Personal communication and positioning system
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1. A condition reporting device comprising:
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a computer memory storing information, the computer memory being accessible by the processor and containing at least location identification information;
at least one weather condition sensor providing external information to the processor, the processor storing the external information in the computer memory;
a vehicular traffic condition sensor providing vehicular traffic information to the processor, the processor storing the vehicular traffic information in the computer memory; and
output means for transmitting information in the computer memory.
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Abstract
A location tagged data provision and display system. A personal communication device (PCD) with electromagnetic communication capability has a GPS receiver and a display. The PCD requests maps and location tagged data from data providers and other for display on the PCD. The data providers respond to requests by using searching and sorting schemes to interrogate data bases and then automatically transmitting data responsive to the requests to the requesting PCD.
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55 Claims
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1. A condition reporting device comprising:
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a processor;
a computer memory storing information, the computer memory being accessible by the processor and containing at least location identification information;
at least one weather condition sensor providing external information to the processor, the processor storing the external information in the computer memory;
a vehicular traffic condition sensor providing vehicular traffic information to the processor, the processor storing the vehicular traffic information in the computer memory; and
output means for transmitting information in the computer memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A locating and map downloading system comprising:
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a personal digital communicator comprising;
a display;
a receiver for receiving GPS signals;
a first transceiver;
a first modem coupled to the transceiver and to a first digital processor;
communicator input means for formatting a request for map information;
the first digital processor providing a means for processing the GPS signals and determining therefrom the location of the communicator, for transmitting via the first modem and the first transceiver the request for map information, for displaying on the display map information responsive to the request, and for displaying on the display the communicator location with reference to the map information; and
a map storage and transmitting device comprising a second transceiver, a second modem coupled to the second transceiver and a second digital processor, memory for storing map information in digital form, the second digital processor providing a means for determining which map information stored in the memory is responsive to the request and transmitting via the second modem and the second transceiver the map information responsive to the request. The map storage and transmittal device memory stores additionally stored data associated with discrete data points within the map information and such additionally stored data is transmitted with the responsive map information. a condition reporting device comprising;
a processor;
a computer memory storing information, the computer memory being accessible by the processor and containing at least location identification information;
at least one weather condition sensor providing external information to the processor, the processor storing the external information in the computer memory;
a vehicular traffic condition sensor providing vehicular traffic information to the processor, the processor storing the vehicular traffic information in the computer memory; and
output means for transmitting information in the computer memory to the map storage and transmitting device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A data distribution system comprising:
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a cable television signal distribution system having a plurality of signal transmission lines and a signal transceiver, the signal transceiver operably connected to a signal transmission line and transmitting signals over the signal transmission line;
a sensing device operably connected to at least one of the signal transmission line, the sensing device transmitting sensing device signals over the signal transmission line to the signal transceiver;
the cable television signal distribution system further having a receiver receiving the sensing device signals and providing the sensing device signals to the signal transmitter for transmission over the signal transmission line;
a signal selector operably connected to the signal transmission line, the signal selector selecting a selected signal transmitted over the signal transmission line and providing the selected signal to a display device. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A position monitoring and reporting device comprising:
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a GPS receiver for receiving GPS signals;
a processor to determine the device location based on the GPS signals and to command transmission of a signal indicative of the device location;
communication means responsive to the processor to transmit the signal indicative of the device location when commanded by the processor; and
data entry means to provide transmission criteria to the processor, the transmission criteria defining at least one event, the processor commanding transmission of the signal indicative of the device location upon occurrence of the event. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A method using a computer to determine credit authorization comprising:
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receiving a request for credit authorization, the request for credit authorization being indicative of a request for credit from a location by a party, the party being identified with an interrogable position reporting device;
transmitting an interrogatory to the position reporting device;
waiting a predefined time period for a response to the interrogatory;
determining a position-based credit authorization factor, the position-based credit authorization factor being based on the response, or the lack thereof, to the interrogatory; and
using the position-based credit authorization factor to determine whether to authorize credit. - View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. An electronic communication system comprising:
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a home site computer system including a processor, memory operatively coupled to the processor, and an external data communication device operatively coupled to the processor;
the memory storing electronic contact information for an individual and geographic location information for the individual, the electronic contact information comprising a list of communication devices with identifiers, the communication devices being assigned a geographic location;
the external data communication device receiving geographic location information for the individual and providing the geographic location information to the processor for storage in the memory; and
the processor including means to determine an active communication device based on the electronic contact information and the geographic location information.
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50. An electronic communication routing system comprising:
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a home site computer system including a processor, memory operatively coupled to the processor, and an external data communication device operatively coupled to the processor, the home site computer system being assigned a telephone number for voice communications, a facsimile telephone number for receiving facsimile transmissions, and en e-mail address;
the memory storing electronic contact information for an individual and geographic location information for the individual, the electronic contact information comprising a list of communication devices with identifiers, the communication devices being assigned a geographic location;
the external data communication device receiving geographic location information for the individual and providing the geographic location information to the processor for storage in the memory;
the processor including means to determine an active communication device based on the electronic contact information and the geographic location information and means to transfer incoming communications to the active communication device. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. A data information provider comprising:
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transceiver means for receiving digital data from a first external computer device and transmitting digital data to a second external computer device;
a computer processor operatively coupled to the transceiver means;
computer memory for storing map data for geographic areas;
a sorting application module executed by the processor responsive to a request received by the transceiver means, the request including a value indicating an allowable memory size, from the first external computer device for determining map data responsive to the request; and
a packet application module executed by the processor for forming data packets, each data packet comprising map data responsive to the request and each data packet smaller than the allowable memory size.
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