Patent ID: 6434381
Filing Date: 2002-08-13
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
A method in a wireless communication system for retrieving local information and services custom-tailored to a location at which a mobile station is positioned,the method comprising in the mobile station the steps of: detecting a predetermined user command applied to a user interface of the mobile station; and transmitting, to a fixed portion of the wireless communication system, a message comprising a request for the local information and services, in response to detecting the predetermined user command, and the method further comprising in the fixed portion of the wireless communication system the steps of: receiving the message; determining the location at which the mobile station is positioned, in response to receiving the message; generating the local information and services in accordance with a set of predetermined categories of information and services stored in a profile corresponding to the mobile station that are custom-tailored to a predetermined area around said location, the predetermined area having a size; and sending the local information and services to the mobile station.