Information partner network
First Claim
1. An information distribution system comprising:
- a first portable partner device, the first partner device configured to;
obtain weather information from surroundings of the first partner device; and
transmit the obtained information; and
a second portable partner device, the second partner device configured to;
receive the information transmitted by the first partner device; and
display the information received from the first partner device.
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Abstract
An information distribution system includes at least a first partner device and a second partner device. The first partner device is configured to execute partner software including an obtain module and a transmit module. The obtain module configured to obtain information from surroundings of the first partner device and the transmit module configured to transmit the obtained information. The second partner device is configured to execute partner software including a receive module and a display module. The receive module is configured to receive the information transmitted by the first partner device and the display module is configured to display the information received from the first partner device.
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28 Claims
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1. An information distribution system comprising:
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a first portable partner device, the first partner device configured to;
obtain weather information from surroundings of the first partner device; and
transmit the obtained information; and
a second portable partner device, the second partner device configured to;
receive the information transmitted by the first partner device; and
display the information received from the first partner device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of sharing information comprising:
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obtaining information associated with a geographic location, the information comprising a weather related picture captured by a portable electronic device;
transmitting the information from the portable electronic device; and
transmitting indicia of the geographic location associated with the obtained information from the portable electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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- 11. An information distribution system comprising a plurality of portable partner devices communicatively coupled to one another, each partner device being location aware, and each partner device being configured to obtain, display, transmit, and receive location-specific weather information.
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16. A method of sharing fishing information, the method comprising:
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obtaining water temperature information for a plurality of locations within a lake;
obtaining information indicating a number of fish caught for at least some of the locations within the lake;
storing the water temperature information for the plurality of locations;
storing the information indicating the number of fish caught for the at least some of the locations; and
analyzing the water temperature information and the information indicating the number of fish caught including compiling the water temperature information and the information indicating the number of fish caught and creating a map of the lake, wherein the map indicates a water temperature for the plurality of locations and wherein the map indicates the number of fish caught for the at least some of the locations. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of sharing information, the method comprising:
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obtaining information related to the surroundings of a portable electronic device;
associating the information with a location at which the information was obtained, thereby creating a first portion of location-specific information;
wirelessly transmitting the first portion of location-specific information from the portable electronic device to a network;
wirelessly receiving a second portion of location-specific information on the portable electronic device from the network; and
displaying the second portion of location-specific information on the portable electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of sharing information, the method comprising:
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automatically obtaining weather information from the surroundings of a portable electronic device;
associating the information with a location at which the information was obtained, thereby creating a first portion of location-specific information;
wirelessly transmitting the first portion of location-specific information from the portable electronic device to a network;
wirelessly receiving a second portion of location-specific information on the portable electronic device from the network; and
displaying the second portion of location-specific information on the portable electronic device.
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