Automatic routing and information system for telephone services

A method of enabling a mobile device to communicate over a mobile network to a relatively near service location comprising:

• obtaining a spatial location corresponding to a position on the earth of the mobile device;
• accessing a service location database over the mobile network, the service location database containing service location information including spatial location data for a plurality of service locations;
• identifying at least one relatively near service location from the service location database based on the obtained spatial location;
• receiving a request from the mobile device for connection to one of the at least one relatively near service location;
• enabling the mobile device to communicate over the mobile network to the requested service location.

A method of enabling a mobile device to place an order over a mobile network to a relatively near service location comprising:

• obtaining a spatial location corresponding a position on the earth of the mobile device;
• accessing a service location database over the mobile network, the service location database containing service location information including spatial location data for a plurality of service locations;
• identifying at least one relatively near service location from the service location database based on the obtained spatial location;
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• receiving a request from the mobile device for an order to one of the at least one relatively near service location.

A method of determining information about a service location relatively near a mobile device based on information derived from the United States Census Bureau Topological Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (TIGER) files, the method comprising:

• receiving a location identifier corresponding to a location of a mobile device;
• linking the received location identifier to a relatively spatially near service location selected from a plurality of possible service locations based on information obtained at least in part from the TIGER files;
• retrieving information associated with the relatively spatially near service location in accordance with the linking;
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• providing the retrieved information to the mobile device.

A method of determining information about a service location relatively near a mobile device, comprising:

• receiving a location identifier corresponding to a location of a mobile device;
• selecting a relatively spatially near service location from a plurality of possible service locations using the received location identifier and information obtained at least in part from a file containing street links along with latitude and longitude coordinates at each end of the street links;
• retrieving information associated with the selected relatively spatially near service location;
• and
• providing the retrieved information to the mobile device.

A mobile device for use in a mobile network, wherein the mobile network provides access to a service location database containing service location information including spatial location data for a plurality of service locations, and wherein the mobile network provides access to a system configured to select one or more service locations from the service location database based on a spatial location of the mobile device, the mobile device comprising:

• a module configured to obtain a spatial location corresponding to a position on the earth of the mobile device;
• a module configured to accept a request for service location information;
• a module configured to send the request to the mobile network;
• a module configured to receive service location information related to the request from the mobile network;
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• a module configured to provide the received service location information to a user of the mobile device.

A mobile device for use in a mobile network, wherein the mobile network provides access to a service location database containing service location information including spatial location data for a plurality of service locations, and wherein the mobile network provides access to a system configured to select one or more service locations from the service location database based on a spatial location of the mobile device, the mobile device comprising:

• means for obtaining a spatial location corresponding to a position on the earth of the mobile device;
• means for accepting a request for service location information;
• means for sending the request to the mobile network;
• means for receiving service location information related to the request from the mobile network;
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• means for providing the received service location information to a user of the mobile device.

A mobile device for use in a mobile network, wherein the mobile network includes a service location database containing service location information including spatial location data for a plurality of service locations, and wherein the mobile network is configured to select one or more service locations from the service location database based on a spatial location of the mobile device, the mobile device comprising:

• a module configured to obtain a spatial location corresponding to a position on the earth of the mobile device;
• a module configured to accept a request for service location information;
• a module configured to send the request to the mobile network;
• a module configured to receive service location information related to the request from the mobile network;
• a module configured to provide the received service location information to a user of the mobile device;
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• a module configured to enable the mobile device to communicate over the mobile network to a service location based on the received service location information.

A mobile device for use in a mobile network, wherein the mobile network includes a service location database containing service location information including spatial location data for a plurality of service locations, and wherein the mobile network is configured to select one or more service locations from the service location database based on a spatial location of the mobile device, the mobile device comprising:

• means for obtaining a spatial location corresponding to a position on the earth of the mobile device;
• means for accepting a request for service location information;
• means for sending the request to the mobile network;
• means for receiving service location information related to the request from the mobile network;
• means for providing the received service location information to a user of the mobile device;
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• means for enabling the mobile device to communicate over the mobile network to a service location based on the received service location information.

A system for providing relatively near service location to a mobile device in a mobile network, the system comprising:

• a module configured to obtain a spatial location corresponding to a position on the earth of the mobile device;
• a module configured to receive a request over the mobile network from the mobile device for service location information;
• a module configured to access a service location database, the service location database containing service location information including spatial location data for a plurality of service locations;
• a module configured to select zero or more relatively near service locations from the service location database based on the obtained spatial location and the received request;
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• a module configured to send service location information related to the zero or more selected relatively near service locations to the mobile device over the mobile network.

A system for providing relatively near service location information to a mobile device in a mobile network comprising:

• means for obtaining a spatial location corresponding to a position on the earth of the mobile device;
• means for receiving a request over the mobile network from the mobile device for service location information;
• means for accessing a service location database, the service location database containing service location information including spatial location data for a plurality of service locations;
• means for selecting zero or more relatively near service locations from the service location database based on the obtained spatial location and the received request;
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• means for sending service location information related to the zero or more selected relatively near service locations to the mobile device over the mobile network.