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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2008
Richard E. Sabinson, San Antonio, TX (US);
Gregory Steven Fosburgh, San Ramon, CA (US);
Mark Tamasi, St. Louis, MO (US);
Brenda S. Thompson, Plano, TX (US);
Richard E. Sabinson, San Antonio, TX (US);
Gregory Steven Fosburgh, San Ramon, CA (US);
Mark Tamasi, St. Louis, MO (US);
Brenda S. Thompson, Plano, TX (US);
AT&T Labs, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
A method for location-based communicating includes identifying a service provider based on information received from a requesting party at a networked communications apparatus. The method also includes determining whether a plurality of predefined service areas have been defined for the identified service provider. When the plurality of the at least one predefined service areas have been defined for the service provider, determinations are made as whether the requesting party is in one of the predefined service areas. When the requesting party is in a predefined service areas, information specified for a service location for the predefined service area is forwarded to the requesting party.