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Personal cuing for spatially associated information

  • US 20070083323A1
  • Filed: 06/22/2006
  • Published: 04/12/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/07/2005
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A cuing method, comprising:

  • receiving current locative data, the locative data identifying a geographic position of a user'"'"'s portable computing device and a direction of motion of the portable computing device;

    defining a shape of a proximity region around the geographic position according to the direction of motion of the portable computing device;

    accessing a database containing a plurality of information files, each of the plurality of information files being linked with a location;

    determining whether a location to which an information file is linked is within the proximity region; and

    transmitting a message to the portable computing device when a location linked to an information file is within the proximity region, the message adapted to alert a user via the portable computing device as to the presence of the information file.

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