US 8,559,970 C1 (12,854th)
Method for providing location-based information services, location-based information services system, and portable electronic device
Yung-Chao Lee, Taipei (TW)
Filed by Yung-Chao Lee, Taipei (TW)
Assigned to NOSTROMO LLC, Marshall, TX (US)
Reexamination Request No. 90/019,554, Jun. 27, 2024.
Reexamination Certificate for Patent 8,559,970, issued Oct. 15, 2013, Appl. No. 12/644,944, Dec. 22, 2009.
Claims priority of application No. 097152012 A (TW), filed on Dec. 23, 2008.
Ex Parte Reexamination Certificate issued on Feb. 27, 2025.
Int. Cl. H04W 88/02 (2009.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01); H04W 64/00 (2009.01); H04W 4/02 (2018.01)
CPC H04W 4/029 (2018.02) [H04W 64/003 (2013.01); H04W 4/02 (2013.01)]
OG exemplary drawing
AS A RESULT OF REEXAMINATION, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT:
The patentability of claims 1-3, 8, 10-12 and 17 is confirmed.
Claims 4-7, 9, 13-16 and 18-20 were not reexamined.
1. A method for providing location-based information services to a portable electronic device, said method comprising the steps of:
(a) providing an information platform and a user preference settings database for respectively receiving and recording preference settings for categories of information and location range from a user of the portable electronic device;
(b) setting and storing in a condition database at least one condition for triggering information services provision to the portable electronic device;
(c) receiving positioning information that includes a location of the portable electronic device by having a positioning module; and
(d) determining through use of a condition module whether the at least one condition for triggering information services provision stored in the condition database has been met, and when the condition has been met, selecting location information from a location information database in accordance with the positioning information and the preference settings for categories of information and location range, and
transmitting the selected location information to the portable electronic device.