Patent ID: 11971491
Assignee: nan
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 30:
31. A non-transitory computer-readable medium for providing location-based information to a wireless communication mobile unit, wherein each of a plurality fixed location communication stations includes one or more of a transmitter and a receiver for wirelessly communicating with said wireless communication mobile unit, comprising computer-executable code for performing the following:
acquiring a location estimate of the wireless communication mobile unit using wireless signal measurements obtained from transmissions between said wireless communication mobile unit and the plurality of fixed location communication stations for determining the location estimate;
determining a satisfaction of one or more preferences indicative of data in a persistent electronic data storage separate from the wireless communication mobile unit for providing information for accessing at least one item dependent upon the satisfaction of the preferences;
wherein the preferences are for a user of the wireless communication mobile unit, and the preferences are indicative of (i) at least one geographic related condition, satisfaction of which is dependent upon geographic data for an extent between a location for at least one item, and a geographic identification, and (ii) at least one non-geographical condition, satisfaction of which is dependent upon non-geographical data for providing user access to the at least one item when identified as available for access, and non-geographical preference data obtained from the user for requesting access;
wherein an evaluation of the at least one non-geographical condition determines whether the user has priority for accessing the at least one item;
wherein the at least one geographic related condition is satisfied by obtaining (a) information for a time of travel between the location for the at least one item, and the geographic identification, or (b) information for a distance of travel between the location for the at least one item, and the geographic identification; and
wherein the geographic identification includes data specifying a route, R, wherein the location estimate is substantially on the route R, and wherein a final destination for the route R is different from the location for the at least one item;
determining location-based information based on the location estimate, and on the location for the at least one item, the location-based information including identification information for identifying the at least one item, and location data for the location for the at least one item; and
transmitting, on a wireless network, the location-based information to the mobile unit and for presentation on the mobile unit to the user.