Kenneth R Wiley

US Patent:

20150242924, Aug 27, 2015

Filed:

Feb 26, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/191022

Inventors:

- Arlington VA, US
Christi M. Lott - Garland TX, US
Kenneth W. Wiley - Fort Worth TX, US

Assignee:

Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. - Arlington VA

International Classification:

G06Q 30/06
G06Q 30/02

Abstract:

Techniques are described herein to connect customers of a company with one another. In one implementation, a method may include receiving a search query for businesses that are local to a user; determining, based on access of a data structure, a location of a residence of the user; and generating, based on the location of the residence of the user and the search query, search results that satisfy the search query. The search results may include information relating to at least one business that is a local businesses relative to the location of the residence of the user. For example, the information may include: identification of a name of the at least one business, identification of an address of the at least one business, and information relating to one or more telecommunication services that are offered by the at least one business.