System and Methods for Using Current and Past Positional Data to Provide Advanced Spatial and Temporal Information and Unique Location Based Services
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1. A system for using GPS data to provide location based services, comprising:
- a GPS device;
stored GPS data; and
a means for querying the stored GPS data.
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Abstract
A system and methods for using current and past positional data to provide spatial and temporal information is provided. The inventive system and methods use stored GPS data to provide users with location-based services such as information on when a user was at a particular location, where the user was at a particular time in the past, along with the identity and location of other users. Statistics and forecasts derived from stored GPS data are also within the embodiments of the present invention.
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1. A system for using GPS data to provide location based services, comprising:
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a GPS device; stored GPS data; and a means for querying the stored GPS data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of querying GPS data, comprising:
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providing stored GPS data including past positional and temporal information; querying, the stored GPS data with particular criteria associated with a point in time or a specified location; and providing a response comprising positional or temporal information or information about a user or a plurality of users. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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