SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES FOR TRIP MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS

• US 20090043505A1
• Filed: 09/30/2008
• Published: 02/12/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/22/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Craig Howard, James M. Janky, Richard Rudow, Robert Joseph Allen
• Original Assignee: Craig Howard, James M. Janky, Richard Rudow, Robert Joseph Allen
• Inventors: Howard, Craig, Allen, Robert Joseph, Rudow, Richard, Janky, James M.
• Granted Patent: US 8,560,237 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/213
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/04 Billing or invoicing
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/18 Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/20 Services signaling; Auxiliary data signalling, i.e. transmitting data via a non-traffic channel

Abstract

Systems, methods, and devices for performing a trip management function are disclosed. A client computer accesses a server networked therewith to retrieve and store data, such as Web documents, relating to the trip. A wireless device interface allows a portable device, wirelessly coupled with a cellular telephone system with the network, to download the Web document. The portable device has cellular telephone functionality, geo-locating functionality, such as GPS capability, for determining its geo-location, and a processor for processing the Web document to help manage the trip. The Web document can include a set of map tiles, which encompass a particular geo-location area, and which form a dynamic map display. As the geo-location of the device changes, the next sequential map tile is downloaded and processed for displayed thereon.

Claims

1-70. -70. (canceled)

71. A method for enhancing a geo-caching event comprising:

determining a first geographic location associated with a portable electronic device;

accessing pre-defined geo-caching event plan data associated with said first geographic location;

providing a portion of said pre-defined geo-caching event plan data to said portable electronic device;

receiving geo-caching event data captured by said portable electronic device at said first geographic location; and

augmenting said pre-defined geo-caching event plan data with said geo-caching event data captured by said portable electronic device at said first geographic location.

72. The method of claim 71 further comprising:

determining said a first geographic location associated with a portable electronic device includes accessing data from one or more of Global Positioning System, Galileo™

, Global Navigation Satellite Service, a Rosum position determining system, or another position system.

73. The method of claim 71 wherein said captured geo-caching event data includes a video, a sound clip or a picture.

74. The method of claim 71 further comprising:

determining said a first geographic location associated with a portable electronic device includes accessing data from one or more of Global Positioning System, Galileo™

, Global Navigation Satellite Service, a Rosum position determining system, or another position system.

75. A computer readable medium comprising instructions that when executed, cause a computer system to perform a method for enhancing a geo-caching event, said method comprising:

determining a first geographic location associated with a portable electronic device;

accessing pre-defined geo-caching event plan data associated with said first geographic location;

providing a portion of said pre-defined geo-caching event plan data to said portable electronic device;

receiving geo-caching event data captured by said portable electronic device at said first geographic location; and

augmenting said pre-defined geo-caching event plan data with said geo-caching event data captured by said portable electronic device at said first geographic location.

76. The computer readable medium of claim 75 wherein said method further comprises:

determining said a first geographic location associated with a portable electronic device includes accessing data from one or more of Global Positioning System, Galileo™

, Global Navigation Satellite Service, a Rosum position determining system, or another position system.

77. The computer readable medium of claim 75 wherein said captured geo-caching event data includes a video, a sound clip or a picture.

78. The computer readable medium of claim 75 wherein said method further comprises:

determining said a first geographic location associated with a portable electronic device includes accessing data from one or more of Global Positioning System, Galileo™

, Global Navigation Satellite Service, a Rosum position determining system, or another position system.