Method and apparatus for automatically providing location-based information content on a wireless device
US6580914B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 17, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jun 17, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 17, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W4/029
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus provide location based filtering for searching for information in response to a request from a mobile handset. The handset detects location information from the mobile network with which the handset is in communication and forwards the location information as part of an information request to an information database. The location information is used as a filter for selecting a response to the information request.
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