Method and System for Presenting Information Associated With a Location
First Claim
1. A method of presenting real time status information associated with a particular location to a user, said method comprisingdetermining a location for which associated real time status information is to be provided;
- identifying an entry in a database of locations as associated with said location;
extracting from said entry a reference to a real time status information source;
retrieving real time status information from said source; and
presenting said real time status information to said user.
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Abstract
An enhanced navigation system in which present location is compared to a database of points of interest. Data for each point of interest include a reference to a source of dynamic information reflecting the real time status of the point of interest. Such a reference may comprise, for example, an Internet link. Real time status information will vary depending on the nature of the point of interest, and may include information such as whether the point is open or closed, queue lengths, waiting times, etc. The real time status information is retrieved from the source and presented to the user.
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10 Claims
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1. A method of presenting real time status information associated with a particular location to a user, said method comprising
determining a location for which associated real time status information is to be provided; -
identifying an entry in a database of locations as associated with said location; extracting from said entry a reference to a real time status information source; retrieving real time status information from said source; and presenting said real time status information to said user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer program product in a computer storage medium comprising instructions for carrying out the steps of a method when said computer program product is executed on a computer, the method comprising:
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determining a location for which associated real time status information is to be provided; identifying an entry in a database of locations as associated with said location; extracting from said entry a reference to a real time status information source; retrieving real time status information from said source; and presenting said real time status information to said user. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A system comprising:
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a processor; a memory for containing instructions and data which when executed by the processor perform the method comprising; determining a location for which associated real time status information is to be provided; identifying an entry in a database of locations as associated with said location; extracting from said entry a reference to a real time status information source; retrieving real time status information from said source; and presenting said real time status information to said user. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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