| 摘要 |
Embodiments of the present invention relate to a method and mechanism for managing location information in a wireless portal environment. The method consists of acquiring the location information from a user's location-enabled wireless device which is in communication with a wireless network, storing the location information in a storage device in the wireless network, retrieving the location information from the storage device in the wireless network, and disseminating the location information to a client which is also in communication with the wireless network. A client can be any type of network presence that is enabled to provide services that are enhanced with knowledge of a user's physical location in a wireless portal environment. The location information can be geophysical information derived from global positioning system (GPS) or any other location-specific information from a suitable source.
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