Apparatus and method for providing local geographic information to remote communication devices

• US 20050190081A1
• Filed: 09/02/2003
• Published: 09/01/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/01/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Digislide Holdings Pty., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Kevin James Soper, Luceille Outhred, Phillip Brendan Banks
• Inventors: Outhred, Luceille, Banks, Phillip Brendan, Soper, Kevin James
• Granted Patent: US 7,057,508 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/995.1
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/365 Guidance using head up displays or projectors, e.g. virtual vehicles or arrows projected on the windscreen or on the road itself

Abstract

An apparatus for the display of geographical information comprising a remote communication device having a display and a global positioning system adapted to provide information about the position of the device and transmit it to a remote location; and a remote database having geographical data, wherein the communication device transmits its current position to the database and the database transmits geographical information in relation to that position to the communication device, the information subsequently being displayed on the communication device display.

Claims

1. An apparatus for the display of geographical information including:

a remote communication device including a display and having a global positioning system adapted to provide information about the position of said device and transmit it to a remote location; and

a remote database including geographical data wherein said device transmits to said database its current position and said database transmits to said device geographical information in relation to that position, said information subsequently being displayed on said device display.

2. An apparatus for the display of geographical information according to claim 1, wherein said global positioning system is both removable from and attachable to the remote communication device and may be used on different remote communication devices.

3. An apparatus for the display of geographical information according to claim 1, wherein said communication device is a mobile or cellular phone.

4. An apparatus for the display of geographical information according to claim 1, in which said geographical information may be provided at different resolution levels, said level able to be controlled by the user.

5. An apparatus for the display of geographical information according to claim 1, in which said device includes the ability to send to the database co-ordinates other than its current position to be able to display geographical information about said other co-ordinates.

6. An apparatus for the display of geographical information according to claim 1, wherein said device includes the ability to project said geographical information away from said device. At the same time the device may very well display said information on the display.

7. An apparatus for the display of geographical information according to claim 1, wherein the remote communication device may have its geographical map data, or any other relevant data, upgraded with Smart Media Cards

8. An apparatus for the display of geographical information according to claim 1, Smart Media Cards within the remote communication device may be upgraded by digital transmission

9. An apparatus for the display of geographical information according to claim 1, wherein the remote communication device may have its geographical map data upgraded by transmission of various points of interest commercial or otherwise.”

10. An apparatus for the display of geographical information according to claim 1, in which said map data may be updated at set pre-determined periods of time