METHODS FOR DETERMINING AND DISPLAYING A LOCAL PAGE FOR A MOBILE DEVICE AND SYSTEMS THEREOF
A method, according to one embodiment, includes receiving, by a mobile device, a request for a home page from a user; ascertaining, by the mobile device, a location of the mobile device; sending, by the mobile device, the location and a request for content for the home page; receiving, by the mobile device, content relating to the location from a system of a provider of the content via a wireless network; and outputting, by the mobile device, the content from the system of the provider on a display of the mobile device in a layout specified by the provider.
1 . A method, comprising:
receiving, by a mobile device, a request for a home page from a user;
ascertaining, by the mobile device, a location of the mobile device;
sending, by the mobile device, the location and a request for content for the home page;
receiving, by the mobile device, content relating to the location from a system of a provider of the content via a wireless network; and
outputting, by the mobile device, the content from the system of the provider on a display of the mobile device in a layout specified by the provider.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the mobile device is a mobile telephone.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the content provider is GOOGLE.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the content includes information pertaining to the present location of the mobile device, without the user specifically requesting such information when requesting the home page.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the content includes nearby places selected based on the location of the mobile device.
6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the nearby places include restaurants.
7 . The method of claim 1 , comprising receiving, from a user of the mobile device, a preference that causes the mobile device to receive local information based on the present location of the mobile device automatically.
8 . The method of claim 1 , comprising receiving, from a user of the mobile device, a preference that causes the mobile device to receive local information based on the present location of the mobile device by default.
9 . The method of claim 1 , comprising sending, by the mobile device, information to the system of the provider indicating that local information is desired in response to a change in location; and receiving, by the mobile device, content corresponding to the changed location.
10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein content is provided for locations only within a predetermined distance of the location of the mobile device.
11 . A computer program product comprising:
a non-transitory computer usable medium having computer usable program code embodied therewith, the computer usable program code configured to perform the method of claim 1 .
12 . A system, comprising:
a processor; and
a computer usable medium, the computer usable medium having computer usable program code embodied therewith, which when executed by the processor causes the processor to perform the method of claim 1 .
13 . A method, comprising:
receiving, from a mobile device, at a system of a provider, a request for a home page from a user;
receiving, from the mobile device, a location of the mobile device; and
sending, from the system of the provider to the mobile device via a wireless network, content relating to the location for output on a display of the mobile device in a layout specified by the provider.
14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the content includes information pertaining to the present location of the mobile device, without the user specifically requesting such information when requesting the home page.
15 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the content includes nearby places selected based on the location of the mobile device.
16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the nearby places include restaurants.
17 . The method of claim 13 , comprising receiving, from the mobile device, information at the system of the provider indicating that local information is desired in response to a change in location; and sending, to the mobile device, content corresponding to the changed location.
18 . The method of claim 13 , wherein content is provided for locations only within a predetermined distance of the location of the mobile device.
19 . A computer program product comprising:
a non-transitory computer usable medium having computer usable program code embodied therewith, the computer usable program code configured to perform the method of claim 13 .
20 . A system, comprising:
a processor; and
a computer usable medium, the computer usable medium having computer usable program code embodied therewith, which when executed by the processor causes the processor to perform the method of claim 13 .