SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING LOCATION INFORMATION USING A NETWORKED PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE
First Claim
1. A system for obtaining location information comprising:
- a user electronic device comprising a locality information receiver for obtaining locality information, independent of location coordinates data and sufficient to identify a user'"'"'s location;
a location information database containing locality information corresponding to and sufficient to identify a plurality of locations about which information is stored in the database; and
a controller configured to compare the locality information for the user'"'"'s location to the locality information stored on the location information database to determine whether the user'"'"'s locality information matches the locality information of one of the plurality of locations, wherein if a match is found, the controller causes information about the matched location to be transmitted from the location information database to the user electronic device.
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Abstract
An improved system and method is disclosed for providing a user with detailed information about a particular location where the user is present. In one embodiment, a user may take a video of the location where the user is present. The user'"'"'s video may be transmitted to a network server, which performs a video recognition algorithm to match the video to a location about which information is contained in a location information database. The user may then be connected to a network dataset, such as a webpage or webpages, associated with the location. In other embodiments, locality information comprising location identifiers may be obtained or transmitted from the location to a user'"'"'s portable electronic device. The locality information may be transmitted to a network server, which matches the locality information against a location information database to identify the location. Once the user'"'"'s location is matched to location information within the database, detailed information about the location may be transmitted directly to the user'"'"'s portable electronic device.
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1. A system for obtaining location information comprising:
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a user electronic device comprising a locality information receiver for obtaining locality information, independent of location coordinates data and sufficient to identify a user'"'"'s location; a location information database containing locality information corresponding to and sufficient to identify a plurality of locations about which information is stored in the database; and a controller configured to compare the locality information for the user'"'"'s location to the locality information stored on the location information database to determine whether the user'"'"'s locality information matches the locality information of one of the plurality of locations, wherein if a match is found, the controller causes information about the matched location to be transmitted from the location information database to the user electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of obtaining information with a user electronic device about a location comprising the steps of:
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selecting a location about which information is desired; obtaining locality information, independent of location coordinates data, with the user electronic device sufficient to identify the selected location; comparing the locality information of the selected location with locality information corresponding to a plurality of locations about which information is stored in a location information database to determine whether the locality information of the selected location matches the locality information of one of the plurality of locations; and receiving information with the user electronic device about a matched location from the location information database. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. The method of 21, wherein the received information is displayed on a head mounted display.
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23. A method of providing location information to a user electronic device comprising:
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selecting a plurality of locations about which information may be provided; storing locality information, independent of location coordinates data, for and sufficient to identify each of the plurality of locations on a location information database; receiving locality information from a user electronic device, independent of location coordinates data and sufficient to identify a user'"'"'s location; comparing the locality information received from the user electronic device with the locality information corresponding to the plurality of locations about which information is stored on the location information database to determine whether the locality information of the user'"'"'s location matches the locality information of one of the plurality of locations; and transmitting information to the user electronic device about a matched location from the location information database. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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