Patent ID: 6813503
Filing Date: 2004-11-02
Classification: G06F,G08G,H04L,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
A method of providing information from a server to a wireless communication terminal in response to a request sent from the terminal, said terminal being provided with a browser application, and the server being provided with location means, the method comprising the steps of:generating a request by use of the browser application, the request comprising at least one access point indicating the site of the server to be accessed, and a query identifying requested location information, said query being independent of the position of the terminal; initiating a session to linking means, by sending the request from the communication terminal via a wireless telecommunication network to the linking means; identifying the request at the linking means, by means of said access point; formatting the request at the linking means, which is a gateway from the wireless communication network to the server, into a format supported by the server, and sending the formatted request to the servers; processing the query at the server by means of said location means; sending a response to said formatted request from the server to the linking means, said response comprising an indication of the requested location information; establishing a session between said terminal and said linking means by formatting the response into a format supported by the terminal, and sending the formatted response from the linking means, via the wireless telecommunication network, to the terminal; and presenting said indication of the requested location information on said terminal, by means of said browser application; and wherein formulating the request, formatted request, response and formatted response is by using a markup language.