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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Location-based service"”.
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A new location-based service architecture with efficient transmission method using control channels
Location-based services (LBS) are services that are provided to users according to their location; these services can either be provided to the user when requested (pulled), for example, when the user asks, “Where is the nearest hospital?” or sent automatically (pushed) when the user’s location …
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An Application Layer Framework for Location- based Service Discovery and Provisioning for Mobile Devices
… the use of Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) services for cellular telephones. Such services include electronic mail, printing, fax delivery, and weather reports. But, current services are limited both in type and nature. Today, mobile telephone users need access to more dynamic, …
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Consumer Location Based Service Perceptions and Response: a focus on Location Based Services and Emerging Mobile Lifestyles
Location Based Services (LBS) and electronically mediated lifestyles (e-lifestyles) represent emergent new areas with approaches (e.g. apps and e-activities) billed to change customer experiences and responses. Marketers are confronted with a challenge of understanding how consumers engage with …
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Location based citizen reporting : a case study of a road hazard reporting system
… for a new form of Citizen Reporting system, location-based citizen reporting. A well designed and most advanced system must solve a real problem. The problem in this thesis describes the ever increasing road hazard problem in the United States, caused by our ageing road infrastructures and …
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Location based technology and services : a business plan and in-depth industry analysis
… E911 Phase II Mandate specifies that cellular service providers must be able to provide caller location to Public Safety Answering Points (i.e. 911 operators). The mandate specifies that a caller's location must be pinpointed within a radius of 125 meters for all wireless 911 calls by October …
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Distributed Localization for Wireless Distributed Networks in Indoor Environments
Positioning systems enable location-awareness for mobile devices, computers, and even tactical radios. From the collected location information, location-based services can be realized. One type of positioning system is based on location fingerprints. Unlike the conventional positioning techniques …
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Location-based mobile E-commerce for tourist services
… and have no way of discovering available services in place they visit. These services, which are known as location based services, are normally available to only subscribers of those services. For mobile users who are not subscribers this may be unfair, especially if a mobile user is new …
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An architecture and protocol, an access control model, and a sighting blurring algorithm for improving users' security in the context of location based services operating over the internet
A new type of service, known as a Location Based Service (LBS), is emerging that incorporates users' location information, and many of these LBSs operate over the Internet. However, the potential misuse of this location information is a serious concern. Therefore, the main goal of this thesis is to …
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Context-Aware Mobility: A Distributed Approach to Context Management
… discovering and tracking context, reasoning based on the discovered information, then adapting (or acting) upon the context-aware application or system. This context management chain is adapted throughout the thesis to the task of context-aware mobility management. The added complexity is …