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Method, system, and program for providing information on proximate events based on current location and user availability

US7085818B2 · kind B2 · utility

153Cited by
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48Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 27, 2001
Grant dateAug 1, 2006
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 19, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L69/329
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Provided is a method, system, and program for transmitting information to a wireless device. A determination is made of a current location of the wireless device and whether the current location is within a proximity to a target location. If the current location is within the proximity to the target location, then information is transmitted to the wireless device on offerings available at the target location.

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