LANDMARK IDENTIFIER

• US 20080221791A1
• Filed: 03/08/2007
• Published: 09/11/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/08/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Predrag Sukovic
• Original Assignee: Predrag Sukovic
• Inventors: Sukovic, Predrag
• Application Number:
  US11/683,469
• Publication Number:
  US 20080221791A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/211
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/005 with correlation of navigation data from several sources, e.g. map or contour matching G01C21/30 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/0009 Transmission of position information to remote stations involving assistance data G01S5/0236

Abstract

The present invention provides a portable unit for identify landmarks based on the location of the landmark within a field of view. A controller determines the location of an area within the field of view and then communicates information about the location of an area to the user.

Claims

1. ) A portable unit for identifying landmarks, comprising:

a viewer for identifying a field of view;

a controller for determining a location of an area within said field of view; and

an information relay in communication with said controller, said information relay for communicating information to a user based upon said location of said area.

2. ) The portable unit of claim 1, wherein an electronic display includes said field of view.

3. ) The portable unit of claim 1, wherein a viewfinder identifies said field of view.

4. ) The portable unit of claim 1, wherein at least one of Global Positioning System unit, a pitch indicator, and a directional indicator communicate information to said controller.

5. ) The portable unit of claim 4, wherein said Global Positioning System unit indicates a positioning of said unit.

6. ) The portable unit of claim 5, wherein said controller calculates said location of an area using said positioning of said unit.

7. ) The portable unit of claim 4, wherein said directional indicator indicates a positioning of said unit.

8. ) The portable unit of claim 7, wherein said controller calculates said location of an area using said positioning of said unit.

9. ) The portable unit of claim 4, wherein said pitch indicator indicates a positioning of said unit.

10. ) The portable unit of claim 9, wherein said controller calculates said location of an area using said positioning of said unit.

11. ) The portable unit of claim 1, wherein said information relay displays information about said location of said area.

12. ) The portable unit of claim 1, wherein said information relay audibly communicates information about said location of said area.

13. ) A unit for retrieving location dependent information, comprising:

a viewer for defining a view of an area;

a controller in communication with said viewer, said controller operative to determine a location coordinate of said area;

an information relay for communicating information to a user, said information dependent upon said location coordinate.

14. ) The unit of claim 13, wherein said controller determines said location coordinate using a database of location information.

15. ) The unit of claim 13, wherein said controller determines said information using said location coordinate of said area and a location coordinate of said controller.

16. ) The unit of claim 15, wherein said controller uses at least one of a Global Positioning System coordinate, an angle indicator, and a directional indicator to determine said location coordinate of said controller.

17. ) The unit of claim 13, wherein said controller gathers said information from a database of descriptive information.