Internet system for connecting client-travelers with geographically-associated data
US6343317B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 29, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jan 29, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 29, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S5/0027
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for delivering position-related information from a data repository to a user includes a computerized appliance for receiving and reporting the position-related information to the user, a data repository remote from the appliance for storing information related to the position of the computerized appliance, a system for determining the position of the appliance, and a wireless communication link between the data repository and the appliance. The position-determining system tracks the position of the appliance, and in the information is selected and provided to the appliance from the data repository based on the determined position. In one embodiment position is determined by a GPS system integrated with the appliance, aid information is selected by an Internet service and sent to the appliance based on the reported position, via a cellular telephone Internet link between the server and the appliance. In other embodiments position is determined by a local indoor system.
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