Mobile device and geographic information system background and summary of the related art
First Claim
1. A system for providing geographic information comprising:
- a database containing geographic information, the database accessible via a network connection; and
a mobile device connectable to the database from a remote location, the mobile device having a controller and a position sensor for determining a first location referenced by an origin, the controller adapted to retrieve the geographic information from the database based upon the first location, the controller further adapted to receive a thematic query from a user and provide a response to the thematic query by restricting the geographic information presented to the user by a theme defined by the thematic query.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a system and mobile device for providing geographic information to a user. The system includes a mobile device that is wirelessly connected to a geographic database. The mobile device includes a plurality of sensors for determining a first location and a first direction. A controller is adapted to provide information requested based on local queries and distal queries. In addition, the controller can respond to thematic queries of each variety, wherein the database search is limited to objects, entities or features that fit within a selected theme. Finally, the controller is adapted to select and order query results based upon two- and three-dimensional query windows.
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1. A system for providing geographic information comprising:
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a database containing geographic information, the database accessible via a network connection; and
a mobile device connectable to the database from a remote location, the mobile device having a controller and a position sensor for determining a first location referenced by an origin, the controller adapted to retrieve the geographic information from the database based upon the first location, the controller further adapted to receive a thematic query from a user and provide a response to the thematic query by restricting the geographic information presented to the user by a theme defined by the thematic query. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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- 10. A mobile device for providing geographic information comprising a controller and a position sensor for determining a first location referenced by an origin, the controller adapted to retrieve the geographic information from a database based upon the first location, the controller further adapted to receive a thematic query from a user and provide a response to the thematic query by restricting the geographic information presented to the user by the theme defined by the thematic query.
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