Geo-enabled personal information manager
First Claim
1. A method of providing access to geographic information in a computer system, the method comprising the steps of:
- displaying at least a portion of a record in a display screen of a personal information manager program running on a computer of the system, wherein the record includes a location identifier; and
generating, in response to a user command, a request from the personal information manager program for retrieval of geographic information associated with the location identifier.
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Abstract
A personal information manager computer program for storing names, addresses, telephone numbers and the like for personal and business contacts includes a capability for delivering geographic information in response to user requests. The personal information manager provides a display which includes one or more fields for entering or selecting contact information. The display also includes a number of buttons for requesting different types of geographic information, such as maps, directions, weather and yellow pages information. When the user clicks on one of the buttons, the personal information manager utilizes an address or other location identifier associated with the contact name to format a request to a geographic information server. The server uses the location identifier to retrieve the appropriate geographic information for that location, and sends the information to the personal information manager for display.
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37 Claims
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1. A method of providing access to geographic information in a computer system, the method comprising the steps of:
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displaying at least a portion of a record in a display screen of a personal information manager program running on a computer of the system, wherein the record includes a location identifier; and generating, in response to a user command, a request from the personal information manager program for retrieval of geographic information associated with the location identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus for providing access to geographic information in a computer system, the method comprising the steps of:
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means for displaying at least a portion of a record in a display screen of a personal information manager program running on a computer of the system, wherein the record includes a location identifier; and means for generating, in response to a user command, a request from the personal information manager program for retrieving geographic information associated with the location identifier. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An apparatus for providing access to geographic information in a computer system, the apparatus comprising:
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a processor running a personal information manager program for displaying to a user at least a portion of a record which includes a location identifier, wherein the processor is operative to generate, in response to a user command, a request to retrieve geographic information associated with the location identifier; and a memory coupled to the processor for storing the record and corresponding location identifier. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A method of providing access to geographic information in a computer system, the method comprising the steps of:
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displaying at least a portion of a record in a display screen of a personal information manager program running on a computer of the system, wherein the record includes a location identifier; and automatically retrieving from another program geographic information associated with the location identifier in response to a user command.
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35. An apparatus for providing access to geographic information in a computer system, the apparatus comprising:
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a processor running a personal information manager program for displaying to a user at least a portion of a record which includes a location identifier, wherein the processor is operative to automatically retrieve from another program geographic information associated with the location identifier in response to a user command; and a memory coupled to the processor for storing the record and corresponding location identifier.
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36. A method of providing access to geographic information in a computer system, the method comprising the steps of:
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displaying at least a portion of a record in a display screen of a personal information manager program running on a client computer, wherein the record includes a location identifier; and generating, in response to a user command, a request from the personal information manager program for retrieval of geographic information associated with the location identifier, wherein the request is delivered over a network connection to a server computer having access to the geographic information.
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37. An apparatus for providing access to geographic information in a computer system, the apparatus comprising:
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a processor associated with a client computer and running a personal information manager program for displaying to a user at least a portion of a record which includes a location identifier, wherein the processor is operative to generate, in response to a user command, a request from the personal information manager program for retrieval of geographic information associated with the location identifier, such that the request is delivered over a network connection to a server computer having access to the geographic information; and a memory coupled to the processor for storing the record and corresponding location identifier.
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