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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2005
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2001
Eric A. Portman, Norcross, GA (US);
Michael L. Gailey, Dunwoody, GA (US);
Chad S. Holmes, Atlanta, GA (US);
Michael J. Burgiss, Smyrna, GA (US);
Angela King Smith, Atlanta, GA (US);
Ashton F. Pitts Iii, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Stephen L. Dempsen, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Vinny Wai-yan Che, Alhambra, CA (US);
Eric A. Portman, Norcross, GA (US);
Michael L. Gailey, Dunwoody, GA (US);
Chad S. Holmes, Atlanta, GA (US);
Michael J. Burgiss, Smyrna, GA (US);
Angela King Smith, Atlanta, GA (US);
Ashton F. Pitts III, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Stephen L. Dempsen, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Vinny Wai-yan Che, Alhambra, CA (US);
Accenture LLP, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
The present invention discloses a method and system for providing location-based services to a remote terminal that is connected to various types of communication systems. A tailored request for information is generated with the remote terminal. In addition, a geographic indicator associated with the remote terminal is also generated in the preferred embodiment. The tailored request for information and the geographic indicator are transmitted to a location-based application server. A structured response to the tailored request for information is generated with the location-based application server, wherein the structured response is based on the geographic indicator of the remote terminal. The structured response is the transmitted to the remote terminal using one of several different types of communication protocols and/or mediums.