System and method for providing information to travelers
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1. A mobile system for accessing information about a point of interest, comprising:
- a position device, said position device configured to identify a position;
a data source device, said data source device configured to provide;
a plurality of points of interest;
a plurality of point attributes, said plurality of point attributes including a plurality of locations;
wherein each said point of interest is associated with at least one said point attribute;
an application, said application comprising program logic configured to identify at least one of said plurality of points of interest stored on said data source; and
an access device, said access device configured to;
receive said position from said position device, wherein said position is a passive trigger that incorporates a sliding scale, and is based upon one of a single input factor and a combination of input factors that start a query automatically;
selectively identify at least one said point of interest using said position and said application, wherein said sliding scale determines whether to invoke said selective identification; and
communicate at least one said point attribute associated with said point of interest.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for providing “point of interest” information to travelers. Large databases can be populated with information relating to a wide variety of different “points of interest.” Individual users can use the system to automatically focus on information that is likely to be interesting to the user, while ignoring information that is unlikely to be interest to the user. The position of the user can influence which “points of interest” on the database are selectively identified by the system.
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1. A mobile system for accessing information about a point of interest, comprising:
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a position device, said position device configured to identify a position; a data source device, said data source device configured to provide; a plurality of points of interest; a plurality of point attributes, said plurality of point attributes including a plurality of locations; wherein each said point of interest is associated with at least one said point attribute; an application, said application comprising program logic configured to identify at least one of said plurality of points of interest stored on said data source; and an access device, said access device configured to; receive said position from said position device, wherein said position is a passive trigger that incorporates a sliding scale, and is based upon one of a single input factor and a combination of input factors that start a query automatically; selectively identify at least one said point of interest using said position and said application, wherein said sliding scale determines whether to invoke said selective identification; and communicate at least one said point attribute associated with said point of interest. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 20)
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9. A mobile system for accessing information about a point of interest, comprising:
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a position device, said position device configured to identify a position and a heading; a data source device, said data source device configured to provide; a plurality of points of interest; a plurality of point attributes, said plurality of point attributes including a plurality of locations; wherein each said point of interest is associated with at least two said point attributes, including at least one said location; an application, said application, comprising program logic configured to identify at least one of said plurality of points of interest stored on said data source, said application comprising a probability metric representing a probability that an identified point of interest of said plurality of points of interest would be of interest to a user; and an access device, said access device configured to; receive said position and said heading from said position device, wherein said position is a passive trigger that incorporates a sliding scale, and is based upon one of a single input factor and a combination of input factors to start a query automatically; capture a user request; selectively identify at least one said point of interest using said position, said heading, said application, and said user request, wherein said sliding scale determines whether to invoke said selective identification; and display at least one said point attribute associated with said point of interest. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for providing information to travelers, comprising:
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receiving a plurality of points of interest from a plurality of information suppliers, wherein each said point of interest is associated with a location and a description, wherein said location and said description for each said point of interest is received through a network interface; storing a plurality of automated operating rules, wherein at least one automated operating rule is associated with a passive trigger that incorporates a sliding scale and is based upon one of a single input factor and a combination of input factors that start a query automatically; receiving at least one said input factor; selectively identifying one or more said points of interest, wherein said query, said automated operating rules, and said sliding scale influence the selective identification of one or more said points of interest, such that one or more said points of interest are determined to be of interest to a user based upon a probability metric; and providing at least one location and at least one said description to the user based upon said selective identification. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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