Method and apparatus for providing location-based information via a computer network
US6677894B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 30, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 30, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2221/2111
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for distributing location-based information (i.e., information specific to a client's location or a location of interest to the client) to a client, which may be a mobile SPS receiver, via the Internet and in particular, the World-Wide Web. The client provides information about its location and/or a location of interest to a Web server. The Web server, based on the information, provides via the Internet information relating to the client's location or location of interest to the client.
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