A wireless phone based system to accommodate users of wireless phones for providing
information as to the location of certain services such as gasoline stations, movie
theatres, drug stores, etc., includes the utilization of a GPS receiver and a wireless
phone, with the wireless phone adapted to call a predetermined number requesting
the desired service and providing the location of the cellular phone. In one embodiment,
the GPS receiver is co-located with the wireless phone in a car, with the wireless
phone being carried in a handsfree cradle having a number of service-request buttons,
such that depression of a service-request button activates the wireless phone through
its bus structure to call a predetermined number and provide the identity of the
caller along with the caller's location. In a further embodiment, a single button,
located on the phone or on the handsfree cradle, is utilized to cause the wireless
phone to dial a concierge service, in which the concierge service has operators
and a database, such that the operator can either direct the caller to whatever
service the caller desires or take care of the request, with the operator having
been apprised of the location of the wireless phone. This allows the operator to
key in the latitude and longitude of the wireless phone and access the database
of services both as to the type of service and as to the location of the closest
service provider.