Collaborative location server/system
First Claim
1. A collaborative location server, operatively connected to a network, for storing, retrieving and publishing information input by a plurality of users of mobile terminals with respect to geographical points, comprising:
- a storage which stores location information, including user inputted information in corresponding relation to each of a plurality of geographical points, said location information including information concerning said geographical points and access right information relating to said user inputted information;
wherein said user inputted information is stored in said storage along with the location information by mobile terminal users positioned in a vicinity of at least one of the plurality of geographical points for use by other mobile terminal users when positioned in the vicinity of said at least one of the plurality of geographical points;
storage means responsive to a storage request, including positioning information and access right information, initiated by a first mobile terminal user positioned in a vicinity of a geographical point for storing said user inputted information about said geographical point wherein at least one access right level is applied to at least portions of said user inputted information; and
retrieval means responsive to a retrieval request, including positioning information and access right information, initiated by a second mobile terminal user positioned in a vicinity of said geographical point for retrieving at least a portion of said user inputted information along with the location information concerning said geographical point corresponding to an access right level of said second mobile terminal requesting said information; and
wherein the location information including at least a portion of said user inputted information is provided to said second mobile terminal user by way of at least one web link.
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Abstract
A collaborative location server for storing, retrieving and publishing location information with respect to a geographical point. The invention includes a storage which stores location information in corresponding relation to each of a plurality of geographical points. The location information provides information concerning the geographical points. The invention further includes storage and retrieval apparatus, responsive to a storage and retrieval request including positioning information, for storing and retrieving location information concerning a geographical point corresponding to the positioning information.
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32 Claims
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1. A collaborative location server, operatively connected to a network, for storing, retrieving and publishing information input by a plurality of users of mobile terminals with respect to geographical points, comprising:
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a storage which stores location information, including user inputted information in corresponding relation to each of a plurality of geographical points, said location information including information concerning said geographical points and access right information relating to said user inputted information; wherein said user inputted information is stored in said storage along with the location information by mobile terminal users positioned in a vicinity of at least one of the plurality of geographical points for use by other mobile terminal users when positioned in the vicinity of said at least one of the plurality of geographical points; storage means responsive to a storage request, including positioning information and access right information, initiated by a first mobile terminal user positioned in a vicinity of a geographical point for storing said user inputted information about said geographical point wherein at least one access right level is applied to at least portions of said user inputted information; and retrieval means responsive to a retrieval request, including positioning information and access right information, initiated by a second mobile terminal user positioned in a vicinity of said geographical point for retrieving at least a portion of said user inputted information along with the location information concerning said geographical point corresponding to an access right level of said second mobile terminal requesting said information; and wherein the location information including at least a portion of said user inputted information is provided to said second mobile terminal user by way of at least one web link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method using a network of storing, retrieving and publishing information input by a plurality of users of mobile terminals with respect to geographical points comprising the steps of:
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storing location information including user inputted information in a storage, operatively connected to the network, in corresponding relation to each of a plurality of geographical points, wherein said location information includes information concerning said geographical points and access right information relating to said user inputted information, wherein said user inputted information is stored in said storage along with the location information by mobile terminal users positioned in a vicinity of at least one of the plurality of geographical points for use by other mobile terminal users when positioned in the vicinity of said at least one of the plurality of geographical points; in response to a storage request, including positioning information and access right information, initiated by a first mobile terminal user positioned in a vicinity of a geographical point, storing said user inputted information about said geographical point wherein at least one access right level is applied to at least portions of said user inputted information and in response to a retrieval request, including positioning information and access right information, initiated by a second mobile terminal user positioned in a vicinity of said geographical point, retrieving at least a portion of said user inputted information along with the location information concerning said geographical point corresponding to an access right level of said second mobile terminal requesting said information; and wherein the location information including at least a portion of said user inputted information is provided to said second mobile terminal user by way of at least one web link. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A collaborative location system operatively connected to a network for storing, retrieving and publishing information input by a plurality of users of mobile terminals with respect to geographical points, comprising:
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a plurality of collaborative location servers operatively connected to the network, each storing and retrieving location information input by a plurality of users of mobile terminals with respect to geographical points included within a predefined area, said each collaborative location server comprises; a storage which stores location information including user inputted information in corresponding relation to each of a plurality of geographical points; wherein said location information provides information concerning said geographical points and access right information relating to said user inputted information; wherein said user inputted information is stored in said storage along with the location information by mobile terminal users positioned in a vicinity of at least one of the plurality of geographical points for use by other mobile terminal users when positioned in the vicinity of said at least one of the plurality of geographical points; storage and retrieval means responsive to a storage request, including positioning information and access right information, initiated by a first mobile terminal user positioned in a vicinity of a geographical point for storing said user inputted information about said first geographical point wherein at least one access right level is applied to at least portions of said user inputted information and a retrieval request, including positioning information and access right information, initiated by a mobile terminal user positioned in a vicinity of said geographical point for retrieving at least a portion of said user inputted information along with the location information concerning said geographical point corresponding to an access right level of a second mobile terminal requesting said information; and wherein the location information including at least a portion of said user inputted information is provided to said second mobile terminal user by way of at last one web link. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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