Positional camera and GPS data interchange device

• US 7,748,021 B2
• Filed: 02/24/2003
• Issued: 06/29/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/21/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Silver State Intellectual Technologies, Inc.
• Original Assignee: American Calcar, Inc.
• Inventors: Obradovich, Michael L.
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran; Sinh
• Assistant Examiner(s): Lam; Hung H
• Application Number:
  US10/373,497
• Publication Number:
  US 20030151677A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,682 Days
• Field of Search: 348/211.1, 348/14.01, 725/105
• US Class Current: 725/105
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/14 specially adapted for specific applications
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096716 where the received information does not generate an automatic action on the vehicle control
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096741 where the source of the transmitted information selects which information to transmit to each vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096775 where the origin of the information is a central station
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3805 with built-in auxiliary receivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72469 for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00307 with a mobile telephone apparatus constructional features of portable telephone sets H04M1/0202; mobile radio systems H04W84/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/2112 using still video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/51 Housings
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/183 for receiving images from a single remote source
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/006 with additional information processing, e.g. for direction or speed determination

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 for obtaining camera information using a network based system including a central computer system and at least one personal communication device, said method comprising:

identifying a plurality of cameras by the personal communication device based on a first location of the personal communication device;

selecting a first one of the cameras by the personal communication device;

determining a type of network utilized by the central computer system;

selecting a network that is compatible with the personal communication device and the central computer system;

adjusting the personal communication device as necessary to maintain communication compatibility with the network;

receiving transmissions from the first camera comprising first data related to conditions at or proximate to the location of the first camera;

formatting the first data for display on a display device of the personal communication device;

displaying the first data on the display device of the personal communication device;

moving the personal communication device to a second location different from the first location while maintaining communication between the personal communication device and the network;

selecting a second one of the plurality of t cameras based on the second location of the personal communication device;

receiving transmissions from the second camera comprising second data related to conditions at or proximate to the location of the second camera;

formatting the second data for display on a display device of the personal communication device; and

displaying the second data on the display device of the personal communication device.