Sky Sur virtual travel guide

• US 20060293851A1
• Filed: 05/08/2006
• Published: 12/28/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/06/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nayyer Nematalla
• Original Assignee: Nayyer Nematalla
• Inventors: Nematalla, Nayyer
• Application Number:
  US11/429,806
• Publication Number:
  US 20060293851A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/213
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 2205/008 using a mobile telephone network
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0018 Transmission from mobile station to base station
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal

Abstract

An interactive travel guide and personal assistant having GPS/GPRS functionality such that a traveler can access event, location, restaurant, travel advisories and other information through the implementation of a wireless handheld unit.

Claims

1. An interactive travel guide system comprising:

(a) a virtual handheld assistant;

(b) a plurality of global positioning satellites to aid in determining the location of the virtual handheld assistant;

(c) a global positioning system uplink for receiving the location from said satellites,

(d) a location server that receives the location from the system uplink;

(e) a client system for the transmission of uploaded data and information;

(f) a content server for receiving data and information from the client system and transmitting said data and information to the location server;

(g) and a signaling station for receiving the transmitted data information from the location server and routing said information to the handheld unit.

2. The interactive travel guide system of claim 1 wherein communication to the handheld unit is bidirectional.

3. The interactive travel guide system of claim 1 wherein the location server contains search a searching assistant.

4. The interactive travel guide of claim 3, wherein the searching assistant provides the handheld unit with dining and location information.

5. The interactive travel guide of claim 1 wherein the client system receives an upload of a calendar of events, and wherein the calendar is regularly updated.

6. The interactive travel guide of claim 1 wherein the client system receives an upload of travel advisories and alerts, and further wherein the advisories and alerts are regularly uploaded.

7. The interactive travel guide system of claim 1 wherein the signaling station communicates transportation dispatch information from the handheld unit.

8. An interactive travel guide system comprising:

(a) a virtual handheld assistant;

(b) a plurality of positioning stations to aid in determining the location of the virtual handheld assistant;

(c) a communications terminal for receiving the location of said assistant and transmitting said location,

(d) a location server that receives said location from the communications terminal;

(e) a client system for the transmission of uploaded data and information;

(f) a content server for receiving data and information from the client system and transmitting said data and information to the location server;

(g) and a signaling station for receiving the transmitted data information from the location server and routing said information to the handheld unit.

9. The interactive travel guide system of claim 8 wherein communication to the handheld unit occurs within a closed network.

10. The interactive travel guide system of claim 8 wherein the location server contains search a searching assistant.

11. The interactive travel guide of claim 10, wherein the searching assistant provides the handheld unit with dining and location information.

12. The interactive travel guide of claim 8 wherein the client system receives an upload of a calendar of events, and wherein the calendar is regularly updated.

13. The interactive travel guide of claim 8 wherein the client system receives an upload of travel advisories and alerts, and further wherein the advisories and alerts are regularly uploaded.

14. The interactive travel guide system of claim 8 wherein the signaling station communicates transportation dispatch information from the handheld unit.

15. The interactive travel guide system of claim 8 wherein the communications terminal is a telephone company.