Patent ID: 8005489
Filing Date: 2011-08-23
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for providing location based messaging to a mobile user with a wireless portable receiving device, the portable device defining a location of the portable device and defining a direction of travel of the portable device, the method comprising: determining the location of the portable device at the portable device; determining the direction of travel of the portable device at the portable device; communicating the location and direction of travel to a service provider; receiving at the service provider a non-verbal request for location-based information from the portable receiving device; establishing a message including content based on the location of the portable device and further based on the direction of travel of the portable device; sending the message from the service provider to the portable device so that the user receives the content based on the location and direction of travel; and connecting the portable device with a web portal to provide the portable device with interactive Internet media pertaining to the location of the portable device.