System and method for reducing latency of location based information retrieved from a location service
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsMark D. DENNARD, Lasith G. Perera, Sri Ramanathan, William P. Shaouy, Matthew A. Terry, Matthew B. Trevathan
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Abstract
A system and method is provided for reducing latency when providing user location information services. The system is implemented in a computer infrastructure which comprises computer executable code tangibly embodied on a computer readable medium. The executable code is operable to trigger a location based service to obtain user location information prior to the user registering for location services.
Claims24
A system implemented in a computer infrastructure comprising computer executable code tangibly embodied on a computer readable medium and being operable to trigger a location based service to obtain user location information prior to the user registering for location services.
A system, comprising:
- first program instructions to register a user with a network or service provider;
- second program instructions to trigger a location platform to obtain user location information prior to a user request;
- third program instructions to cache the user location information;
- a computer readable media which stores the first, second and third program instructions;
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- a central processing unit to execute the first, second and third program instructions.
A method for providing location information provided on a computer infrastructure, comprising:
- receiving a network log on request or authentication;
- requesting location information of a user upon receipt of the network log on request or authentication;
- storing the location information in a cache;
- receiving a request for location based services from the user;
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- retrieving the location information from the cache and using the location information to deliver composite services, of which the location information is a component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.