Portable electronic device
First Claim
1. A portable electronic device comprising:
- a user interface comprising a display;
an entertainment system operable to output entertainment media signals to the user interface;
a tracking system operable to generate tracking data comprising at least position data representative of a position of the device;
a monitoring system operable to process the tracking data to obtain monitoring data comprising at least the position data;
a wireless communications system operable to transmit the monitoring data for reception by a control centre and to receive map data representative of an area corresponding to the position of the device as indicated by the position data; and
a mapping module operable to process the map data to generate display data for selectively presenting on the display a map with indicia representative of at least the position data.
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Abstract
A portable electronic device has a user interface having a display and an entertainment system which outputs entertainment media signals to the user interface. A tracking system generates tracking data from signals received from Global Positioning System satellites and a monitoring system processes the tracking data to obtain monitoring data which includes at least position data for the device. A wireless communications system communicating with a cellular network transmits the monitoring data to a control centre and receives map data representative of an area corresponding to the position of the device. A mapping module processes the map data to generate display data for indicating the device position.
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99 Claims
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1. A portable electronic device comprising:
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a user interface comprising a display;
an entertainment system operable to output entertainment media signals to the user interface;
a tracking system operable to generate tracking data comprising at least position data representative of a position of the device;
a monitoring system operable to process the tracking data to obtain monitoring data comprising at least the position data;
a wireless communications system operable to transmit the monitoring data for reception by a control centre and to receive map data representative of an area corresponding to the position of the device as indicated by the position data; and
a mapping module operable to process the map data to generate display data for selectively presenting on the display a map with indicia representative of at least the position data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of operating a portable electronic device, the device comprising a user interface comprising a display and an entertainment system operable to output entertainment media signals to the user interface;
- the method comprising the steps of,
operating a tracking system to generate tracking data comprising at least position data representative of a position of the device;
operating a monitoring system to process the tracking data to obtain monitoring data comprising at least the position data;
transmitting the monitoring data by operation of a wireless communications system for reception by a control centre and receiving map data representative of an area corresponding to the position of the device as indicated by the position data; and
operating a mapping module to process the map data to generate display data for selectively presenting on the display a map with indicia representative of at least the position data. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
- the method comprising the steps of,
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23. A control centre comprising:
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receiving means for receiving monitoring data from a portable electronic device, the monitoring data comprising at least position data representative of the position of the device;
retrieval means for retrieving map data representative of an area corresponding to the position of the device as indicated by the position data;
and transmitting means for transmitting the map data to the device. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 41)
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34. A method of operating a control centre comprising:
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receiving monitoring data from a portable electronic device, the monitoring data comprising at least position data representative of the position of the device;
retrieving map data representative of an area corresponding to the position of the device as indicated by the position data;
and transmitting the map data to the device. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A computer program comprising instructions for controlling a portable electronic device to perform the steps of a method, the device comprising a user interface comprising a display and an entertainment system operable to output entertainment media signals to the user interface;
- the method comprising the steps of;
operating a tracking system to generate tracking data comprising at least position data representative of a position of the device;
operating a monitoring system to process the tracking data to obtain monitoring data comprising at least the position data;
transmitting the monitoring data by operation of a wireless communications system for reception by a control centre and receiving map data representative of an area corresponding to the position of the device as indicated by the position data; and
operating a mapping module to process the map data to generate display data for selectively presenting on the display a map with indicia representative of at least the position data.
- the method comprising the steps of;
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46. A storage medium storing a computer program comprising instructions for controlling a portable electronic device to perform the steps of a method, the device comprising a user interface comprising a display and an entertainment system operable to output entertainment media signals to the user interface;
- the method comprising the steps of;
operating a tracking system to generate tracking data comprising at least position data representative of a position of the device;
operating a monitoring system to process the tracking data to obtain monitoring data comprising at least the position data;
transmitting the monitoring data by operation of a wireless communications system for reception by a control centre and receiving map data representative of an area corresponding to the position of the device as indicated by the position data; and
operating a mapping module to process the map data to generate display data for selectively presenting on the display a map with indicia representative of at least the position data.
- the method comprising the steps of;
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47. A portable electronic device comprising:
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a user interface;
an entertainment system operable to output entertainment media signals to the user interface;
a tracking system operable to generate tracking data comprising at least position data representative of a position of the device;
a monitoring system operable to process the tracking data to obtain monitoring data comprising at least the position data;
a wireless communications system operable to transmit the monitoring data for reception by a control centre and to receive an advertising message containing data representative of an advertisement relevant to a geographical area containing the position of the device as indicated by the position data; and
a message control module operable to process the advertising message to generate output data for selectively presenting the advertisement via the user interface. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 65)
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60. A method of operating portable electronic device, the device comprising:
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a user interface; and
an entertainment system operable to output entertainment media signals to the user interface;
the method comprising;
operating a tracking system to generate tracking data comprising at least position data representative of a position of the device;
operating a monitoring system to process the tracking data to obtain monitoring data comprising at least the position data;
operating a wireless communications system to transmit the monitoring data for reception by a control centre and to receive advertising message data representative of an advertisement relevant to a geographical area containing the position of the device as indicated by the position data; and
operating a message control module to process the advertising message data to generate output data for selectively presenting the advertisement via the user interface. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63, 64, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72)
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73. A computer program comprising instructions for controlling a portable electronic device to perform the steps of a method, the device comprising:
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a user interface; and
an entertainment system operable to output entertainment media signals to the user interface;
the method comprising;
operating a tracking system to generate tracking data comprising at least position data representative of a position of the device;
operating a monitoring system to process the tracking data to obtain monitoring data comprising at least the position data;
operating a wireless communications system to transmit the monitoring data for reception by a control centre and to receive advertising message data representative of an advertisement relevant to a geographical area containing the position of the device as indicated by the position data; and
operating a message control module to process the advertising message data to generate output data for selectively presenting the advertisement via the user interface.
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74. A storage medium storing a computer program comprising instructions for controlling a portable electronic device to perform the steps of a method, the device comprising:
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a user interface; and
an entertainment system operable to output entertainment media signals to the user interface;
the method comprising;
operating a tracking system to generate tracking data comprising at least position data representative of a position of the device;
operating a monitoring system to process the tracking data to obtain monitoring data comprising at least the position data;
operating a wireless communications system to transmit the monitoring data for reception by a control centre and to receive advertising message data representative of an advertisement relevant to a geographical area containing the position of the device as indicated by the position data; and
operating a message control module to process the advertising message data to generate output data for selectively presenting the advertisement via the user interface.
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75. A control system comprising acquiring means for acquiring position data for each of a plurality of portable electronic devices, the position data for each device being representative of the geographical position of the device;
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selecting means for selecting those devices for which the position data indicates a position within a defined geographical area; and
transmitting means for transmitting to the selected devices advertisement message data representative of an advertisement relevant to the defined geographical area. - View Dependent Claims (76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83)
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84. A method of operating a control system comprising the steps of acquiring position data for each of a plurality of portable electronic devices, the position data for each device being representative of the position of the device;
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selecting those devices for which the position data indicates a position within a defined geographical area; and
transmitting to the selected devices advertising message data representative of an advertisement relevant to the defined geographical area. - View Dependent Claims (85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93)
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94. A computer program comprising instructions for controlling a control centre to perform the steps of a method comprising:
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receiving monitoring data from a portable electronic device, the monitoring data comprising at least position data representative of the position of the device;
retrieving map data representative of an area corresponding to the position of the device as indicated by the position data;
and transmitting the map data to the device.
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95. A storage medium storing a computer program comprising instructions for controlling a control centre to perform the steps of a method comprising:
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receiving monitoring data from a portable electronic device, the monitoring data comprising at least position data representative of the position of the device;
retrieving map data representative of an area corresponding to the position of the device as indicated by the position data;
and transmitting the map data to the device.
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96. A computer program comprising instructions for controlling a control system to perform a method comprising the steps of acquiring position data for each of a plurality of portable electronic devices, the position data for each device being representative of the position of the device;
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selecting those devices for which the position data indicates a position within a defined geographical area; and
transmitting to the selected devices advertising message data representative of an advertisement relevant to the defined geographical area.
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97. A storage medium storing a computer program comprising instructions for controlling a control system to perform a method comprising the steps of acquiring position data for each of a plurality of portable electronic devices, the position data for each device being representative of the position of the device;
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selecting those devices for which the position data indicates a position within a defined geographical area; and
transmitting to the selected devices advertising message data representative of an advertisement relevant to the defined geographical area.
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98. A portable electronic device comprising:
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a user interface comprising a display;
an entertainment system operable to output entertainment media signals to the user interface;
a tracking system operable to generate tracking data comprising at least position data representative of a position of the device;
a monitoring system operable to process the tracking data to obtain monitoring data comprising at least the position data;
a wireless communications system operable to transmit the monitoring data for reception by a control centre;
wherein the monitoring system is operable to compare the tracking data with stored configuring data to determine whether an alarm condition exists and wherein the monitoring system is operable to generate the monitoring data to comprise alarm data representative of the status of at least one alarm condition.
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99. A portable electronic device comprising:
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a user interface comprising a display;
an entertainment system operable to output entertainment media signals to the user interface;
a tracking system operable to generate tracking data comprising at least position data representative of a position of the device;
a monitoring system operable to process the tracking data to obtain monitoring data comprising at least the position data;
a wireless communications system operable to transmit the monitoring data for reception by a control centre; and
routing means responsive to user input via the user interface to generate a request message for requesting route data defining a route between the current position of the device and a specified location;
the wireless communications system being operable to transmit the request message to the control centre and to receive a response message containing the route data for display by the user interface.
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