mobile: A Location Based Data Broadcast Service for Mobile Users

ABSTRACT Location dependent wireless data dissemination has become an integral part of our day-to-day activities. Most available applications are actually location aware which find restaurants, hotels, and millions of other points of interests (POI). Recent advances in global positioning systems (GPS) technology has led to the development of smart and efficient navigation systems with voice prompted turn by turn directions to the destination. Deployment of wireless broadband services like Evolution Data Optimized (EVDO) has motivated the development of ubiquitous data distribution systems or wireless broadcast of Location based Services (LBS). DAYS (Data in Your Space) Mobile discusses a broadcast based LBS which tends to decrease access latenc