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Telecommunications apparatus and method

US6397040B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateAug 25, 1998
Grant dateMay 28, 2002
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Expiry dateAug 25, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04W64/00
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of selecting information sources from which information is provided to users via a telecommunications system, the method comprising: tracking the location of a user in the system by receipt of tracking information for the user; accessing location data indicating localities in which information from the respective sources is deemed to be relevant; generating a shortlist of information sources for the user on the basis of the tracking information and the location data; and transmitting the shortlist to a terminal associated with the user so as to allow the user to select an information source of interest and thereby to access information from the source.

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