US 12,238,618 B1
Method of geo-based interior information search and software system
Alfred Xueliang Xin, Cincinnati, OH (US); and Sherry Xiaoli Sun, Cincinnati, OH (US)
Filed by Alfred Xueliang Xin, Cincinnati, OH (US); and Sherry Xiaoli Sun, Cincinnati, OH (US)
Filed on Oct. 23, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/816,871.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 4/029 (2018.01); H04W 4/33 (2018.01)
CPC H04W 4/029 (2018.02) [H04W 4/33 (2018.02)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An automated interior information search method for implementation on a mobile device comprising the steps of:
transmitting a user request for identifying an object location submitted from a software application on the mobile device, the mobile device including an integrated display, wherein the user request includes information identifying the object;
transmitting data indicative of a location of the user from a geo-location device in the mobile device;
receiving at the server a user request for identifying an object location submitted, wherein the user request includes information identifying the object and geo-location data of the user;
identifying a location associated with the geo-location data, and from the location, identifying the facility associated with the user's location;
searching a database for the object identified in the user request, the database including information indicative of a floor layout of the facility and data provided by the facility to identify the object or a plurality of objects within the same category of the requested objects and a corresponding location thereof with respect to the floor layout, wherein the database includes a floor layout and location information for objects for each of a plurality of facilities;
selecting data associated with the requested object or a plurality of objects within the same category of the requested object from the database with an identifier to identify the location of the requested object or the plurality of the objects within the same category of the requested object;
transmitting the identifier to identify the location of the requested object or the location of the plurality of the objects within the same category of the requested object;
receiving data associated with the requested object or objects within the same category of the requested object from the database with an identifier to identify the location of the requested object or the category of the objects and displaying the location identifier on the integrated display of the mobile application on the mobile device.