Device based trigger for location push event
View Patent ↗A software LBS trigger is initiated by a wireless device to request a set of proximate location information points relating to, e.g., points of interest, location tagged blogs, etc., based on the user's current location. The LBS trigger may be initiated when the user moves, and may include speed of the user to define a proximate area within which the user's device will be presented with relevant location information upon reaching. The size of the proximate area may be based on available memory in the wireless device, and/or on network bandwidth limitations. If walking, a smaller proximate area is defined, or if moving fast, the area of close proximity is larger. The location-based information points are stored locally on the user's device, and presentation to the user when the user gets closely proximate to the relevant information point.
1. A wireless device location based service, comprising:
a Point of Interest (POI) information database comprising a plurality of POI information points associated with a particular location and said wireless device;
a direction module to obtain a current direction of travel of said wireless device;
a speed determination module to determine a current speed of said wireless device; and
a culled memory module to cull a plurality of POI information trigger points into a future proximate sub-plurality of POI information trigger points culled based on said current direction and said current speed of said wireless device;
a location based services (LBS) trigger to trigger retrieval of location based information associated with a given one of said future proximate sub-plurality of POI information trigger points when said wireless device is in a location proximate to said given one of said future proximate sub-plurality of POI information trigger points; and
a transmitter to transmit said location based information associated with said given one of said future proximate sub-plurality of POI information trigger points to said wireless device.
2. The wireless device location based service according to claim 1 , wherein:
said proximity is proportional to said speed of said triggering wireless device.
3. The wireless device location based service according to claim 1 , wherein said location based information comprises:
textual content.
4. The wireless device location based service according to claim 1 , wherein said location based information comprises:
audio content.
5. The wireless device location based service according to claim 1 , wherein said location based information comprises:
video content.
6. The wireless device location based service according to claim 1 , wherein said location based information comprises:
a pointer or other reference to uniquely identify a separate application.
7. The wireless device location based service according to claim 1 , wherein said location based information comprises:
a universal resource locator (URL) link.
8. A method of retrieving location based information in a wireless device, comprising:
generating, by said wireless device, a location based services (LBS) trigger;
obtaining a current direction of travel of said wireless device;
obtaining a current speed of said wireless device;
culling a plurality of POI information trigger points into a future proximate sub-plurality of POI information trigger points culled based on said current direction and said current speed of said wireless device;
retrieving, in response to said LBS trigger, location based information associated with a given one of said future proximate sub-plurality of POI information trigger points when said wireless device is in a location proximate to said given one of said future proximate sub-plurality of POI information trigger points; and
transmitting said location based information associated with said given one of said future proximate sub-plurality of POI information trigger points to said wireless device.
9. The method of retrieving location based information in a wireless device according to claim 8 , further comprising:
obtaining a unique identifier of said wireless device and/or device type.
10. The method of retrieving location based information in a wireless device according to claim 8 , wherein:
said proximity is proportional to said speed of said wireless device.
11. The method of retrieving location based information in a wireless device according to claim 10 , further comprising:
providing, from said wireless device, a unique identifier and/or device type of said wireless device prior to said wireless device retrieving said location based information.
12. The method of retrieving location based information in a wireless device according to claim 10 , wherein:
said location based information is retrieved in response to said LBS trigger.
13. A method of retrieving location based information for use by a wireless device, comprising:
obtaining a current direction of travel of said wireless device;
obtaining a current speed of said wireless device;
generating a location based services (LBS) trigger;
passing said LBS trigger over a wireless network to a Point of Interest (POI) information database;
culling a plurality of POI information trigger points into a future proximate sub-plurality of POI information trigger points culled based on said current direction and said current speed of said wireless device;
retrieving, in response to said LBS trigger, location based information associated with a given one of said future proximate sub-plurality of POI information trigger points when said wireless device is in a location proximate to said given one of said future proximate sub-plurality of POI information trigger points; and
transmitting said location based information associated with said given one of said future proximate sub-plurality of POI information trigger points to said wireless device.
14. The method of retrieving location based information in a wireless device according to claim 13 , further comprising:
providing a unique identifier and/or device type of said wireless device with said LBS trigger.