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Method and system for sending location coded images

  • US 7,630,737 B2
  • Filed: 11/07/2005
  • Issued: 12/08/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/09/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A wireless device, comprising:

  • a means for receiving at the wireless device positioning data to determine an approximate location of the wireless device;

    a transceiver capable of data communication with a network;

    an imager capable of capturing a digital image;

    a controller coupled to the means for receiving, the transceiver, and the imager, where the controller associates the digital image with the positioning data and transmits the positioning data and the associated digital image from the wireless device to the network to determine a more precise location of the wireless device than the approximate location based on the combination of the positioning data and the associated digital image; and

    a tagging message received by the transceiver that results in the controller activating the imager.

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