公开(公告)号：US06397040B1

公开(公告)日：2002-05-28

申请号：US09125708

申请日：1998-08-25

申请人： Richard John Titmuss ,  Katherin Margaret Allen ,  Caroline Anne Michele Lebre ,  Robert Peter Moore

发明人： Richard John Titmuss ,  Katherin Margaret Allen ,  Caroline Anne Michele Lebre ,  Robert Peter Moore

IPC分类号： H04Q720

CPC分类号： H04Q3/0029 ,  H04L67/04 ,  H04L67/18 ,  H04L67/306 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W24/00 ,  H04W48/08 ,  H04W64/00

摘要： A method of selecting information sources from which information is provided to users via a telecommunications system, the method comprising: tracking the location of a user in the system by receipt of tracking information for the user; accessing location data indicating localities in which information from the respective sources is deemed to be relevant; generating a shortlist of information sources for the user on the basis of the tracking information and the location data; and transmitting the shortlist to a terminal associated with the user so as to allow the user to select an information source of interest and thereby to access information from the source.

摘要翻译： 一种选择通过电信系统向用户提供信息的信息源的方法，所述方法包括：通过接收用户的跟踪信息来跟踪用户在系统中的位置; 访问指示来自各个来源的信息被认为是相关的地点的位置数据; 基于跟踪信息和位置数据生成用户的信息源的候选清单; 以及将所述候选列表发送到与所述用户相关联的终端，以便允许所述用户选择感兴趣的信息源，从而从所述源访问信息。