LBS (Location Based Services)

According to Wikipedia, a location-based service (or LBS) in a cellular telephone network is provided to subscribers based on their current geographical location. This position can be known by 1) user entry, or 2) through a GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver embedded in the phone, or 3) through the use of a radio-location function built into the cell network or handset that uses triangulation between the known geographic coordinates of the base stations through which the communication takes place.

Recently purchased cell (mobile) phones now have location detection built into their chipsets.  Qualcomm is a leading developer of these chipsets found on carriers such as Sprint and Verizon.  This LBS functionality is opening up new and innovative ways to find and search for information from mobile phones.

GPS (Global Positioning System) is the most accurate type of Location Based Service (LBS).  A constellation of more than two dozen GPS satellites broadcasts precise timing signals by radio to GPS receivers, allowing them to accurately determine their location (longitude, latitude, and altitude) in any weather, day or night, anywhere on Earth.

Assisted GPS (A-GPS) combines the satellite system with triangulation methods.  GPS requires a direct line of sight to at least three GPS satellites; though indoor usage of A-GPS is getting better and better, it works best outdoors in unobstructed terrain.  Mobile phones running on carriers such as Sprint and Verizon have a chipset in them that utilizes assisted-GPS.
 

Smarter Agent, Real Estate That Finds You!™

Smarter Agent invented and patented the wireless ‘location-aware’ GPS real estate search. Our GPS search capabilities pinpoints your location and lets you receive instant information about property in front of you directly to your mobile phone. No typing required! This service launched on Sprint / Nextel and others coming soon.  Several phones made by Samsung, Sanyo and Motorola already have GPS embedded in the phone. Patents. Our United States patents numbers are 6,385.541 and 6,496.776. “Global Positioning-Based Real Estate Database Access Device and Method”, and “Position-based Information Access Device and Method.”