Method for handling location data
First Claim
1. A method for creating a collection of selected geographical positions using a mobile terminal having a geographical position system and a memory for containing the collection of selected geographical positions, comprising the steps of:
- obtaining or determining the current geographical position of the mobile terminal; and
storing the obtained position in the memory upon a user input.
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Abstract
A method, a device and an application for creating a collection of selected geographical positions that have been visited by the device. The mobile terminal has a geographical position system and a memory for containing the collection of selected geographical positions. A current position of interest is obtained or determined by the terminal'"'"'s positioning system and stored in the memory upon a user input. The stored geographical positions can be provided with attributes such as names and categories. Mobile terminals can exchange stored geographical positions via cable. IR, RF or cellular communication. A collection of geographical positions can be subjected to statistical and probability analysis, and a map can be generated to visualize the results of the analysis.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for creating a collection of selected geographical positions using a mobile terminal having a geographical position system and a memory for containing the collection of selected geographical positions, comprising the steps of:
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obtaining or determining the current geographical position of the mobile terminal; and
storing the obtained position in the memory upon a user input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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- 14. A mobile terminal comprising means for obtaining or determining a current geographical position, a memory for storing selected geographical positions, a user interface and means for storing a current geographical position in the memory upon a user input.
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23. An application, preferably a downloadable for creating a collection of selected geographical positions on a mobile terminal having a geographical position system and a memory for containing the collection of selected geographical positions, the application comprising:
means for obtaining or determining the current geographical position of the mobile terminal; and
means for storing the obtained position in the memory upon a user input.
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