METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING A SHORTLIST OF INFORMATION SOURCES

Application 785/MAS/1998 published 2006-10-13, filed 1998-04-15
A method of selecting information sources from which information is provided to users via a telecommunications system, said method comprising: tracking the location of a user in the system by receipt of tracking information for said 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 said user on the basis of said tracking information and said location data; and transmitting said shortlist to a terminal associated with said user so as to allow said user to select an information source of interest and thereby to access information from said source.

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BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATION PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
81 NEWGATE STREET, LONDON, EC1A 7AJ, UNITED KINGDOM, UK

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Classification: H 40 B 15/00
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