System and method for providing timely messages based on arrival at a location
OwnerMark Shaffer Annettinventor
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Abstract
A system and method for retrieving both public and private location-based messages. The system and method utilize location-based services and processing to determine when the mobile device has arrived at, is in the vicinity of, is dwelling at, and has left a particular location and then can deliver private messages based upon this information and other user specified criteria. Additionally upon arrival at new location, the mobile device will query a server to determine if there is any category specific public information related to this new location.
Claims20
A method of providing location-based non-therapeutic personal interest messaging to a user of a wireless device that contains location-based services and is operating within a wireless network, comprising:
- determining the current position of the wireless device;
- determining if the wireless device is moving or still;
- using the determination that someone is no longer moving in order to determine that the wireless device has arrived at a new location;
- querying one or more databases that contain specific information related items being promoted by a business at the new location and presenting of the information to the user, wherein the presenting of the information to the user is related to helping people make choices related to the items being promoted.
A method of providing location-based non-therapeutic advertising messaging to a user of a wireless device that contains location-based services and is operating within a wireless network, comprising:
- determining the current position of the wireless device;
- determining if the wireless device is moving or still;
- using the determination that someone is no longer moving in order to determine that the wireless device has arrived at a new location;
- querying one or more databases that contain specific information related items of personal interest related to the new location and presenting of the information to the user, wherein the presenting of the information to the user is related to helping people make choices related to the items being presented.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.