Apparatus and method for determining geographical location relative to a designated geographical location with a mobile communication device
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1. A mobile communication apparatus for representing directional information to a user, comprising:
- present location determining means for determining present location in response to at least one of location information from a base station and a user input;
storage means for storing location information for a designated geographic location;
processing means for receiving information regarding the present location and the location of the designated geographic location in order to determine directional information, the directional information relating the present location to the location of the designated geographic location;
display means for displaying the directional information; and
control means for monitoring/controlling the function of at least one of the present location determining means, storage means, processing means, and display means.
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Abstract
The present invention apparatus and method that allows the geographical location of a user with respect to a designated geographical location to be determined in a manner that cost-efficient, the user given several options regarding the way in which his of her present location is determined as well as the format in which the user'"'"'s relative position to the designated geographical location is represented and the apparatus being easy to operate and relatively lightweight.
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1. A mobile communication apparatus for representing directional information to a user, comprising:
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present location determining means for determining present location in response to at least one of location information from a base station and a user input;
storage means for storing location information for a designated geographic location;
processing means for receiving information regarding the present location and the location of the designated geographic location in order to determine directional information, the directional information relating the present location to the location of the designated geographic location;
display means for displaying the directional information; and
control means for monitoring/controlling the function of at least one of the present location determining means, storage means, processing means, and display means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A mobile communication device for representing directional information to a user, comprising:
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a present location determining unit for determining present location in response to at least one of location information from a base station and a user input;
memory containing location information corresponding to a designated geographic location a compass;
a processor for receiving information regarding the present location and the location of the designated geographic location in order to determine directional information, the directional information relating the present location to the location of the designated geographic location;
a display for displaying the directional information as either a fixed direction or compass points; and
a controller for monitoring/controlling the function of at least one of the data entry unit, memory, processor, and display. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A method of providing directional information related to a designated geographic location, comprising:
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providing a mobile communication device having present location determining means, storage means, processing means, display means, and control means;
determining present location by receiving at least one of location information from a base station and a user input;
comparing present location to location information corresponding to the designated geographic location in order to generate directional information, the directional information relating the present location to the location of the designated geographic location; and
displaying the directional information. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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