Personal communication system for communicating voice data positioning information

• US 6,868,335 B2
• Filed: 02/27/2003
• Issued: 03/15/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 06/20/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Silver State Intellectual Technologies, Inc.
• Original Assignee: American Calcar, Inc.
• Inventors: Obradovich, Michael L., Kent, Michael, Dinkel, John
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Tan Q.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Tran, Dalena
• Application Number:
  US10/376,971
• Publication Number:
  US 20030163251A1
• Time in Patent Office: 747 Days
• Field of Search: 701/202, 701/208, 701/200, 701/212, 701/207, 701/213, 340/995.12, 340/995.23, 340/995.1, 340/990, 340/991, 340/995.24, 340/7.56, 342/450, 342/357.1
• US Class Current: 701/208
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/36 Input/output arrangements for on-board computers
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3667 Display of a road map G01C21/3614 takes precedence; guidance using 3D or perspective road maps G01C21/3635
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3889 Transmission of selected map data, e.g. depending on route
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3896 Transmission of map data from central databases
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0969 having a display in the form of a map
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 29/106 using electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/024 Guidance services

Abstract

A location tagged data provision and display system. A personal communication device (PCD) with electromagnetic communication capability has a GPS receiver and a display. The PCD requests maps and location tagged data from data providers and other for display on the PCD. The data providers respond to requests by using searching and sorting schemes to interrogate data bases and then automatically transmitting data responsive to the requests to the requesting PCD.

Claims

1. A method of providing geographical related data comprising:

determining a location of a device with a display;

requesting map information and additional data associated with specific locations within the map information from an external location using a wireless communication capability;

receiving the map information and additional data associated with specific locations within the map information from the external location using the wireless communication capability;

storing the map information and additional data associated with the specific locations within the map information;

displaying the map information, markers at specific locations within the map information, the markers indicating availability of additional data associated with the specific locations within the map information, and the location of the device with respect to the map information;

receiving a selection of one of the markers;

determining if additional information associated with a specific location identified by the selected marker is stored on the device; and

requesting further additional data associated with the specific location from the external location using the wireless communication capability if the additional information is not stored on the device.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising receiving GPS signals.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein determining a location of a device with a display comprises processing the GPS signals.

4. The method of claim 1 where in

storing the map information and additional data associated with the specific locations within the map information comprises storing the map information and additional data associated with the specific locations within the map information in memory of the device with a display.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein displaying the map information, the markers, and the location of the device with respect to the map information comprises displaying the map information, the markers, and the location of the device with respect to the map information on the display of the device with a display.

6. The method of claim of claim 1 wherein the additional data comprises a video data file.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the additional data comprises an audio data file.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the map information pertains to the location of the device with a display.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein requesting map information and additional data associated with specific locations within the map information from an external location using a wireless communication capability comprises requesting map information and additional data associated with specific locations within the map information from the external location over a cellular phone network.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein determining a location of a device with a display comprises determining a location of a device periodically.