include movement information, the first computing device requests from the second computing device the movement information describing travel of the second computing device. Upon receipt of the movement information over the peer-to-peer connection, the first computing device presents the received message and the received movement information to a user of the first computing device. The movement information may include route, velocity, heading and an estimated time of arrival, and may be periodically updated via additional messages sent to the first computing device. In some embodiments, the first computing device and the second computing device are configured to automatically send and receive movement information without user input. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140274143 | PERSONAL INFORMATION COMMUNICATOR - A personal information communicator may include a remote device detector, a display, a remote device location detector, an information collection module, a presentation module, a selection module, a linking module, and an expression module. The remote device detector may receive an indicator from remote device(s) in an external region of space. The display may present a representation of a field of view of the region of space. The remote device location detector may determine the location of remote device(s). The information collection module may collect data associated with the remote device(s) within the field of view. The presentation module may present identifying information for each of the one or more remote devices on the display, the identifying information determined at least in part using the data. The selection module may pick selected remote device(s) from the remote device(s). The linking module may link to the selected remote device(s). | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140274144 | Information Delivery Targeting - Information may be more specifically targeted to locations or individuals based on contextual information derived from user input, environmental information, device attributes and the like. A more precise location, in some examples, may be determined based on user-specified information such as a name of a device. In other examples, user input such as commands and queries may be used to determine further attributes of a particular location, of a device and/or of a user. Such information may then be used as parameters for filtering and selection of information such as advertisements, movies, books, shows, articles and the like to a specific location, device and/or user. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140274145 | LOCATION BASED FILTERING OF TARGETED CONTENT FOR MOBILE DEVICES - Systems and methods are provided for filtering targeted content for a mobile device user located within a designated target region based on the location of the user's mobile device relative a predefined content-filter area of the target region. The predefined content-filter area corresponds to a point of interest located within the target region. When the mobile device is determined not to be located within the predefined content-filter area, content related to the point of interest is requested from a server over a network, and content received from the server in response to the request is displayed to a display of the mobile device. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140274146 | SERVER WITH SCHEDULE UPDATING FUNCTION - A server includes a database storing a schedule of a portable terminal communicating with the server. The server obtains each reminder date of the schedule of the portable terminal from the database, determines the region the portable terminal is currently in, determines whether any reminder dates are rest days of the region the portable terminal is currently in, and transmits update commands to the portable terminal to update the schedule of the portable terminal when one or more reminder dates occur on a rest day of the region the portable terminal is currently in. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140274147 | Activating Devices Bases On User Location - System and methods for providing a user experience are described, including a method comprising determining a location of a user and automatically selecting an interface device of a plurality of interface devices based upon the location of a user. The selected interface device can be configured to transmit audio, transmit video, receive audio, receive video, or a combination thereof. The method can also comprise automatically configuring a user experience provided via the selected interface device. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140274148 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATION MONITORING BASED ON ORGANIZED GEOFEEDS - The disclosure relates to systems and methods for monitoring multiple locations based on hierarchical or arbitrary groupings of geofeeds. A geofeed may include content that is aggregated from a plurality of content providers using respective requests formatted specifically for individual ones of the plurality of content providers, where an individual set of a plurality of content is relevant to one or more geo-locations. The system facilitates robust organization, including hierarchical and arbitrary groupings, and analytics applied to the geofeeds. The groupings may be used in a wide range of applications such as location monitoring that allows organizations to manage multiple locations as individual geofeeds and group geofeeds for higher-level monitoring. The system facilitates security settings and rolled up reporting based on permission levels and/or groups of geofeeds, and provides tools to allow management of content that is made available by the system. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140274149 | System and Method for Localizing Wireless Devices - Method and apparatus are provided for localizing wireless devices. In one such arrangement, a method of fingerprinting includes receiving, by a first network element, a plurality of records from a second network element and determining a first segment. A first drive test record of the plurality of records can be assigned to the first segment, and a second segment can be determined, where a first area of the first segment is not equal to a second area of the second segment. A second drive test record of the plurality of records can be assigned to the second segment. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140274150 | PROXIMITY FENCE - A proximity fence can be a location-agnostic fence defined by signal sources having no geographic location information. The proximity fence can correspond to a group of signal sources instead of a point location fixed to latitude and longitude coordinates. A signal source can be a radio frequency (RF) transmitter broadcasting a beacon signal. The beacon signal can include a payload that includes an identifier indicating a category to which the signal source belongs, and one or more labels indicating one or more subcategories to which the signal source belongs. The proximity fence defined by the group of signal sources can trigger different functions of application programs associated with the proximity fence on a mobile device, when the mobile device moves within the proximity fence and enters and exits different parts of the proximity fence corresponding to the different subcategories. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140274151 | Systems and Methods for Using Three-Dimensional Location Information to improve Location Services - Described are systems and methods for acquiring three-dimensional location information. Also described are systems and methods for using the acquired three-dimension location information to locate users and enhance their experience in relation to location-based services. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140274152 | System and Method for Tracking of Mobile Resources - A system and method for tracking items or people that displays the tracking data in a graphical display. The system receives location tracking data from a tracking unit which is stored in a server or set directly to a reporting unit. The reporting unit creates a graphical display indicating how long a user has been at various locations through changes in the location identification icon such as increasing the size of a circle depending on how much time is spent at the location. The system also can use multiple different tracking technologies to create a single monitoring session to be displayed to a user while tracking an object or person or combinations tracking units. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140274153 | LOCATION CONTROLLED COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A location-controlled communication system for individualized communication between each of a plurality of customer PDA associated with a specific location at an event venue and selected Internet websites. Each physical location in the venue includes at least one location-identifier device. The customer PDA receives location information from the location-identifier device. Information on the PDA including its location is communicated to an EIS server. The EIS server can send particularized data to the PDA that may be based on the location, event, venue or other data and may send other data from the Internet. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140274154 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING LOCATION INFORMATION - The disclosed apparatus, systems, and methods relate to a location query mechanism that can efficiently determine whether a target entity is located within a region of interest (ROI). At a high level, the location query mechanism can be configured to represent a ROI using one or more polygons. The location query mechanism can, in turn, divide (e.g., tessellate) the one or more polygons into sub-polygons. Subsequently, the location query mechanism can use the sub-polygons to build an index system that can efficiently determine whether a particular location is within any of the sub-polygons. Therefore, when a computing device queries whether a particular location is within the region of interest, the location query mechanism can use the index system to determine whether the particular location is within any of the sub-polygons. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140274155 | Intelligent Golf Course - An intelligent golf course system comprising at least a network comprised of nodes and deployed on a golf course, the golf course comprising a series of holes or playing areas; The golf course system includes a means for determining the physical location of a node on the golf course, a means for tracking a change in a physical location of a node on the golf course, and a portable display unit configured to display information to a user. At least some portion of the network communicates using a wireless communication means and wherein the information at least includes a distance from the display unit to a node on the golf course. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140274156 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING LOCATION-BASED SERVICES IN A WIRELESS NETWORK, SUCH AS LOCATING SETS OF DESIRED LOCATIONS - A system and associated method receives a command from a user's mobile device to locate points of interest near the mobile device's location. The points of interest are associated with different, user-identified, point of interest categories. Based at least in part on the mobile device's location, the system substantially simultaneously provides a list of points of interest for at least some of the point of interest categories. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140274157 | PRIVACY CONTROL OF LOCATION INFORMATION - One embodiment of the present is a method of implementing privacy control of location information. Such a method comprises defining a geographic zone for which pseudo-location information is to be reported as the current location of the user, wherein the pseudo-location information is not the current location of the user; receiving the current location of the user; determining that the current location is in the geographic zone; and reporting the pseudo-location information as the current location of the user when the current location is determined to be in the geographic zone. Other methods and systems are also provided. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140274158 | Wireless Network Tour Guide - Location based wireless services in a service provider's network are intertwined with a message database (text and/or audio) to automatically provide location information regarding the subscriber to the message database, without requiring the wireless device itself to provide the location information. A location management system is provided to perform the location management functions of determining subscriber location (e.g., by call/sector ID, angle of arrival (AOA), time difference of arrival (TDOA), time of arrival (TOA)), and of mapping the location to the desired text and/or audio. Speed information may also be determined by the location management system, or the subscriber may be prompted to input a particular mode of transportation, or generally indicate their speed. Of course, the slower the speed of the subscriber, the fewer location updates will be required, lessening the burden on the tour guide system in the wireless network. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140287777 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND POWER-SAVING METHOD THEREFOR - A portable electronic device includes a wireless communication module, a processing unit, a display device and a backlight driver. The wireless communication module wirelessly collects location information from at least one remote station. The processing unit executes a positioning application and thereby calculates a position of the portable electronic device based on the collected location information. The display device operates at a bright mode when the calculated position indicates that the portable electronic device is kept being moved. The backlight driver is coupled to the processing unit, and, the processing unit is further configured to control the backlight driver to make the display device leave the bright mode and enter a dim mode when the calculated position indicates that the portable electronic device is not moved for a first predetermined time period. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140287778 | Method and System for Capturing and Providing Typological and Contextual Information About a location based on wireless beacons - Systems and methods for providing contextual information about a place within a range of a wireless signal beacon are provided. A reference database of wireless beacons stores attributes associated with wireless beacons. Wireless-enabled devices and/or server systems receive information identifying wireless beacons in range of the wireless-enabled devices and determine a received signal strength indication of the wireless beacons. The wireless-enabled devices and/or server systems then retrieve from the reference database extended attributes that are associated with the wireless beacons and determine at least one associated contextual attribute about the place within range of the wireless beacons. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140287779 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROVIDING PERSONALIZED MOBILE EXPERIENCES AT MULTIPLE LOCATIONS - Disclosed herein are, among other things, systems and methods for providing location-based digital stories to a user of processing a device system, such as a mobile device. In some embodiments, a user profile associated with the user and data indicating a plurality of location-specific digital stories related to a common theme at a plurality of locations may be stored. A processing device system may be configured to determine a current location of the mobile device and to provide a first or second digital story to the mobile device based on an analysis of the stored user profile and the current location. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140287780 | LOCATION-BASED CATEGORICAL INFORMATION SERVICES - A selection of a category of interest and location information is used to determine categorical information that is provided to a device. In some implementations, the device includes a touch-sensitive display and presents the categorical information on a map using an indicator. In some implementations, the categorical information can be shared and/or updated by others. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140287781 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING CONTEXT-AWARE INFORMATION USING LOCAL SERVICE INFORMATION - A context-aware information obtaining method and apparatus uses local service information. A communication apparatus may receive local service information associated with a location of the communication apparatus. The communication apparatus may interpret the local service information to generate context-aware information of the communication apparatus. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140287782 | TIME CODE VALIDATION AND CORRECTION FOR PROXIMITY-BASED AD HOC NETWORKS - A system and method is described herein for managing power consumption by a plurality of sensors in a proximity-based ad hoc network. The system and method receives sensor data that is provided from a plurality of sensors and constructs a proximity-based ad hoc network among the plurality of sensors based on the sensor data. The system and method also receives and analyzes power status information from each sensor in a group of spatially and temporally proximate sensors in the proximity-based ad hoc network. Based on the analysis, the system and method then modifies a manner in which at least one sensor in the group provides sensor data. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140295886 | GEOGRAPHICAL CONTENT ADDRESSING - Methods and apparatus relating to geographic content addressing are described. In an embodiment, a server (such as a content server or a content delivery server) transmits content to one or more devices at a first location based on location information corresponding to the first location of the one or more devices. The location information corresponding to the first location of the one or more devices is registered prior to transmission of the content to the one or more devices at the first location (e.g., at a registry server). Other embodiments are also claimed and described. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140295887 | NAVIGATING WITH A CAMERA DEVICE - A navigation system and method are described. A destination may be determined for a user. A starting location may be determined for the user using data obtained via a mobile device of the user. The user may be enabled to establish a route from the starting location to the destination using the mobile device. Route information that details the established route may be stored in a database for subsequent display to other users. In some embodiments, a value total for each user may be stored, and value may be added to the user's value total in response to the user establishing the route from the starting location to the destination. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140295888 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A wireless communication device includes a transmission portion, an information acquisition portion, a storage portion, a selection portion, and a transmission control portion. The transmission portion transmits information. The information acquisition portion acquires location information for the wireless communication device that includes a received signal strength of a signal that is transmitted from a base station in the vicinity. The storage portion stores, in association with specific location information, regulating information that regulates the transmission from the transmission portion of the information that corresponds to the location of the wireless communication device. The selection portion selects from the storage portion the regulating information associated with the location information acquired by the information acquisition portion. The transmission control portion controls, based on the regulating information that was selected by the selection portion, the transmission from the transmission portion of the information that corresponds to the location of the wireless communication device. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140295889 | REMOTE FLOOD ZONE DETERMINATION METHOD, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - This patent discloses methods and systems for remotely requesting a flood zone determination from a mobile device such as a smart phone. The methods and systems use the GPS receiver in the mobile device to determine the exact latitude and longitude of the user's location, thus eliminating the need for geocoding, eliminating errors introduced by manual data entry, and eliminating the need for the time consuming manual determination processes required, for example, for non-standard-addressed locations and for structures located near a 100-year flood zone. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140295890 | ANONYMOUS POSITIONING OF A WIRELESS UNIT FOR DATA NETWORK LOCATION-BASED SERVICES - This invention concerns a process and a system for providing location information for a wireless unit in a wireless network to a location-based service provider, using a data network. In particular, the location information is provided to the location-based service provider without necessarily providing the identity of wireless unit, e.g., a subscriber's wireless identification number, to the service provider. In this regard, a subscriber's identification number may be hidden from the positioning service provider via a process in which an alias is used instead of the subscriber's normal identity. The subscriber's number may further be concealed from the service provider via a process wherein encrypted information is used instead of the subscriber's normal identity. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140295891 | METHOD, SERVER AND TERMINAL FOR INFORMATION INTERACTION - It is provided a method, a server and a terminal for information interaction. One method for information interaction includes the following steps: obtaining, at a server, position information of a first terminal in a social network, direction information of the first terminal shooting a scene image, and an information search range corresponding to the first terminal; searching, at the server, for an information collection in the information search range corresponding to the first terminal in the social network according to the position information of the first terminal and the direction information of the first terminal shooting the scene image; and sending, at the server, the information collection to the first terminal so that the first terminal displays the information collection in the scene image shot by the first terminal. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140295892 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING LOCATION-BASED SERVICE FOR FINDING PERSON USING SMART DEVICE - According to a method for providing a location-based service for finding a person using a smart device suggested in the present invention, the method can find a second user corresponding to matching information among other users at adjacent places in real time and can enable a first user to be connected with a person who he or she looks for by chance by enabling a service provision server to receive the location information from a first user terminal, to match the second user using the matching information received and registered from the first user terminal among other users located within the predetermined distance from the location of the first user, and to transmit the matched data to the first user terminal. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140295893 | Method, Apparatus and System for Enabling the Recall of Content of Interest for Subsequent Review - A method, apparatus and system for enabling the recall of content for subsequent review include receiving an indication of interest in content displayed in proximity to a mobile communications device, identifying the mobile communications device using information in the received interest indication, and using determined communication information related to the identification of the mobile communications device to communicate, for storage in the mobile communications device, at least one of the content of interest, content data of the content of interest and location information of the content of interest. | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140302875 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING PARKING LOCATION BASED ON DEPARTURE TIME INFORMATION - An approach is provided for determining departure time information for at least one vehicle, wherein the departure time is determined prior to an arrival of the at least one vehicle at the at least one parking facility. The approach also involves determining other departure time information for one or more other vehicles parked at the at least one parking facility. The approach further involves processing and/or facilitating a processing of the departure time information and/or the other departure time information to determine at least one parking location for that at least one vehicle at the least one parking facility. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140302876 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR MOBILE BODY, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR MOBILE BODY, AND AUTOMATIC TIME CORRECTION METHOD FEATURING COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR MOBILE BODY - The base station, which is installed in an aircraft and is capable of communicating with a terminal, comprises a wireless communication component that can be connected to the terminal, and a controller that controls the wireless communication component. The controller acquires regional information indicating at least the destination of the aircraft, determines time zone information corresponding to regional information, produces a time correction instruction according to the time zone information, and transmits the time correction instruction through the wireless communication component to the terminal. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140302877 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATION BASED EXCHANGE VICINITY INTEREST SPECIFICATION - Provided is a distributed system and method for enabling new and useful location dependent features and functionality to mobile data processing systems. Mobile data processing Systems (MSs) interact with each other as peers in communications and interoperability. Data is shared between mobile data processing systems to carry out novel Location Based eXchanges (LBX) of data for new mobile applications. Information transmitted inbound to, transmitted outbound from, is in process at, or is application modified at a mobile data processing system triggers processing of actions in accordance with user configured permissions, charters, and other configurations. In a preferred embodiment, a user configurable platform is provided for quickly building well behaving LBX applications at MSs and across a plurality of interoperating MSs. Tools, triggered interfaces and integrated applications are disclosed for a breadth of MS LBX configurations and functionality. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140302878 | Location Aware Reminders - Disclosed are various embodiments employed to generate location and proximity based reminders. To this end, a device is configured to generate its geographical location using a positioning system. The device detects when it impinges upon at least one geographical trigger based upon its geographical location. A predefined reminder is generated in the device when the device impinges upon the geographical trigger. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140308977 | PASSIVE CHECK-IN - A system to effectuate passive check-in with respect to a user's mobile device is described. A server system may be configured to receive communications from a GPS-enabled mobile device (e.g., a mobile phone), extract a stream of locations from the received communications, and use the location information to determine whether a boundary-crossing event has occurred with respect to the mobile device. In response to detecting a boundary-crossing event, the server may communicate a message, such as a recommendation, to the mobile device. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140308978 | SYSTEM FOR COLLECTING, ANALYZING, AND TRANSMITTING INFORMATION RELEVANT TO TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS - When individual persons or vehicles move through a transportation network, they are likely to be both actively and passively creating information that reflects their location and current behavior. In this patent, we propose a system that makes complete use of this information. First, through a broad web of sensors, our system collects and stores the full range of information generated by travelers. Next, through the use of previously-stored data and active computational analysis, our system deduces the identity of individual travelers. Finally; using advanced data-mining technology, our system selects useful information and transmits it back to the individual, as well as to third-party users; in short, it forms the backbone for a variety of useful location-related end-user applications. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140308979 | Method and System For Providing Preference Based Content to a Location Aware Mobile Device - A system and method in accordance with exemplary embodiments may include receiving a message from a location-aware mobile device associated with a user, receiving content delivery information from the user, formulating a content package at least based on the content delivery information, and sending a content message associated with the content package to the location-aware mobile device via a network. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140308980 | CONTEXT ENABLED SURVEYS FOR TARGETED SURVEYS - Example approach is provided for surveys. An example method may include monitoring a location of a user equipment of a public land mobile network to determine when the monitored location corresponds to a survey trigger corresponding to a survey served by a server; sending to the server a request for content of the survey, when the monitored location corresponds to the survey trigger; and receiving, in response to the request, the content of the survey selected in accordance with a context derived from at least the monitored location. Furthermore, the location may include the user's general situation as a survey trigger condition to enable survey selection. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20140315584 | INFORMATION RECOMMENDATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - An information recommendation method is provided for a terminal. The method includes obtaining at least one keyword, obtaining geographical location information corresponding to the keyword, and searching, within a range of a map interface display area, recommendation information relevant to geographical locations adjacent to the geographical location corresponding to the geographical location information. The method also includes displaying, according to the range of the map interface display area, geographical location information corresponding to the keyword, as well as the map interface having the recommendation information. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140315585 | LOCATIVE SOCIAL NETWORKING USING A MOBILE DEVICE - Technologies are generally described for providing a locative social networking service utilizing wireless access point. In some examples, a method performed under control of a mobile device may include connecting to a wireless local area network, finding at least one other mobile device connected to the wireless local area network and satisfying a predetermined condition, and for each found mobile device, requesting a public user profile associated with the found mobile device, in response to the request, receiving the public user profile associated with the found mobile device, and for each found mobile device from which an associated public user profile is received, transmitting to the found mobile device a public user profile associated with the mobile device. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140323155 | RESPONDING TO AN UNAVAILABLE COMMUNICATION TARGET DEVICE - A communication method comprises attempting to connect a communication from a source to a target, detecting that the communication cannot be connected to the target, accessing location information for the target, accessing a contact list for the source, accessing location information for contacts on the contact list, detecting contacts on the contact list whose location is the same or close to the location of the target, and outputting one or more detected contacts whose location is the same or close to the location of the target. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140323156 | DETECTION OF A MOBILE DEVICE LOCATION - This method of detection of a mobile device location, comprises the steps of:
| 10-30-2014 |
| 20140323157 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HAZARDOUS MATERIAL SIMULATIONS AND GAMES USING INTERNET-CONNECTED MOBILE DEVICES - Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, devices, and methods for using mobile devices to detect a simulated source, and games and training exercises using these systems, devices, and methods. In some embodiments, the source may be a simulated hazardous material that emits energy, particles, or vapors that can also be simulated by the mobile devices. In such embodiments, the systems, devices, and methods can be used to simulate an incident involving the release of hazardous materials such as, for example, a chemical or radioactive material spill or attack by chemical, biological, nuclear, or radioactive (dirty bomb) weapons. In other embodiments, the system can be used to simulate an object used in a game such as a ball, puck, or goal and monitor movement of the object and players using a mobile device. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140323158 | System and Method for Providing Traffic Notifications to Mobile Devices - A system and method for providing traffic notifications to mobile devices is provided. The system obtains device data from a plurality of mobile devices within a similar area, gathered using, e.g., a GPS system. According to the speed that the mobile devices are travelling and the location of the similar area, traffic events can be identified and other mobile devices notified to provide dynamic updates as traffic situations change. Follow up notifications can be provided to update the user regarding the progress of traffic congestion, detours can be suggested, and various alerts provided. The mobile device may be connected to or part of a vehicle and leverage the notification system to provide different types of alerts and to notify users using various mechanisms. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140323159 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING RELEVANT INFORMATION TO A MOBILE DEVICE - A method and system for providing relevant information to a mobile device. An entity structure is provided that includes entity records, each entity record corresponding to an entity that provides a service. Each entity record is associated with a proper subset of regions of a plurality of regions and is categorized into at least one category of a plurality of categories based on the service provided by the entity. A first region category index that is based on the entity structure is provided to a mobile device that is determined to be in a first region of the plurality of regions. The first region category index identifies only those categories in which at least one entity record associated with the first region has been categorized. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140329544 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING INFORMATION OF PARKING LOT, AND PARKING LOT INFORMATION PROVIDING APPARATUS - A system and a method for managing information of a parking lot, and parking lot information providing apparatus are provided. The includes a processor of a vehicle that recognizes information of a wireless access point (Wi-Fi AP) in the parking lot and a storage server that receives the information of the Wi-Fi AP for each parking lot from the processor to store into a database. The storage server manages the information stored in the DB and provides position information based on the information of the Wi-Fi AP of the parking lot to a corresponding vehicle when the vehicle enters the parking lot. The storage server updates the information of the Wi-Fi AP previously stored for the corresponding parking lot based on the information of the Wi-Fi AP received from the vehicle that entered the parking lot. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20140329545 | Apparatus And Systems For Providing Location-Based Services Within A Wireless Network - A system for providing wireless telecommunications services to mobile devices includes structure and functionality for location-based services, and includes both server and client/mobile device apparatuses. One apparatus includes a data store storing at least a first record associated with a first wireless device or a second record associated with a second wireless device. A computer is coupled to the data store and is configured to receive a request from the first wireless device to obtain location information associated with the second wireless device. The computer is configured to receive a change location privileges request, and to update the first or second records in the data store based on the received change request. Other apparatuses provide additional structures and functions. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20140329546 | ENHANCED LOCATION BASED SERVICES - Location information (e.g., GPS information) pertaining to the location of a device may be integrated into a distributed antenna system (DAS) to enhance location based services. This may be accomplished via a system that filters and combines GPS information with DAS information. Utilization of the enhanced location based services system may enhance accuracy performance of indoor location services and improve round-trip time (RTT) location responses associated with network assisted GPS (e.g., A-GPS) location requests for services from indoor calls. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20140329547 | LOCATION-BASED INFORMATION SERVICE METHOD AND MOBILE TERMINAL THEREFOR - A location-based information service method for improving utilization of location-based information services and a mobile terminal for implementing the location-based information service method are provided. A method for providing an information service using a mobile terminal includes acquiring, at a mobile terminal, location information, determining an Internet Protocol (IP) address based on the location information, and receiving service information from a cyber space associated with a service provider that corresponds to the IP address. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20140335897 | INTELLIGENT URBAN COMMUNICATIONS PORTAL AND METHODS - A system, device, and methods for monitoring and responding to information needs of users in an urban grid or local map area. The system is a platform to virtualize an urban space, provide map overlayers with local data content, and allow users to access personalized content having relevance based on proximity, location, time, and keyword search criteria such as guest entries, local ties recent user internet activity, time of day, special events related to a user's profile, appointments in a user's calendar, traffic conditions, destinations along a user's footpath having possible significance, schedules and routes for transit, taxi or rental information for visitors, environmental conditions, and the like. In a second embodiment, the system may be expanded to assist guests with parking and traffic management issues. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20140335898 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING INTERNET SERVICE BASED ON USER'S LOCATION INFORMATION IN A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Methods and apparatuses are provided for providing an internet service by a server in a communication system. A user interface for selecting whether to provide a search service based on location information of a subscriber station, is provided to the subscriber station. If the subscriber station selects to be provided the search service based on the location information, the location information of the subscriber station is acquired using a location information server or a cell identifier (ID) according to an existence of the location information server in the communication system. Data is sought based on the location information. The data is provided to the subscriber station. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20140335899 | EVENT BASED SERVICE - An event based service provides services and/or products based on an event. Services/products are made available to persons attending an event. Services, products, and/or advertisements can be made available to persons via wireless mobile communications devices. The services/products can be made available to persons attending an event. Services/products can be made available while the event is occurring. Additionally, advertising space is auctioned allowing the ability to bid for advertising space for advertising services/products via the event based service. Individual providers can offer services/products to a group of people at the same location, and at a time that people may be most interested in the services/products. Access to the event based service can be via service provider offered access points. An individual provider's device can act as a server that enables services/products to be purchased. An individual provider's device can act as a network gateway that enables services/products to be purchased. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20140335900 | PREMISES AREA MAP SYSTEMS AND METHODS - In an exemplary method, a premises map subsystem receives a user request for a premises area map of a premises area, provides the premises area map for display by a mobile device, provides supplemental data for display within the premises area map, determines that the mobile device is located at a premises trigger location, and provides, in response to determining that the mobile device is located at the premises trigger location, additional supplemental data for display within the premises area map. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20140335901 | SYSTEM, METHODS AND NODES FOR PROVIDING ZONE-BASED SERVICES BASED ON PAIRINGS BETWEEN COMPATIBLE PROFILES - Disclosed methods and systems allow provision of zone-based services to users. Both zones and users have their own profiles. A detection system allows determining when users enter or leave a zone. A pairing is calculated between compatible elements of zone profiles, or between compatible elements of the user profiles. Delivery of zone-based services may conditionally be granted according to a level of the pairing. Pairings may also be established between users or between zones. A server may manage profiles for the zones and for the users. | 11-13-2014 |
| 20140342758 | RECORDING AND PROCESSING SAFETY RELEVANT OBSERVATIONS FOR FACILITIES - A mobile device has a location sensor and a data sensor for collecting data that relates to technical equipment. An area component determines that the mobile device is located in an event area with the potential of occurrence of events in categories. A detection component processes data from the data sensor that is indicative of events. The detection component is active if the mobile device is located in the event area. A recorder component records data from the data sensor in combination with the geographic location of the mobile device. The recorder component is active if a particular event that falls into at least one of the categories has been detected | 11-20-2014 |
| 20140342759 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PERFORMING ACTIONS BASED ON LOCATION-BASED RULES - Methods and systems for performing actions based on location-based rules are provided. In particular, these methods and systems may store an entertainment profile of a user, wherein the entertainment profile identifies entertainment media characteristics of the user. It may then be determined that the user entered a predetermined range of a location. In response to this, a location-based rule that corresponds to the location and that defines an action to be taken may be automatically identified. Based on the location-based rule, the location, and the entertainment profile of the user, the action may be performed. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20140342760 | BEACON FOR CLOSE PROXIMITY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM - According to an aspect, a transceiver includes an antenna, a processing device, and a memory device. The memory device is in communication with the processing device. The memory device stores instructions that when executed by the processing device result in discovering wireless mobile devices within a proximity range of the transceiver; initiating communication between the transceiver and one or more of the wireless mobile devices; and exchanging data with the one or more of the wireless mobile devices. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20140349682 | LOCATION-BASED SERVICE PROVIDER METHOD AND SYSTEM HAVING A USER CONTROLLED LOCATION PRIVACY MECHANISM - Methods and systems for a user to receive location-based services for user selected locations while maintaining the privacy of his/her location unless in the vicinity of a user selected location. A user designates selected locations to the LBS provider. The LBS provider digitally signs grid cell identifiers of approved locations and the signatures are stored in the user's mobile device. The mobile device determines the grid cell identifier of its current location, blinds the grid cell identifier, and sends the blinded grid cell identifier to the LBS provider. The LBS provider digitally signs the blinded grid cell identifier, and returns the signature to the mobile device. The mobile device removes the blinding from the blinded signature to obtain the digital signature for the grid cell identifier. The user's mobile device then compares the signature of the grid cell identifier with those stored in its memory to determine whether the user is near any approved locations. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140349683 | DEVICE FOR MAPPING PHYSICAL WORLD WITH VIRTUAL INFORMATION - A device is configured to determine a geographic location of a user device and determine, based on the geographic location of the user device, that the user device is within a threshold distance of a structure that includes a quantity of objects. The device is configured to receive, from the user device, an image of an object of the quantity of objects, and analyze, based on receiving the image of the object and based on the user device being within the threshold distance of the structure, the image to identify the object. The device is configured to receive user information associated with the user device, determine, based on the user information, object information associated with the object; and provide the object information for display on the user device. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140349684 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A COLLABORATIVE REPLY OVER AN AD-HOC MESH NETWORK - An approach is provided for providing a collaborative reply to a flooding message over an ad-hoc mesh network. A reply message to a flooding message is received by a wireless node within the ad-hoc network. The wireless node monitors for an acknowledgement of receipt of the reply message according to a routing table and initiates a scheduled transmission of the reply message based on the monitoring. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140349685 | Providing Location-Based Information in Local Wireless Zones - Mobile terminals to receive location-based information upon entering a local wireless zone established by an access point are described. The access point includes or is associated with one or more servers, which may provide the location-based information and control access. The local wireless zone is a limited area in which communications between the access point and the mobile terminal are possible. Once the mobile terminal enters into one or more local wireless zones, the presence of the mobile terminal in the local wireless zone is detected. Once detected, the mobile terminal is afforded access to a server on which the location-based information is stored. The server is associated with the local wireless zone. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140349686 | Method And Apparatus For Reminding User Based On Set Position By Using Mobile Terminal - The present disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for reminding a user based on a set position by using a mobile terminal. The method mainly includes detecting, by a mobile terminal of a user by using a wireless network, that a distance between the mobile terminal and a set position is greater than a set value and reminding, by the mobile terminal, the user of a set event according to a set reminding manner. The present disclosure can make full use of a wireless local area network (WLAN) function or a wireless communication function of a mobile terminal to determine, without any additional hardware, a position of a user by using a WLAN or a positioning system, thereby implementing a function of reminding the user. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140349687 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING LOCATION AWARE TRACKING AND SERVICES VIA AN IP MULTIMEDIA RESIDENTIAL GATEWAY - In an IP multimedia gateway, locations corresponding to communicatively coupled communication devices are determined and transmitted to a service provider device (SPD) that provides services to the communication devices. Communication devices receive location based service profiles from the (SPD) based on the determined locations. Services content from the (SPD) is communicated with the communication devices and/or with the (SPD), based on the profiles. The determined locations are received from communication devices which may be local or remote. A device location map is generated to be displayed by communication devices. The gateway may be integrated in an STB/DTV that displays the determined locations. Content is communicated to communication devices based on their location. The (SPD) may provide content and/or control information for communication device services. Locations are associated with client devices for detecting cloned client devices where determined locations are different than associated locations and/or for restricting services based on location. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140357302 | RECEIVER SIGNAL MAPPING WEBSITE PLATFORM AND DATABASE - A software application installed on a mobile device periodically measures a parameter and records it along with the position associated with the measurement. These parameter and position data are transmitted to a repository database, from which all or part of the set of data can be retrieved based on filters applied by users or automated software. In one embodiment, the parameter may be cellular signal strength, allowing users in areas with no useable cellular signal to display signal strength as a map and to find a location where a phone call can be placed. Parameter and location data may be downloaded from the repository database onto a device's internal memory such that it can be accessed, filtered, and displayed as a map without the need to connect to the internet. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140357303 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND SCHEDULE NOTIFYING METHOD THEREOF - A method of controlling a mobile terminal. The method includes entering a schedule creation mode; displaying, via a display of the mobile terminal, an add option for adding a location based alarm based on the entered schedule creation mode and a list of contacts included in a contact list associated with the mobile terminal; receiving a selection signal indicting a selection of one of the displayed list of contacts; inputting the selected contact as a participant, a reminder name and a physical location that the location based alarm is to be output when at least one of the participant and the mobile terminal is within a near predetermined distance from the physical location; and when the selected contact is not registered to a Location Based Service (LBS), transmitting an invitation message recommending a subscription to the LBS to the participant. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140357304 | MEDICAMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - Various exemplary embodiments relate to a method, device, and storage medium including one or more of the following: receiving location information and expiration information; determining a current location of the mobile device; determining that the medicament device is within a predetermined distance from the mobile device; determining that the medicament device is currently associated with an expiration event; outputting an expiration alarm indicating the expiration event in response to determining that the medicament device is within a predetermined distance from the mobile device and that the medicament device is currently associated with an expiration event; receiving, from the user, a request to display a map of a geographic area; displaying, by the mobile device and via a non-operating system application, the map of the geographic area; and displaying an alert icon on the map, wherein the location of the icon on the map is based on the received location information. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140364148 | Location-Based Ticket Books - Location-based ticket books are described. A mobile device can present a virtual ticket to a service provider based on a location of the mobile device. The mobile device can receive a virtual ticket for accessing a service from a service provider. The virtual ticket can be associated with a signal source. The signal source can be pre-programmed to broadcast a beacon signal that includes an identifier identifying the signal source. The signal source can be placed at a venue where the service is available. The mobile device, upon arriving at the venue, can detect the beacon signal from the signal source. In response, the mobile device can activate a ticket manager. The ticket manager can automatically select, from a ticket book, the virtual ticket associated with the signal source. The mobile device can present content of the selected virtual ticket at the venue where the service is available. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20140364149 | Modeling Significant Locations - Techniques for modeling significant locations are described. A significant location can be a location that is significant to a user of a mobile device for a variety of reasons. The mobile device can determine that a place or region is a significant location upon determining that, with sufficient certainty, the mobile device has stayed at the place or region for a sufficient amount of time. The mobile device can construct a state model that is an abstraction of one or more significant locations. The state model can include states representing the significant locations, and transitions representing movement of the mobile device between the locations. The mobile device can use the state model to provide predictive user assistance. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20140364150 | Predictive User Assistance - Techniques for predictive user assistance are described. A mobile device can learn movement patterns of the mobile device. The mobile device can construct a state model that is an abstraction of locations where the mobile device stayed for sufficient amount of time. The state model can include states representing the locations, and transitions representing movement of the mobile device between the locations. The mobile device can use the state model, a current location of the mobile device, and a current time to determine a predicted future location of the mobile device at a given future time. Based on the predicted location and the given future time, the mobile device can predict what assistance a user of the mobile device may request. The mobile device can then provide the assistance to the user before the given future time. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20140364151 | LOCATION BASED MOBILE DEVICE LINKING SYSTEM USING SHORT LINK CODES - A networking system utilizes a mobile device which communicates through a host server that identifies the location of a user's device and allows users to easily connect anonymously on their mobile devices over a data network through the host server with other people, businesses, websites and informational pages by simply inputting or saying out loud a short code into their mobile device when the user is within a certain radius of the code they see posted and/or advertised, or, by way of example, flashed at them by another user. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20140364152 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOCALIZED WIRELESS NOTIFICATION - Implementations relate to systems and methods for localized notification that provide localized information to one or more mobile devices in a wireless communication system that are located in one or more geographical regions. The wireless communication system includes a localized notification server that responds to geographically-targeted broadcast requests and localized service or information requests. The localized notification server localizes components of the wireless communication system into sets of localized components that provide wireless communication service to mobile devices in the specific geographical regions. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20140370920 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING AND EMPLOYING AN INDEX ASSOCIATING GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS WITH GEOGRAPHIC OBJECTS - A computer-implemented method that includes for each geographic object of a geo-object set, identifying, using a computer, one or more geographic cells of a geographic mapping that each correspond to a geographic area proximate to at least a portion of a geometry of the geographic object and assigning a weighting value to each of the one or more geographic cells identified as corresponding to a geographic area proximate to at least a portion of a geometry of the geographic object such that the one or more geographic cells are associated with the geo-object. The method also including, for each geographic cell assigned one or more weighting values, aggregating the one or more weighting values assigned to the geographic cell to generate an aggregated weighting value for the geographic cell, identifying a set of dense geographic cells (each geographic cell of the set of dense geographic cells having an aggregated weighting value that satisfies a weighting threshold criteria) and generating an index associating each of the one or more geographic cells of the set of dense geographic cells with one or more geographic objects associated with the geographic cell. | 12-18-2014 |
| 20140378165 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR TRACKING A POSITION OF AN OBJECT - Embodiments provide a method and system for tracking a position of an object. The method may include creating a plurality of geofences on a map of a predefined location and identifying, by Wi-Fi trilateration, the position of the object within the created geofence. Further, a floor layout of the predefined location may be created by a handheld device. The position of the object can be represented on the created floor layout. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20140378166 | METHOD, STORAGE MEDIUM, SERVER, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR IMPLEMENTING LOCATION BASED SERVICE WITHIN BUILDING - A method of implementing a location-based service within a building is provided. The method includes receiving, from at least one electronic device, a plurality of data sets indicating information of wireless signals which the at least one electronic device measures for each time or for each location within the building; determining a similarity between the plurality of data sets; generating a logical path by integrating similar data sets; and generating a wireless signal map within the building by mapping the logical path to a physical path of the building. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20140378167 | Methods and Systems for Temporarily Sharing Position Data Between Mobile-Device Users - A system for exchanging GPS or other position data between devices for purposes of group activities, child location monitoring, work group coordination, dispatching of employees etc. Cell phones and other wireless devices with GPS receivers have loaded therein a Buddy Watch application that communicates with a remote Buddy Watch Server. The server gets or maintains position data for the wireless devices. When the server receives a request from a first device to set up a temporary position-sharing relationship between it and a second device, the server facilitates symmetrical position sharing between the two devices. While the relationship is active, the server can receive updated position data from one or both devices, and if necessary calculate or recalculate a path based on the updated data. The server can also alert one of the devices should the other move too close to or too far from a specified location. The request message or messages used to establish the temporary position-sharing relationship may include a timeout specifying when the server is to sever the position-sharing relationship. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20140378168 | Geotargeted News and Advertisement Delivery System - A system that provides content and/or ad publishers the ability to sell and target content, including “deals,” to mobile devices of users when those users and their mobile devices are located within the defined geographic zone. The content may be targeted and mass distributed to all mobile devices having a registered address within the defined geographic area. The content creator and/or content distributor can manually define the regions where they desire to distribute content by plotting vertices on a map to form a polygon enclosing a geographic region. Regions may be defined by population, retail locations, content and/or ad categories and other relevant criteria. The System User can manage the type of message delivered based upon the time of day and day of the week. Such options provide the content creator with granular management of its content based upon the defined regions established by the content creator and/or content distributor. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20140378169 | Method And Device For Providing User Information, And Computer Storage Medium - A method and device for providing user information, and computer storage medium are provided. In the method, acquire information relating to user position of a user, and acquire a point of interest associated with the user position. Then, acquire other users who have performed registration on the point of interest within a predetermined time period, and provide information of the other users to the user. The method and the device for providing user information and corresponding computer storage medium may select other users through POIs, and then provide information of the selected users to an active user. In this way, the other users are closely associated with the geographic location of the active user, or associated with the points of interest which the active user is interested in. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20150011246 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LABELING CROWD SOURCED DATA - Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for labeling crowd sourced data are presented. In some embodiments, a method for labeling crowd sourced data may include: receiving an atmospheric pressure signal from a mobile device associated with a venue, the mobile device comprising an atmospheric pressure sensor; clustering a plurality of atmospheric pressure signals from a plurality of mobile devices associated with the venue into a plurality of clusters; assigning a label to each of the plurality of clusters; receiving signal measurements from one or more of the plurality of mobile devices; and applying the label to the signal measurement. | 01-08-2015 |
| 20150011247 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF TRANSMITTING DATA BETWEEN MOBILE DEVICES - It is an object of the subject matter to disclose a method performed on two or more mobile devices comprising: detecting a movement on a sending mobile device, said sending mobile device is one of the two or more mobile devices, said movement is performed on the sending mobile device; comparing the movement performed on the sending mobile device with a positioning map, wherein the positioning map comprises relative locations of the two or more mobile devices; determining a relative location of the target mobile device on the positioning map; transmitting the data from the sending mobile device to the target mobile device. | 01-08-2015 |
| 20150011248 | MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH AN ADAPTIVELY RESPONSIVE FLEXIBLE DISPLAY - A mobile electronic device having a flexible display device is disclosed. A request to retrieve information from a server over a wireless network is triggered based on flexing the flexible display device and other gestures. | 01-08-2015 |
| 20150018011 | System and method for providing infrastructure to enable indoor navigation and special local base services applications indoor malls inside stores shopping centers resort cruise ships and buildings utilize RF beacons, wifi or bluetooth - A precise navigation system utilizing a fleet of deployed RF beacons and an associated application. The RF beacons are installed in known locations about a predefined facility area. The RF beacons emit either a Bluetooth or Wi-Fi beacon signal. An RF beacon identifier is encoded into the beacon signal. The location of the beacon is determined by using the beacon identifier in conjunction with a beacon location index. The location can be used to determine a location of the receiving mobile device, initiating conveyance of information associated with merchants in the proximate area, assistance for parking, etc. The system can be employed to assist in emergency conditions, obtaining road sign information, and other applications where RF beacons can transmit specific location based services and information. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150018012 | METHOD OF PROVIDING LOCATION BASED SERVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - A method and an apparatus for providing a location based service in an electronic device are provided. The method includes classifying location information of the electronic device having a similar characteristic into a category and mapping an operation of the electronic device according to the category. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150018013 | Method and apparatus for mobile context determination - Some embodiments of the invention provide methods and apparatus for generating a user's contextual information using a mobile or wearable device. In some embodiments, obtaining the user's contextual information comprises obtaining sensors information, and applying a transformation to the sensors signals, wherein the transformation to the sensors signals comprises the use of wavelets, and the sensors comprise an accelerometer. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150018014 | TRIGGERING GEOLOCATION FIX ACQUISITIONS ON TRANSITIONS BETWEEN PHYSICAL STATES - A method and device for triggering acquisition of geolocation fix information. The method include determining activity state information based on information from one or more sensors. It is determined if an activity state has transitioned to a particular activity state based on the activity state information. Geolocation fix information is acquired if the activity state transitioned to the particular activity state. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150018015 | Systems And Methods For Creating And Providing Location-Based Content - A software product comprises instructions stored on non-transitory computer-readable media. The instructions, when executed by a computer, perform steps for providing a guided tour to a user via a mobile computing device. The steps include the step of playing a first data file on the mobile computing device when the mobile computing device is at a first location, and the step of playing a second data file on the mobile computing device when the mobile computing device is at a second location. A media file locally stored on the mobile computing device is automatically played after the playback of the first data file and before the playback of the second data file. The user is provided with an option to make a donation to an organization associated with the first location when the mobile computing device is at the first location. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150018016 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING USER LOCATION, AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - A method and an apparatus for determining a user location, and a communications system are provided, where the method includes: acquiring first location information of a first user equipment and second location information of a second user equipment; determining whether the first user equipment is near the second user equipment according to the first location information and the second location information; and notifying the first user equipment or the second user equipment or both of a message that the first user equipment is near the second user equipment when it is determined that the first user equipment is near the second user equipment. In the foregoing technical solutions, that whether one user equipment is near another user equipment can be determined according to acquired location information of the user equipment's, thereby improving user experience. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150024782 | IN-BUILDING LOCATION SECURITY AND PRIVACY - A location server includes: a first receiver module configured to receive, from a location-based services application server (LBS AS), a first identification for a first mobile device associated with the LBS AS; a second receiver module configured to receive, from an access/location network (ALN), a second identification for a second mobile device associated with the ALN; a comparison module, communicatively coupled to the first and second receiver modules, configured to determine whether the first and second identifications match and whether the first and second mobile devices are the same mobile device based at least in part on whether the first and second identifications match; and a location service information module, communicatively coupled to the comparison module, and configured to provide a location service for the first mobile device in response to the comparison module determining that the first and second mobile devices are the same mobile device. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150024783 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING TERMINAL, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION STORAGE MEDIUM - The present invention is to facilitate finding of a user expected to have a high relevance among other users present in the same living area when identification information of these other users is displayed as a list. A location information acquirer acquires location information showing a location measured in an information processing terminal. A display controller ( | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150024784 | PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT RELEVANT ELEMENTS FROM MAPS HISTORY BASED ON LOCATION - Techniques are disclosed herein that generally involve storing a historical record of a user's maps searches (a maps history), and providing a user with relevant information about elements in their maps history based on the location of a mobile device associated with the user. Such elements can include generic queries, specific queries, direction queries, click entries, places, and so forth. In some examples, the mobile device's location is provided to a server, which in turn processes the user's maps history to determine which elements from the maps history may be relevant to the mobile device's current location. Elements that are determined to be of possible relevance, and/or information relating thereto, can then be presented to the user, in many instances decreasing the time and effort required for the user to locate map-based information for which they are searching. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150024785 | PROVIDING A LOG OF LOCATION INFORMATION FOR A MOBILE DEVICE - Providing location information on a mobile device includes receiving signals from external devices. Each signal includes information that specifies a geographic location for the external device that has provided the signal. A geographic location for the mobile device is calculated by using the information contained in each of the received signals. A representation of the geographic location of the mobile device is generated. The representation of the geographic location is included within an electronic message that provides information describing a user of the mobile device to other users of an electronic communications system. The electronic message is transmitted to another device to provide an indication of the geographic location for the user to one of the other users of the electronic communications system. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150031396 | Familiarity Measure to Group Objects - In one embodiment, grouping, organization, or storage locations are defined for digital objects based on a user's familiarity with the geographic location where the digital objects were generated. For example, a mobile device generates the digital objects. The digital objects are received or collected at the mobile device or at a server. A first digital object is generated at a first time stamp and assigned a geographic location to the digital object according to a current location of the mobile device. Familiarity data is accessed according to the current geographic location, and a time period is set based on the familiarity data. The digital object is associated with at least one additional digital object generated within the time period to the first time stamp of the collected digital object. For example, photographs are grouped together in a digital photo album according to familiarity and collection times. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150031397 | Address Point Data Mining - Techniques for address point data mining are described. An address point data mining method, system, or program product can determine geographic coordinates of an address based on geographic locations of one or more user devices. Each user device can be a mobile device operable to determine a location using a global navigation system (e.g., GPS), wireless signal triangulation, or other techniques. During the course of a time period (e.g., a day or week), the user device can stay at a location for a significant amount of time. The system can crosscheck this location with a geocoded geographic coordinates of a registered address (e.g., a billing address) that is associated with the mobile device. The system can determine whether the geocoded geographic coordinates are accurate based on result of the crosscheck. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150031398 | Zone-Based Information Linking, Systems and Methods - Systems and methods of accessing and managing geo-fence zones are presented. Specific geo-fence zone addresses can be recognized by a document processing engine. Based on address identification rules, the processing engine identifies a zone address token, which is matched to the corresponding geo-fenced zone. A device configured with the processing engine can then link to the target zone or target zone service via the address. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150031399 | DIGITAL PUBLICATION MONITORING BY GEO-LOCATION - A digital publication monitoring by geo-location is disclosed. A server system obtains publication information from one or more server devices of one or more publication data providers, for example, via respective APIs of the publication data providers. The publication information includes geo-location data. The server system stores the publication information in a database in association with the geo-location data. The server system authenticates a client and receives a query initiated by the client. The query indicates a geo-location or a geo-region of interest. The server system references the database to retrieve applicable publication information based on and responsive to the query for the geo-location or geo-region of interest. The server system responds to the query by initiating a response to the client containing response information that includes or is based on the retrieved publications for the geo-location or geo-region of interest. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150031400 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING HUB-BASED INDEXING AND SERVICES - An approach is provided for providing hub-based indexing and services. The hub-based platform causes, at least in part, an indexing of location-based content according to one or more location hubs of one or more transportation lines, Next, the hub-based platform determines a current proximity, a predicted proximity, or a combination thereof of one or more devices to the one or more location hubs, wherein the one or more devices are (a) traveling on the one or more transportation lines, (b) predicted to travel on the one or more transportation lines, or (c) a combination thereof. Then, the hub-based platform causes, at least in part, a presentation of at least a portion of the location-based content based, at least in part, on the current proximity, the predicted proximity, or a combination thereof. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150031401 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COORDINATING MEETINGS BETWEEN USERS OF A MOBILE COMMUNICATION NETWORK - Systems and methods are provided to coordinate meetings between users of mobile devices on a mobile communications network. Users of the mobile communication network send one another meeting invitations over the network. The system receives the current geospatial position of one or more such users, as well as category selections that relate to attributes of potential meeting locations meetings. The system selects meeting locations for users using the current geospatial positions of the users and the category selections such that meeting locations are located at a geospatial positions between the users. The system can additionally select meeting locations that factor in user preferences and historical activities. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150038170 | Location Based Notifications - Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for annotating search results. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a notification request, the notification request for identifying when to send a notification from the server system to a device, the notification request includes a device identifier, message text, and a location identifier. The method also includes receiving information corresponding to a current location of the device and information corresponding to an identity of the device. The method also includes determining that the information corresponding to the current location corresponds to the location identifier of the device from the notification request and that the information corresponding to the identity of the device corresponds to the device identifier from the notification request. The method also includes sending the notification, including the message text, to the device. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150038171 | Enhancing User Services with Indoor Traffic Information - In some implementations, a mobile device can collect location, time and speed information associated with a building. The mobile device can transmit the location, time and speed information to a server. The server can collect location, time and speed information from multiple mobile devices. The server can determine average wait times (e.g., indoor traffic information) associated with areas of interest at a business or indoor location. The server can deliver the average wait times to mobile devices. The mobile devices can use the indoor traffic information to adjust reminders, calendar events, suggest the best times to visit a business or suggest which of several businesses to visit. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150038172 | SUGGESTIONS BASED ON GROUP CRITERIA - Systems and methods for generating suggestions based on group criteria. A device may act as a proxy for a group and scan information from other devices in the group. The proxy device may then transmit the scanned information to a remote resource. The remote resource may obtain preference information based on profile information, for devices that are determined to be registered with a service, and based on inquiry responses for unregistered devices. The preference information may be compiled into group criteria that may be employed in making one or more suggestions to the group. If the group selects one of the suggestions then the remote resource may make arrangements based on the selection. Otherwise, additional suggestions may be provided to the group. The remote resource may also monitor the group and continue to make suggestions accordingly. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150038173 | PREDICTIVE ASSISTANCE INFORMATION - A computing device described may determine a current speed of the computing device, and, responsive to determining that the current speed of the computing device satisfies a threshold speed, determine whether a current geographic location of the computing device is within with an uncommon stopping area, the uncommon stopping area being a geographic area in which less than a threshold number of other computing devices have been determined to have previously stopped. The computing device may also, responsive to determining that the current geographic location of the computing device is within the uncommon stopping area and responsive to determining that assistance-type information is relevant to the user of the computing device, determine, based on the current geographic location, assistance information relevant to the current geographic location, and output, for display, the assistance information. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150038174 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THEREOF - A communication apparatus is provided. The communication apparatus includes a communication unit configured to receive point of interest (POI) information from a POI server, a storage configured to store the received POI information, a location information receiver configured to receive location information on the communication apparatus, and a controller configured to determine whether there is a user activity on a POI based on the location information received by the location information receiver and the POI information stored in the storage, and store activity POI information according to the determined user activity in the storage. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150038175 | Automatic Location Address Translation and Less Accurate Location Technology Address to More Accurate Location Technology Address Translation - Methods and systems for translating technology relevant addresses to user relevant addresses, and for translating less accurate location addresses to more accurate location addresses, are provided. According to a first embodiment, a method for displaying location information relating to a mobile device comprises using received signal information to identify a specific transmitter; determining a location of the identified transmitter; determining a Technology Relevant Address; calculating an Error Radius; translating the Technology Relevant Address to a User Relevant Address; recalculating the Error Radius; and displaying the User Relevant Address. According to a second embodiment, the method comprises using a first, less accurate technology, receiving signal information and using the received signal information to identify a specific transmitter; determining the location of the identified transmitter; calculating an Error Radius; determining if there is a More Accurate Technology Location Address within the Error Radius that is less than some time period old; translating the Less Accurate Technology Address to the More Accurate Technology Address; and displaying the User Relevant Address. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150038176 | AUTOMATIC RESPONSE TO LOCALIZED INPUT - Automatic response to localized input is provided. Where a first user equipment enters a service area, the presence of the first user equipment can be determined from an identification information. The identification information can be employed to access information relating to the identification information. Where either the identification information or the information associated with the identification information satisfy one or more predetermined rules, a response can be determined. The determined response can be made accessible. As such, a second user equipment can receive the response based, at least in part, on the first user equipment entering the service area. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150038177 | Device Based Trigger for Location Push Event - A software LBS trigger is initiated by a wireless device to request a set of proximate location information points relating to, e.g., points of interest, location tagged blogs, etc., based on the user's current location. The LBS trigger may be initiated when the user moves, and may include speed of the user to define a proximate area within which the user's device will be presented with relevant location information upon reaching. The size of the proximate area may be based on available memory in the wireless device, and/or on network bandwidth limitations. If walking, a smaller proximate area is defined, or if moving fast, the area of close proximity is larger. The location-based information points are stored locally on the user's device, and presentation to the user when the user gets closely proximate to the relevant information point. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150045064 | GEOFENCING TECHNIQUES - In one embodiment a controller comprises logic configured to receive, in the controller, a geofencing definition and input from at least one location information device, update a location of the controller using one or more location parameters from one or more location information devices, and generate a notification signal when the location of the controller indicates that the controller has crossed a threshold. Other embodiments may be described. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150045065 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are a mobile terminal and controlling method thereof, by which geographical information including POI (point of interest) of a user can be displayed. The present invention includes a memory storing at least one of a POI (point of interest) information including a POI time information and a geographical information, a display unit configured to display the POI information and the geographical information, and a controller, if a command for displaying the geographical information and the POI information is received, searching the memory for the POI information and the geographical information in a prescribed distance with reference to random reference coordinates, the controller controlling the display unit to display the found POI information and the found geographical information. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150045066 | MULTI-MODAL TRAFFIC SECURITY ASSISTANCE APPLICATION - The present invention relates to a network entity ( | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150045067 | INFORMATION OBTAINING METHOD, INFORMATION PUSHING METHOD, MOBILE TERMINAL, SERVER, AND SYSTEM - The present disclosure relates to the field of computers and disclosed are an information obtaining method, an information pushing method, a mobile terminal, a server, and a system. The information pushing method includes: a server receiving location information of a current spot of a mobile terminal sent from the mobile terminal; the server obtaining a region information list of the current spot through searching according to the location information and sending the region information list based on the current spot to the mobile terminal; and the server receiving a signal sent from the mobile terminal, and returning region information corresponding to the signal to the mobile terminal. In this disclosure, by obtaining the spot where a user currently arrives, pushing the region information list corresponding to the spot to the user, and pushing the region information related to the current spot to the user according to an option selected by the user in the region information list, diverse demands of the user can be met and interaction with the current spot can be improved due to the region information corresponding to the current spot. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150045068 | LOCATION-BASED ASSISTANCE FOR PERSONAL PLANNING - A method for location-based assistance includes maintaining in a personal digital assistant (PDA) ( | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150045069 | Proximity Based Social Networking - A system and method for proximity based social networking is disclosed between mobile computing devices each having a short range communication (SRC) device using near field magnetic induction. The SRC devices can include at least two antennas to provide magnetic induction diversity. The method comprises defining a proximity boundary with dimensions defined by a communication range of the SRC devices. A proximity signal is communicated in the proximity boundary between the SRC devices. Information can be exchanged between the mobile computing devices based on the settings of a social networking filter module. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150045070 | PROVIDING LOCATION RELATED INFORMATION TO MOBILE STATIONS - Techniques are provided which may be implemented using various methods and/or apparatuses to allow for location related information for a region of space within a structure to be divided into blocks and selectively provided in an efficient manner to a mobile station and/or a proxy device associated therewith. The mobile station may, for example, use the blocks of location related information to support signal-based position estimation and/or other like location based services. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150045071 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY REFRESHING A DISPLAY OF A TELEPHONE - Methods and apparatus for refreshing a display of a telephone. A telephone apparatus includes a telephone having a display panel and function by which a user can access a plurality of communication services provided over a communication network. The function may represent a given set of conditions associated with a user, such as static and variable conditions. The function is typically associated with one or more commonly used communication services that would be used by a user under a given set of conditions. A method for automatically refreshing a screen on a display panel of a telephone based on a function change includes displaying on a telephone display a first screen based on a function, the display representing a commonly used communication service associated with the function, and selecting a function based on information. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150050951 | Method And System For Managing Device Data - Systems and methods for managing LBS device data are disclosed. In an aspect, one method comprises receiving historical location data associated with a device, determining a weak data of the historical location data, modifying the historical location data to manage the weak data, determining a pattern of one or more locations based on the modified historical location data, determining an out of ordinary rule based upon the determined pattern, receiving a current location data; and generating an alert when the current location data triggers the out of ordinary rule. | 02-19-2015 |
| 20150057020 | System and method for facilitating interpersonal contacts and social and commercial networking - Disclosed is a mobile computing device application or “mobile application” designed to assist users in performing directed searches within defined geographic scope to achieve specific goals within social, ecommerce and collaborative spaces. The Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) is used for data transfer. An Internet-based server is responsible for coordinating all connections between mobile peers. Peer matches are pre-qualified by the server based on available location-based service (LBS) data and other criteria. Short-range wireless communication protocols, such as Bluetooth, radio-frequency identification (RFID), Wibree, UWB (ultra-wideband), WUSB (wireless USB) and WLAN (wireless local area network) connection, are used as a trigger to indicate proximity. Thus, contact between users in close proximity is established without the need for continuous communication between the mobile device and the server. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150057021 | System and method for identification, processing and presentation of specified property and nearby area environmental contamination - A system and method for identification of the specified property and nearby area environmental contamination using a communication network includes a wireless user display device communicating over the network with a server and the server communicating with an environmental contamination database over a wired or wireless communication network. The method includes selecting geographic location of the specified property and nearby area of interest on the wireless user display device and then requesting the server for the environmental contamination information of the specified property and nearby area. The server then communicates with the environmental contamination database and request for the specified property and nearby area specific environmental contamination information. The environmental contamination database extracts the requested information and transmits the generated report back to server which further processes the received information for generating a wireless user display device ready report format which further enables the user to save, edit and share the generated information over the wireless communication network with other users. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150057022 | MOBILE WIRELESS ACCESS POINT GEOLOCATION SERVICES PROXY FOR MOBILE DEVICES - A method for mobile wireless access point geolocation services proxying for mobile devices is provided. The method includes providing in a wireless access point, a wireless hotspot for different mobile devices and establishing a cellular communications link between the wireless access point and the Internet. The method also includes routing messages between the mobile devices and the cellular communications link through the wireless hotspot. Finally, the method includes responding to a request from one of the mobile devices for geolocation data by obtaining location data for the wireless access point and transmitting the obtained location data to the one of the mobile devices over the wireless hotspot for use by the one of the mobile devices in acquiring location based services from a remote endpoint server over the Internet. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150057023 | METHOD FOR DELIVERING A 'LOCALISED' MESSAGE TO A TERMINAL OF A RECIPIENT USER, AND ASSOCIATED PROCESSING METHOD, DEVICES AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS - A method delivers at least one “localized” message associated with a delivery area to a recipient using a terminal, which has first and second elements for localizing the terminal. The method includes: obtaining information representative of the delivery area associated with the localized message; obtaining a first localization area of the terminal using the first localization element; when an intersection between the first obtained localization area of the terminal and the geographical delivery area of the message is not empty, obtaining a second localization area of the terminal, which is more accurate than the first; delivering the content, when an intersection between the second obtained localization area of the terminal and the geographical delivery area of the message is not empty; and deactivating the second localization element when the delivery area of the message and the first localization area of the terminal have an empty intersection. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150057024 | Method And System For Tracking, Controlling, Monitoring And Dispatching Devices Based On Geo-Location Information Shared Through A Controlling Hierarchy - Disclosed is a system for hierarchical-based tracking and information exchange. A location server administrator controls a hierarchy. The system includes a plurality of mobile devices. Each mobile device runs a tracking application and/or information exchange application. A location server that uses a processor to: push and/or pull tracking information controlled by the hierarchy; push and/or pull other forms of information exchange between devices and controlled by the hierarchy; control a dissemination of information between devices running the tracking application and/or information exchange application based on the hierarchy; and control the dissemination of information between devices running the tracking application and/or information exchange application based on location. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150057025 | DETERMINING AND DISPLAYING INFORMATION RELATING TO CROWDEDNESS OF VENUE AMENITIES - Amenity service point data is stored, where the amenity service point data specifies, for a plurality of amenities in a venue, a respective plurality of different geographic points at which the amenities are located within the venue. Locations of a plurality of mobile computing devices that are within the venue are determined. For each particular amenity among the plurality of amenities, a crowdedness level of the particular amenity is determined based in part on the locations of the plurality of mobile computing devices relative to the geographic point corresponding to the particular amenity. A request to view information relating to a certain amenity is received. Particular information relating to the certain amenity, where the information includes an indication of the crowdedness level of the certain amenity is caused to display. The crowdedness level of the certain amenity is periodically re-determined during duration of an event at the venue. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150057026 | Limiting Services Based on Location - A system for authorizing services in wireless devices based on a type of service requested and a location of the wireless device is provided. For example, in a wireless telephony system, when a session is set up via an Internet Protocol-based system, an application server queries a location service for the location of the handset requesting the service. If the handset or the receiving handset is in a location that is not authorized for the requested service based on the position of the handset, the connection is not enabled. A message may be transmitted to the sending handset to inform a user that the service is not authorized for the location. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150057027 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREON INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM - When an information processing apparatus is started, reception of data indicative of presence of a connection point apparatus is attempted. A plurality of objects respectively corresponding to a plurality of application programs is displayed on a display device, and upon reception of an operation performed by a user, an application program corresponding to one of the objects selected by the operation performed by the user is launched. When the data is received, a display form of an object, which relates to a connection application program including a program for executing a procedural step of connecting to the connection point apparatus, is changed. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150057028 | COLLECTING EXTERNAL ACCESSORY DATA AT A MOBILE DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM THAT OBTAINS RAW OBSERVABLES FROM AN EXTERNAL GNSS RAW OBSERVABLE PROVIDER - External accessory data is collected at a mobile data collection platform provided by an external accessory of the mobile data collection platform. An image that includes a point of interest is captured by an image capturing device that is an integral part of the mobile data collection platform performs. Raw observables are obtained from an external GNSS raw observable provider that is separate from and outside of the mobile data collection platform. A position fix of the mobile data collection platform is determined based on the raw observable. Orientation information comprising a tilt angle and an azimuth angle is determined. External accessory data is received from an accessory that is external to the mobile data collection platform. The image, the position fix, the orientation information and the external accessory data are stored in hardware memory of the mobile data collection platform. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150057029 | Location Based Geo-Reminders - Location based geo-reminding system retrieves, from a location based geo-reminder physical server, a current location of wireless client devices within a given area. The method accesses, from the location based geo-reminder physical server, a physical location based geo-reminder database comprising an identity of a trigger identifier and a limits of trigger identifier. Transmission of a location based geo-reminder message is initiated if the current location of a particular wireless client device is within a limits of restriction distance from a location of the identity of the trigger. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150065170 | AUTONOMOUS PULL AND DISPLAY OF LOCATION BASED SERVICE APPLICATIONS BY A MOBILE DEVICE BASED ON CONTEXT OF THE MOBILE DEVICE - A user's experience is enhanced with respect to location based services (LBS) applications that can be employed by a user via a mobile device using techniques described herein. In an aspect, a device is provided that includes a memory to store instructions and a processor, coupled to the memory, that facilitates execution of the instructions to perform various operations. The operations can include determining a context of the device comprising determining a current location of the device, identifying an application of the device that enables a function related to the current location of the device, determining that the application is relevant to a user identity associated with the device based on the context of the device, adapting a set of graphical images for display by the device to comprise a graphical image associated with the application. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150065171 | PROVIDING PERTINENT INFORMATION TO USER - Techniques for providing location based information to users of wireless devices include, receiving, from the wireless device, a request for a web page; and providing, the web page to the wireless device, wherein the web page includes information specific to a location of the wireless device and wherein the location-specific information is provided without receiving a location signal from the wireless device. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150065172 | GEOGRAPHIC AREA AND CATEGORY SPECIFIC CONTENT SHARING BETWEEN MOBILE DEVICES - A method, system, and/or computer program product automatically shares content between mobile devices. Permissible geographic areas for sharing digital content from a user's mobile device are received, where the digital content is from a user-approved category of digital content. A determination is made as to whether an authorized mobile receiving device is within a specific permitted geographic area from the permissible geographic areas. In response to determining that the authorized mobile receiving device is within the specific permitted geographic area, the digital content is automatically shared between the user's mobile device and the authorized mobile receiving device. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150065173 | PROBABILISTIC LOCATION DETERMINATION FOR PRECISION MARKETING - Location methods for mobile devices and location systems are provided. A location method for a mobile station includes identifying a current probable location of the mobile station, defined by a position of the mobile station and an uncertainty of the position. A predetermined area is identified which at least partially overlaps the identified current probable location of the mobile station. A probability distribution of the mobile station proximate to the predetermined area from the position of the mobile station and the uncertainty of the position can then be used to estimate a probability that the mobile station is proximate to the predetermined area. An exemplary method may also involve associating an event for the mobile station based on the estimated probability. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150065174 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING UNSOLICITED LOCATION-BASED DOWNLOAD - The present invention relates to a method, apparatus, and system for performing an unsolicited location-based download. The method for performing an unsolicited location-based download can set a location report interval for updating location information on a CD, updates location information on the CD on the basis of the location report interval, reports the updated location information to a server, receives a source URI for downloading a predicted location, a predicted period, and content on the CD from a server, and downloads content from the server on the basis of the predicted location, the predicted period, and the source URI. Accordingly, an unsolicited download is enabled through simple settings. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150065175 | CONTENT SELECTION SYSTEM, CONTENT SELECTION METHOD AND MANAGEMENT APPARATUS - A content selection system, in which a management apparatus, a distribution apparatus and a wireless terminal are provided, includes the distribution apparatus's distribution unit for distributing, within a predetermined spatial range, location information indicating a location at which the distribution apparatus is installed; the wireless terminal's obtaining unit for obtaining the location information distributed by the distribution unit; the wireless terminal's transmission unit for transmitting the obtained location information to the management apparatus; the management apparatus's reception unit for receiving the transmitted location information; the management apparatus's determination unit configured to determine whether the received location information indicates a predetermined location; and the management apparatus's selection unit for selecting a content associated with the predetermined location for output thereat in response to the determination by the determination unit that the received location information indicates the predetermined location. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150065176 | Method and apparatus for managing attributes and functionalities of predetermined geographical areas - In accordance with one example embodiment of the present invention a method comprises at least partially enabling a set of functionalities and attributes related to a geofenced session area, wherein at least some of those attributes are associated, at least in part, with analytics pertaining to permanence of users within said geofenced session area. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150065177 | LOCATION-BASED SERVICES - Provided herein are methods and systems relating to location-based services such as providing a geofencing, outputting location-based information on a mobile device, varying transmissions to and from a mobile device, and providing location-based alerts. More specifically, a method can include receiving data defining a geofence, monitoring a current location, comparing the current location with the geofence, determining that the current location is within the geofence, and in response altering the state of an application on the mobile device. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150072712 | Path Determination Based on Application Usage - Techniques of determining a path using anonymous application usage data are described. A path determination system and method can determine a location and geometrical shape of a path based on anonymous application usage data received from one or more devices. The anonymous application usage data can include an identifier or a category of the application program executed by a device, and multiple locations of the device observed while the application program executes on the device. Based on the locations, the system and method can determine a path for associating with the application program. The system and method can use metadata of the application program for identifying the path in response to a query or a request. The system and method can provide the path to a device for display in an information layer on a virtual map. | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150072713 | Extended Area Event for Network Based Proximity Discovery - A network-centric device discovery solution that leverages area event location services. A proximity server (PS) performing device discovery for a discoverer mobile initiates an area event, via a location server, for each device subscribed to the same proximity service group as the discoverer mobile and camped on the same zone as the discoverer mobile. The area event notifies the PS each time such device moves into an area of an E-CGI and/or WiFI access point where the discoverer mobile attaches. If the PS receives an area event notification for the device camped on the same zone as the discoverer mobile, the PS requests location information for the device and uses returned location information to determine if the device is within a predefined proximity of the discoverer mobile. If the device is within a predefined proximity of the discoverer mobile, the PS sends a proximity alert message to the discoverer mobile. | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150080026 | COMMON PLATFORM FOR PERSONALIZED/BRANDED APPLICATIONS - The disclosure is directed at a method of personalizing an application for displaying, on a mobile communication device, user content associated with a site, the method comprising determining location of the mobile communication device, calculating travel characteristics of the mobile communication device, determining presence of a site, obtaining user preferences for display of user content, and retrieving and displaying user content associated with the site on the mobile communication device. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150080027 | METHOD FOR GROUP SOCIAL SUGGESTIONS BASED ON SPATIAL DATA AND SHARED PREFERENCES - A method and system for managing a group activity using electronic communications includes joining a plurality of users to form a proximity based network. Data is received and accessed from the plurality of users each using a mobile device configured to communicate with the proximity based network on the communications network. The data includes location information and personal information. A multiplicity of social connections are defined between the users based on the data. A set of the plurality of users are identified wherein at least two of the mobile devices are within the predetermined proximity, and the corresponding users have a shared social connection, A proposed activity is defined for the set of the users based on the shared social connection. The set of users of the proposed activity are notified. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150080028 | Notification method, notification system and terminal for scenery area based on Ad Hoc network - Disclosed is a notification method for a scenery area based on an Ad Hoc network, including the following steps that: a guide information sending terminal is arranged at each scenery spot in the scenery area; the guide information sending terminal sends guide information periodically; a tourist terminal inside a radio transceiving range of the guide information sending terminal, after receiving the guide information, generates forwarded information and broadcasts it, and then sends reply information to the guide information sending terminal; a tourist terminal outside the radio transceiving range of the guide information sending terminal, after receiving the forwarded information, generates its own forwarded information and forwards it, and further judges whether itself is at the scenery spot where the guide information sending terminal is located according to the forwarded information, and if so, it sends reply information to the guide information sending terminal; and the guide information sending terminal determines the number of tourists at the scenery spot where it is located according to the received reply information. The disclosure further discloses a corresponding system and a corresponding terminal, so that a tourist can know the number of tourists at each scenery spot. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150080029 | System and Method for Dynamically Retrieving and Monitoring Geo-Fence Activity - Systems, device and techniques are disclosed for dynamically retrieving and monitoring geo-fence activity. A meta geo-fence may be identified based on a user device geolocation. The meta geo-fence having a radius that is dynamically generated to include previously defined geo-fences within or touching the meta geo-fence. User device geolocation may be monitored in relation to the defined geo-fences included in the radius of the meta geo-fence. A communication may be sent to the user device when the user device reports that the user device has entered or exited one of the previously defined geo-fences within or touching the radius of the meta geo-fence. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150080030 | REAL TIME DATA FEEDS IN A CLOSE PROXIMITY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM - An aspect includes a method for providing real time data feeds to a user of a mobile device. A signal that includes an identification code is received by a mobile device from a short-range wireless communication transmitter. The signal is processed on the mobile device. The processing includes determining whether information associated with the signal is stored on the mobile device, and identifying a retrieval location of the information based on the determining and on the signal. The processing the signal is performed exclusively by a software application located on the mobile device and independently of any networks. Based on the processing, information from the retrieval location is retrieved using the mobile device. A real time data feed associated with the identification code is located. The information is displayed on the mobile device and the real time data feed is streamed on the mobile device. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150080031 | CAMPUS SECURITY IN A CLOSE PROXIMITY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM - According to an aspect, a method for providing assistance to a user of a mobile device includes receiving a signal from a short-range wireless communication transmitter. The signal includes an identification code, and the receiving is by a mobile device of a user located within the space. The signal is processed on the mobile device and includes: determining whether information associated with the signal is stored on the mobile device; and identifying a retrieval location of the information based on the determining and on the signal. The processing of the signal is performed exclusively by a software application located on the mobile device and independently of any networks. Based on the processing, information that includes an address of a security system is retrieved using the mobile device. The mobile device is monitored for inputs and based on receiving a security request, the security request is transmitted to the security system. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150080032 | DISTRIBUTED DATA IN A CLOSE PROXIMITY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM - An aspect includes providing distributed data in a close proximity notification system using a transceiver that includes an antenna and a processing device. The processing device includes a memory for storing instructions that when executed by the processing device result in the transceiver: discovering wireless mobile devices within a proximity range of the transceiver; initiating communication between the transceiver and one or more of the wireless mobile devices; exchanging data with the one or more of the wireless mobile devices, the exchanging including receiving a request for information from one of the one or more of the wireless mobile devices; based on receiving the request for information, identifying a retrieval location of at least a subset of the requested information; and transmitting the at least subset of the information or an identifier of the retrieval location to the wireless mobile device. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150094093 | COMPUTING SYSTEM WITH CONFIGURATION UPDATE MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF - A computing system includes: a context module configured to determine a contextual information for representing the contextual information relative to a device; a zone module, coupled to the context module, configured to determine a proximity zone for identifying further devices within the proximity zone relative to the device; a proximate-device module, coupled to the zone module, configured to determine proximate-device identities for identifying the further devices relative to the device; and a configuration transfer module, coupled to the proximate-device module, configured to communicate a transferable configuration setting with a communication unit using the proximate-device identities for updating the device based on the transferable configuration setting and the contextual information for displaying on the device. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150094094 | INDOOR NAVIGATION TO KNOWN POINTS OF INTEREST - Disclosed in some examples are methods, systems, and machine readable mediums that provide location based services such as navigation in an indoor space by utilizing a network of specially configured locator nodes (LNs) and the identified line of sight (LOS) relationships between the LNs. The LOS relationships may be automatically learned by the LNs. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150094095 | System and Method for Situational Proximity Observation Alerting Privileged Recipients - Provided is a system and method for a situational proximity observation by a Mobile data processing System (MS) using one or more automated senses of the MS, for example as directed by a user of the MS, to cause an alert to be delivered to one or more other Mobile data processing Systems (MSs) for notifying those other users of the MSs that they are potentially involved in, or affected by, the sensing carried out by the MS making the observation. Specifically, a Situational Proximity Observation Device Reporter (SPODR) senses or captures its environment within its proximity and a TRaveling Observation Device Recipient (TRODR) can be notified when the SPODR may have sensed or captured data relevant to the TRODR. There is a variety of events and conditions under which the alert is provided, including in accordance with a variety of privileges configured between users. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150094096 | LOCATION AND EVENT BASED INFORMATION EXCHANGE AND CONTROL SYSTEM - An information system that provides information exchange and control services based on location and event between a subject of information and a service user. The information system first builds up direct referral link between the information resource and the subject of information by referral of a common map location. Information exchange and system control connections between them may also be established. The service next builds up information exchange and system control connections between the information resource and the service user intelligently and dynamically by satisfying conditions that comprises spatial and behavioral relationships and information subject matching rules. After that, information exchange and control channel is indirectly established between the service user and the physical existence of the information subject through the connection provided by the service of information resource, which manages the controllability of the subject and the contents and accessibility of the information related to the subject. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150094097 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR LOCATION-BASED MACHINE-ASSISTED INTERACTIONS - In accordance with one example embodiment of the present invention a method comprises at least partially enabling a set of functionalities and attributes associated to an area for facilitating business transactions, networking activities, or social interactions of users who are within, proximate, or associated, at least provisionally, with said area. In some implementations, the present invention provides functionalities apt to discover taxonomies of users in relation to locations. In some other implementations, the present invention provides functionalities apt to trace or follow up with users who have associated their identities, at least during a time window, with said area. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150094098 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR ENABLING LOCATION-BASED SERVICES WITHIN A PREMISES - Apparatus and methods for enabling location identification and related services in a premises. In one embodiment, location identification services are provided via a gateway device using data extracted from a wireless signal. The data is used to estimate a location of a device (based on comparison to previously gathered and/or reference data). In another embodiment, infrared (IR) or other short range wireless signals are broadcast from the client devices to a set-top-box (STB), and the STB or gateway correlates the signals to a location within the premises. A profiling process is used to establish specific locations within a premises, and associate location-specific services therewith. The location-based services include for example (i) loading particular applications and/or content when the user enters a particular location, (ii) providing information and/or advertisement opportunities when the user is near a particular public or business location, and (iii) content delivery optimization among multiple user devices. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150094099 | iALERT ENHANCED ALERT MANAGER - iAlert_Enhanced_Alert_Manager enables a user to register an interest in their current location, as well as persons, places and/or things in which the user holds some regard. The iAlert_Enhanced_Alert_Manager provides notification and clarifying information to user's devices concerning events/happenstance that have occurred or are likely to occur within a proximity of registered persons, places, and/or things. The iAlert_Enhanced_Alert_Manager comprises data structures (e.g. an Affinity Table, a SPIN table, a SPIN-List Table, an Affinity-List Table, and a Keyword-List Table) to manage affinities, Spheres of Influence (SPINs), and relationships therebetween that may positively or negatively induce a person. Timely notification of events/happenstance to a user comprises the computation of iEvent-vectors and iAlert-vectors. An iEvent-vector contains fields pertaining to events/happenstance whereas an iAlert-vector comprises information pertaining to notifications. Transmission of a notification is determined as a function of the magnitude of an event/happenstance and the proximity of an event/happenstance to registered objects of interest. | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150099545 | LOCATION INFORMATION-BASED COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND LOCATION INFORMATION-BASED COMMUNICATION APPLICATION APPARATUS - A location information-based communication apparatus and method are disclosed. The location information-based communication apparatus includes a transmission terminal, a communication control unit, a local terminal location storage unit, and reception target terminals. The transmission terminal transmits information about a call connection location selected by a user to the communication control unit, outputs a list of information about one or more reception target terminals which are present around the call connection location on a screen, and transmits a call signal to the communication control unit. The communication control unit receives the list of the reception target terminals from a local terminal location storage unit, transmits the list of information about the reception target terminals to the transmission terminal, and connects the transmission terminal to desired reception target terminals by connecting to phone numbers of the reception target terminals over a wired or wireless communication network. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150099546 | LOCATION-BASED SERVICE PROVISION METHOD AND SYSTEM OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A location-based service provision method and system of an electronic device is provided for supporting location-based service even in a sleep mode. The electronic device is provided with a main control unit, a low power sub-control unit, and a sensing unit. The sub-control unit collects sensor information provided by the sensor unit for measuring movement (e.g., speed and direction) of the electronic device, and calculates first location information based on the sensor information. The sub-control unit provides the location-based service based on the first location information. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150099547 | GEO-BASED DETECTION OF BORDER VIOLATION - An initial geo-location may be determined for a user of a web service from the user's connection data to establish if it is a mobile connection or not. Once the connection is identified as mobile or static and the user's location is known, the closest border and/or territory which is blocked to the user and within the geo-restricted area is determined. A future time at which the user's geo-location should be re-determined is then calculated using a variety of formula based on the connection type, location and distance to the border. The resulting calculation of desired future time of re-geolocation may be based on the user's current location, the distance to the nearest border, an estimated velocity at which the user may be moving, rules associated with the web-service, parameters set by an administrator and other factors | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150099548 | ADDRESS BOOK INFORMATION SERVICE SYSTEM, AND METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ADDRESS BOOK INFORMATION SERVICE THEREIN - Provided are an address book information service system, and a method and a device for an address book information service therein, whereby: a terminal device in the address book information service system sets groups in an address book according to category information and transmits group information on the set groups and preset user information to a service device; the service device searches new address book information corresponding to the group information on the basis of the location of a user by using the group information and the user information and transmits the searched new address book information to the terminal device; and the terminal device automatically registers the received new address book information in the address book, thereby enabling the user to easily look up new address book information. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150099549 | Location and Time Specific Mobile Participation Platform - A mobile participation platform enables a wireless network operator or third party to solicit response data related to a specific time and location specific event by signaling multiple mobile device users that meet predefined qualifications. The qualifications include presence at the specific location at the specific time, and may include other characteristics, such as prior consent to receive solicitations, and particular device type or data collection functionality. The platform locates mobile devices that may qualify for participation, and generates and transmits a solicitation. Mobile devices receiving the solicitation may activate a participation client to acknowledge the solicitation and to contribute by submitting the requested response data, which may include photos, text, sensor data, audio, video and the like. The qualifications are verified, the response data is validated, and anonymity and privacy are maintained by associating the mobile device and other pertinent non-identifying information with an encrypted identifier. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150099550 | LOCATION-BASED DISCOVERY OF NETWORK MEMBERS BY PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES FOR ALTERNATE CHANNEL COMMUNICATION - User mobile devices are equipped to discover each other through an ad hoc network, based on their location and proximity or based on mobile network reporting to one another. Locations may be reported through global positioning methods and cross-referenced by other users. Following discovery and consent, the mobile devices are connected to one another via various means, other than the ad hoc network, and utilize functions provided by services such as SMS, E-mail, chat/instant messaging, multimedia, or video. The users may be members of a common social network, and can thereby exchange social network attributes. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150105104 | AUTOMATED ELECTRONIC REMINDERS FOR A MOBILE USER - A method, system, and/or apparatus for automatically tracking and sending electronic reminder messages to a mobile user using the user's mobile device as a function of the user's tracked location. This invention is particularly useful in the field of social media, such as for detecting and tracking the location of a user and her community for actuating reminders based upon the user's location and/or the location of members of the community. The method or implementing software application uses or relies upon location information available on the mobile device from any source, such as GPS, cell phone usage, WiFi triangulation, and/or other device applications. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150105105 | LOCATION-BASED ACCOUNT ACTIVITY ALERTS - A method of controlling issuance of alerts involves a server receiving notification of occurrence of an event at an account, saving in an events history the event occurrence, receiving device information from a mobile device associated with the account, and determining a position and/or speed from the device information. The server maintains at least one event definition defining particulars of suspension of notifications of events at an account. Upon the position or speed correlating with one of the event definitions, the server saves in the events history an occurrence of at least one additional event occurring at the account subsequent to the event, and suspends notification of the saved occurrences to the mobile device. The server transmits to the mobile device a notification of the occurrences saved in the events history and clears the events history upon the position and speed no longer correlating with any of the event definitions. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150105106 | MOBILE NOTIFICATIONS BASED UPON LOCATION - Disclosed are various embodiments employed to generate device notifications based upon location data associated with a mobile device. To this end, a request to generate a device notification is obtained from a user application. Notification content is extracted from the request and an escalated or de-escalated notification level is applied that is based at least in part upon the location of the mobile device and properties about the location that can be identified. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150111602 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTING SERVICES AND DATA - Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining a need to provide a service to a first communication device of a plurality of communication devices, detecting a movement of a second communication device of the plurality of communication devices in a direction that will place the second communication device in a communication range of the first communication device, and transmitting a message to the second communication device to provide the service to the first communication device when the second communication device comes into the communication range of the first communication device. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150111603 | MOBILE DEVICE WITH APPLICATIONS THAT USE A COMMON PLACE CARD TO DISPLAY DATA RELATING TO A LOCATION - Some embodiments provide a mobile computing device that includes a number of applications having a common display area to display data relating to a location. In some embodiments, the common display area is a unified display area to display different types of data. The different types of data can include information regarding the location, multimedia associated with the location, user feedbacks regarding the location, a catalog associated with the location, social network data, etc. In some embodiments, the unified common display area is also referred to as a place card because it presents data relating to a place. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150111604 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING SERVICE - A mobile device and a method performed by the mobile device for receiving a service from a service providing apparatus are provided. The method includes receiving a signal which is emitted from the beacon apparatus, wherein the mobile device is located within vicinity of the beacon apparatus; determining an intensity of the received signal; requesting the service providing apparatus for a service based on the determined intensity; and receiving the service from the service providing apparatus. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150111605 | MANAGING GROUP OF LOCATION BASED TRIGGERS - A location-based triggering system and method allow location-based triggers to be created and associated with POI, landmark, and/or location-based information categories comprised of a plurality of POIs, landmarks, and/or location-based information, POI, landmark, and/or location-based information sub-categories, as well as POI, landmark, and location-based information searches. A trigger is created, where the trigger comprises trigger criteria. At least one POI, landmark, and/or location-based information database containing a plurality of POIs, landmarks, and/or location-based information data is monitored for a match between the trigger criteria and at least one POI, landmark, and/or location-based information category. If a match exists, the trigger is activated, thereby executing a related action or event. Furthermore, additional search criteria can be combined with the trigger criteria to enhance the LBT process. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150111606 | LOCATION-BASED NETWORK RADIO PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A location-based radio system including a storage database and a computing device coupled with the storage database. The computing device includes an application that determines a location of a listener computing device that is accessing a radio station and plays audio content associated with one or more locations on the listener computing device if the location of the listener computing device corresponds to the one or more locations associated with the audio content. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150119081 | SITUATIONAL AWARENESS PERSONAL SERVICE - A situational awareness personal service (SAPS) receives data records from a wide variety of data sources and provides real-time, tailored, situational awareness (SA) information to subscribers. The SA information, which can include course of action recommendations and threat assessments, can be made available and affordable to the general public. Subscribers may view the SA information using commercial off the shelf (COTS) devices, such as laptop computers, smartphones, and existing onboard integrated displays. In one aspect, transportation platforms can provide local observation data, such as radar tracking data, to the SA personal service in exchange for tailored SA information. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150119082 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING POSITIONING SERVICES USUNG MULTI-SPACE CLUSTERING - An approach for providing positioning services using multi-space clustering includes detecting sensor data across a plurality of sensor spaces for a device. The plurality of sensor spaces are associated with respective one or more sensor types. The approach also includes predicting a point propensity for the device to represent location data of the device based on the sensor data, and performing a clustering of the location data across the plurality of sensor spaces to generate a cluster graph of a physical space associated with the sensor data. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150119083 | METHOD TO TRIGGER DEVICES BASED ON THEIR LOCATION - Communication systems including the evolved packet system can include machine type communication. Location device triggering can be a feature related to machine type communication (MTC) and can also be applied to other areas, such as public safety networks. In this feature, the network can initiate a trigger to the device, such as MTC devices, based on area information provided to the network operator. A method can include triggering a group of devices using a triggering request. The triggering request includes at least one of geographic information or a group identifier based on geographic information. The method can also include receiving the request and determining at least one serving node based on the geographic information when the triggering request geographic information. The method can further include sending a device trigger request including at least one of a tracking area identifier, a cell identifier, or the group identifier. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150119084 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POSITIONING TERMINAL - A method for positioning terminals includes obtaining location information of positioned terminals; obtaining relevance information of the positioned terminals; obtaining location information of relevance terminals associated with the positioned terminals according to the location information and the relevance information of the positioned terminals. The invention is applied to improve coverage of a LBS service based on users' location information. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150119085 | System And Method For Identifying A Location Of Interest To Be Named By A User - A mobile communication device for identifying a location to be named comprising a position locator component configured to determine a location of a user and a communication interface component configured to provide the location for use in determining user-specific location information including at least one of a number of times and an amount of time the user is present at or near the location. The location naming component is configured to receive an identification of the location as a location of interest. The location naming component is configured to provide a prompt for naming the location of interest for presentation by a graphical user interface component. The location naming component is configured to receive name information for naming the location. The graphical user interface component is configured to present the name information for the location of interest on the mobile communication device. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150126221 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF WIRELESS DOWNLOADS OF MAP AND GEOGRAPHIC BASED DATA TO PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICES - Systems and methods of managing map data on electronic devices are disclosed. In one aspect, a method of downloading pushpin data for a map is disclosed. The method includes receiving, from an electronic network, an indication of a current map segment, the current map segment comprising map data for a current location of a device, the current map segment corresponding to a portion of a map displayed on the device, receiving pushpin criteria for the device, identifying pushpin data based on the current map segment and the pushpin criteria, the pushpin data indicating a pushpin location; and transmitting, on the electronic network, the pushpin data. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150126222 | ROADWAY TRAVEL DATA EXCHANGE NETWORK - Disclosed herein are systems and methods for exchange of travel data in a roadway information system associated with a first roadway vehicle and a second roadway vehicle. In one embodiment, the roadway information system may comprise, for example, a first mobile client system associated with the first roadway vehicle, a second mobile client system associated with the second roadway vehicle, a wireless communication network, and a processing system communicatively coupled to the wireless communication network. The first mobile client system may deliver first travel related data to the processing system via the wireless communication network. The processing system may deliver second travel related data to the second mobile client system via the wireless communication network, where the second travel related data relates at least in part to the first travel related data. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150126223 | Method and System for Determining the Location and Position of a Smartphone Based on Image Matching - The present invention relates to a method and system for determining location and position for the effective use thereof in a location-based service by precisely determining information on the location and position of a user terminal, such as a smartphone, to provide the determined location and position to the user terminal using a georeferenced reference image DB preconstructed on a server on a network or on the user terminal, and images captured by a camera of the user terminal. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150126224 | FACILITY SEARCH SYSTEM, FACILITY SEARCH PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND IN-VEHICLE DEVICE - A facility search system includes a mobile communication terminal communicably connected with a server and independently performing a registration process to register a facility visited by a user as a visited facility in the server and an in-vehicle device provided in a vehicle and communicably connected with the mobile communication terminal and performing the registration process in cooperation with the mobile communication terminal. The server provides a visited-facility registration service in which the facility visited by the user is registered as the visited facility. The in-vehicle device acquires a device position indicating a current position of the vehicle, compares the device position with a preliminarily set destination facility position to determine whether the vehicle arrives at the destination facility, and controls the mobile communication terminal to register the destination facility as the visited facility in the server when determining that the vehicle arrives at the destination facility. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150126225 | POSITION INFORMATION PROVIDING DEVICE, POSITION INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM - A navigation device, which works as a position information providing device for providing information on positions to a user, includes a terminal ECU that can log in management servers, each of which manages a social networking service (SNS) to which information can be posted, via a line network. The terminal ECU logs in the management servers via the line network in synchronization with a start operation of the navigation device to acquire the whole or a part of posting information on positions posted to the SNS by network users and accumulated in the management servers. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150126226 | WEARABLE ARTICLES IDENTIFICATION - A method of identifying a wearable article that comprises forwarding a current location of a mobile client terminal of a user to a central unit via a communication network, receiving from the user at least one wearable article property of a target wearable article worn by another user, sending the at least one wearable article property to the central unit via the communication network, receiving a message comprising wearable article information of the target wearable article in response to the at least one wearable article property, and presenting at least one of the wearable article information and data acquired based on the wearable article information to the user using the mobile client terminal. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150126227 | ZONE-BASED SOCIAL MEDIA - A zone-based social media application (SMA) system, program product and method. A system is disclosed having a zone management system that employs a computerized process for managing a plurality of predefined geospatial zones, wherein the plurality of predefined geospatial zones include overlapping zones; a client management system that employs a computerized process for managing sessions with remote SMA clients; a locator system that employs a computerized process to associate each remote SMA client engaged in an active session with a predefined geospatial zone, wherein the locator system includes a process for selecting the predefined geospatial zone from a set of overlapping zones in response to an SMA client being located in an area predefined with overlapping zones; and a content information sharing infrastructure that employs a computerized process to deliver distinguishable sets of content to remote SMA clients based on an associated geospatial zone. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150126228 | Mobile Device and Geographic Information System Background and Summary of the Related Art - The present invention provides a system and mobile device for providing geographic information to a user. The system includes a mobile device that is wirelessly connected to a geographic database. The mobile device includes a plurality of sensors for determining a first location and a first direction. A controller is adapted to provide information requested based on local queries and distal queries. In addition, the controller can respond to thematic queries of each variety, wherein the database search is limited to objects, entities or features that fit within a selected theme. Finally, the controller is adapted to select and order query results based upon two- and three-dimensional query windows. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150126229 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR MOBILE STATION CENTRIC DETERMINATION OF POSITIONING ASSISTANCE DATA - Methods and apparatuses are provided which may be implemented in various devices to generate positioning assistance data and/or the like by mobile station with regard to at least one of a plurality of different indoor regions. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150126230 | Location Based Messaging - Systems and methods are provided for messages, such as short messages and multi-media messages. In one implementation a message is received from a sender, a location of the sender is determined, the message is modified to include the location of the sender, and the modified message is transmitted to a recipient. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150126231 | PERSONAL DIGITAL ASSISTANT - An information processing apparatus that detects a first location of the information processing apparatus; receives information representing a target location from a target information processing apparatus; detects a target direction from the first location toward the target location; detects an orientation of a casing of the information processing apparatus; calculates an angular difference between the target direction and the orientation of the casing; determines a perceptual strength of each of a plurality of active elements disposed in different locations on or within the casing based on the angular difference; and controls each of the plurality of active elements based on the perceptual strengths. | 05-07-2015 |
| 20150133161 | METHOD FOR REQUESTING INFORMATION BASED ON LOCATION - A method for requesting information is based on using a user's physical location to access a database of available information linked to that location. The method gives the user a single interaction to capture exactly what they intended. In addition, the method allows the user to retain the original intent and to gather further information and details, either immediately or at a later time. The users are able to get information they desire without having to rely on their memory and without being distracted to write or type something down. The method can rely on an electronic device's global positioning system (GPS) to provide a simple method to permit a user to, with a single input, capture the GPS location and, either immediately or at some point in the future, access any data or information linked to that location. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150133162 | WIRELESSLY RECEIVING INFORMATION RELATED TO A MOBILE DEVICE AT WHICH ANOTHER MOBILE DEVICE IS POINTED - Techniques for wirelessly receiving, at a mobile device, information related to another mobile device determined to be in a line of sight relative to the mobile device, are presented. In an aspect, a method includes, determining by a first mobile device, a location of a mobile object determined to be in a line of sight relative to the first mobile device, and wirelessly receiving descriptive information associated with a second mobile device having a location substantially corresponding to the location of the mobile object. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150133163 | INFORMATION NOTIFICATION METHOD AND INFORMATION NOTIFICATION SYSTEM - A presence sensing unit ( | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150133164 | SERVICE PROVIDING DEVICE, SERVICE PROVIDING SYSTEM INCLUDING USER PROFILE SERVER, AND SERVICE PROVIDING METHOD FOR SERVICE PROVIDING DEVICE - A service providing device is disclosed. The service providing device mounted in a vehicle comprises: a communication unit for receiving a terminal signal from at least one terminal device; and a control unit which determines the distance to the terminal device from the received terminal signal, determines a user riding in the vehicle on the basis of the determined distance, and provides a preset service on the basis of the determined user and terminal information included in the terminal signal. Thus, the service providing device can provide a service suitable for the user riding in the vehicle. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150133165 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING DATA AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF - An operation method of an electronic device is provided. The method includes detecting status information and location information of the electronic device requesting for a list of at least one related content based on the detected status information and the detected location information, to another electronic device, receiving the list of at least one related content from the other electronic device; and displaying the received list of at least one related content. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150133166 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO ENABLE EFFICIENT RF HEAT MAPS - Systems, methods, and devices are described for aligning heat map data more efficiently to actual geometry of an area of interest. Certain embodiments make use of reorienting a rectangular array of grid points in which an additional angle parameter is added to existing parameters for a rectangular heat map. For example, the grid points may be reoriented to form a shape resembling a parallelogram. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150133167 | TECHNIQUES FOR EFFICIENT RF HEAT MAP REPRESENTATION - Techniques are described for aligning heat map information more efficiently to an actual geometry of an area of interest. A sequence is generated corresponding to consecutive runs of included and/or excluded grid points. The sequence is provided to a device in addition to heat map information corresponding to a number of grid points. The provided heat map information may be compressed and/or may be assigned to grid points in a reoriented area overlaying the area of interest. The device uses the sequence to map the heat map information to grid points in an area. In one technique, information corresponding to inaccessible locations are excluded from the heat map. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150133168 | System and Method for Communicating Information Based on a User's Location - A system for providing information to a user based on the user's location is provided. More particularly, a system is provided comprising a communication device, at least one location identifying device capable of transmitting location identification information to the communication device when the communication device is within a certain range of the location identifying device and a control system capable of transmitting location-based information to the communication device based on the location identification information sent by the communication device to the control system. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150133169 | LOCATION BASED SYSTEM TO DELIVER TARGETED CONTENT MESSAGES TO MOBILE DEVICES - Disclosed is a system to implement a method to deliver a targeted content message to a mobile device base on the location of the mobile device. The system may identify a set of businesses within a coverage area of a femtocell base station to produce gathered information. The system may receive a request for a call establishment indicator from the mobile device through the femtocell base station. Targeted content messages may be identified as a function of the gathered information. Moreover, the targeted content message then may be sent to the mobile device as part of the call establishment indicator. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150141055 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING MESSAGE NOTIFICATION TIMING BASED ON GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION - Systems and methods are provided for timing message notifications to be provided to mobile device users based on their respective geographic locations with respect to a targeted content area. The timing of message notifications may be controlled in order to optimize the chances of delivering targeted content to a mobile device user based on the current geographic location of the user's device relative to a targeted content area. As the particular client application may not be actively executing at a time when the user's device happen to be located within a targeted content area, a general message notification sent to the user's device, which may be displayed at any time, may increase the likelihood that the user will launch the client application when it is not already executing at the device and thereby, allow targeted content to be delivered to the user's mobile device at the appropriate time and location. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150141056 | Apparatus and Method to Update Geographic Database - A mobile device initiates communication with a server through a location based service and sends a user generated submission and a geolocation to the server. The server identifies an incomplete entry in a geographic database based on the geolocation and generates a probe question for the incomplete entry. The probe question requests that a user visually inspect or photograph an object or area near the geolocation. The server analyzes the information provided by the user in order to update the geographic database. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150141057 | CONDITIONAL INTERACTION CONTROL FOR A VIRTUAL OBJECT - A method and system for providing conditional interaction for a virtual object ( | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150141058 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE DATA BASED ON LOCATION - An apparatus and method for transmitting and receiving data based on a location is disclosed, the apparatus for receiving the data, for example, a data receiver includes a location predictor configured to predict a location of the receiver based on location information of the receiver, a data rate calculator configured to calculate a predicted data rate during an interval based on communication environment information corresponding to the location of the receiver and the predicted location, and a buffer configured to backlog data received in advance based on the predicted data rate. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150141059 | Systems And Methods For Creating And Providing Location-Based Content - A software product comprises instructions stored on non-transitory computer-readable media. The instructions, when executed by a computer, perform steps for providing a guided tour to a user via a mobile computing device. The steps include the step of playing a first data file on the mobile computing device when the mobile computing device is at a first location, and the step of playing a second data file on the mobile computing device when the mobile computing device is at a second location. A media file locally stored on the mobile computing device is automatically played after the playback of the first data file and before the playback of the second data file. The user is provided with an option to make a donation to an organization associated with the first location when the mobile computing device is at the first location. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150141060 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR SHARING GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION - The present disclosure provides a terminal including a processor-readable storage medium including a set of instructions for geographic location sharing between the terminal and a target terminal; and a processor in communication with the storage medium. The processor is configured to execute the set of instructions to establish a communication with a target terminal of a target user remote to the terminal though a social networking application installed in the terminal; acquire a current geographic location information of the terminal at an interval of a preset period of time; and send the current geographic location information of the terminal to the target terminal at an interval of a preset period of time. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150148074 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROXIMITY-BASED SERVICE - A method and apparatus may be configured to monitor a first channel allocated to proximity-based services within a cluster. The method may also include transmitting, if the user device is not receiving transmissions on the first channel, an indication that the receiving user device is not receiving transmissions on the first channel allocated to the proximity-based services within the cluster. The method may also include receiving an indication of a second channel allocated to the proximity-based services within the cluster. | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150148075 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING LOCATION RELEVANT INFORMATION - A system for providing location relevant information to users of a plurality of mobile devices within a multi-storey building. A plurality of transmitters are located in different locations across multiple floors of the building. Each transmitter transmits a signal for identifying the location of its associated transmitter and signals transmitted at least by transmitters located on the same floor share at least one common transmission parameter. The mobile devices each run software that identifies signals received substantially concurrently from the transmitters, determining the closest transmitter, and then displays on the mobile device location relevant information associated with that location. | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150148076 | PUSH METHOD, SYSTEM AND SERVER BASED ON LOCATION INFORMATION - The present invention proposes a pushing method based on location information, comprising: recording a plurality of areas passed by a user; obtaining a resident area of the user according to the frequencies at which the user uses an electronic map in the plurality of areas, and pushing, when it is judged that the user enters a new area from the resident area, point of interest information in the new area to the user according to the point of interest information about the user in the resident area. The method in the embodiments of the present invention fully exploits the interests of a user and performs personalized customization, may better meet and inspire the needs of the user, and is widely applicable and easy to expand. The present invention also discloses a pushing system and server based on location information. | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150148077 | DYNAMIC COOPERATIVE GEOFENCE - A system includes one or more location determining devices for determining the locations of a plurality of mobile objects and one or more computing devices. The one or more computing devices are operable to identify the geographic locations of the objects using data generated by the one or more location determining devices and generate a single geofence corresponding to the geographic locations of the objects, wherein the objects associated with the geofence form a geofence group. The one or more computing devices are further operable to identify a change in the geographic location of at least one of the objects and change the geofence to reflect the change in the geographic location of the at least one object. The one or more computing devices are further operable to, after creating the geofence, include additional objects in the geofence group and remove objects from the geofence group according to inclusion rules. | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150148078 | LOCATION-BASED SERVICES - Provided herein are methods and systems relating to location-based services such as providing a geofence, outputting location-based information on a mobile device, varying transmissions to and from a mobile device, and providing location-based alerts. More specifically, a method can include obtaining a first physical location of a mobile device; and generating a geofence on the mobile device based on the first physical location. The methods and systems also provide the capability to generate a geofence based on one or more physical locations of a mobile device over a course of time. | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150148079 | Location Derived Presence Information - The number of messages required in networks where both location and presence services are deployed may be reduced, by retrieving presence data from messages otherwise intended to provide only location information. Thus, information determined in a location service scheme is utilized to provide a presence service as well. A location server requests mobile subscriber (MS) information from a Core Network (CN) Node (i.e. HLR, MSC, etc.) that can be used in determining the Location of the MS. A single message aggregates retrieval of information for two services, specifically, for both location and presence. | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150295610 | Glasses-Type Communications Apparatus, System, and Method - A glasses-type communications apparatus is provided that includes a frame; a display module set on the frame configured to receive data information and generate a corresponding visual picture according to the data information for the user to watch; a camera module set on the frame configured to obtain image information and transfer the image information; and a communications module set on the frame configured to set up a communications channel with an external processing apparatus by using a communications protocol, where the communications module receives data transmitted by the external processing apparatus through the communications channel, so as to parse the data to obtain the data information, and send the data information to the display module; where the communications module is further configured to receive the image information output by the camera module, and transfer the image information to the external processing apparatus by using the communications channel. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150296334 | MONITORING METHOD AND SYSTEM - An electronic monitoring system and method for monitoring one or more transport services, wherein for each one of one or more portable electronic devices, data of the portable electronic device indicative of the location of the portable electronic device is monitored and the location data stored in a memory of the portable electronic device. Each device monitors for a boarding trigger event indicative of a user carrying the portable electronic device boarding a transport service, and upon a boarding trigger event occurring, communicates monitoring data to a remote monitoring system, the monitoring data including at least time data of the boarding trigger event and data indicative of the location of the portable electronic device. The remote monitoring system monitors one or more transport services using data communicated by the portable electronic devices. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150296335 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONVEYING POINT OF INTEREST DATA WITH MINIMUM DATA EXCHANGE - An approach is provided for determining a first location-based record associated with at least one device ( | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150296338 | GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION-BASED COMMUNICATIONS METHOD, MOBILE TERMINAL, SERVER, AND GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION-BASED COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM - The present disclosure discloses a current geographic location-based communications method, a mobile terminal, and a server, the method including: generating a communications user list for a user identifier corresponding to a target mobile terminal, the communications user list including a plurality of user identifiers; sending at least a portion of the communications user list to the target mobile terminal, the portion of the communications user list including a user identifier of a mobile terminal whose distance to the target mobile terminal is within a preset distance range threshold; receiving a chat request sent by the target mobile terminal, the chat request including one or more user identifiers selected from the portion of the communications user list by the target mobile terminal; and generating a group communication between the target mobile terminal and the mobile terminals whose associated user identifiers have been marked as enabling group chat function. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150300832 | Hierarchy of Tools for Navigation - Some embodiments provide a mapping application that provides a variety of UI elements for allowing a user to specify a location (e.g., for viewing or serving as route destinations). In some embodiments, these location-input UI elements appear in succession on a sequence of pages, according to a hierarchy that has the UI elements that require less user interaction appear on earlier pages in the sequence than the UI elements that require more user interaction. In some embodiments, the location-input UI elements that successively appear in the mapping application include (1) selectable predicted-destination notifications, (2) a list of selectable predicted destinations, (3) a selectable voice-based search affordance, and (4) a keyboard. In some of these embodiments, these UI elements appear successively on the following sequence of pages: (1) a default page for presenting the predicted-destination notifications, (2) a destination page for presenting the list of predicted destinations, (3) a search page for receiving voice-based search requests, and (4) a keyboard page for receiving character input. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150304806 | IMAGE CUSTOMIZATION TO ENHANCE TRANSACTION EXPERIENCE - Systems and methods according to one or more embodiments enhance a user's transaction experience. In an embodiment, a system includes a computer memory storing a user profile. The system also includes a computer processor operatively coupled to the computer memory. The computer processor is configured to perform the following operations: determining a location of a user associated with a user device; and automatically changing an image displayed on the user device based on the location of the user associated with the user device and data determined or inferred based on, at least in part, data comprising the user profile. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150304807 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PERFORMING LOCATION ANALYTICS - A system and method are provided for associating location data from one or more unique sources. The place and time of a unique location enabled device are associated with stored demographic information relating to the particular place and particular time. The place and time of the unique location enabled device are associated with a historical record of past locations and time of locations that the device has been. Based on the association of demographical information and historical information, the unique location enable device is assigned to one or more groups or tribes. The location of all members of the group or tribe can be aggregated and exported for further analysis or display, thereby showing all group or tribe members at a particular time and place. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150304808 | Adaptable Multimode Location Protocol Manager - A wireless multimode (MM) device permits different radio access technologies (RAT) to interoperate dynamically with different positioning protocols (PP) by providing a MM Location Protocol Manager (MLM) that is independent of underlying transport mechanisms. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150304815 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING THE CROWDEDNESS OF PEOPLE AT A PLACE - A method, system and apparatus for determining crowdedness at a location, using a first portable communication device having a proximity sensor, wherein the location of a first user is determined using the first portable communication device having an application installed on a memory module thereof, wherein the application is configured to connect to a location sensor embedded in the first portable communication device. The method and system further comprises sensing and identifying a second portable communication device in vicinity of the first user, followed by transmitting a media access control address (MAC address) of the identified second portable communication device to a remote fusion server. Further removing redundancies pertaining to the identified second portable communication device based on the MAC address received by the remote fusion server using a fusion algorithm to determine the crowdedness at the determined location. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150312709 | Social and Entertainment Network based on Global Positioning and Statistics in Real Time - A novel social network is disclosed herein for providing dynamic feedback based on statistics and user preferences. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150312711 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECORDING DATA OF VISITS ON WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - Provided is a method and system for ensuring that a service user has actually visited a service providing store. According to an embodiment, there is provided a system for recording visit data of a wireless communication device. The system includes: an electronic device which includes one or more sensors that can recognize locations and motions; the wireless communication device which includes one or more sensors that can recognize locations and motions; and a server which transmits to the wireless communication device data indicating that the wireless communication device has visited a location where the electronic device is installed if it is sensed by the sensors of the electronic device and the sensors of the wireless communication device that the electronic device and the wireless communication device exist within a predetermined distance range and that predetermined motion conditions have been executed. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150312713 | LOCATION BASED EVENT REMINDER FOR MOBILE DEVICE - Utilizing a spatial calendar device and service, the user can associate an event reminder to a location in space. The location can be fed into the device manually, from the map unit, GIS address book unit, or from the current reading of the GPS unit, as well as any other source of GPS location media. An event reminder can be text and/or audio to remind the user of a specific thing to do or pick once he or she approaches the location. Examples: once at the parking lot of an airport (inside the car or in the vicinity of the car), the user can associate a reminder (text, audio, or visual) to the location of his/her vehicle at the airport. In this case the system will automatically read the GPS location of the car and will prompt the user to enter an audio or text event reminder. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150312715 | ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR LOCATION BASED CONTENT PROVISION - Electronic arrangement including a network accessible service display entity for enabling a user to obtain information regarding an asset associated with physical location via service display accessible with a terminal device, a location management entity configured to obtain an indication of a physical location of the user, a zone database configured to store a plurality of geographical content provision zones for the asset relating to the physical location of the asset, and a content provision entity configured to provide content to a user visiting the service display based on the particular zone whereto the user location is mapped. Related method and computer program product are presented. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150312716 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING A CONTENT FEED AT A WIRELESS NETWORK ACCESS POINT - Systems and methods of providing a content feed in an entry site for a user device accessing a network device, such as a wireless network access device, are provided. Content items may be gathered. Whether a whether a first user device is accessing a first network device configured to provide wireless network access at a first location in a first geographical area may be determined. A first entry site for the first user device to access network resources through the network device may be managed. One or more of the content items may be selected for the first entry site based on selection criteria particular to the first location. The one or more content items may be incorporated into a first content feed. The first content feed may be provided to the user device. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150312722 | LOCATION DETERMINATION, MAPPING, AND DATA MANAGEMENT THROUGH CROWDSOURCING - Mapping through crowdsourcing includes determining, using a processor, segments for a plurality of trajectories, wherein each trajectory includes radio frequency (RF) data from a communication device, determining, using the processor, RF features for the segments, and forming, using the processor, clusters of the segments according to the RF features. One or more routes of a map are generated from the clusters using the processor. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150319563 | System and Method for Service Access Via Hopped Wireless Mobile Device(s) - Provided is a distributed system and method for peer to peer service propagation. A Mobile data processing System (MS) can share its accessible services to any other MS, preferably in accordance with permissions. Route communications depend on where the MS needing the service is located relative a minimal number of hops through other Mobile data processing Systems (MSs) to get to the service. Services otherwise unavailable to a first MS (or MS user) become available through another MS. A plurality of MSs may facilitate the connection (e.g. hops) from the first MS to the last MS which publishes the service and has access to the service. A service route is minimized for best performance even with highly mobile MSs by minimizing a number of hops between MSs to reach a service. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150319574 | TRIGGERED LOCATION SERVICES - An example method includes: obtaining a location of a reference mobile terminal; and either: (1) sending, to a target mobile terminal, the location of the reference mobile terminal and a trigger parameter associated with a trigger event, the trigger parameter defining a moving geographical target area; and receiving an indication that the trigger event has occurred; or (2) determining a location of the moving geographical target area; determining a location of the target mobile terminal relative to the moving geographical target area; and determining whether the trigger event has occurred; where the trigger event comprises the target mobile terminal being inside the moving geographical target area, being outside the moving geographical target area, entering the moving geographical target area, and/or leaving the moving geographical target area. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150319575 | TAGGING GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS - A method of tagging a geographical area includes obtaining, with a processing device, attribute information and mobile tracking data of a plurality of mobile objects, wherein the mobile tracking data comprises sampling time and corresponding sampling point locations of the mobile objects; converting the mobile tracking data of the plurality of mobile objects into new mobile tracking data according to the correspondence relationship between the sampling time and a time slices, wherein the new mobile tracking data include time slices and corresponding sampling point locations; and obtaining a set of attribute information of at least one geographical area with respect to the time slices based on the new mobile tracking data, wherein the at least one geographical area is obtained by clustering the sampling point locations. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150319590 | SHARING OF LOCATION-BASED CONTENT ITEM IN SOCIAL NETWORKING SERVICE - A method and/or system allows a user of a social networking service to publish a content item tagged with location information for sharing with other users of the social networking service. The user publishing the content item performs operations on the originating device to generate the content item. The originating communication device attaches the location information to the content item, and transmits the content item to a social networking system. The social networking system may provide various location-based services based on the content item tagged with the location information. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150326704 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE MOBILE TERMINAL - A method for controlling a mobile terminal, and which includes establishing communication connections, via a communication unit of the mobile terminal, with a plurality of reference devices, for a location-based service to calculate a current location of the mobile terminal; displaying a list of controllable devices on a display unit of the mobile terminal based on the calculated current location of the mobile terminal; receiving, via a controller of the mobile terminal, a selection of a specific device from displayed list of controllable devices; storing location information about the selected device in an internal or external memory of the mobile terminal; and displaying a first graphic image for controlling a first device corresponding to the calculated current location and a direction of the mobile terminal. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150327011 | EMPLOYEE TIME AND PROXIMITY TRACKING - Systems and methods for tracking employee time and proximity are described. According to at least one embodiment, a computer-implemented method to track employees in disclosed. The method may comprise registering a mobile device associated with an employee and recognizing when the mobile device associated with the employee enters a location. The method may include monitoring the mobile device once it enters the location and generating a report based at least in part on the monitoring. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150327013 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING LOCATION TYPE - Provided herein is a location type recognition method and apparatus for intuitive service connection, the method including detecting a new service object apparatus capable of providing services to a user; in response to the new service object apparatus being detected, obtaining information on the new service object apparatus from the new service object apparatus; and defining a location type of a predetermined place where the user is located using information on the new service object apparatus. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150327019 | Communications System Having Proximity Service Discovery - Systems and methods disclosed herein provide proximity services using a proximity services server that can be integrated into existing network infrastructure. Proximity services procedures are disclosed, including procedures for registration to a proximity services server, publication of the direct path of a proximity services enabled user equipment (UE) to a proximity services server, requesting proximity information by a UE, and notifying UEs that are in proximity. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150327021 | INTELLIGENT CELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS GATEWAY DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD - A device, system, and method include receiving via a first network, by a remote computer server, a customized application from, a user. The customized application is transmitted, by the remote computer server, to one or more intelligent cellular communications gateway devices. The customized application can be automatically installed and configured. Each intelligent cellular communications gateway device can receive local information from a device. The local information is analyzed and the local device can be controlled by the intelligent cellular communications gateway device based oft the analyzed local information. In addition, the intelligent cellular communications gateway device can filter and/or compress the local information, and transmit via a cellular network, the filtered and compressed information, to the remote computer server. The filtered and compressed information includes a portion of the local information that is less than a total amount of the local information received, thereby conserving bandwidth of the cellular network. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150327023 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SYNCHRONIZING OF SERVICE TIMING WHILE MOVING BETWEEN SPACES IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - The present disclosure relates to a sensor network, Machine Type Communication (MTC), Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication, and technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the above technologies, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. Disclosed is a method for operating a mobile terminal, including detecting a movement of the mobile terminal and generating a message requesting a second service device to play contents being played by a first service device, and when the second service device is available, sending at least one of the generated message, content information, connectivity information, and functionality information to at least one of the second service device and a contents source device which provides the contents. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150327059 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRIVACY-ENABLED MOBILE LOCATOR SERVICES WITH DYNAMIC ENCOUNTER HORIZON - A method and system for managing awareness information relating to a mobile device's visibility with respect to other buddy devices, the system comprising; the mobile device, a mobile application listing one or more buddies, an application listener which tracks the one or more buddies zoom operations and radar zoom factors, and a server, the server comprising an encounter manager, an approach manager and a notification marshalling system. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150327213 | Methods And Systems For Service Transfer - Methods and systems for service transfer are disclosed. An example method can comprise receiving a service at a first/current user device, detecting a movement of the first user device, determining a direction of the movement, and requesting the service be provided to a second/target user device in the direction of the movement. Service can be a communication session, network access, video service, audio service, short message service, multimedia message service, and the like. The movement of a user device can be detected by one or more sensors implemented in the user device. For example, to enable a service transfer, a user can point the first user device to a second user device. The pointing can be achieved, for example, by moving the first user device to the direction of the second user device at certain speed. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150341746 | DISPLAYING LOCATION-SPECIFIC IMAGES ON A MOBILE DEVICE - A system is provided for providing location-specific images to a mobile device for display. The system generally comprises three components: a mobile device having a screen, a position identification system (e.g., a GPS receiver) that determines the position of the mobile device, and a database containing location-specific images taken at various locations. Each location-specific image is associated with geographic coordinates of the location at which the image was taken. Based on the position of the mobile device as determined by the position identification system, a location-specific image is selected from the database and displayed on the screen of the mobile device. For example, when a user is using the mobile device as a car navigation system, a location-specific image of the user's destination location can be selected and displayed when the determined position of the mobile device comes within a certain distance from the geographic coordinates of the destination location. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150341752 | MOBILE COMPUTING SYSTEM WITH USER PREFERRED INTERACTIVE COMPONENTS - A method and associated device is provided for providing context based information to a user. The device is a mobile device and information is provided on a display to a user. The mobile device enabled to receive input and in processing communication with one or more computers and comprising the steps of storing a user profile having at least information about a plurality of stores; creating a plurality of icons such that each icon at least includes one store; determining if more than one store should be represented under same icons; dynamically updating information about each store represented by said icons to see if a special condition can be associated with any of the stores represented by the icons; and displaying said plurality of icons on a display of the mobile device and adding a special effect to any icon that includes a store identified as having a special condition. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150341754 | Systems and Methods for Pedestrian Indoor Positioning - A systems and methods for determining the indoor localization of a mobile device comprising; a plurality of networked sensors positioned in a building capable of detecting a mobile device signal, wherein the position of the plurality of networked sensors defines a coordinate grid; a server receiving mobile device signal input from the plurality of networked sensors; a map module accessible by the server, the map module having a map of the building and an overlay of the coordinate grid, wherein the map module determines localization of the mobile device with reference to the map and the sensors of the coordinate grid detecting the mobile device signal; and one or more location based service module accessible to a user of the mobile device. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150350826 | COMPUTER SERVER SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING WIRELESS ELECTRONIC ACTIONS BETWEEN PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND MULTIPLE REMOTE COMPUTER SYSTEMS - Systems, methods, and devices are disclosed for facilitating wireless actions using a portable electronic device. A method of executing a software application on a portable electronic device includes: determining, via the portable electronic device, a location of the device; displaying, via the portable electronic device's display, plural user-selectable options within a predetermined proximity of the device's location; receiving, via a user input device, a selection corresponding to at least one of the user-selectable options; displaying, via the display device, an indication of server stored points accumulated by the user with the third-party computer system; displaying, via the display device, an exchange number for the server stored points for making a purchase associated with the selected option; and, responsive to a purchase request received via the user input device, authorizing deduction of the exchange value from the balance of the server stored points and providing confirmation of the purchase. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150350841 | DETERMINING A SIGNIFICANT USER LOCATION FOR PROVIDING LOCATION-BASED SERVICES - Systems, methods, and program products for providing services to a user by a mobile device based on the user's daily routine of movement. The mobile device determines whether a location cluster indicates a significant location for the user based on one or more hints that indicate an interest of the user in locations in the cluster. The mobile device can perform adaptive clustering to determine a size of area of the significant location based on how multiple locations converge in the location cluster. The mobile device can provide location-based services for calendar items, including predicting a time of arrival at an estimated location of a calendar item. The mobile device can provide various services related to a location of the mobile device or a significant location of the user through an application programming interface (API). | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150350842 | LOCATION-BASED SERVICES FOR CALENDAR EVENTS - Systems, methods, and program products for determining a location of a calendar item are described. A mobile device can receive a calendar item including a description and a time. The mobile device can determine that, at the time specified in the calendar item, the mobile device is located at a location that is estimated to be significant to a user. The mobile device can store the description in association with the significant location. Upon receive a new calendar item containing at least one term in the description, the mobile device can predict that the user will visit the significant location at the time specified in the new calendar item. The mobile device can provide user assistance based on the prediction. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150350843 | LOCATION APPLICATION PROGRAM INTERFACE - Systems, methods, and program products for determining a location of a mobile device using a location application programming interface (API) are described. A mobile device can receive an input requesting the mobile device to monitor entry into and exit from a significant location. The mobile device can call a start-monitoring instance function of an object of a location manager class as declared in the API to start monitoring, and call a stop-monitoring instance function of the object as declared in the API to stop monitoring. The mobile device can store the entry and exit, or provide a record of the entry or exit to a function that is conformant to the API for performing various tasks. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150358764 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTEREST- AND LOCATION-BASED CONVERSATION MATCHING - Methods, hardware, and software connect users for conversation purposes based on an inquiry matched against a location or description from potential conversation members. Users are matched or sorted and then provided in response to the inquiry. Users can interact with these results and information therein to select a particular conversation partner. When selected, the users are placed into a conversation. The conversation may be paid for beforehand or through metering, and a portion of payment may be provided to the non-paying conversation partner to reward availability and usefulness in the conversation. Users can move between conversation partners and reformat matching results. The functionality can be executed on a mobile computing device or any other networked computer. Conversations and all other provided information can be kept anonymous, and quality of conversation partners may be maintained by ratings and feedback. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150358776 | METHODS FOR DETERMINING AND DISPLAYING A LOCAL PAGE FOR A MOBILE DEVICE AND SYSTEMS THEREOF - A method for outputting local content on a mobile device includes determining a current location of a mobile device and retrieving content via a wireless connection based on the location of the mobile device. In addition, the method includes outputting the retrieved content on the mobile device. In another embodiment, a system includes a processor, a computer usable medium, the computer usable medium having computer usable program code embodied therewith, which when executed by the processor causes the processor to: determine a location of a mobile device, retrieve content via a wireless connection based on the location of the mobile device, and output the retrieved content on the mobile device. Additional systems and methods are provided as well. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150358779 | A LOCATION BASED NOTIFICATION SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a system which enables to determine locations of subscribers in indoor and/or small outdoor areas by means of mobile devices and to make notifications specific for subscribers over mobile device according to this location information at determined. The inventive system comprises mobile device, receiver, detection unit, sound emission apparatus, wide area location monitoring unit, database, small area location monitoring unit, database and notification platform. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150365791 | PROVIDING POSITION DATA BY MEANS OF A DISTANCE-BOUNDING PROTOCOL - A method is proposed for providing position data for a chip card having portions for receiving or detecting position data of a localisation unit by the localisation unit, wherein the localisation unit is spatially separate from the chip card; transmitting the position data from the localisation unit to the chip card via a contactless interface with use of a cryptographic protocol; executing a distance-bounding protocol between the chip card and the localisation unit, wherein the distance-bounding protocol then concludes successfully precisely when the spatial distance between the chip card and localisation unit does not exceed a predefined maximum distance; and executing a chip card function with successful conclusion of the distance-bounding protocol, wherein the chip card function uses the transmitted position data as position data specifying the current position of the chip card. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150365799 | Method and System for Identifying and Defining Geofences - The preferred embodiments of the present invention are directed to an improved mapping and navigational system. Specifically, the present invention is directed to a system for defining and assigning geographical boundaries to points of interests on a graphical map, where the geographical boundaries preferably correlate to spatially defined boundaries of the respective points of interests. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, the points of interest, along with the respective defined geographical boundaries, can be transferred from a personal computing device to a telecommunication device, such as a portable communication device, so as to be used for mapping purposes and to set off proximity alerts when the portable communication device, equipped with a GPS unit, enters or exits the geographical boundary of a particular point of interest. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150365802 | AUTOMATICALLY SELECTING ALERT MODES BASED ON LOCATION - Disclosed are various embodiments for automatically selecting alert modes for a mobile device based at least in part on the mobile device location. In one embodiment, a velocity of the mobile device is determined. If the velocity exceeds a threshold, the mobile device refrains from automatically configuring a notification of the mobile device to use a location-dependent alert mode. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150365804 | Positioning Capability Based Assistance Data Generation - Methods and apparatuses of providing assistance data of a venue to a mobile device are disclosed. According to aspects of the present disclosure, one approach is to compute a visibility area that may satisfy positioning criteria for a venue, for example a mobile device may observe sufficient signals for positioning in the visibility area. Then, positioning assistance data may be generated that includes the information of signal characteristics in this visibility area. With this approach, the size of the positioning assistance data can be reduced and can be used more efficiently for positioning applications without losing useful information. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150373493 | AUTOMATED NOTIFICATION OF SOCIAL MEDIA MEMBER EVENTS - A method, system, and/or apparatus for automatically tracking a mobile user using the user's mobile device. This invention is particularly useful in the field of social media, such as for detecting and tracking the location and activity of a user and her community. The method or implementing software application uses or relies upon location information available on the mobile device from any source, such as cell phone usage and/or other device applications. The social media system can automatically determine a location type and/or user activity from context information. The context information can include current and past location and user and/or community information, time-dependent information, and third party information. The automated location and context information allows for users to set triggering conditions for other users, such as to provide an alert to one user or more users upon a particular action of the monitored other user being automatically determined by the system. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20150373498 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OBTAINING DISTANCED AUDIO BY A PORTABLE DEVICE - Providing distanced audio from a remote location using mobile devices, which a change in the orientation of a destination mobile device to a pointing orientation, aimed to an object of interest, is detected using an exploration application that is installed in advance on the mobile device. The azimuth to which the mobile device is currently pointing is calculated and all point and/or of objects of interest which are within a predetermined range from the pointing device, are detected. Then the exploration application automatically connects to a remote server which continuously collects the current location information of any user of a mobile device and maps its location with respect to stationary object or points of interests, or to moving objects. The server provides via the application, one or more audio alerts to the user of the destination device that one or more object or points of interest are in range. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20150373502 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING TRAFFIC NOTIFICATIONS TO MOBILE DEVICES - A system and method for providing traffic notifications to mobile devices is provided. The system obtains device data from a plurality of mobile devices within a similar area, gathered using, e.g., a GPS system. According to the speed that the mobile devices are travelling and the location of the similar area, traffic events can be identified and other mobile devices notified to provide dynamic updates as traffic situations change. Follow up notifications can be provided to update the user regarding the progress of traffic congestion, detours can be suggested, and various alerts provided. The mobile device may be connected to or part of a vehicle and leverage the notification system to provide different types of alerts and to notify users using various mechanisms. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20150382138 | LOCATION-BASED AUDIO MESSAGING - Mobile devices provide a variety of techniques for presenting messages from sources to a user. However, when the message pertains to the presence of the user at a location, the available communications techniques may exhibit deficiencies, e.g., reliance on the memory of the source and/or user of the existence and content of a message between its initiation and the user's visit to the location, or reliance on the communication accessibility of the user, the device, and/or the source during the user's location visit. Presented herein are techniques for enabling a mobile device, at a first time, to receive a request to present an audio message during the presence of the user at a location; and, at a second time, detecting the presence of the user at the location, and presenting the audio message to the user, optionally without awaiting a request from the user to present the message. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20150382141 | LOCATION AWARE MOBILE-DEVICE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT - A development environment makes it easier to develop and use location aware software applications. Combining the currently separate and complex tasks of location information gathering, analysis, and display and making them integrated such that non-experts can build location services into their applications increases a developer's capability to write rich location-aware software applications. A higher level programming model allows a programmer to use location information as a logical entity rather than just raw location data, such as latitude and longitude. A location data store and map data store may be accessed by different location aware applications on the device. Instead of each location application relying on its own data store, applications may share their location related information. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20150382145 | Method and System for Providing Enhanced Location Based Information for Wireless Handsets - Methods, devices and systems for generating enhanced location information on or about a mobile device may include hybrid lateration and trilateration solutions in which the mobile device performs location determination calculations with the aid of network components or global positioning systems (GPS). Mobile devices may automatically form groups based on proximity and/or may be grouped together via a network server. Mobile devices in a group may share computed location information and/or information collected from internal sensors with other grouped mobile devices. Information shared between grouped mobile devices may be used to enhance the location information computed on each mobile device. For example, each mobile device may supplement and/or augment previously computed location information based on the received location information and/or relative positions of other mobile devices in the same group. Each mobile device may also utilize local sensors to further enhance their location information. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20150382146 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - There is provided an information processing apparatus including a positional relationship information acquirer that acquires information indicating a position relationship between a first user and a second user, a nearness determiner that determines whether or not the first user and the second user are near each other, on the basis of the information indicating the position relationship, and a contact manager that sorts, on the basis of a result of the determination, a contact list which is provided to the first user and which includes contact information for the second user. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20150382151 | Computerized Coordination Of Social Service Resources - The present disclosure relates to systems, devices and methods for computerized coordination of social services resources. According to one aspect, a mobile computing device for accessing basic need resources generally includes a processor, memory, a display, a global positioning satellite receiver, and a wireless communication element. The processor is configured to determine a location of the computing device based on a global positioning satellite signal, communicate with one or more wireless networks to determine one or more basic need resources located near the location of the computing device, and display resource information on the display for each of the one or more basic need resources. The resource information includes, for each of said one or more basic need resources, both a location of said basic need resource and instructions for the user on how to access said basic need resource. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20150382154 | PRINTED TAG REAL-TIME TRACKING - Disclosed are various embodiments for flexible, low-cost tracking devices capable of seamless indoor and outdoor tracking transitions. A tracking device may comprise, for example, circuitry combined with one or more transceivers on a flexible substrate. At least a portion of the circuitry may be printed using a conductive medium, such as nanoparticle ink. The tracking device may be configured to localize the tracking device via GPS or an alternative localization strategy based on a determination of whether GPS communication is available. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20160007145 | MOBILE TERMINAL, LOCATION INFORMATION RELATED CONTENT PROVIDING SERVER, CONTENT PANEL DISPLAY METHOD, AND MOBILE TERMINAL PROGRAM - A content is provided based on a questionnaire using a wireless communication. The mobile terminal | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160007148 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING SITUATION INFORMATION - Disclosed is a method of operating an electronic device. The electronic device includes a display and a processor, which is configured to execute the method including identifying a current position of the electronic device, detecting one or more preset electronic devices based on the identified current position, and displaying the one or more preset electronic devices. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160007151 | PUBLIC AND PRIVATE GEO-FENCES - Embodiments for implementing public and private geo-fences are generally described herein. A system comprises a geo-fence server adapted to: receive geographical coordinates of a device; determine that the device is located in a geo-fence; determine a type of the geo-fence; and transmit a notification to the device based on the type of the geo-fence. A mobile device for using person-to-person geo-fences is adapted to: receive a geo-fence object; store the geo-fence object at the mobile device; subsequent to storing the geo-fence object, obtain a geographical position of the mobile device; determine whether the mobile device is located in a geo-fence based on the geographical position; determine whether the geo-fence object is associated with the geo-fence; and present the geo-fence object when the geo-fence object is associated with the geo-fence. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160007153 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING MESSAGE NOTIFICATION TIMING BASED ON GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION - Systems and methods are provided for timing message notifications to be provided to mobile device users based on their respective geographic locations with respect to a targeted content area. The timing of message notifications may be controlled in order to optimize the chances of delivering targeted content to a mobile device user based on the current geographic location of the user's device relative to a targeted content area. As the particular client application may not be actively executing at a time when the user's device happen to be located within a targeted content area, a general message notification sent to the user's device, which may be displayed at any time, may increase the likelihood that the user will launch the client application when it is not already executing at the device and thereby, allow targeted content to be delivered to the user's mobile device at the appropriate time and location. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160007155 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION REGARDING A DEVICE - An information providing apparatus and method for providing information regarding a device, by the information providing apparatus, are provided. The method includes finding at least one device capable of providing a service based on location information via a communication unit included in the information providing apparatus; receiving, from the found at least one device, via the communication unit, information regarding the found at least one device, wherein the information regarding the found at least one device comprises current location information of the found at least one device, current status information of the found at least one device, and function information of the found at least one device; and storing the received information in at least one of a storage unit included in the information providing apparatus and an external storage device. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160007156 | MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICES AND CONTEXT-BASED GEOFENCE CONTROL METHODS THEREOF - A mobile communication device including a positioning unit and a processing unit is provided. The processing unit provides position information of the mobile communication device. The processing unit detects an approach to a first geofence according to one or more contexts associated with the mobile communication device, turns off the positioning unit when not detecting the approach to the first geofence, and turns on the positioning unit when detecting the approach to the first geofence. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160007162 | MOBILE TERMINAL, CONTENT PANEL DISPLAY METHOD, AND MOBILE TERMINAL PROGRAM - A content based on location information is provided to a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160007163 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LOCALIZATION OF OBJETS IN WIRELESS SPONTANEOUS NETWORK - The invention relates to a method and a system for the localization of objects which carry a passive target unit PSTR ( | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160007171 | MESSAGE MANAGEMENT AND CONDITIONAL DELIVERY OF AVAILABLE MESSAGES - A message-processing resource receives location information indicating a current location of a mobile device in a network. A user of the mobile device subscribes to use of the network. The message-processing resource maps an identity of the user to a subscriber account and candidate messages associated with the user. The message-processing resource utilizes the location information to identify a message pertinent to the user and the current location of the mobile device. The message-processing resource selects the message from the candidate messages and provides notification of the selected message to the user of the mobile device. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160014552 | Processing of Pre-Staged Transactions | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160014553 | Tracking Associate Locations | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160014556 | System and Method for Mediating Representations with Respect to Preferences Of a Party Not Located in the Environment | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160014557 | USER DESCRIPTION BASED ON A CONTEXT OF TRAVEL | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160014560 | Coverage Area-Centric Data Transmission Methods And Systems | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160014562 | AREA WATCHER FOR WIRELESS NETWORK | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160014567 | Method and System for Coordinating Visits | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160014569 | POSITION-BASED CONTEXT AWARENESS FOR MOBILE TERMINAL DEVICE | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160014570 | LOCATION TAGGING | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160021047 | METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PERFORMING EXCHANGE OF MESSAGES - An electronic device is provided that easily performs message exchange that exploits the relative position relationship with other vehicles while traveling. The electronic device ( | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160021492 | MESH NETWORK APPLIED TO ARENA EVENTS - Mesh node modules are associated with competitors in an arena to relay through a mesh network formed by the modules competitor biometric and/or parameter information. This information may be selected to be viewed by individual fans accessing their consumer electronics devices during the competition. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160021495 | LOCATION DETERMINATION OF WIRELESS STATIONS USING ONE-TO-MANY COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUES - Certain embodiments herein relate to efficient location determination by wireless stations using one-to-many communication techniques. Location determination can be facilitated by using one-to-many communication techniques to provide for efficient timing message exchange between an initiating wireless station and one or more responding wireless stations. Based at least in part on the time-of-flight of the exchanged messages, the initiating wireless station can determine its distances from the respective one or more responding wireless stations. Based at least in part on the determined distances, the wireless initiating station can determine its location using trilateration or multilateration techniques. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160021501 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, DATE AND TIME SETTING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A timer unit to counts a current date and time, a current position acquisition unit to acquire a current position, a determination unit to determine a time zone in which the acquired current position is included, and a local time acquisition unit to calculate local time corresponding to a time difference of the time zone determined by the determination unit are included. When a boundary line of the time zone is along a coastline, the determination unit changes the boundary line from the coastline to a side of a sea in a predetermined distance range and determines a time zone. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160021512 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INDOOR LOCATION SERVICES - Many indoor location services do not require precise knowledge of the position of a mobile device, but simply whether a mobile device is within a particular zone of an indoor area. Existing signals in an indoor space may provide enough information to distinguish between different zones of an indoor area, allowing a server to provide indoor location services without requiring the installation of new signal sources in the indoor area. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160029155 | CONTEXT AWARE RELEVANCE ENGINE WITH CLIENT-DRIVEN NARRATIVE - A context aware relevance engine with a client-driven narrative is presented as a system for serving relevant content that includes a wireless device, a server, a positioning module, a user profile module, a content module, a ranking module, a content delivery module, a wireless device display, and a responsive input is described. The wireless device wirelessly communicates with a network and the wireless device is configured to download a software application module or a web browser. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160029164 | PROVIDING HOTSPOTS TO USER DEVICES WITHIN SERVER-CONTROLLED ZONES - A user installs a hotspot alert application on their mobile device. The application employs the location technology of the user device to transmit the location of the device, and thus the location of the user. The location can be transmitted to a server located in a hotspot tracking system. By establishing the location of the user, the server may search for hotspots on a database stored on the system. The server establishes the dimensions of a hotspot zone around the user's location and transmits the hotspots and the zone dimensions to the application on the user device. The application monitors the location of the user device and deliver's configured alerts to the user when approaching a hotspot. When the device leaves a zone or remains idle for a configured amount of time, the device requests and receives an updated zone of hotspots. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160029165 | Location-Based Ticket Books - Location-based ticket books are described. A mobile device can be programmed to present a virtual ticket to a service provider based on a location of the mobile device. The mobile device can receive a virtual ticket for accessing a service from a service provider. The virtual ticket can be associated with a signal source. The signal source can be pre-programmed to broadcast a beacon signal that includes an identifier identifying the signal source. The signal source can be placed at a venue where the service is available. The mobile device, upon arriving at the venue, can detect the beacon signal from the signal source. In response, the mobile device can activate a ticket manager. The ticket manager can automatically select, from a ticket book, the virtual ticket associated with the signal source. The mobile device can present content of the selected virtual ticket at the venue where the service is available. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160029167 | MANAGING ACCESS TO MOBILE CONTENT USING LOCATION-BASED AND PRESENCE SERVICES - Methods for selectively filtering message content received at a mobile device based upon a current location of the mobile device and/or a user's presence status and devices configured to selectively filter message content based upon a location of the mobile device and/or a user's presence status. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160029169 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PERFORMING ACTIONS BASED ON LOCATION-BASED RULES - Methods and systems for performing actions based on location-based rules are provided. In particular, these methods and systems may store an entertainment profile of a user, wherein the entertainment profile identifies entertainment media characteristics of the user. It may then be determined that the user entered a predetermined range of a location. In response to this, a location-based rule that corresponds to the location and that defines an action to be taken may be automatically identified. Based on the location-based rule, the location, and the entertainment profile of the user, the action may be performed. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160029172 | Obscuring true location for location-based services - A location of a client device may be obscured by using generated random offsets and/or a set of regions. In one implementation, the location of a client device may be obscured using a first random offset and a second random offset. A pseudo-location may be determined based on the location of the client device, the first random offset, and the second random offset. The pseudo-location may be transmitted to a third-party for a location-based service. In another implementation, the location of a client device may be obscured using a first random offset and a set of regions. An intermediate location may be determined based on the location of the client device and the first random offset. A region of the set of regions may be determined based on the intermediate location. A pseudo-location may be transmitted to a third-party for a location-based service based on the determined region. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160029174 | Method and System for Managing, Delivering, Displaying and Interacting With Contextual Applications for Mobile Devices - It concerns a method for delivering temporarily a plurality of software applications each based on respective contextual data, to one or more wireless mobile end-user devices ( | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160029176 | PROVIDING PERSONALIZED CONTENT BASED ON HISTORICAL INTERACTION WITH A MOBILE DEVICE - Methods and computer products can provide personalized content based on historical interaction with a mobile device. A computing device can receive information about a user interaction with an application running on the mobile device at a first time and location. A type of the application can be identified by parsing a description of the application (e.g., using a natural language processing algorithm). An affinity model can be generated that associates the type of the application with the first time and/or location. At a second time and location, it can be determined that the second time corresponds to the first time and/or that the second location corresponds to the first location. Using the affinity model, the second time and/or location can be associated with the type of the application, and the mobile device may then display content related to the type of the application. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160029294 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY PROVIDING CONTENT IN ACCESS AREAS BASED ON ACCESS POINTS - Provided is a system and method for automatically providing content in access areas based on access points, in which when a user enters an area in which an access point is installed, content corresponding to the content providing area is automatically provided to a terminal of the user. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160029302 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING CONTENT EXCHANGES IN A WIRELESS NETWORK USING A LISTENER MODULE - A system and method for managing content exchanges in a wireless network using a listener module. A listener module receives a message broadcast by a string broadcast station. The string broadcast station message includes a network information string. The listener module also receives a message broadcast by a wireless station. The wireless station message includes the MAC address of the wireless station. The listener module associates the network information string with the MAC address of the wireless station and stores the pair a list server device. The wireless station may then request a list from the list server device of network information strings associated with the MAC address of the wireless station. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160029369 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION STORAGE APPARATUS, AND LOCATION INFORMATION STORING METHOD - An information storage apparatus includes a transmission unit that transmits configuration information to an operation terminal connected to the information storage apparatus, the configuration information indicating whether the information storage apparatus is configured to store location information of the operation terminal; a control unit that performs a process requested by a request sent from the operation terminal; and a storage control unit that stores, in a storage unit of the information storage apparatus, the location information of the operation terminal in association with information related to the process requested by the request. When the configuration information indicates that the information storage apparatus is configured to store the location information, the control unit performs the process requested by the request only when the location information is received from the operation terminal together with the request. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160036755 | INFORMATION SHARING SYSTEM, INFORMATION SHARING METHOD AND TERMINAL DEVICE - An information sharing system includes a computer network formed of terminals and a server and allows information about a posted message to be shared among users. The system or a terminal acquires a question message input via the terminal together with positional information associated with the question message and causes the acquired question message to be accessible to the users. The system or terminal acquires an answer message input by a respondent via the terminal as an answer to the question message and causes the acquired answer message to be accessible to the users. The system or terminal acquires positional information of the respondent and restricts the respondent from inputting the answer message to the question message on the basis of question positional information that is the positional information associated with the question message and respondent positional information that is the acquired positional information of the respondent. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160037297 | CONCEPTS FOR LOCATION-BASED CALL CONTROL - Computer program products, methods, systems, apparatus, and computing entities are provided for location-based call control. In one embodiment, call control rules for an outbound call can be determined/identified based on the location of the mobile device. The call control rules direct the outbound call to different numbers and/or different applications. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160037298 | METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR RECOGNIZING AREA - A method of recognizing an area by an electronic device is provided. The method includes identifying area information for the electronic device and determining whether the electronic device enters a Point Of Interest (POI), using Access Point (AP) information included in the identified area information. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160037299 | MEDIA DEVICE THAT USES GEOLOCATED HOTSPOTS TO DELIVER CONTENT DATA ON A HYPER-LOCAL BASIS - The hyper-local broadcasting system may include a global positioning system (“GPS”) embedded in a user's media device, such as a smartphone or tablet. The hyper-local broadcasting system allows a person to create a localized hotspot and to specify the information that is pushed to users who enter the hotspot in a hyper-localized manner. Such information may be, for example, ads, coupons, music, video, literature, and other information that may be particularly relevant to the hotspot. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160037300 | LOCATION DETERMINATION IN WIRELESS NETWORKS - A system configured to perform operations including: determining a first received signal strength, at a first locator device located at a first location, for a signal transmitted by a target device; determining a second received signal strength, at a second locator device located at a second location, for the signal transmitted by the target device; determining a third received signal strength, at a third locator device located at a third location, for the signal transmitted by the target device; determining an average received signal strength of the first, second, and third received signal strengths; and determining a first distance from the first locator device to the target device based at least on (a) the average received signal strength, (b) the first received signal strength, and (c) the distance from the first locator device to a circumcenter of the first location, the second location, and the third location. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160037303 | System and Method for Alerting a First Mobile Data Processing System Nearby a Second Mobile Data Processing System - Provided is a fully automated web service with location based services generally involved in transmission of situational location dependent information to automatically located mobile receiving data processing systems. The web service communicates with a receiving data processing system in a manner by delivering information to the device when appropriate without the device requesting it at the time of delivery. The web service maximizes anonymity of users, provides granular privacy control with a default of complete privacy, and supports user configurable privileges and features for desired web service behavior and interoperability. The web service is fully automated to eliminate human resources required to operate services. Integrated with the web service are enhanced location based services providing map solutions, alerts, sharing of novel services between users, and complete user control for managing heterogeneous device interoperability through the web service. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160042484 | Systems and Methods for Warning a Vehicle Occupant of Probable Unsafe Texting - A system and method are described to track and warn a person suspected of texting while driving a moving vehicle. The position and speed of a user's cell phone are compared with those of other cell phone users in the vicinity. If the position and speed of a phone track that of one or more neighboring phones, it is assumed that a user may under certain conditions be texting while driving. For circumstances where persons suspected to be in the same vehicle utilize different service providers, parameters such as for instance cell phone position, velocity, and direction of travel are time stamped and then compared. Cell phone users who are determined likely to be texting while driving based on the disclosed methods may be warned without disabling their texting capability. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160043817 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR LOCALITY BASED BROADCASTING - The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatus for anonymously broadcasting locality based event information. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to broadcasting local event information from a portable broadcast device to multiple mobile devices, wherein the multiple mobile devices may be located within the vicinity of the local event or may subscribe to receiving event information about that locality. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160044450 | CONTENT PROVIDING SYSTEM BASED ON LOCATION INFORMATION RECOGNITION - A content providing system based on location information recognition includes: a plurality of location signal output devices having different coverages; a user terminal configured to, when a location signal output from one of the plurality of location signal output devices is recognized, transmit access information of the location signal output device to a service server and enable a location signal reception module for receiving a location signal output from a location signal output device having a smaller coverage; and the service server configured to, when the access information is received from the user terminal, extract at least one content information to be transmitted to the user terminal among content information related to one location signal output device corresponding to the received access information and provide the extracted content information to the user terminal. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160044456 | COMMUNICATIONS BASED ON GEO LOCATION INFORMATION - Methods and systems are described for communicating messages using a home automation system. An example computer-implemented method for communicating based on geo location information using an automation and security system includes determining a geo location of a person relative to a property being monitored by the automation and security system, and automatically delivering a message to the person based on the geo location. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160044460 | BEACON METHODS AND ARRANGEMENTS - Wireless beacons, such as short range Bluetooth beacons, are combined with other technologies—including audio and image recognition technologies (e.g., fingerprint- or digital watermark-based)—to provide a variety of enhanced capabilities and services. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160044462 | Method for Identifying Motion Status of Mobile Terminal, and Mobile Terminal - A method for identifying a motion status of a mobile terminal, and a mobile terminal are provided. The method includes collecting information about multiple wireless local area network (WLAN) access points during each time of scanning, where the information includes a basic service set identifier and signal strength; calculating a belief value and a list orthogonality value according to the information about the multiple WLAN access points; and presetting a belief decision threshold and a list orthogonality decision threshold, and comparing the decision thresholds with calculated values to acquire the motion status of the mobile terminal. Therefore, the motion status of the mobile terminal may be acquired without making a change in any hardware on an existing mobile terminal. In addition, the present disclosure is applicable to an area covered by multiple wireless local area network access points. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160044504 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ENABLING CONTROL OF PRIVACY FOR CROWDSOURCING - Example methods, apparatuses, or articles of manufacture are disclosed herein that may be utilized, in whole or in part, to facilitate or support one or more operations or techniques for enabling control of privacy for crowdsourcing, such as for use in or with a mobile communication device within an indoor or like environment. In certain embodiments, control of privacy may be enabled by designating by a server certain sources of crowdsourcing such as WiFi or Bluetooth® APs as being tentative. A mobile device that encounters a source designated as tentative may query a server for information concerning permitted and/or not permitted types of crowdsourcing for the source. The server may return an indication of the permitted level of crowdsourcing for the source which the mobile device may then use to perform, or refrain from performing, crowdsourcing. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160044583 | Beacon Discovery Service - A method that includes acts for resolving information about an entity associated with a beacon is illustrated. The method includes receiving a beacon signal. The beacon signal includes an identifier. The identifier is sent to a beacon resolution service. The method further includes receiving information identifying an entity associated with the beacon signal. Service information identifying one or more service categories for the identifier is also received. The method includes identifying one or more applications from among a plurality of beacon aware applications that are interested in one or more of the service categories sending information identifying the entity to the one or more applications. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160050520 | RF FINGERPRINTS FOR CONTENT LOCATION - Content Management Systems (CMSs) can be configured to edit available content. The CMS can be provided as a web interface so that content can be rapidly updated. User data can be collected associated with an individual user or one or more specific locations. Examples include information related to venue traffic, efficacy of floor plan and layout, store placement, advertising rates as a function of location, lease rates, user demographics, user purchasing habits, and other user profiles. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160050524 | PROMOTION OPERABLE RECOGNITION SYSTEM - A recognition system is employed in conjunction with a subscriber's cellular phone and the network serving the subscriber. According to an embodiment, a subscriber can use a cellular phone to receive and capture data signals, from, for example, an audio output. The captured data signals can be transmitted to a remote network element that receives and translates the captured data and performs a plurality of functions. A promotion can be selectively tailored to a user based in part on the user location. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160050525 | ZONE BASED ANONYMOUS CONTENT SHARING - Embodiments of the present disclosure may provide zone based anonymous content sharing platform. The platform may determine a first user's location. Then, a first zone may be established to correspond to the first user's location. The first user may be provided a first set of functions configured to enable the first user to interact with other users within in the first zone. Next, the platform may determine a second user's location. Upon a determination that, the second user is not located within the first zone, the platform may provide the second user with a second set of functions configured to enable the second user to interact with the other users within the first zone. The second set of functions may be a subset of the first set of functions. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160050527 | Geotargeted News and Advertisement Delivery System - A system that provides content and/or ad publishers the ability to sell and target content, including “deals,” to mobile devices of users when those users and their mobile devices are located within the defined geographic zone. The content may be targeted and mass distributed to all mobile devices having a registered address within the defined geographic area. The content creator and/or content distributor can manually define the regions where they desire to distribute content by plotting vertices on a map to form a polygon enclosing a geographic region. Regions may be defined by population, retail locations, content and/or ad categories and other relevant criteria. The System User can manage the type of message delivered based upon the time of day and day of the week. Such options provide the content creator with granular management of its content based upon the defined regions established by the content creator and/or content distributor. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160050535 | DETERMINING RECIPIENT LOCATION - A computer-implemented method includes receiving, from a detection facility, an identifier associated with a device; based on the received identifier, identifying a recipient associated with the device; and enabling a communication to be delivered to the recipient from or on behalf of a sender based on a location of the detection facility and based on the identity of the recipient. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160050536 | IDENTIFYING PERSONALIZED MEANINGFUL LOCATIONS - A system and method for identifying and labeling locations frequented by a user of a mobile communication device track geographic positions and environmental or contextual factors as the user moves about, and identify locations of interest to the user via a clustering procedure. As the device collects contextual data, the system and method label each identified location to create a location model. This model allows the device to label new locations as they arise. The model may be periodically updated by separately processing geographic position data gathered after the model was created to determine if the cluster locations and labels remain accurate. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160050540 | PUSHING SUGGESTED SEARCH QUERIES TO MOBILE DEVICES - In one embodiment, a method includes receiving an indication of a first location of a first user from a mobile-client system of a first user, generating one or more search queries based on the location of the first user, executing one or more of the search queries, and sending a plurality of search results corresponding to the executed search queries to the mobile-client system. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160057568 | INTERACTIVE WEATHER ADVISORY SYSTEM - A method for providing information to a plurality of vendors located remotely from a broadcast network. A plurality of user-defined parameters are received by a user input database with at least one of the user-defined parameters including a user profile. Each of the user profiles includes a user identifier code identifying a communicator device associated with a particular user. Real-time data indicative of the spatial locations of the communicator devices is received by a communicator location database. Search information is received independently from a plurality of vendors and a data set is generated for each vendor. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160057569 | MOBILE DEVICE WITH LOCALIZED APP RECOMMENDATIONS - Mobile devices can provide app recommendations that are relevant to a location of interest. A localized app recommendation can be triggered (e.g., by a mobile device coming within a threshold distance of an application hotspot or some other user action). A location of interest can be determined. The location of interest can be the current location of the mobile device or another location (e.g., the destination in a mapping app). Using the location of interest, a localized application ranking database with app hotspot data can be queried with location data representing the location of interest. App recommendations can be received and displayed on the mobile device. Icons for apps that are relevant to the location of interest can be visually distinguished from other apps. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160057571 | GEO-FENCED PREMIUM CONTENT - A method includes receiving, via a network, first location information associated with a location of a mobile user device; determining that the first location information corresponds to a first area that is within a perimeter of one or more geo-fenced locations associated with a service provider; identifying media content associated with the one or more geo-fenced locations; obtaining an identifier associated with the mobile user device; determining whether user-specific criteria is associated with the identifier; providing, by the service provider and while the mobile user device is located within the perimeter, access to the identified media content responsive to determining that no user-specific criteria is associated with the identifier; applying, responsive to determining that user-specific criteria is associated with the identifier, the user-specific criteria to the identified media content to generate personalized media content; and providing, by the service provider, access to the personalized media content while the mobile user device is present within the perimeter. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160057573 | AGGREGATED GEO-FENCING AREA BASED INFORMATION DELIVERY - Aggregated geo-fencing area based information delivery, in one aspect, may include determining a plurality of first geo-fencing areas of a first user based on monitoring or detecting locations of the first user. The locations may be detected via one or more user selected devices, which include location-aware devices such as GPS receiver/transmitter devices. A second user identifier may be received from the first user. One or more second geo-fencing areas of a second user may be determined, for example, similarly to the first geo-fencing areas. Content may be gathered based on aggregated geo-fencing area comprising the plurality of first geo-fencing areas and the one or more second geo-fencing areas. The content associated with the aggregated geo-fencing area may be presented, for example, for collaborative activity among the users. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160057579 | IDENTIFYING USERS OF A COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AT COMMONN GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS - Providing location information on a mobile device includes receiving signals from external devices. Each signal includes information that specifies a geographic location for the external device that has provided the signal. A geographic location for the mobile device is calculated by using the information contained in each of the received signals. A representation of the geographic location of the mobile device is generated. The representation of the geographic location is included within an electronic message that provides information describing a user of the mobile device to other users of an electronic communications system. The electronic message is transmitted to another device to provide an indication of the geographic location for the user to one of the other users of the electronic communications system. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160057581 | PREDICTIVE SERVICES FOR DEVICES SUPPORTING DYNAMIC DIRECTION INFORMATION - With the addition of directional information in the environment, a variety of service(s) can be provided on top of user identification or interaction with specific object(s) of interest by pointing at the objects. Sometimes either the device user and/or the publishers of content cannot complete a content exchange associated with a point of interest (POI) fast enough for the content to remain relevant. Thus, POIs and content for POIs can be predicted for users based on a variety of factors, such as an analysis of their present path and directional changes, rates of changes, or other factors, such that there is no noticeable, or minimal, latency between information being available with respect to such POIs and a request made via the user's device for such POI information. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160057594 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING SOCIAL DISCOVERY - A method for facilitating social discovery includes: obtaining, by a first device associated with a first user, device information associated with at least a second device from the second device; transmitting the device information associated with the second device to a social discovery platform; receiving, from the social discovery platform, user information associated with a second user of the second device in response to the device information associated with the second device; and displaying, to the first user, the user information associated with the second user. | 02-25-2016 |
| 20160063129 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMICALLY PRESENTING CONTENT IN RESPONSE TO USER INPUTS - QR codes or the like are used in hardlink applications, by which different users may receive different information in response to a scan of the same code that is displayed at one or more locations in the real world. The content delivered to a particular user in response to a hardlink code or a presented hyperlink may be dependent on the time of the scan, the geographic location of the user, a weather condition at the geographical location, personal information associated with the user, a number of previous scans of the code by prior individuals, and any combination of the these or other variables, which may be determined by an originator of the QR code or other party. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160066133 | LOCATION-BASED TELEPHONE CALLS OVER A WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK (WLAN) - A request to access a location-based service is received via a wireless access point (WAP). A WAP identifier associated with the WAP may be identified based on the request and a particular geographic location associated with the WAP may be determined based on the identifier. For example, a WAP information service (WIS) may store data associating geographic locations and WAP identifiers corresponding to a plurality of WAPs that include the WAP, and the particular geographic location may be determined by querying the WIS, based on the particular WAP identifier, to identify the particular geographic location. A communication may be established between the user device and location-based service based on the particular geographic location associated with the WAP. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160066135 | SERVICE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS BASED ON LOCATION INFORMATION - The embodiments of the present invention disclose a service processing method and apparatus based on location information. The method comprises: acquiring, by an application server, a positioning signal sent by a positioning terminal; determining, by the application server, location information about the positioning terminal according to the positioning signal; and sending, by the application server, service processing information to an application client and/or a positioning terminal according to a service processing rule and based on the location information about the positioning terminal. The present invention achieves the technical effect of the application server sending adaptive service processing information to the application client and/or the positioning terminal according to different service processing rules, optimizes the existing location-based service technology, and meets the growing demand of people for individual and customized location-based services. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160066140 | APPLICATION PROVISIONING SYSTEM - Systems and methods for provisioning applications include storing an application identifier in association with location information in a database that is accessible by a user device. The user device then detects that it is located at a location included in the location information. In response to detecting that it is located at the location, the user device determines an application that is included on the user device and that is identified by the application identifier that is associated with the first location. The user device then automatically provides the application for display to a user. In some embodiments, the application may be automatically provided by automatically launching the application on the user device, and that application may be automatically closed if the user device leaves the location or the application is not used for a predetermined amount of time. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160066145 | CONTEXT-BASED ALERT DELIVERY - A user can be notified of certain events or occurrences according to time and location information specified by the user. In some embodiments, a user can specify a location such as an office or warehouse, and can select an automatic range such that whenever the user is within the automatic range of that location, notifications are automatically delivered to the user. The user can also specify a management range, such that when the user is outside the automatic range but inside the management range the user will not receive the notification unless the notification has been pending for a specified delay period. Such an approach enables notifications to be delivered when the notifications are most relevant. If the maximum delay has passed or the user is outside the management range, the notification can be automatically delivered to the user or another user can be selected to receive the notification. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160066149 | LOCATION DETERMINATION USING COMMUNICATIVELY COUPLED ELECTRONIC DEVICES - The present disclosure relates to systems and processes for selecting location data provided by communicatively coupled electronic devices. In one example process, a first electronic device can select one of a first location determined by the first electronic device and a second location determined by a second electronic device for use as the location of the first electronic device. The selection can be made based on one or more of the times the first and second locations were determined, accuracies of the first and second location determinations, whether or not the first and second locations intersect, priorities associated with source used to determine the first and second locations, and previous location determinations made by the first electronic device. The selected location can be used as the location of the first electronic device to execute an application on the first electronic device. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160066152 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND PROCESS OF INFLUENCING INFORMATION GATHERED BY A TETHERED ITEM AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM THEREOF - A tethered item is associated with an identifier that uniquely identifies the item, and one or more content processing devices execute obtaining an identifier of the item, and correlating the obtained item identifier with information related to the tethered item. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160066159 | CURRENT EVENT AND OUTSIDE EVENT DATA TRANSMISSION TO EVENTGOER DEVICES - An event venue with a performance area (e.g., a stage, a sports field) and an eventgoer area (e.g., stadium seating, bleachers) may include beacons and cameras throughout the performance area and eventgoer area. The beacons and cameras may each record event occurrence data (e.g., images, audio, video) of particular occurrences (e.g., sport goals, songs played, eventgoer activities) during an event (e.g., sports game, concert) at the event venue. The beacons and cameras may send this event occurrence data to a transmission system, which may also receive similar event occurrence data from other event venues. The transmission system may convert selected event occurrence data from a first format to a second format, and then may output the event occurrence data in the second format through one or more local wireless transmitters. Eventgoers in the transmission zones of these transmitters may then receive the event occurrence data at their mobile devices. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160066161 | ENHANCED LOCATION BASED SERVICES - Location information (e.g., GPS information) pertaining to the location of a device may be integrated into a distributed antenna system (DAS) to enhance location based services. This may be accomplished via a system that filters and combines GPS information with DAS information. Utilization of the enhanced location based services system may enhance accuracy performance of indoor location services and improve round-trip time (RTT) location responses associated with network assisted GPS (e.g., A-GPS) location requests for services from indoor calls. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160073229 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING POINT-OF-INTEREST DETECTION VIA FEATURE ANALYSIS AND MOBILE DEVICE POSITION INFORMATION - An approach is provided for determining new point(s)-of-interest based, at least in part, on mobile device positioning, three dimensional location data, or a combination thereof. The approach involves processing and/or facilitating a processing of location information associated with a plurality of devices to determine one or more location points at which there are one or more concentrations of the plurality of devices. The approach also involves causing, at least in part, an accessing of three-dimensional data representing the one or more location points. The approach further involves processing and/or facilitating a processing of the three-dimensional data to determine one or more features that are indicative of a presence of one or more points of interest. The approach also involves determining one or more candidate points of interest based, at least in part, on the one or more features. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160073230 | SPATIO-TEMPORAL METHOD AND SYSTEM TO IMPLEMENT BOUNDARY REGULATION - A boundary regulation detection method and system that stores one or more dates and times and predetermined areas corresponding to an event, determines a user current location and current date and time, generates an alert in response to determining that the current date and time corresponds with the date and time, analyzes whether the user current location is not within a predetermined area and sends to authorized individuals the user location. The method based on the current date, time and user location issues appropriate alerts. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160073232 | METHODS OF CONDUCTING SOCIAL NETWORK OPERATIONS - In one embodiment, a method of sharing locations of users participating in a social networking service at a geographic location and communicating app related information of users participating in the social networking service, the method executed by a computer system and comprises: receiving location information and text descriptive information from a mobile device of a first user of the social networking service, the location information representing a geographic location of the first user, the text descriptive information manually provided by the first user on an input module of the mobile device; associating the location information with the text descriptive information of the first user in a database; sending the text descriptive information and the location information of the first user to a second user for display. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160073234 | ANONYMOUS DELIVERY OF GEOGRAPHICALLY SPECIFIC RICH MEDIA INFORMATION - An alert system and method with a web based alert server configured with an alert creation portal allowing a customer to generate and store alert information specific to a location. An alert application for mobile devices is configured to upload to the alert server an anonymous token and mobile device location information. The alert server searches for anonymous tokens for mobile devices located within the alert location and serves stored alert information to the alert applications of the mobile devices located within the alert location. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160075247 | PRIORITY BASED VEHICLE CONTROL STRATEGY - A method for sending a vehicle-to-grid (V2G) request that includes receiving a V2G request for a specific geographical region; determining which of a plurality of vehicles are in the specific geographic region; determining a subset of the plurality of vehicles located in the specific geographic region that meet at least one criteria to join the V2G request, wherein the at least one criteria uses historical data of the plurality of vehicles to reduce battery degradation of the plurality of vehicles; and sending a signal to the subset of the plurality of vehicles to join the V2G request. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160080900 | USER PLANE LOCATION SERVICES OVER SESSION INITIATION PROTOCOL (SIP) - A method and mechanism to allow a location server to initiate a user plane location service (e.g., SUPL defined by OMA) procedure to a user plane enabled device via Instant Messaging, or alternatively, via an existing SIP session if a multimedia session is already established. The location request is signaled to the user plane enabled device via a SIP INFO message. The location request uses SIP messaging to overcome firewall and other network security issues. Location using SUPL over SIP may be provided about a caller making an E911 emergency call. An Instant Message may be sent to the user plane enabled device, e.g., a VoIP wireless phone. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160080903 | DIGITAL NETWORK OF LOCAL CONTENT NETWORK STATIONS - Systems and methods related to a global network of local and/or hyper-local network stations are described herein. Such stations may be created, sponsored, or managed by various entities. In certain embodiments, the digital network of stations is accessible via a single mobile or internet application, enabling entities to create unique mobile experiences for consumers without needing to build and promote their own mobile applications. A partner entity, through its station, may act as a local concierge, providing recommendations to station visitors and connecting its station's visitors to local deals. The global network of stations is designed to strategically disseminate information to consumers who are identified as likely receptive to the information based, for example, on a consumer's location, location history, browsing history, station selection, interests, lifestyle choices, affiliations, biographical data, and/or current environmental data. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160080909 | MOBILE DEVICE ALERT GENERATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A computer-implemented method for providing an alert regarding mobile device location is provided. The method includes obtaining location data corresponding to locations of a mobile device over a period of time. A location pattern is determined based on the location data. The current location of the mobile device is detected at a time based on the determined pattern, and an alert is provided regarding the current location of the mobile device. A system for providing alerts regarding mobile device location is also provided. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160080910 | Method and System for Providing Enhanced Location Based Information for Wireless Handsets using Dead Reckoning - Methods, devices and systems for generating enhanced location information on or about a mobile device may include improved dead reckoning solutions in which the mobile device performs location determination calculations with the aid of network components or global positioning systems (GPS). The network aided location information may be provided to the processor and utilized in measuring the accuracy of sensor based location calculations. The mobile device may utilize local sensors to obtain a set of combined sensor output location information, which may seed execution of dead reckoning To ensure that most accurate location information is provide to the enhanced location based service, the dead reckoning location information may be compared to a current best estimate. Results of the comparison may be passed to the enhanced location based service and the methods, systems, and devices may reiterate the location determination. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160080913 | METHOD AND HAND LUGGAGE TROLLEY FOR FACILITATING A FLOW OF PASSENGERS IN AN AIRPORT TERMINAL - A method and a trolley for facilitating a passenger's way through an airport terminal, and improved methods for boarding aircrafts. The trolley may include an interface, such as a boarding card reader, for receiving information identifying the passenger and/or the passenger's flight. Mobile wireless communication means may be provided at the trolley for receiving airport information data, such as flight departure gate, delay or cancellation information, from a computer network within an airport terminal. Data output means are provided to communicate information to the passenger. The trolley may be X-ray compliant. A communication interface may be provided at the trolley for communicating with a portable device, such as a smartphone or equivalent means of the passenger. Individually selected information based on passenger identity, destination, position or past collection of passenger behaviour may be disseminated to passengers on an individual basis. Passengers may be allowed to pass a gate for aircraft boarding only when called in accordance with a predetermined boarding sequence on the basis of, e.g., seat number or seat row. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160088156 | CALL QUEUING FOR LOCATION-AWARE MOBILE DEVICES - A mobile device can be assigned to an extension configured as a Queue Agent (“QA”) in a call-queuing enabled virtual private branch exchange (vPBX). This and other mobile or fixed devices can be interconnected to form a virtual call center. Each extension can be assigned various rules, which specify how the incoming calls are answered at the extension and how calls in the call queue are selected for answering by the QA. As part of the rules, the vPBX system forwards calls from a call queue to the QA based on QA's availability status. If a location-aware mobile device is associated with the QA, the vPBX system can determine the QA's availability status based on a geographic location of the mobile device. A most geographically proximate agent can be selected for answering the call. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160088437 | VENUE AND EVENT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A USER OF A PORTABLE MEDIA PLAYER DEVICE - A method and system for generating by a server, a recommendation for a venue or an event of interest proximally located to an inferred current location of a user of a portable media player device. In an embodiment, a server may determine one or more media preferences for a user based at least in part on media stored on or accessed using the portable media player device of the user. The server may generate information related to the current location or a recommendation for a venue or an event of interest to the user based at least in part on the one or more media preferences and the inferred current location of the user. Once generated, the server then may communicate the recommendation (or the information) to the user, e.g. the portable media player device. Other embodiments may also be described and claimed. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160088546 | REGULATION VIA GEOFENCE BOUNDARY SEGMENT CROSSINGS - Embodiments related to regulating access to content via geofence boundary segment crossings are disclosed herein. For example, in some embodiments, a computing system for regulating access to content may include: boundary segment crossing logic to determine whether a mobile computing device satisfies boundary segment crossing criteria, wherein the boundary segment crossing criteria includes that the mobile computing device crossed a predetermined segment of a geofence boundary into an area defined by the geofence boundary; and/or content access logic, coupled to the boundary segment crossing logic, to, in response to a determination by the boundary segment crossing logic that the mobile computing device satisfied the boundary segment crossing criteria, provide a content identifier, associated with the predetermined segment of the geofence boundary, to the mobile computing device. Other embodiments may be disclosed and/or claimed. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160093174 | DETERMINING A RESTRICTED APPARATUS WITH RESPECT TO A LOCATION - A method and system for determining restricted apparatuses with respect to a location is provided. The method includes determining that a user is in possession of a restricted apparatus. A video based process and a global positioning system (GPS) based process is executed with respect to the restricted apparatus and a location associated with a user. Restrictions associated with the restricted apparatus with respect to the location associated with the user are determined based on results of the video based process and the GPS based process. The restrictions are presented to the user. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160094598 | Beacon Applications for Content Discovery and Interaction - Beacon applications for content discovery and interaction include triggering features in applications, application discovery, embedding beacon information in streaming media, synchronizing the presentation of content on mobile devices and automatic configuration of mobile devices. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160094937 | Local Peer-to-Peer Network for Providing Recommendations and Enforcing Security Policies - A recommendation for a user is generated in response to a user request. The recommendation can pertain to whether a user should download and install a mobile device application and is based on a number of responses received from other mobile devices within a specified distance from the mobile device at which the recommendation was requested. Recommendations can also be requested and generated by various other devices in machine-to-machine networks. Recommendations can pertain to policy enforcement and device component performance or operation. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160094938 | ADVERTISING AND PROFILING USER LOCATION TO UNIFIED COMMUNICATION SUITE IN ENTERPRISE WIRELESS NETWORKS - The present disclosure discloses a method and a network device for advertising and profiling user location to unified communication suite in enterprise wireless environments. Specifically, a network device can determine a location of a first client device corresponding to a user. Based at least on the location of the first client device corresponding to the user, the network device can infer a status for the first user. Further, the network device can display, store and/or transmit the inferred status for the user on an enterprise wireless network. The status has not been explicitly indicated by the user. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160094940 | Prioritizing Beacon Messages for Mobile Devices - Techniques and systems for prioritizing beacon messages are disclosed. Such a technique can include receiving, at a mobile device, beacon messages from multiple beacon devices over short-range communication links, the beacon devices being within a vicinity of an establishment, the beacon messages being configured to provide content associated with the establishment; determining, at the mobile device, priorities of the beacon messages based on one or more criteria; selecting, at the mobile device, a beacon message of the beacon messages based on the priorities to produce a selected beacon message; and presenting the selected beacon message through the mobile device. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160094946 | Content Discovery Using Beacons - A radio frequency (RF) beacon deployed in an indoor or outdoor environment broadcasts an RF signal that can be received by a client device operating in the environment. Based on information provided by the beacon and client device sensor data, content (e.g., a software application) locally relevant to the environment is recommended to a user of the client device. The recommended content can be manually or automatically downloaded and installed on the client device so that it can be used in the environment. In some implementations, sensor data is used to indicate whether the user is interested in receiving the recommendation and is capable of receiving the recommendation. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160094948 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE MOUNTABLE ON MOBILE OBJECT, MONITORING CONTROL SYSTEM OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE MOUNTABLE ON MOBILE OBJECT, MONITORING CONTROL METHOD OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE MOUNTABLE ON MOBILE OBJECT, AND REMOTE CONTROL CENTER - A wireless communication device mounted on a mobile object, the mobile object including: a mobile communication unit that is able to connect to a mobile communication network; and a wireless network connection unit that provides a wireless network connection service based on the mobile communication network connected by the mobile communication unit, the wireless communication device includes: a satellite positioning unit configured to acquire position information on the wireless communication device based on a satellite positioning system; and a control unit configured to control a connection state of the wireless network connection service based on the position information acquired by the satellite positioning unit. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160100284 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A wireless communication device includes a transmission portion, an information acquisition portion, a storage portion, a selection portion, and a transmission control portion. The transmission portion transmits information. The information acquisition portion acquires location information for the wireless communication device that includes a received signal strength of a signal that is transmitted from a base station in the vicinity. The storage portion stores, in association with specific location information, regulating information that regulates the transmission from the transmission portion of the information that corresponds to the location of the wireless communication device. The selection portion selects from the storage portion the regulating information associated with the location information acquired by the information acquisition portion. The transmission control portion controls, based on the regulating information that was selected by the selection portion, the transmission from the transmission portion of the information that corresponds to the location of the wireless communication device. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160100354 | TERMINAL DEVICE, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND METHOD IMPLEMENTED BY THE TERMINAL DEVICE - A terminal device that is carried by a user and is connected to a network by wireless communication, the terminal device comprises: a communication unit that communicates information with some other device via the network in a communication form selected from multiple communication forms; an acquiring unit that acquires a communication-enabled place where the terminal device can communicate information in any of the communication forms in a peripheral area of a current location of the terminal device and a data transfer rate when the terminal device performs wireless communication in the communication-enabled place; a generating unit that generates available information indicating whether the communication forms are available on the basis of a corresponding data transfer rate with respect to each communication-enabled place in the peripheral area; and a presenting unit that presents the available information in each communication-enabled place in the peripheral area to the user. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160100438 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING A USER CONNECTION - A system for providing a user connection between first and second mobile devices that includes a first software application executable on the first mobile device in communication with a server. The first mobile device includes a first geo-fence having a first radius. The software application is configured to permit a first user to send a connection request to a second user. When the second user accepts the connection request a device connection is made between the mobile devices. The second user mobile device has a second geo-fence with a second radius. When the device connection is made, an initial distance is determined between the mobile devices. The initial distance is greater than the sum of the first radius and the second radius. When the distance between the first and second mobile devices is less than the sum of the first radius and the second radius the device connection is terminated. | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160104119 | VISUALISING MULTIPLE TIME ZONES - This disclosure concerns visualising multiple time zones in a calendar. A processor receives trip data that identifies a trip day, a first time zone of a departure location and a second time zone of an arrival location. The processor determines time gained or time lost due to travelling from the first time zone into the second time zone and causes the display of a time range and a graphical element. The time range represents the trip day with time values extending to the end of the trip day. The end of the trip day is relative to the first time zone. The graphical element extends from the day change and has an extension based on the difference between first and second time zones, such that the graphical element indicates the determined time gained or time lost due to travelling from the first time zone into the second time zone. | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160105770 | INSTANT MEDIA SHARING TO DEFINED GROUPS BASED ON LOCATION - Disclosed are instant media sharing platforms, systems, and software comprising: mobile modules configured to determine geolocation, capture media, and transmit captured media to a server application, each captured media associated with a capture time and a capture geolocation; a database of geolocation information, the geolocation information associated with each user of the mobile application; and server modules configured to identify recipient users for each transmitted media, a recipient user present within a radius about a capture geolocation during a time interval about a capture time; and provide a media stream to each user of the mobile application, the media stream comprising transmitted media for which a user is identified as a recipient user, the media stream provided via the mobile application. Also disclosed are networks formed by and methods of using the same. | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160105771 | USING BEACONS TO AUTHOR AND DELIVER WRAP PACKAGES OF CARDS WITH CUSTOM CONTENT TO TARGET INDIVIDUALS - A method for defining and delivering wrap packages of cards with custom content to target individuals. The method involves (a) defining a set of cards of a wrap package with one or more variable content container(s), (b) ascertaining if a target recipient of the wrap package has roamed into a range of a beacon, (c) identifying the target recipient in the range of the beacon, (d) associating custom content with the one or more variable content container(s) of the set of cards of the wrap package after the target recipient is identified and (e) distributing the wrap package to the target recipient, the distributed wrap package having the custom content associated with the one or more variable content container(s) of the set of cards of the wrap package respectively. | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160105772 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING A USER RESPONSE TO A PRESENCE BASED ACTION - An approach and system for determining a level of effectiveness of a device action performed in response to the presence of a user is described. The system identifies a user associated with a presence signal transmitted by a transmitting object in use by the user during an event. The system also initiates a rendering of content associated with the user, an event host, one or more items associated with the event host, or a combination thereof at a sensing device that detects the presence signal. Still further, the system determines a response of the user to the content based on movement information, location information, transaction information, or a combination thereof associated with the transmitting object, the user, or a combination thereof during the event. | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160105783 | Method, Apparatus and System for Social Networking - A method, apparatus and system for social networking is provided. In an embodiment, the system comprises a plurality of mobile devices that can directly connect to each other via a peer-to-peer connection. The devices can additionally connect to a server. The server maintains a profile schema which can be used to generate profiles for users for each of the mobile devices. | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160105867 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SOCIAL NETWORK SERVICE AND FOR SETTING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN USERS - A user terminal connected to a system to provide social network service (SNS) includes a transmission unit configured to send a friend request and location information of the user terminal, and receive user information of at least one other user terminals, and a display control unit configured to control a display of the user terminal to display a current location of a user of the user terminal and the user information of the at least one other user terminal present within a predetermined distance based on received location information of the other user terminal. Within the display control unit, a particular region of the display is set as a current location of the user terminal. | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160112829 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERMISSIONS BASED CONTENT BROADCASTING - Some aspects of the content broadcasting service provide a method and system that maintains content and associated geographic information. The method and system receives a geographic location of a device. The method and system enables access of the content to the device based on the geographic information and geographic location of the device. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160112831 | PROVIDING CONTEXT SENSITIVE SERVICE BUNDLES - Technical solutions for providing context sensitive service bundles are provided. In some implementations, a method includes identifying location information associated with a user. The location information identifies a first location area. The method further includes, in accordance with (1) a first determination that a first service is available within a predefined proximity to the first location area; (2) a second determination that the second service is also available within predefined proximity to the first location area; and (3) a third determination that the first service relates to the second service to a predefined degree; using a single application, causing a service bundle to be offered to the user by: causing the first service and the second service to be concurrently offered to the user in the single application. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160112836 | Suggesting Activities - A method includes receiving inputs indicative of a user state of a user. The inputs include sensor inputs from one or more sensors and/or user inputs received from a graphical user interface displayed. The method includes determining a collective user state based on the received inputs and determining one or more possible activities for the user and one or more predicted outcomes for each activity based on the collective user state. The method includes executing one or more behaviors that evaluate the one or more possible activities and/or the corresponding one or more predicted outcomes. Each behavior models a human behavior and/or a goal oriented task. The method further includes selecting one or more activities based on the evaluations of the one or more possible activities and/or the corresponding one or more predicted outcomes and sending results including the selected one or more activities to a screen. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160112838 | BEACONS TO ADVERTISE PRESENCE OF NEARBY OBJECTS TO STATIONS IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK - Beacons (e.g., mBeacons or meruBeacons) to advertise presence of nearby objects to stations in a wireless communication network from an access point are provided. Location of a station connected to the access point is detected. One or more physical objects having a location proximate to the station are identified and can be indicated to a user. To do so, in an embodiment, responsive to the proximity of locations, a beacon having a BSSID corresponding to each of the one or more physical objects is generated. The BSSID can uniquely identify the one or more physical objects. The beacon is transmitted the station which can request additional information concerning the one or more physical objects. For example, an Amazon listing for a nearby retail item can be automatically displayed on a smartphone. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160119746 | DISTRIBUTED DATA IN A CLOSE PROXIMITY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM - An aspect includes providing distributed data in a close proximity notification system using a transceiver that includes an antenna and a processing device. The processing device includes a memory for storing instructions that when executed by the processing device result in the transceiver: discovering wireless mobile devices within a proximity range of the transceiver; initiating communication between the transceiver and one or more of the wireless mobile devices; exchanging data with the one or more of the wireless mobile devices, the exchanging including receiving a request for information from one of the one or more of the wireless mobile devices; based on receiving the request for information, identifying a retrieval location of at least a subset of the requested information; and transmitting the at least subset of the information or an identifier of the retrieval location to the wireless mobile device. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160119748 | PUSHING INFORMATION - An example method for pushing information includes obtaining a code value that represents a current geographic location area of a terminal corresponding to a client; obtaining a geo-fence list corresponding to the code value based on the code value and a pre-established inverted index table of one or more geo-fences; processing the one or more geo-fences in the geo-fence list based on a preset condition; and pushing corresponding information to the client based on a result of the processing. The techniques of the present disclosure convert real-time computation of a geo-fence corresponding to the current geographic location into a querying operation, thereby reducing an amount of computation and enhancing a response speed to users. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160119749 | REAL TIME DATA FEEDS IN A CLOSE PROXIMITY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM - An aspect includes a method for providing real time data feeds to a user of a mobile device. A signal that includes an identification code is received by a mobile device from a short-range wireless communication transmitter. The signal is processed on the mobile device. The processing includes determining whether information associated with the signal is stored on the mobile device, and identifying a retrieval location of the information based on the determining and on the signal. The processing the signal is performed exclusively by a software application located on the mobile device and independently of any networks. Based on the processing, information from the retrieval location is retrieved using the mobile device. A real time data feed associated with the identification code is located. The information is displayed on the mobile device and the real time data feed is streamed on the mobile device. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160119750 | CAMPUS SECURITY IN A CLOSE PROXIMITY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM - According to an aspect, a method for providing assistance to a user of a mobile device includes receiving a signal from a short-range wireless communication transmitter. The signal includes an identification code, and the receiving is by a mobile device of a user located within the space. The signal is processed on the mobile device and includes: determining whether information associated with the signal is stored on the mobile device; and identifying a retrieval location of the information based on the determining and on the signal. The processing of the signal is performed exclusively by a software application located on the mobile device and independently of any networks. Based on the processing, information that includes an address of a security system is retrieved using the mobile device. The mobile device is monitored for inputs and based on receiving a security request, the security request is transmitted to the security system. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160119757 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION WHICH LINKS TO RELATED INFORMATION PROVIDED BY USER'S FRIENDS AT USER'S LOCATION - The present disclosure discloses a method and device for displaying information which links to related information provided by user's friends at user's location. The method including the operations of: obtaining first user's information viewing operation performed on information associated with the first user; obtaining position information included in the information; obtaining at least one second user according to the position information, wherein the second user is within a first user's user relationship chain, and wherein the information published in the past by the second user includes the position information; and displaying the at least one second user to the first user. The present disclosure makes the first user learn of the friends who published at this position information, and therefore the amount of the information available at this position has increased, thus enriching the first user's knowledge of the need for detailed information. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160119771 | BEACON FOR CLOSE PROXIMITY NOTIFICATION SYSTEM - According to an aspect, a transceiver includes an antenna, a processing device, and a memory device. The memory device is in communication with the processing device. The memory device stores instructions that when executed by the processing device result in discovering wireless mobile devices within a proximity range of the transceiver; initiating communication between the transceiver and one or more of the wireless mobile devices; and exchanging data with the one or more of the wireless mobile devices. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160125512 | Order processing for remotely ordered goods - A computer-implemented method for processing of an order for goods received at an order processing system from a location-triggered communication through a networked mobile wireless telecommunication computing device. Responsive to the location-triggered communication, a signal is transmitted to commence processing the order for goods. If the mobile wireless telecommunication computing device requests, an item list of available items and corresponding processing times for each request could also be transmitted. The item list may form part of an application program installable on the mobile wireless telecommunication computing device. The location-triggered communication may include payment information. The method may also process payment information and transmit an order receipt to the mobile wireless telecommunication computing device. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160127863 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING LOCATION BASED SERVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREFOR - Methods and apparatuses are provided for operating an electronic device. A wireless signal is received. It is determined whether a service corresponding to the wireless signal is activated or deactivated. Content related to the service is output based on whether the service is activated or deactivated. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160127867 | LOCATION-BASED SERVICE DELIVERING SYSTEM AND LOCATION-BASED SERVICE DELIVERING METHOD FOR PERSON CARRYING ENERGY-EMITTING MOBILE DEVICE - The present invention provides a location-based service delivering system and a location-based service delivering method for at least one person carrying a mobile device that can allow the delivery of location-based services without using the earth coordinates. The location-based service delivering system comprises: at least one sensing unit, a tagging unit, at least one display unit, and a control unit. The sensing unit is utilized for generating at least one sensing signal by sensing at least one energy signal emitted from the energy-emitting mobile device. The tagging unit is coupled to the sensing unit, and utilized for generating at least one tag associated with the person carrying the energy-emitting mobile device according to the sensing signal. The control unit is coupled to the tagging unit and the display unit, and utilized for controlling the display unit to display information according to the tag generated by the tagging unit. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160132977 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SENDING MESSAGES TO PROBABLE LOCATIONS OF PERSONS - Systems and methods for sending messages to probable locations of users. A request for location information for a person for an effective time is received. Any travel information relating to the person is received from a plurality of sources. Any expense information related to the person is received. Any current schedule/delay information for scheduled travel services is received. Any possible locations of the person is determined using the travel information. Any probable locations of the person is determined using the any possible locations, expense information, or current schedule/delay information, or any combination thereof. A message is sent to a device utilized by the person if the person is at any probable locations that are of interest. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160134740 | MOBILE DEVICE APPLICATION EXECUTION - A method of executing an application on a mobile computing device includes providing a first host application on a mobile computing device. The first host application includes a sub-application. The first host application is executed by the mobile computing device, including executing the sub-application. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160135006 | DYNAMICALLY CONTROLLING THE PRESENTATION OF A GRAPHIC FEATURE BASED ON LOCATION INFORMATION - A system and method of operating a mobile device is described. The mobile device can determine its current location and determine whether a location-based service, which can be requested by a user operating the mobile device, is available for use at the current location. In response to determining that the location-based service is unavailable for use at the current location, the mobile device can cause a graphic icon, that would otherwise be displayed one of one or more home pages on a display of the mobile device, to be hidden so that the graphic icon is not displayed with any of the one or more home pages. The graphic icon can correspond to a service application for use with the location-based service. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160135009 | MOBILE DEVICE MONITORING AND ANALYSIS - Numerous mobile devices report their respective locations to a server which collects the location reports to provide real-time pedestrian traffic information, e.g., as a map that shows locations of individual mobile devices. Distribution of mobile devices in a geographic area more closely represents overall population locations and densities. Each device is identified by a digital fingerprint, formed from a number of system and device configuration parameters. Each mobile device is configured to periodically report its location, e.g., at a predetermined time interval and/or whenever the mobile device determines its location for another reason. A known location of a wireless network access point to which a mobile device is connected can serve as an estimated location of the mobile device. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160135011 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING AND AUTHORIZING LOCATION SERVERS AND LOCATION SERVICES - Techniques are provided which may be implemented in various methods, apparatus, and/or articles of manufacture to allow a mobile device to obtain certain location service(s) and/or the like from one or more computing devices that have been authorized for use. For example, in certain implementations, an authorizing location server may obtain a first message from a mobile device indicating a first set of location servers, determine a second set of location servers based, at least in part, on the first set of location servers, and transmit a second message to the mobile device indicating that the second set of location servers are authorized for location service related access by the mobile device. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160135014 | LOCATION-BASED DISCOVERY OF NETWORK MEMBERS BY PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES USING DYNAMIC AND STATIC LOCATION DATA - A technique for allowing members of the same social network using mobile devices to discover others in the vicinity by personal attributes and in specific picture(s) and name for the purpose of connecting, and the ability to use functions provided by a social network such as SMS, e-mail, chat/instant messaging, multimedia, or video by using unique hardware identification of each member mobile device and personal login information that are stored in a network server computing device; and associating the unique apparatus of the members' hardware with the members' personal profile such that when a search is initiated between members, the results contain the members' profile's picture(s), name, location and additional information as stored in the profiles. The proximity of the users is determined by static or dynamic location of the actual device location identified through mobile radio frequency location technology and internet IP information and saved in the user profile. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160140404 | Method and apparatus for automatically detecting use of a mobile phone - Disclosed is a method of automatically detecting use of a mobile phone. The method includes capturing one or more images using one or more image capturing devices. Further, the method includes analyzing the one or more images using a processor. Additionally, the method includes detecting use of a mobile phone based on the analyzing. The detecting may be performed by a processor. Furthermore, the method may include transmitting at least one of the one or more images and the detection of use of the mobile phone to a remote server. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160142856 | CUSTOMIZABLE BEACONS TO ACTIVATE CONTENT ON A USER DEVICE - Embodiments described herein use customized beacons embedded in Bluetooth low-energy advertisements to transmit information between a user device and a beacon module. In one embodiment, the beacon module transmits the advertisement to the user device. The user device then parses the data contained within the advertisement to identify a customized beacon. Based on the information contained in the beacon, the application may provide an audio and/or visual presentation to the user. For example, the beacon may inform the user device that it is within close proximity to a particular geographic location (e.g., a point of interest). In response, the beacon application may present a visual presentation about the geographic location using a display screen within the user device. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160142879 | ESTABLISHMENT BASED SOCIAL NETWORKING SYSTEM - The present invention is a conventional mobile wireless communications device including a location based ad hoc network system, using a location beacon and wireless device management software. When a wireless device comes in range of the beacon signal, the wireless device will see the presence of the beacon, and when the beacon is selected, the wireless device is now enabled to potentially communicate with all other such enabled wireless devices. Then, the wireless device management application (App) of this invention, which each such enabled wireless devices will have installed, acts to manage access to and between the wireless communications devices. The communication with other such enabled wireless devices may be under anonymous conditions or with various amounts of disclosure, including personal information. Upon completion of user-member communications, either user-member may request the other user-member to allow saving the content of the completed communications session, and if refused all information will be totally deleted upon the user-members disconnecting from each other and no history of the communications transactions is retained. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160149750 | IDENTIFYING MOBILE DEVICE LOCATION AND CORRESPONDING SUPPORT CENTER LOCATIONS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT SERVICES OVER A NETWORK - A mobile device may receive updates, support and other data from a current data center agent platform. When the mobile device travels to another location the nearest data center agent may be different from the previous agent. A changeover determination must be performed prior to determining whether the new agent should be assigned to the mobile device. One example method of operation may include receiving current location information of the mobile device and identifying a present location of the mobile device and a current service center assigned to the mobile device. The method may also provide determining whether a new service center location at a remote location from the current service center location should be assigned to the mobile device based on predefined assignment criteria. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160150367 | GEOGRAPHICAL CONTEXTUAL INFORMATION - A mobile application is configured for providing contextual information to a consumer operating a mobile device and/or reporting contextual information to an enterprise service about the mobile device. The contextual information is provided or reported when the mobile device is detected within a geofence area; the geofence area surrounds a retailer of interest to the consumer. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160150370 | EVENT NOTIFICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Disclosed herein is an event notification system ( | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160150371 | Intelligent guiding method and system based on M2M system - An intelligent guiding method and system based on a M2M system are provided. The method includes that when receiving a service request message from an intelligent guiding M2M terminal device, an intelligent guiding M2M platform requests guiding information or a guiding information identifier from an intelligent guiding M2M application according to the location information of the intelligent guiding M2M terminal device; and the intelligent guiding M2M platform sends, to the intelligent guiding M2M terminal device, the guiding information provided by the intelligent guiding M2M application or guiding information that is retrieved according to the guiding information identifier provided by the intelligent guiding M2M application. The M2M technology and the electronic guiding system thus can be effectively combined, and rich guiding services can be provided based on the M2M system. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160150373 | RELAY CONTROL METHOD FOR PROXIMITY SERVICE AND DEVICE THEREFOR - The present invention relates to a method and a device by which first user equipment (UE) that is located out of the range of a group communication service determines a relay through a proximity service (ProSe) in a wireless communication system. Particularly, the method comprises the steps of: receiving traffic transmitted by second UE which already relays group communication; determining whether the traffic is information bound to group communication; determining relay UE by using a discovery procedure for a relay for the group communication, when the traffic is not recognized as the information bound to the group communication; and determining the second UE as the relay UE for the group communication, when the traffic is recognized as the information bound to the group communication. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160150377 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR LOCATION DETERMINATION AND NAVIGATION USING TEXTUAL INFORMATION - Methods and systems for location determination and navigation using textual information may comprise in a wireless communication device: capturing one or more images of one or more sources of textual information in the vicinity of the wireless communication device, extracting text from the one or more sources of textual information, and determining a position of the wireless communication device by, at least in part, determining a distance to a letter at a beginning of the one or more sources of textual information, determining a distance to a letter at an end of the one or more sources of textual information, and triangulating the position using the determined distances. An orientation of the text in the captured one or more images may be sensed relative to the wireless device. An orientation of the wireless device may be utilized in conjunction with the extracted text for the position determining. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160157054 | LOCATION SENSITIVE MESSAGING | 06-02-2016 |
| 20160157057 | DEVICE FOR RECOMMENDING LOCATION IN BUILDING BY USING FINGERPRINT OF ACCESS POINT, AND METHOD USING SAME | 06-02-2016 |
| 20160157061 | TUNING BASED ON HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION | 06-02-2016 |
| 20160157062 | INFERENCE PIPELINE SYSTEM AND METHOD | 06-02-2016 |
| 20160157063 | GEOGRAPHICAL APPLICATIONS FOR MOBILE DEVICES AND BACKEND SYSTEMS | 06-02-2016 |
| 20160165391 | System and processes to facilitate context-based messaging - A process, a system or both may be configured to correlate triggers indicative of an occurrence of one or more events or other data associated with lodging for a traveler, determine if one or more precedent conditions associated with the one or more events are satisfied, and generate one or more context-specific messages when the one or more precedent conditions have been satisfied. Context-specific messages may be communicated (e.g. wirelessly) to a client computing device (e.g., a smartphone, tablet or pad) pursuant to one or more precedent conditions being satisfied. The context-specific message(s) and at least one of the one or more precedent conditions may originate from a member computing device (e.g., a computing device of an owner or a proprietor). Geolocation based data included in one or more triggers may be used to activate communication of the context-specific message(s) and/or to satisfy one or more precedent conditions. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160165395 | Dynamic Content Presentation Based on Proximity and User Data - A dynamic content presentation system is disclosed that dynamically selects, formats and presents content based on data received from mobile devices in physical proximity to the dynamic content presentation system. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160165399 | DETERMINING IF A TARGET DEVICE IS COLLOCATED WITH OTHER DEVICES IN A USER'S CONTACTS LIST - A method to determine whether a target device is collocated with at least one other device within a plurality of devices associated with a user's contact list is provided. The method may include determining location information for each of the plurality of mobile devices associated with the user's contact list. The method may also include selecting a target device within the plurality of devices. The method may further include determining, based on the location information, whether the selected target device is collocated with the at least one other device within the plurality of devices. Additionally, the method may include displaying the at least one other collocated device to the user. The method may also include determining if the at least one other collocated device is selected by the user. The method may include connecting the target device and the selected at least one other collocated device to the user's device. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160165402 | ADAPTIVE ADVISORY ENGINE AND METHODS TO PREDICT PREFERENTIAL ACTIVITIES AVAILABLE AT A REGION ASSOCIATED WITH LODGING - Various embodiments relate generally to electrical and electronic hardware, computer software, wired and wireless network communications, and wearable computing devices for identifying activities and/or destinations of relative importance. More specifically, a system, a device and a method provide to predict activities (e.g., preferential activities) available at a geographic region association with lodging and to adaptively generate advisory data. In one or more embodiments, a method can include accessing traveler profile data associated with a user, identifying data representing a portion of traveler attributes associated with a geographic region including lodging for the user, and receiving data indicative of locality-related characteristics. The method also includes predicting a first activity as a function of a locality-related characteristic and a travel attribute, and generating customized advisory data configured to engage in an activity. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160165403 | PREDICTING COMPANION DATA TYPES ASSOCIATED WITH A TRAVELER AT A GEOGRAPHIC REGION INCLUDING LODGING - Various embodiments relate generally to electrical and electronic hardware, computer software, wired and wireless network communications, and wearable computing devices for identifying activities and/or destinations of relative importance. More specifically, a system, a device and a method are provided to predict a type of companion with whom a traveler collaborates to, among other things, predict activities (e.g., preferential activities) available at a geographic region association with lodging. In one or more embodiments, a method can include determining a location at which a user computing device associated with a user is disposed, and calculating that a computing device associated with a candidate companion is within a region coterminous with the location. Also, the method may include predicting data representing a companionship type for data representing the candidate companion based at least the location at which the user and the candidate companion are co-located. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160171475 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MOBILE LOCATION-BASED SERVICE AND RETAIL SERVICE ENHANCEMENT APPLICATIONS | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160173624 | METHOD AND APPRATUS FOR PROVIDING LOCATION-BASED SERVICES | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160174024 | Systems And Methods For Transit-Rider-Status Identification And Communication | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160174032 | Automated onsite information search and multimedia method and system | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160174033 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING MESSAGE NOTIFICATION TIMING BASED ON GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160174035 | APPLIANCES THAT TRIGGER APPLICATIONS ON CONSUMER DEVICES BASED ON USER PROXIMITY TO APPLIANCE | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160174036 | ESTABLISHING PRESENCE BY IDENTIFYING AUDIO SAMPLE AND POSITION | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160174039 | EARTH POSITIONING SYSTEM | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160174046 | Notification Related to Predicted Future Geographic Location of Mobile Device | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160183048 | AUTOMATED LOCATION DETERMINATION AND ELECTRONIC REMINDERS | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160183056 | Proximity Transmitters For Wireless Power Charging Systems | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160183060 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING CONTEXT-RELATED POINT-OF-INTEREST RECOMMENDATIONS | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160183064 | CONTEXTUALLY AWARE DYNAMIC GROUP FORMATION | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160183071 | POSITIONAL INFORMATION MANAGING DEVICE, MOBILE TERMINAL, AND MOBILE DEVICE | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160192128 | NOTIFICATION TO USERS OF EVENTS - A method and system. User information is received at a storage location. The user information includes meeting and notification information. User activity is monitored based on the received user information. In response to a detection of a change in user activity, a determination is made of whether the change necessitates notifying a user. The user information in the storage location is modified, based on the detected change in user activity, when the user desires to change the notification information. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160192130 | CONTROLLING ACCESS TO VENUE-RELATED CONTENT, APPLICATIONS, AND SERVICES - A capability for controlling access by a mobile device to venue-related items associated with a venue is presented. A server may be configured to detect a presence of the mobile device at the venue and send a venue token toward the mobile device based on detection of the presence of the mobile device at the venue, where the venue token includes an indication of a venue-related item that the mobile device is permitted to access independent of a location of the mobile device. A mobile device may be configured to receive a venue token based on a presence of the mobile device at the venue where the venue token includes an indication of a venue-related item that the mobile device is permitted to access independent of a location of the mobile device, and send a request for the venue-related item toward a server based on the venue token. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160192131 | METHODS CIRCUITS SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED COMPUTER EXECUTABLE CODE FOR LOCALIZING AND MESSAGING A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - Disclosed are methods, circuits, systems and associated computer executable code for detecting the presence of a mobile computing device in a specific area. Included are means for receiving a message from the mobile device including a coarse location indicator, determining that the received coarse location indicator is in proximity with one or more local (e.g. retailer) stations, and causing at least one of the one or more local stations to transmit a mobile device specific poling signal to the device. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160192133 | Method, System and Device for Enabling an Object to Access a Third Party Asset - Provided is a computer implemented method for a vehicle used in a car share journey to access priority parking spaces in a carpark. The method includes the step of obtaining location and time data for a mobile electronic device of a user/driver of the vehicle and for a mobile electronic device of at least one other user. From this data, it is determined that the two devices are in close proximity to each other for a predetermined time and/or over a predetermined distance thereby inferring that the two users are sharing the vehicle. When one or both of the devices are detected as having reached a location on or within a boundary of a geo-fence associated with the carpark, data is communicated to a system or device of a third party associated with the carpark to alert the third party and/or provide the third party with data indicative of an identity of the vehicle and/or its driver to enable the driver to access carparking spaces allocated to car share vehicles. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160192134 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING NOTIFICATION INFORMATION - The present disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for providing notification information. The method includes identifying terminal location information in an area including a terminal; identifying at least one piece of setting location information in an area which is set by a user; providing corresponding first notification information when there occurs a notification event corresponding to the terminal location information; and providing at least one piece of corresponding second notification information when there occurs a notification event corresponding to the at least one piece of setting location information. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160192135 | AUTOMATICALLY PROVIDING A COMMUNICATION BASED ON LOCATION INFORMATION FOR A USER OF A SOCIAL NETWORKING SYSTEM - Systems and methods for automatically locating web-based social network members are provided. According to one embodiment, contact content including an associated GPS identifier and status for web-based social network members located at or near the same location automatically appears on a GPS-enabled device. A further exemplary system includes a GPS-enabled device configured to receive a GPS identifier and a status representing a location and a current state for a web-based social network member, a processing module that associates the received GPS-identifier and the received status, and a communications module that sends the associated GPS-identifier and status to a server comprising a web-based social network database. Contact content in a web-based social network database record in the web-based social network database is updated to include the associated GPS identifier and status for the web-based social network member. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160192140 | METHODS, APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR PROVIDING WIRELESS LOCATION SERVICE USING AT LEAST ONE BEACON - Provided is a method and/or apparatus for providing a wireless location service using a beacon signal. A wireless location service method may include collecting a plurality of beacon signals from each of a plurality of beacon transceivers positioned around a user, and determining a current location of the user based on at least one of a virtual point and the plurality of beacon signals, the virtual point positioned in a space in which the beacon transceivers are provided. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160192141 | METHODS, APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR CHANGING SETTINGS OF MOBILE TERMINALS USING CELL IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION - Provided is a location based service providing method and system for automatically changing a setting of a mobile terminal based on a location of the mobile terminal determined based on cell information. A location based service providing method performed by a location based service providing system may include receiving information for verifying a location of a mobile terminal from the mobile terminal, determining location information that matches the information in a location information database as a current location of the mobile terminal, and changing a setting of the mobile terminal to be a user setting in response to the current location of the mobile terminal corresponding to a location registered in advance to apply the user setting. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160192143 | PROXIMITY-ENABLED DIGITAL GESTURE TRACKING - Online social networking and user posts may be associated with a user profile managed by a particular online application or website. One example method of operating may include identifying a digital gesture received from a user device, receiving a digital gesture confirmation based on at least one of current location and a previous location between the user device and a target location associated with the digital gesture, applying a weight to the digital gesture based on the digital gesture confirmation, and storing the digital gesture as a weighted function of the applied weight. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160192149 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WAIT TIME ESTIMATION - A system or method is provided to estimate wait time at a line or a queue. In particular, the system may estimate the wait time at a line by detecting the presence of a user at the line via Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) communication. In an embodiment, the system may detect when the user enters the line and when the user departs from the line via BLE beacons and may estimate the wait time at the line based on how long the user is in line. In an embodiment, a grid of multiple BLE beacons may be installed or provided at the location of the line to track the location and movement of a user. The system may determine the wait time for the line based on the location and the movement of the user. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160192152 | ADAPTIVE LOCATION UPDATING - A location of a network user computing device is determined relative to a location of a point of interest. If the user device is determined to be stationary, the user device is monitored for movement, the movement resulting in re-determining the location of the user device relative to a location of the point of interest. If the user device is determined to be moving, the velocity of the user device is matched with a predetermined velocity, and a preliminary estimated time of arrival to the point of interest is determined based on the predetermined velocity matched to the user device. At a later time that is based on a function of the preliminary estimated time of arrival, an estimated time of arrival to the point of interest is verified based on the predetermined velocity matched to the user device. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160198295 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ACTIVATING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FUNCTION AUTOMATICALLY FOR GEO-FENCE, SYSTEM COMPRISING THE SAME AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING COMPUTER PROGRAM RECORDED THEREON | 07-07-2016 |
| 20160198296 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING USER DEVICE, METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM | 07-07-2016 |
| 20160198297 | NETWORK SERVICE OF A CELLULAR COMMUNICATION NETWORK | 07-07-2016 |
| 20160198300 | Mobile Device Distance Measurement and Object Identification by Utilizing the Rotation Vector and Accelerometer | 07-07-2016 |
| 20160198306 | Systems And Methods For Providing Vehicle And Equipment Suggestions Using A Mobile Device | 07-07-2016 |
| 20160198307 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF WIRELESS DOWNLOADS OF MAP AND GEOGRAPHIC BASED DATA TO PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICES | 07-07-2016 |
| 20160205505 | Location-Based Content Aggregation and Distribution | 07-14-2016 |
| 20160205506 | PLATFORM TO INFLUENCE CHANNELIZATION OF CUSTOMIZED INFORMATION TO A USER | 07-14-2016 |
| 20160205512 | Crowd Formation Based On Physical Boundaries And Other Rules | 07-14-2016 |
| 20160205515 | LOCATION-SPECIFIC DATA ACQUISITION | 07-14-2016 |
| 20160205654 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING LOCATION SPECIFIC CONTENT AND NOTIFICATIONS UTILIZING BEACONS AND DRONES | 07-14-2016 |
| 20160255161 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMICALLY PRESENTING CONTENT USING AN INTERFACE FOR SETTING CONDITIONAL NETWORK DESTINATIONS | 09-01-2016 |
| 20160255464 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING MAP LOCATIONS IN USER APPLICATIONS USING URL STRINGS | 09-01-2016 |
| 20160255469 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING CONTEXTUAL ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION | 09-01-2016 |
| 20160255474 | System And Method For Automated Location-Based Widgets | 09-01-2016 |
| 20160255475 | Sensing Proximity Utilizing a Wireless Radio Subsystem | 09-01-2016 |
| 20160255477 | SELECTIVELY PROVIDING MOBILE EXPERIENCES AT MULTIPLE LOCATIONS | 09-01-2016 |
| 20160255556 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR EFFICIENTLY COMMUNICATING TIME VARYING DATA | 09-01-2016 |
| 20160381507 | DATA ANALYSIS SYSTEM WITH MOVEMENT PATTERNS FOR MEDICAL WELLNESS CORRELATION - A computer program product comprising a tangible storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for implementing a data analysis method is provided. The data analysis method includes generating first data identifying traversed cellular areas and time spent by a mobile device in each, wherein the mobile device is disposable to be carried by a user from first to second locations and to thereby traverse the cellular areas, generating second data identifying the first and second locations as well as time spent by the mobile device in each and performing, by a processor for output to a wellness professional, a wellness analysis of a user based on medical data and the first and second data. | 12-29-2016 |
| 20160381508 | Location-Based Prefetch and Participant-Based Prefetch - To reduce the mobile data usage, information associated with scheduled future events is prefetched via an inexpensive mass-data transfer link (e.g., Wi-Fi, Ethernet, or off-peak mobile broadband) and does not need to be fetched via an expensive mobile communication link (e.g., mobile broadband) during normal usage. Location-based prefetch and participant-based prefetch can leverage the existing infrastructures of location-based services (LBS) and social networking services (SNS). | 12-29-2016 |
| 20160381511 | SPECIFIC VELOCITY ESTIMATION OF WIRELESS NETWORK DEVICES - Techniques are disclosed for determining a specific velocity of a device attached to a wireless network. The specific velocity can be determined using a handover count of the base station boundary transitions over a time window and/or using a set of sojourn time samples that each denote the duration the device remains in the zone of a particular base station. Techniques operate effectively in cellular networks having high base station densities. The specific velocity estimates may be inputs to components on the device or network to adjust a local device function or performance behavior. | 12-29-2016 |
| 20160381535 | TAGGING GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS - A method of tagging a geographical area includes obtaining, with a processing device, attribute information and mobile tracking data of a plurality of mobile objects, wherein the mobile tracking data comprises sampling time and corresponding sampling point locations of the mobile objects; converting the mobile tracking data of the plurality of mobile objects into new mobile tracking data according to the correspondence relationship between the sampling time and a time slices, wherein the new mobile tracking data include time slices and corresponding sampling point locations; and obtaining a set of attribute information of at least one geographical area with respect to the time slices based on the new mobile tracking data, wherein the at least one geographical area is obtained by clustering the sampling point locations. | 12-29-2016 |
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| 20180027371 | Cognitive Geofencing | 01-25-2018 |
| 20180027373 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTELLIGENT AUDIO OUTPUT | 01-25-2018 |
| 20180027374 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ALERTING A USER TO USE AN ALTERNATE DEVICE TYPE TO ACCESS A MEDIA ASSET | 01-25-2018 |
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| 20180027377 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF PROVIDING A LOCATION SHARING EVENT FOR MEMBER MANAGEMENT | 01-25-2018 |
| 20190149944 | PROMOTION OPERABLE RECOGNITION SYSTEM | 05-16-2019 |
| 20190149947 | Process for capturing a user's location | 05-16-2019 |
| 20190149948 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING CHEMICAL APPLICATIONS AND PROVIDING WARNINGS REGARDING CHEMICAL EXPOSURE TIMES | 05-16-2019 |
| 20220141615 | Clearinghouse System and Method for Enhancing the Quality, Operation and Accessibility of Carrier-Based Networks - A computerized system, method and process allows telecommunications carriers to find, evaluate and select locations for equipment through direct access to end users, while providing citizens the opportunity to offer the use of their dwelling or other assets to carriers. The system and method further provides a computerized mechanism for (a) creating an inventory and marketplace for available properties for use in telecommunications networks, (b) providing quality and/or performance monitoring and control for wireless communication systems based on data in the clearinghouse, and (c) providing localized content over wireless networks using the clearinghouse. | 05-05-2022 |
| 20220141616 | COORDINATING TASK ZONES AT A PUBLIC SAFETY INCIDENT SCENE - Methods and systems for coordinating task zones at a public safety incident scene. One system includes an electronic computing device that includes an electronic processor configured to determine a first task to be performed by a first public safety officer and a second task to be performed by a second public safety officer. The electronic processor establishes a first geofence for the first task and a second geofence for the second task. In response to determining that the second geofence at least partially overlaps with the first geofence, the electronic processor determines whether the first task conflicts with the second task. In response to determining that the first task conflicts with the second task, the electronic processor modifies the first task and provides an instruction to a communication device of the first public safety officer to indicate that the first task has been modified. | 05-05-2022 |
