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Method for sorting and displaying data on a portable electronic device

  • US 8,161,031 B2
  • Filed: 05/15/2006
  • Issued: 04/17/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/15/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of sorting and displaying data on a portable electronic device comprising:

  • determining geographical coordinates of said portable electronic device;

    providing search criteria to said portable electronic device, said search criteria including a search radius, wherein said search area is a sector of a circle that is defined by said search radius, said search radius originating at said geographical coordinates of said portable electronic device;

    sending said search criteria to a server to cause said server to perform a search in a database on said server based on said search criteria, said search resulting in a list of database records;

    receiving, at said portable electronic device, said list of database records from said server;

    determining a pointing direction of said portable electronic device, wherein said pointing direction is a pointing direction of a forward end of said portable electronic device;

    determining a search area based on the pointing direction of said portable electronic device; and

    displaying selected records from said list of database records on a display screen of said portable electronic device, said selected database records having geographic coordinates located within said search area.

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