System and method for using location information to execute an action
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property, Inc.
InventorSamuel N. Zellner
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Abstract
Provided are methods for executing an action in response to a request for a service using location information in conjunction with service-specific parameters. A user may request a provider of a specified service (e.g., taxi, plumber, pharmacist, etc.). In evaluating the request, providers may be evaluated based on the location information in addition to service-specific parameters. An action in response may include merely displaying selected service provider(s) in response to the request, or acting on behalf of the user by communicating with a selected service provider.
Claims18
A computer-implemented method for executing an action based on location information, the method comprising:
- receiving a request for a provider of a specified service from a user;
- receiving from the user a first service-specific parameter for the specified service;
- receiving from a first wireless device a first location associated with the user;
- selecting the provider of the specified service, wherein selecting the provider includes evaluating a plurality of providers based on both the first location and the first service-specific parameter;
- and
- executing the action based on the selected provider.
A system for executing an action based on location information, the system comprising:
- a first wireless device associated with a user, the wireless device characterized by a first location;
- and
- a computer, in communication with the first wireless device, with the user, and also with a provider of a service, the computer storing instructions for executing the action, the instructions including:
- receiving a request for the service from the user,
- receiving the first location from the first wireless device,
- receiving a second location from the provider,
- determining whether the second location is sufficiently close to the first location, and
- executing the action responsive to the first and second locations being sufficiently close.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.