System for providing location-based services in a wireless network, such as locating sets of desired locations
AssigneeAT&T Mobility II LLC
InventorBrian Wilson
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Abstract
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.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- providing, from a mobile device, a request to identify points of interest near a location of the mobile device, wherein the request comprises a plurality of characters;
- receiving, by the mobile device, a name of a point of interest, wherein:
- the name comprises a first portion;
- and
- the first portion comprises the plurality of characters;
- and
- receiving, by the mobile device, point of interest data associated with the point of interest.
A mobile device comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- memory coupled to the processor, the memory comprising executable instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising:
- providing a request to identify points of interest near a location of the mobile device, wherein the request comprises a plurality of characters;
- receiving, by the mobile device, a name of a point of interest, wherein:
- the name comprises a first portion;
- and
- the first portion comprises the plurality of characters;
- and
- receiving point of interest data associated with the point of interest.
A computer-readable medium that is not a propagating signal, the computer-readable medium comprising executable instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising:
- providing, from a mobile device, a request to identify points of interest near a location of the mobile device, wherein the request comprises a plurality of characters;
- receiving, by the mobile device, a name of a point of interest, wherein:
- the name comprises a first portion;
- and
- the first portion comprises the plurality of characters;
- and
- receiving, by the mobile device, point of interest data associated with the point of interest.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.