Personal communication and positioning system
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1. A method of determining route conditions, comprising:
- storing a route on a mobile personal computer device;
requesting information from an external source regarding current conditions along the route, the information determined by condition reporting devices along the route;
determining a travel time for the route;
storing an alternative route on the mobile personal computer device;
requesting information from the external source regarding current conditions along the alternative route, the information determined by condition reporting devices along the alternative route;
determining a travel time for the alternative route; and
maintaining a sequential list of locations of condition reporting devices ordered by location along either the route or the alternate route.
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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.
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1. A method of determining route conditions, comprising:
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storing a route on a mobile personal computer device; requesting information from an external source regarding current conditions along the route, the information determined by condition reporting devices along the route; determining a travel time for the route; storing an alternative route on the mobile personal computer device; requesting information from the external source regarding current conditions along the alternative route, the information determined by condition reporting devices along the alternative route; determining a travel time for the alternative route; and maintaining a sequential list of locations of condition reporting devices ordered by location along either the route or the alternate route. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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