INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method for informing a mobile person of geographical points of interest (POI) that are of interest to him with an information retrieval device, comprising allowing said person to determine with said information retrieval device at least one point of interest he desires and a threshold separation, the threshold separation being at least one of the following variables:
- distance and time, repeatedly monitoring the position of said information retrieval device, collecting available information on all those points of interest which said person has defined with said information retrieval device as his desired points of interest and which are within said threshold separation from the location of said information retrieval device, transmitting information about this kind of POI to said information retrieval device, and informing said person with said information retrieval device of such a point of interest.
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Abstract
A method and devices for a mobile person'"'"'s information retrieval where, when the person is moving, on coming closer to a point of destination, defined by him as being interesting, than a specified threshold separation, he will be informed of such a point of interest and, on request, additional data will be presented on it, such as driving instructions or a map.
The person is preferably also offered means with which he can make a call to the phone number of the point of interest presented each time. The person can preferably add by himself new points of interest and select from available points of interest individual or several points of interest on the basis of their class, such as, e.g. restaurants or service stations.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for informing a mobile person of geographical points of interest (POI) that are of interest to him with an information retrieval device, comprising
allowing said person to determine with said information retrieval device at least one point of interest he desires and a threshold separation, the threshold separation being at least one of the following variables: - distance and time,
repeatedly monitoring the position of said information retrieval device, collecting available information on all those points of interest which said person has defined with said information retrieval device as his desired points of interest and which are within said threshold separation from the location of said information retrieval device, transmitting information about this kind of POI to said information retrieval device, and informing said person with said information retrieval device of such a point of interest. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6)
- distance and time,
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2. A method for informing a mobile person of a geographical point of interest that is of interest to him with an information retrieval device, comprising
allowing said person to define with said information retrieval device at least one point of interest he desires and a threshold separation, the threshold separation being at least one of the following variables: - distance and time,
repeatedly monitoring the position of said information retrieval device, collecting available information on all those points of interest which said person has defined with said information retrieval device as his desired points of interest and which are within said threshold separation from the location of said information retrieval device, transmitting to said information retrieval device its position with a specific accuracy, searching with said information retrieval device said compiled data for those points of interest which are within said threshold separation from the position of said information retrieval device at the time in question, and informing said person of such a point of interest.
- distance and time,
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7. An information retrieval device comprising positioning means for maintaining position data on said information retrieval device, wherein said information retrieval device comprises:
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input means for receiving the selection of at least one point of interest that is of interest to the user and at least one criterion of separation from a user of said information retrieval device, the criterion of separation being one of the following variables;
distance and time,a radio receiver for receiving data on a point of interest (POI) that meets at least one specific criterion of separation, a memory for storing the received data, and output means for presenting said data. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18)
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17. A server comprising processing means, for the use of the server being arranged a first database comprising a set of records each having at least one field, and which server comprises data transfer means by means of which it is arranged to be connected to at least one base station of a mobile communication network for transferring at least one field of a record to at least one information retrieval device, wherein
said records comprise data on points of interest, which are specific geographical places, said data transfer means are arranged to receive the position of said information retrieval device, said processing means are arranged to screen from said database relevant records that meet specific criteria, said data transfer means are arranged to transmit at least one field of at least one of said relevant records to said information retrieval device, and that of said criteria, at least one is a criterion of separation relating to the separation between said information retrieval device and a geographical point of interest, the criterion of separation being one of the following variables: - distance and time.
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19. An information retrieval system, comprising
a mobile communication network, an information retrieval device to be connected thereto, and a server, as well as a first database comprising a set of records, which comprise data on points of interest, the points of interest being specific geographical places, and each record having at least one field and, of the fields, one being the position of said point of interest, positioning means for determining the position data of said information retrieval device, first data transfer means for sending the position data of said information retrieval device to said server, said server comprising: -
screening means for screening from said database relevant records that meet specific criteria, said data transfer means are arranged to transmit at least one field of at least one of said relevant records to said information retrieval device, and said information retrieval device comprising;
a radio receiver for receiving data of at least one point of interest, a memory for storing the received data, as well as output means for presenting said data.
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