Method of providing travel information to a mobile communications device
First Claim
1. A method of providing travel related information to a user of a mobile communications device comprising the steps of:
- determining whether the mobile communications device is either travelling on a transport, has recently traveled on a transport, or is likely to travel on a transport at some time in the near future; and
depending on the outcome of that determination, displaying to a user on the mobile communications device selected travel related information.
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Abstract
A method of providing travel related information to a user of a mobile communications device (MS1) is disclosed together with a corresponding mobile communications device (MS1) and a travel information beacon (11) for the same. The method comprising the steps of determining whether the mobile communications device (MS1) is either travelling on a transport (10), has recently traveled on a transport (10), or is likely to travel on a transport (10) at some time in the near future; and depending on the outcome of that determination, displaying to a user on the mobile communications device (MS1) selected travel related information.
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62 Claims
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1. A method of providing travel related information to a user of a mobile communications device comprising the steps of:
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determining whether the mobile communications device is either travelling on a transport, has recently traveled on a transport, or is likely to travel on a transport at some time in the near future; and
depending on the outcome of that determination, displaying to a user on the mobile communications device selected travel related information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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- 30. A mobile communications device comprising a processor for determining whether the mobile communications device is either travelling on a transport, has recently traveled on a transport, or is likely to travel on a transport at some time in the near future.
- 52. A travel information beacon adapted to broadcast travel related information including schedule information relating to the route of a scheduled transport.
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56. A travel information beacon adapted to broadcast travel related information and an estimate of the position of the beacon.
- 61. A travel information beacon for broadcasting travel related information and located either on or near the scheduled transport route or at or near a stop on the scheduled transport route.
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