Method And Apparatus For Distribution Of Positional Information
First Claim
1. A locator device for initiating distribution of positional information, said device comprising:
- (a) a first toggle for initiating acquiring a geographic position;
(b) a transmitter, to communicate to a wireless device;
(i) a device identifier associated with said locator device;
(ii) said geographic position; and
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(iii) a command to communicate said device identifier and said geographic position to a server;
wherein said server selects target information by reference to said geographic position and said device identifier and reports said target information.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus collect and distribute geographic information for the purposes of securing marketing information such as real estate information selected by reference to geographic information. The method includes a transmission of audio information such as DTMF tones by electromagnetic signals such as Bluetooth™ from a position information acquiring device to a wireless device for communicating the request for marketing information to a server. The method and apparatus provide for an inexpensive method of commanding a wireless device to retrieve marketing information selected according to geographic position of a user seeking such information without having to modify or manipulate most commercially available wireless devices.
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39 Claims
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1. A locator device for initiating distribution of positional information, said device comprising:
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(a) a first toggle for initiating acquiring a geographic position; (b) a transmitter, to communicate to a wireless device; (i) a device identifier associated with said locator device; (ii) said geographic position; and
;(iii) a command to communicate said device identifier and said geographic position to a server; wherein said server selects target information by reference to said geographic position and said device identifier and reports said target information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of collecting and distributing positional information using a locator device, said method comprising:
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(a) logging, with said locator device, a geographic position; (b) communicating an identifier and said geographic position to a wireless device; (c) directing said wireless device to communicate said identifier and said geographic position to a server; wherein said server causes; selection of target information by reference to said geographic position and said device identifier, and reporting of said target information. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method of communicating a data set generated by a data collection device to a server through a wireless device, said method comprising:
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(a) initiating, with said data collection device, a telephone connection between said wireless device and a conversion server; (b) transmitting said data set as audio information from said data collection device to said wireless device by an electromagnetic signal established between said data collection device and said wireless device, said audio information being sent on to said conversion server by said telephone connection; (c) converting, with said conversion server, said audio information back into said data set. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A data collection device for logging and communicating a data set to a wireless device for onward communication to a conversion server, said data collection device comprising:
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(a) a first toggle for initiating acquiring said data set; (b) a transmitter for; (i) commanding said wireless device to establish a telephone connection with said conversion server, and, (ii) communicating said data set as audio information from said data collection device to said wireless device by an electromagnetic signal established between said data collection device and said wireless device, said audio information being sent on to said conversion server by said telephone connection, wherein said data set comprises geographic information associated with a position of said data collection device when said toggle is actuated.
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