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System for connecting users with location specific information from official and unofficial sources

US7218941B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMar 12, 2004
Grant dateMay 15, 2007
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Expiry dateSep 14, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L67/52
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system for providing users with location specific information about where they are, social information about what other users are thinking, and navigational information about where they would like to go and how to get there is proposed. The system is comprised of a mobile device, a content server, a communications link between the device and the servers, and a way to determine a current location. The system is then housed in a travel sized briefcase/box.

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