Legacy cellular device with upgraded GIS functionality
First Claim
1. A method for implementing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data collection utilizing a legacy electronic device, said method comprising:
- installing a GIS data collector application upon a legacy electronic device which is not originally intended to be used as a GIS data recording device;
selecting a data dictionary comprising at least one desired GIS feature type which was not originally intended for use by said legacy electronic device based upon an assigned membership of said legacy electronic device to a workgroup;
sending said data dictionary to said legacy electronic device via a wireless communication network,determining that said data dictionary is not vet resident upon said legacy electronic device using said GIS data collector application; and
automatically sending said data dictionary to said legacy electronic device.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention recite a method for implementing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data collection utilizing a legacy electronic device. In one embodiment, a GIS data collector application is installed upon a legacy electronic device which is not originally intended to be used as a GIS data recording device. The method further comprises selecting a data dictionary comprising at least one desired GIS feature type which was not originally intended for use by the legacy electronic device based upon an assigned membership of the legacy electronic device to a workgroup. The method further comprises sending the data dictionary to the legacy electronic device via a wireless communication network.
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33 Claims
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1. A method for implementing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data collection utilizing a legacy electronic device, said method comprising:
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installing a GIS data collector application upon a legacy electronic device which is not originally intended to be used as a GIS data recording device; selecting a data dictionary comprising at least one desired GIS feature type which was not originally intended for use by said legacy electronic device based upon an assigned membership of said legacy electronic device to a workgroup; sending said data dictionary to said legacy electronic device via a wireless communication network, determining that said data dictionary is not vet resident upon said legacy electronic device using said GIS data collector application; and automatically sending said data dictionary to said legacy electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for implementing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data collection utilizing a legacy electronic device, said system comprising:
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a legacy electronic device which is not originally intended to be used as a GIS data recording device; an assigned membership determiner for determining the membership of said legacy electronic device in a workgroup using a unique identification; a data dictionary selector for selecting a data dictionary based upon the assigned membership of said legacy electronic device in said workgroup and wherein said data dictionary comprises at least one desired GIS feature type which was not originally intended for use by said legacy electronic device; a GIS data collector application resident upon said legacy electronic device for enabling said legacy electronic device to perform GIS data collection functions; a wireless communication interface for enabling said legacy electronic device to access a wireless network; a data dictionary forwarder communicatively coupled with said legacy electronic device for sending said data dictionary to said legacy electronic device; and a data dictionary detector for determining whether said data dictionary is resident upon said legacy electronic device and wherein said data dictionary forwarder automatically sends said data dictionary to said legacy electronic device in response to a message from said data dictionary detector. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for implementing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data collection utilizing a legacy electronic device, said method comprising:
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utilizing a GIS data collector application resident upon a legacy electronic device which is not originally intended to be used as a GIS data recording device to collect GIS data; selecting a data dictionary comprising at least one desired GIS feature type which was not originally intended for use by a legacy electronic device based upon an assigned membership of said legacy electronic device to a workgroup; automatically sending the collected GIS data from said legacy electronic device via a wireless network wherein said GIS data collector application initiates said automatic sending; automatically sending said data dictionary to said legacy electronic device via a wireless network; using said GIS data collector application to determine that said data dictionary is not yet resident upon said legacy electronic device; and using said GIS data collector application to automatically generate a request for said GIS data collector application. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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