System for dynamically pushing information to a user utilizing global positioning system
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1. A method comprising:
- maintaining an index of information sources, wherein each information source is associated with at least one geographic region; and
initiating the transmission of data from at least one of the information sources to a communications device if the communications device'"'"'s indicated geographic position changes from a first position that is greater than a predefined distance from a geographic region associated with the at least one information source to a second position that is within a predefined distance from a geographic region associated with the at least one information source.
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Abstract
A system is provided for directing region-specific information. The system locates and transmits information to location-specific users. A directed information system links information related to the location-specific users. The directed information system has access to a regionally defined data base for directing region-specific information to location specific-users.
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1. A method comprising:
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maintaining an index of information sources, wherein each information source is associated with at least one geographic region; and initiating the transmission of data from at least one of the information sources to a communications device if the communications device'"'"'s indicated geographic position changes from a first position that is greater than a predefined distance from a geographic region associated with the at least one information source to a second position that is within a predefined distance from a geographic region associated with the at least one information source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system comprising:
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an information source database comprising an index of information sources, wherein each information source in the index is associated with at least one geographic region; and one or more processors configured to initiate the transmission of data to a communications device if the communications device'"'"'s indicated geographic position changes from a first position that is greater than a predefined distance from a geographic region associated with the at least one information source to a second position that is within a predefined distance from a geographic region associated with the at least one information source. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A tangible computer readable media having instructions stored thereon, the instructions comprising:
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instructions for maintaining an index of information sources, wherein each information source in the index is associated with at least one geographic region; instructions for initiating the transmission of data from at least one of the information sources to a communications device if the communications device'"'"'s indicated geographic position changes from a first position that is greater than a predefined distance from a geographic region associated with the at least one information source to a second position that is within a predefined distance from a geographic region associated with the at least one information source.
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