CN101563911A - Enhanced directory assistance system and method including location and search functions - Google Patents
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A method for sending a targeted advertising campaign to a plurality of mobile phone devices, comprises the step of receiving geographic information relating to geographic location of mobile phone devices, wherein the information is collected from a plurality of corresponding mobile service providers. The method includes the step of maintaining a subscriber database that contains contact information relating to a plurality of subscribers. The system interacts with an advertiser so as to receive advertising content intended for targeted mobile phone devices. Furthermore, the system communicates the advertising content to the targeted mobile phone devices that are located within a specified distance from a location specified by the advertiser.
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Related application
The application requires to enjoy the U.S. Provisional Patent Application NO.60/719 of application on September 23rd, 2005,941, with the U.S. Provisional Patent Application NO.60/756 that on January 4th, 2006 submitted to, 606 is priority, and mode by reference is with the application that merges to of two applications.
Technical field
The present invention relates to directory assistance system, more particularly, relate to a kind of system and method that a plurality of portable telephone devices by a plurality of corresponding mobile service providers service are positioned of being used for.
Background technology
Because the progress at full speed of wired and radio communication,, developed the more and more data access system for the user who gives mobile device provides vast scope and a large amount of application and the visit of data.These systems are devoted on a subscription basis, offer the user to seamless (seamless) of various application and data easy visit.For example, for portable wireless device, the user wishes the data that no matter wherein can develop (bring along) their data or visit them.
Yet when the user of access system is a lot, the operation of system will become and suppress ground very slow (inhibitively slow).Data host (data-hosting) server is for satisfying the application server of this purpose.It provides such as text message, image information, map, indication, Email, phone directory recording, uploads image and audio files, stock information information such as (stock portfolios) to host services.These services allow the user to ask apart from the nearest predefined many location-based data of their current location.By the cellular triangulation positioning service, the GPS service also can be used for locating other users nearest apart from their geographical position.For example, service can be used to locate near the caller nearest fast food restaurant, nearest cinema and other pleasant place (amenities).
Although some technical progress are arranged in this field recently, still there are needs, the connectivity of the enhancing of the note valency scheme that location-based directory service permission user (having) can supply for location-based directory service.
Summary of the invention
The present invention pays close attention to the data host service, makes user accesses data and need not consider the place, position of data and the type of data.The data host server provides a kind of device, and with user's viewpoint, host server provides (hosts) all data.Yet this does not also mean that data are to be stored in individually on this host server.On the contrary, data may be dispersed on the server of diverse geographic location, or are centered around on other application servers of different position, the whole world.The user only sees the data of a position, but in fact data can be stored in a plurality of positions.
Another object of the present invention is to improve the function of location-based service, and provide a kind of system and method, comprise and be stored in a sets of computer program that is known as Platform Server in the telecomputing environment and be stored in the client-side program that quilt on the portable wired or wireless device becomes platform client.When user accesses data, platform client determines that these data are whether on client terminal device.If be to load this data.If there is not this application on the client terminal device, platform client is fetched this data from Platform Server, and (live) directory assistance operator that perhaps is in an activity is manually carried out.In described data access step, no matter data are to fetch from client terminal device or Platform Server, the user can not know where data are from being retrieved.
The present invention further provides a kind of virtual data host server that is associated with Platform Server, provide a kind of upgradeable and distribution technique in order to a kind of device to be provided to the user, data all in this device are provided by the data host server.This virtual data host server allows to pass through sound, SMS/MMS, the request msg of instant message, GPS or public short code, and being sent on wireless device or the landline client terminal device from the user.When a user capture platform service, this data host server provides the result to storage client terminal device thereon.But there be not enough data to satisfy under the situation of the standard of asking on the data host server, the virtual data host server can seamlessly provide the result of inquiry, make the data comprise coming from the data host server and by from the other data that long-range data host server lookup obtains that are positioned at, last result satisfies user's (client terminal device) fully.
Should be appreciated that this scope that the invention is not restricted to.For example, in the position of an identification, the user can provide the limited quantity or the request of the position of customized quantity.Comprise by the auxiliary request msg type that returns to the user of catalogue: text, SMS, MMS, GPS, public short code data, map, indication, business data, social data, geodata, historical data, government data, travel information and/or emergency services.
According to one embodiment of present invention, provide the method that the targeted advertisements activity is sent to a plurality of portable telephone devices.This method comprises the step of the geography information that receives portable telephone device, wherein collects from the information of the cellular service provider of a plurality of correspondences.This method also comprises the step of safeguarding subscriber database, and subscriber database comprises the contact details relevant with a plurality of subscribers.The ad content of target portable telephone device is wanted to offer in this system and advertiser's acting in conjunction in order to reception.This system with ad content send to be target portable telephone device within the distance to a declared goal apart from the advertiser appointed place on.
According to another embodiment of the invention, provide the method that is used to provide a plurality of mobile device positional informations.This method comprises the step that receives the geography information relevant with the geographical position of portable telephone device, wherein collects from the mobile service provider's of a plurality of correspondences information.This system receives request according to this method from a subscribers mobile device, in order to follow the trail of the geographical position of another mobile device of being discerned by subscribers.So the geography information of this mobile device of wanting is fetched by this system.After this, this system sends to this subscribers mobile device with the geographical position of this mobile device of wanting.
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Fig. 1 shows according to one embodiment of present invention, the network arrangement figure of directory assistance system;
Fig. 2 shows according to one embodiment of present invention, the calcspar of directory assistance system;
Fig. 3 shows according to one embodiment of present invention, the calcspar of the client platform in the mobile device;
Fig. 4 shows according to one embodiment of present invention, is used to safeguard the data field of list of locations of the group of the mobile device of wanting;
Fig. 5 shows according to one embodiment of present invention, is used to safeguard the data field of the tabulation in subscribers and their geographical position in a directory assistance system;
It is being the flow chart of steps of a plurality of mobile devices within the predefined distance that Fig. 6 shows the position that is used for ad content is provided in that distance is wanted;
Fig. 7 shows according to one embodiment of present invention, is used to set up the mobile device group, follows the trail of the flow chart of steps of their position with this.
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As shown in Figure 1, show the enhanced directory assistance system 10 that is used for requestor's 20 uses.As showing, requestor 20 preferably based on requestor's position, is connected with enhanced directory assistance system 10 by connectivity element 22, has the tabulation of the classification of the goods wanted or service in order to request.In case call out and enter system 10, directory assistance platform 30 (hereinafter described DA platform 30) is handled this communication.DA platform 30 obtains the tabulation that needs from list database, and this tabulation is sent to DA platform 30 in order to finish the calling with requestor 20.
In current description, for notable feature of the present invention is described, requestor 20 is described to a user with mobile phone of standard.Yet should be appreciated that requestor 20 can include but not limited to use voip phone, PC, PDA (personal digital assistant), landline telephone, or the user of any other personal communicator.
Although Fig. 1 only shows single enhanced directory assistance system 10, be construed as round-the-clock processing request, handle and ask to overflow and redundancy backup (backup redundancy), a plurality of systems 10 can interconnect in wide space, geographical position.
According to one embodiment of present invention, as shown in Figure 2, enhanced directory assistance system 10 maintenance directory assistance platforms 30.DA platform 30 is configured to be used to receive and handle the critical piece from the request of requestor 20 input.Should be appreciated that DA platform 30 can be made up of independent parts, or more generally, form by a series of interconnective switches, ACD (call distribution automatically) module, operator's terminal and other connectivity equipment.In addition, should be appreciated that DA platform 30 can use the activity operations person who is in operator's terminal, fully automatic-answering back device platform or be used to handle two combination of all features disclosed herein.
Except that DA platform 30 is increased the automatic-answering back device option, system 10 also uses requestor 20 voice or speech recognition.In this example, DA platform 30 provides a series of auto options to select, and perhaps requestor 20 can respond by word of mouth.
Return Fig. 2, the DA platform 30 in the system 10 is connected to list database 42.List database 42 is configured to store data necessary, and in order to handling such as the request to telephone number, or other is such as the request from requestor 20 standard such as physical address, e-mail address, WEB tabulation or the like connectivity information.
Directory assistance platform 30 also is connected with a position update module 40.According to one embodiment of present invention, this position update module is configured to collect the positional information of renewal of the subscribers of each this system, according to the following different embodiment system that describes in detail more the authority of using their position is arranged.With reference to described in the figure 1, position update module 40 receives the positional information of such renewal from carrier location gateway 28.According to various embodiments of the invention, will do more detailed description below, the positional information of each subscribers comprises the geographical position that is attended by azimuth information, in order to be provided at the floor position information at the user place in the multi-story structure.
DA platform 30 also is connected with subscriber database 34.Subscriber database 34 comprises the relevant information of mobile device subscribers that is registered in directory assistance system 10 with all.According to various embodiment of the present invention, these subscribers that are registered allow system 10 to use the positional information of their renewal.Be registered in subscribers in the system 10 than the subscribers of in traditional directory assistance service, listing, can run into more feature.As shown in Figure 5, be stored in some information types in the subscriber database 34, comprise name field 320, contact information field 322, dynamic location field 324 and brief introduction (profile) field 326.
Profile field 326 comprises the multiple personal information to the preference of different goods and service such as demographic and subscribers.According to different embodiments of the invention, collect this profile information in several ways, such as the interaction of a subscribers and a WEB website, or by themselves mobile device, perhaps be positioned at a service representative on the directory assistance platform by contact.
Directory assistance system platform 30 also is connected with a Registering modules 32.Registering modules 32 is configured to handle the process that becomes a registered subscriber in system registry.This process comprises different steps, comprises the request of reception from the subscribers of having registered, and the subscribers of this registration wishes to increase the subscribers of other the mobile device owner as this system.This process comprises other step, gives potential subscribers such as sending prompting (prompts), and the subscribers of notifying them to register invites them to add a group (partner) tabulation.
According to an embodiment, can lure the mobile device owner customized 411 free services in answer into.So subscribers is in order to receive the enhanced directory assistant service, even can agree the receiving target advertisement information.
According to another embodiment of the invention, system also is configured to not pass through registration process in order to the subscribers of system, can be with possessory group of group (partner) tabulation of adding this subscribers to of other mobile devices of wanting, their position is available according to the request of subscribers like this.Yet the operator scheme of this system may improve the stake (privacyconcerns) of privacy.
Catalogue platform 30 also is connected with advertisement Registering modules 38.Module 38 is configured to provide different goods and service providers to interface, and their tabulation is available traditionally for directory assistance system.According to one embodiment of present invention, advertisement Registering modules 38 allows goods and service provider targeted advertisements to be sent to be in apart from the position of goods and service be mobile device within the predefined distance.Like this, module 38 is managed these advertisement process, comprises objective definition audience's process, be broadcasting input ad content to target audience, follow the trail of and promote (promotion),, and follow the trail of the success of promoting in order to the visit advertising campaign such as the reward voucher that can send on the target mobile device.
DA platform 30 also is connected with bill module 36, is responsible for following the trail of different bills and sends (issue).According to one embodiment of present invention, bill module 36 is followed the trail of and is handled different expense arrangements, in order to the positional information of visiting and fetching the corresponding mobile service provider's who is subscribed to them mobile device.
As before describing in Fig. 1, in order to visit the geographical position of mobile device subscribers, having necessaryly provides some classification (sort) to the mobile service provider.According to different embodiment of the present invention, more effectively operate in order to make current system, it is very beneficial obtaining the visit to the mobile device geographical position as much as possible, and regardless of they customized conveyer service providers.Like this, be the geographical position of visit mobile device, bill module 36 is configured to follow the trail of the financial arrangement of having been reached an agreement.The example of some financial arrangements comprises visit constant expense and each expense of using.
Fig. 3 shows the client platform 50 that is installed on the portable wired or wireless device, shown in Fig. 1 20.As in preceding explanation, this mancarried device can be mobile phone, smart phone, voip device, any one in the notebook computer or other any user's sets that can communicate by letter with other device.Be described with reference to figure 3 although it should be noted that embodiments of the invention, the invention is not restricted to the scope of the layout described in Fig. 3, and this system also has the ability of operation during disclosed feature in not having figure.
Client platform 50 comprises mobile interface and processing module 60, preferably includes the operating system that is installed on the mobile device 20, is responsible for control and operates this device.Mobile interface is connected with a plurality of modules with processing module 60, comprises position update module 72, and position update module 72 is configured to collect the geographical position of mobile device 20.At last, position update module 72 is connected with GPS module 74, in order to obtain the longitude and the latitude information of device 20.Position update module 72 also is connected with the orientation/attitude acquisition sensor 76 of elevation information that can generator 20.
Interested party's level sensor example to be described in detail on February 23rd, 2006 disclosed, US publication is among the US2006/0038718 (file) detailed description to be arranged, and by reference with its merging (to the present invention).Another announced that about being described in detail in of height sensor U.S. Patent number is 6,122,960 on September 26th, 2000, and name is called in the system and method for measuring mobile object (file) and has a detailed description.
According to one embodiment of present invention, the position is upgraded manager 72 and/or position update module 40 and is configured to be within the city limits and determines the position of mobile device, and locate this mobile device whether in a building, and if in tier building, orient which floor that mobile device is in.At last, according to one embodiment of present invention, position update module 72, the identical function that can be used for commercial guider with those is provided to mobile device, (guider) that provides such as Garmin company (general headquarters are located in the Kansas of the U.S., are the specialized factories that at present maximum in the world navigational route type GPS produces).
The position update module provides positional information via its corresponding mobile service provider 12 to carrier location gateway 28.These information are collected by the position update module 40 in the directory assistance system 10, are used for dynamically upgrading subscriber database 34.
Mobile interface also is connected with an other module 64 of category with processing module 60.The other module 64 of category allows the mobile device subscribers to set up various groups (partner) tabulation, in order to ask the position of individual member's renewal in each group.According to one embodiment of present invention, group categories module 64 interacts with the contact list that is stored on the mobile device, allows subscribers to stir contact, and for defining the group selection individual's who wants tabulation.Group categories module 64 also interacts with subscribers for group categories and next stage are assigned to each tabulation.
Return Fig. 2, mobile interface also links to each other with brief introduction update module 68 with processing module 60.Brief introduction update module 68 interacts with subscribers, and in order to obtaining the demographic information, and they are for the preference of goods and service.This information allows in the commercial portable telephone device that targeted advertisements is sent in the distance to a declared goal that is adjacent to their commercial facility.
Mobile interface also is connected with promotion module 70 with reward voucher with processing module 60, and module 70 is configured to fall within their the targeted advertisements scope when mobile device, receives the different distribution that is sent by businessman.This preferential and promotion module allows the mobile device subscribers when the goods of these advertisements and service are bought in decision, exchanges that these are preferential.
At last, an inquiry maker module 62 is connected with processing module 60 with mobile interface, and inquiry maker module 62 is configured to come based on the request of subscribers the inquiry of edit formatization.For example, format is inquired when all members of subscriber requests in designated groups (partner) tabulation position.In addition, when nearest commercial of the classification middle distance of subscriber requests appointment, also can format inquiry.
It should be noted that although according to one embodiment of present invention, these modules are placed within the mobile device in the description of Fig. 2 and 3, be included in the function described in the directory assistance system 10 and the arrangement of module among other embodiment of the present invention.
Be used to set up the operation of the directory assistance system 10 of target commercial advertisement, different embodiment according to the subject invention is described in more details.In certain situation, goods and service provider wish targeted advertisements is distributed near the people they commercial.Current, this commercial the employing sends printed matter leaflet and brochure and employs the people to stand in granting targeted promotions and these expensive means of advertisement on crossing, street or the shopping plaza.
According to one embodiment of present invention, system 10 allows commercial facility dynamically to prepare the electronics leaflet, and any time of wanting in one day, and they are sent in the target group that is near the commercial potential user who is determined in advance.At last, Fig. 5 shows and sets up so flow chart of dynamic advertising activity.According to step 410, commercial owner's contact directory auxiliary 10.This contact can be set up by arriving to the Internet of the auxiliary representative of catalogue or by phone or facsimile call.
In step 412, after interacting with system 10, ad content is sent to catalogue auxiliary 10 together with any promotional material such as electronics coupon or promotion code password.Advertisement Registering modules 38 is configured to handle and gray interaction, comprises handling bill and setting up coupon or the promotion code tracking.
In step 414, advertisement Registering modules 38 is provided for the ad content that is assigned with being set up the option of target.Some of described option comprise the scope with the mobile device of receiving target advertisement.At last, the commercial owner can specify the distance of potential user apart from business location, and receives in company with sales promotion ad content together.Other options can comprise the target consumer's who obtains demography from subscriber database 34.This demography can comprise that goods that age, sex, subscribers are discerned according to preference or service, the moment on the same day can help advertiser to determine more relevant clarification of objective with any other.
At last, if attempt ad content is assigned to identical geographical position more than one specific business category, directory assistance system 10 can be set up invitation process.This invitation process can comprise that the arrangement that the order of ad content is sorted out sends to mobile device, or is used for distributing on the basis of monopolizing the arrangement of number of times.
In case this advertiser is ratified by system 10, in step 416, identification is tabulated with the mobile device of target criteria coupling in subscriber database 34.In step 418, directory assistance system 10 sends to ad content in the mobile device that is identified subsequently.Different embodiment according to the subject invention is fit to the preference of (tailord) mobile device subscribers to the transmission of each mobile device, and can be the form of the pop-up window in SMS, Email, text message, voice mail or the webpage.
As previously mentioned, different embodiment according to the subject invention, all mobile device subscribers can both be arrived, and do not consider to handle the mobile service provider of their mobile communication service.As the motivation that the mobile service provider agrees from its subscribers acquisition, allowing directory assistance system is the position that advertising goal is visited them, and the bill arrangement may provide the payment structures that comprises each and advertising campaign to the mobile service provider.
In step 419, directory assistance system 10 begins to follow the trail of the distribution that is broadcast to target mobile device, comprises the reward voucher that follow the trail of to send or promotion code, their expiration and the step of whether being cashed by the target customers.Based on the result of the advertising campaign in the step 416, directory assistance system is determined the bill that bill module 36 provides.
The layout that is associated with targeted advertisements described above provides unconfined chance to targeted advertisements.The number of participant can be calculated by restaurant and club, and when the client of the participation of their facility lacks than expection, initiates activity at once.Speciality store, such as sports shops, boutique, hobby and craft shops, advertisement can be sent to those and demonstrate the goods of buying them and the people of service tendency, and need prompting they be in now goods that they want and service near.Political activity can send to target message the subscribers near apart from the polling station, if remind them they also do not vote, they need launch their ballot paper.
In another embodiment of the present invention, directory assistance system 10 comprises a plurality of virtual data host servers 44, and each all is associated with one or more platform client 50 in order to be stored as the necessary information of request of response subscribers.For example, in location-based service, the data host server is connected with Platform Server, can provide some query requests response or tabulations to Platform Server, demonstrates the shop and commercial proximal most position and the contact details that satisfy subscriber requests.Be used for " nearest " from me
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The virtual data host server uses upgradeable and distributed computing technology provides a kind of mechanism to subscribers, just looks like that all data are all provided by the data host server.The invention provides a kind of such system and method, can overcome the relevant shortcoming of prior art,, only visit a position for all requested dates because it allows the subscribers operation such as their mobile phone or the information access device of other devices.
For example, if five nearest fast food restaurants of subscriber requests, this subscribers will enter inquiry on their client terminal device such as mobile phone.If this information has been stored on their device, may will be shown to subscribers from previous similar Query Result.If but there are not enough data to list five immediate fast food restaurants on the client terminal device, so this client further transmit a request to directory assistance system.Here, directory assistance agent (or automatic response platform) is handled this request oral or text, for the subscribers of client terminal device is found five nearest fast food restaurants.Here, Platform Server is to list the data that satisfy the subscribers standard, with its data host server of inquiry.If it can generate all results,, they show so being sent to the client terminal device of subscribers.If can not, this virtual data host server will further be carried out the data query of the long-range data host server of being positioned at of other (for example internet checking), in order to further to replenish this result.At last, the subscribers of this client terminal device is carried out single query and is received the single response of satisfying their standard on their device.Yet this inquiry is seamlessly carried out, and client does not know whether these data come from client terminal device, the data host server of Platform Server, or come since the web hosting service device that is positioned at the information of obtaining on the long-range data server.By the single seamless searching platform of multilayer is provided, subscribers is carried out a plurality of inquiries on different databases needs have been eliminated.
This is useful especially, because for hand-held client terminal device, subscribers is from the diverse location visit data, attempts perhaps from different resources that whole and data are very inconvenient.So, the invention provides the wireless data transmitting system, serve polytype wireless device and various application servers.The method of virtual data main frame is used a plurality of data host servers.Here, the data host server receives the data access request from client terminal device.This request is distributed on the suitable data host server and handles.This data host server process should be asked, and requested data was sent to the client terminal device of request.In the present invention, this data host server preferably has identical configuration with application server, in order to strengthen the seamless effect to subscribers.By the distribution of the request of virtual data host server, preferably in being dispersed in the data host server in different geographical position, carry out, and carry out by the load balancing arrangement.
As what in Fig. 2 and 3 before, mention, an alternative embodiment of the invention be used for can with the layout of the positioning service of social group or buddy list, therefore carrying out above-describedly about nearest commerce or the like outside the function near me, system of the present invention also can provide about other other position datas in organizing.
Fig. 7 shows according to various embodiments of the invention, and subscribers is operated the flow chart of some aspects of their mobile device.For example, in step 450, subscribers and client platform 50 interact, in order to the group of setting up one or more individuals in their social network.At last, group categories module 64 interacts with subscribers, in order to allowing subscribers definitions section and sub-group categories, and will list in their catalogue everyone be assigned in one or more groups or the son group.
In step 452, for each group membership, when the group membership was within the distance that subscribers is determined, subscribers can select to distribute alarm mechanism.Subscribers can be provided with the warning mode of wanting, such as corresponding group membership's appointment jingle bell tone.In addition, for sending an alert message to predefined destination, subscribers also can be provided with request, such as e-mail address.Other warning mode comprises SMS or text message or arrives the audio call of designated telephone number.
In step 454, subscribers is provided with the position range that must send alarm for each group membership.This position range can be changed by the needs of subscribers.
In case definitions section member and their classification and subclassification, in step 456, customer platform 50 uses inquiry maker 62 to edit each group membership's position requests.Simultaneously, handle the current location and the azimuth information of subscribers, and in step 458, directly or by mobile service provider 12 send in the directory assistance system 10.
In step 460, similarly, subscribers can be seen the position of different group memberships in each group.Customer platform 50 separately or unite the member who shows each group categories or subclassification.In order to strengthen visual effect, when showing more than one classification or subclassification in same figure, customer platform 50 can use different color scheme and/or icon to each group or son group.
According to another embodiment of the invention, the function of locating other group memberships is used in combination with other directory assistance service.For example, subscribers can be used the function as " nearest from me " of describing in the above, such as the position of the nearest Chinese-style restaurant of request.Yet, the evaluation that other members that not only provide the position in restaurant, return information also can comprise the social group under the subscribers simply generate to this restaurant.Guarantee like this to estimate is that member by a similar peer group provides.If this subscribers has been gone to this requested position, they may be encouraged the comment of submission to this position by system.
Except providing from the result of my nearest request, another feature of the present invention is based on the position at subscribers place, and dynamic information updating is provided.For example, if subscribers is positioned at the city, and request is from the information of my nearest Chinese-style restaurant, and this system will provide nearest location or position.Yet along with subscribers is walked towards this place or driven, this system can be continuously or periodically upgrades the position of subscribers, and offers subscribers other response, for example advertisers that advertising campaign is arranged in the system through the place.So, if passage in transit one tame cinema or a clothes shop that this subscribers is being gone to the restaurant, this system can send to subscribers with dynamic lastest imformation, tell them just passing through or be near the cinema or clothes shop that advertising campaign is arranged, and may show additional corresponding information.Link may comprise the contact theater, can buy tickets or obtain the discount certificate.
Yet another service provided by the invention provides near other members' of the social group of the request of the being positioned at destination positional information to subscribers.For example, the subscribers of the position of the nearest Chinese-style restaurant of aforesaid request.Yet except the position in restaurant, this system also can be provided in the restaurant or is positioned at neighbouring, same group of other interior members' physical location.This will make subscribers to get in touch with them, determine whether that they are ready to add this subscribers.If they will be through other members of social group, or other members in the group are moving, and this feature also can be along with subscribers moves and is dynamically updated to this position.
Should be appreciated that subscribers can ask the nearest inquiry from me simply for other members in the social group.This is all the other members' position in the neighborhood the social group simply.If they are such as restaurant or club certain location, this information also can be provided.
Such feature also can be used with security feature, and the member in the permission group discloses or cover their position as required.
Here only illustrate and described some special characteristic of the present invention, those skilled in the art will make some modifications, displacement, change or of equal value the replacement.Therefore, the protection range that is interpreted as the application covers all and falls into modification and change in the essential scope of the present invention.
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1, a kind of the targeted advertisements activity is sent to the method for a plurality of portable telephone devices, said method comprising the steps of:
(a) receiving step receives the geography information relevant with the geographical position of portable telephone device, and described information gathering is from the mobile service provider of a plurality of correspondences;
(b) safeguard step, safeguard subscriber database, subscriber database includes the contact details about a plurality of subscribers;
(c) interactive step interacts with advertiser, is used for the ad content of target portable telephone device in order to reception; And
(d) forwarding step sends to described target portable telephone device with described ad content, and it is within the distance of appointment that described target portable telephone device is in apart from described advertiser appointed positions.
2, the method for claim 1, the wherein said step of safeguarding further comprises the step of safeguarding the demographic information relevant with each described subscribers.
3, the method for claim 1, the wherein said step of safeguarding further comprises the step of the preference of safeguarding the goods be used for each described subscribers and service.
4, method as claimed in claim 3 further comprises generating the advertisement promotion code, and described advertisement promotion code is sent to the step of described target portable telephone device.
5, method as claimed in claim 4, wherein said advertisement promotion code further comprises the advertisement electronic coupons.
6, method as claimed in claim 4, wherein said advertisement promotion code further comprises the distribution password.
7, method as claimed in claim 4 further comprises and follows the trail of the step that described advertising promotion code is carried out by the consumer.
8, the method for claim 1, wherein said forwarding step comprise that further at least a arrangement in the window via the ejection in SMS, text message, Email, voice mail and the webpage sends to the step of described target mobile device.
9, the method for claim 1 further comprises the arrangement of payment to each described mobile service provider, and described mobile service provider is used to provide the positional information of mobile device of their corresponding subscribers.
10, the method for claim 1 further comprises the step that those subscribers of being ready to receive described ad content is provided economic incentive.
11, method as claimed in claim 10, wherein said economic incentive comprises free directory assistance service.
12, a kind of method that the positional information of a plurality of mobile devices is provided said method comprising the steps of:
Receive the geography information step, receive the geography information relevant with the geographical position of described portable telephone device, described information gathering is from the mobile service provider of a plurality of correspondences;
Receive request step, receive request, in order to follow the trail of the geographical position of another mobile device of being discerned by described subscribers from the subscribers mobile device;
Fetch step, fetch the geographical position of described another mobile device; And
Forwarding step sends to described subscribers mobile device with the described geographical position of described another mobile device.
13, method as claimed in claim 12 further comprises from described subscribers mobile device receiving request, in order to follow the trail of by the step in the geographical position of other mobile device groups of the requestor of described request identification.
14, method as claimed in claim 13, wherein said group comprises classification and subclassification.
15, method as claimed in claim 14, wherein said forwarding step further are included as the position that shows the mobile device group of wanting in described group in the drawings, described subscribers mobile device are provided the step of instruction.
16, method as claimed in claim 15 wherein by using the distinctive mark symbol such as color and icon, shows each mobile device relevant with each classification.
17, method as claimed in claim 12 further comprises when one of them of described another mobile device of wanting being positioned at when being the distance of appointment apart from described subscribers mobile device, and the step of alarm is provided to described subscribers mobile device.
18, method as claimed in claim 17 wherein provides directory assistance service to described subscribers mobile device, in order to the nearest business category of the location described mobile device of distance.
19, method as claimed in claim 18 comprises that further it is a plurality of other steps of mobile device within the distance to a declared goal that described subscribers mobile device sends to the commerce that is positioned at apart from described location with invitation.
20, a kind of system that is used to collect and upgrade the positional information of a plurality of mobile devices, described system comprises:
A plurality of mobile devices are communicated by letter by the corresponding mobile service provider;
Carrier location gateway is connected with each described mobile service provider, is used for receiving via their corresponding mobile service provider the geography information of each described mobile device; And
Directory assistance platform is connected with described carrier location gateway, is used to fetch the geographical position with the corresponding described mobile device of each described mobile service provider.
21, system as claimed in claim 20, wherein said geography information further comprise the GPS information that receives from each described mobile device.
22, system as claimed in claim 21, wherein said geography information further comprise the azimuth information that receives from each described mobile device.
23, system as claimed in claim 20, wherein said directory assistance platform are configured to receive ad content from advertising resource, in order to described ad content is sent to the group of the mobile device that is in the position of being upgraded by described directory assistance system.
24, system as claimed in claim 23, wherein said mobile device is that to be positioned at apart from the position wanted be mobile device within the distance of appointment.
25, system as claimed in claim 20, wherein said directory assistance system comprises:
Subscriber database is configured to store the subscribers information by customized each portable telephone device in system;
The position update module, the positional information that is configured to fetch each described portable telephone device; And
Advertisement module is configured to be connected with described advertising resource, is used for the ad content of the advertising campaign of wanting of target mobile device group in order to reception.
26, system as claimed in claim 25 further comprises Registering modules, is configured to get in touch appointed mobile device group, in order to the customized described mobile device of described directory assistance system.
27, system as claimed in claim 26 further comprises the bill module, is used to obtain described geographical position and the paying of giving described mobile service provider in order to tracking.
28, system as claimed in claim 20, wherein said portable telephone device comprises client platform, client platform comprises the position update module, in order to obtain the position of described mobile device.
29, system as claimed in claim 28 further comprises gps system and azimuth information system, in order to position and the height that described mobile device is provided.
30, system as claimed in claim 29 wherein provides described azimuth information to be used for being identified in the floor position of mobile device described in the tier building.
31, system as claimed in claim 28, wherein said mobile device further comprises:
The group categories module is used for group categories is assigned in the contact list of safeguarding in described mobile device; And
The group database is configured to store the position by the portable telephone device of described group categories module identification.
32, system as claimed in claim 31 further comprises alarm modules, is within the distance to a declared goal time when in the mobile device described in the group categories any one is in apart from described mobile device, sets up alarm.
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