System and method for retrieving information using position coordinates
First Claim
1. A user information retrieval device for retrieving information from one or more remote databases in an information retrieval system based on position coordinates of the user information retrieval device, wherein the user information retrieval device comprises:
- a positioning system unit configured for determining the position coordinates of the user information retrieval device;
a transmitter configured for transmitting the position coordinates to a remote computer over a wireless network;
a receiver configured for receiving information from the remote computer over the wireless network wherein the received information relates to one or more geographical sites within a given distance from the position coordinates of the user information retrieval device; and
a user interface configured for providing the received information to a user.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing information related to geographical sites based on position coordinates of a user information retrieval device. The user information retrieval device includes a positioning system unit, a transmitter, a receiver, and a user interface. The positioning system unit determines the position of the user information retrieval device and the transmitter transmits the position coordinates to a remote computer over a wireless network. A processor in the remote computer gathers information relating to geographical sites within a given distance of the position coordinates of the user information retrieval device. A transmitter in the remote computer transmits the information relating to the geographical sites to the user information retrieval device.
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19 Claims
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1. A user information retrieval device for retrieving information from one or more remote databases in an information retrieval system based on position coordinates of the user information retrieval device, wherein the user information retrieval device comprises:
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a positioning system unit configured for determining the position coordinates of the user information retrieval device;
a transmitter configured for transmitting the position coordinates to a remote computer over a wireless network;
a receiver configured for receiving information from the remote computer over the wireless network wherein the received information relates to one or more geographical sites within a given distance from the position coordinates of the user information retrieval device; and
a user interface configured for providing the received information to a user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A remote computer for retrieving information from one or more remote databases in an information retrieval system based on position coordinates of a user information retrieval device in response to receiving position coordinates from at least one user information retrieval device, wherein the remote computer comprises:
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a receiver configured for receiving the position coordinates from at least one user information retrieval device over a wireless network;
a processor configured for retrieving information related to one or more geographical sites from one or more databases based on the position coordinates; and
a transmitter configured for transmitting the information to the user information retrieval device which sent the position coordinates of the user information retrieval device over the wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A method of retrieving information from one or more remote databases in an information retrieval system based on position coordinates of a user information retrieval device, wherein the method comprises the steps of:
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determining the position coordinates for the user information retrieval device;
transmitting the position coordinates to a remote computer over a wireless network;
receiving information from the remote computer over the wireless network, and providing the received information to a user, wherein the received information relates to one or more geographical sites within a given distance from the position coordinates for the user information retrieval device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A method for retrieving information relating to one or more geographical sites from one or more remote databases in an information retrieval system in response to receiving position information from a user information retrieval device, wherein the method comprises the steps of:
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receiving position coordinates from at least one user information retrieval device over a wireless network;
gathering information relating to one or more geographical sites from one or more databases; and
transmitting the information to the at least one user information retrieval device over the wireless network. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. The method of claim 22 further comprising the step of adjusting the given distance based on the amount of information retrieved for the received Position coordinates from the at least one user information retrieval device.
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