System and methods for remotely accessing a selected group of items of interest from a database
First Claim
1. A system for determining the position of one or more items of interest in a selected category, comprising:
- a database for storing information about the items of interest, the information including, for each of the items of interest, a geographic position and at least one associated category; and
a plurality of ports for accessing the database through the Internet, each port having a user interface for accepting inputs by a user of the system and for indicating to the user the position of at least one item of interest.
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Abstract
A user can access a common database from a remote communications port, at any qualified location, to generate a map or other positional information which locates selected items of interest, e.g., businesses, stores, architectural sites, and the like. The database contains information representing the items of interest, including, for each of the items of interest, positional coordinates, a geographic vicinity, and a selected category. The positional coordinates discretely locate the vicinity, while the vicinity specifies the exact locations of the items of interest in the selected category. For example, a user in New York can select the display of sporting shops in the area surrounding Chicago O'"'"'Hara International Airport selectively. A user can also access a port and display locations of items of interest within the same vicinity as the user and relative to the user'"'"'s position. The database can be modified from qualified remote locations to change, or add to, the information therein. An advertisement can be tagged to the display or print out as an association with the selected items of interest.
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1. A system for determining the position of one or more items of interest in a selected category, comprising:
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a database for storing information about the items of interest, the information including, for each of the items of interest, a geographic position and at least one associated category; and
a plurality of ports for accessing the database through the Internet, each port having a user interface for accepting inputs by a user of the system and for indicating to the user the position of at least one item of interest. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for providing position information regarding one or more items of interest in a selected category, comprising:
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a database for storing information about the items of interest, the information including, for each of the items of interest, a geographic position and at least one associated category; and
a communications link for connecting the database to a plurality of remote ports, wherein a user at one of the ports can access the geographic position of one or more selected items of interest. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of generating position information of items of interest to users of the Internet, comprising the steps of:
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storing position information for one or more of the items of interest within a database connected to the Internet, and providing the position information to one of a plurality of remote ports connected to the database in response to user requests at the one remote port. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for determining the position of one or more items of interest in a selected category, comprising:
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storing information about the items of interest in a database, the information including, for each of the items of interest, a geographic position and at least one associated category; and
supplying information about at least one of the items of interest to one of a plurality of ports, connected to the database at least in part through the Internet, in response to inputs at the one port. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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