System and method for providing information based on geographic position

• US 9,183,584 B2
• Filed: 04/30/2014
• Issued: 11/10/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/29/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Smarter Agent LLC
• Original Assignee: Smarter Agent LLC
• Inventors: Blumberg, Brad W., Blumberg, Eric M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Figueroa, Marisol
• Application Number:
  US14/266,144
• Publication Number:
  US 20140229315A1
• Time in Patent Office: 559 Days
• Field of Search: 4554561-457
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0623 Item investigation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0639 Item locations
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/08 Auctions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/16 Real estate
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/163 Real estate management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/04 specially adapted for terminals or networks with limited capabilities; specially adapted for terminal portability
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/51 Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

A system and method for providing position information using a three-dimensional based grid is provided. The position information may be relayed to an electronic device by providing location information to a database and receiving location-centric information at the electronic device. The system may include a network for continuously updating the database in real-time.

Claims

1. A non-transitory processor-readable medium storing code representing instructions to be executed by a processor, the code comprising code to cause the processor to:

provide from a mobile electronic device to an information system information related to a geographic location associated with a position of the mobile electronic device, the information system being at a geographic location remote from the geographic location of the mobile electronic device;

receive at the mobile electronic device from the information system a plurality of location identifiers, each location identifier from the plurality of location identifiers including a unique street address of a property for sale located proximate to the geographic location of the mobile electronic device;

transmit from the mobile electronic device to the information system data associated with a selection of one location identifier from the plurality of location identifiers;

receive at the mobile electronic device from the information system a menu of location-centric information associated with the selected location identifier, the menu having a plurality of selectable icons to search within a predetermined radius, the plurality of selectable icons including a plurality of icons each configured to initiate a search within a predetermined radius of the geographic location of the mobile electronic device when selected; and

transmit from the mobile electronic device to the information system data associated with a selection of a selectable icon from the plurality of selectable icons of the menu.

2. The non-transitory processor-readable medium of claim 1, wherein based on the geographic location of the mobile electronic device the code is configured to associate a geocode with the menu of location-centric information.

3. The non-transitory processor-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the information system is located at a geographic location different from a geographic location of the property for sale associated with the selected location identifier.

4. The non-transitory processor-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the plurality of selectable icons includes an icon associated with a sale price of the property for sale associated with the selected location identifier.

5. The non-transitory processor-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the menu is a first menu of location-centric information, the code further comprising code to:

after transmitting the data associated with a selection of a selectable icon from the plurality of selectable icons of the first menu,

receive at the mobile electronic device from the information system a second menu of location-centric information associated with the selected location identifier and being associated with the selected selectable icon from the plurality of selectable icons of the first menu,

the second menu having a plurality of selectable icons, each selectable icon from the plurality of selectable icons of the second menu configured to provide information associated with the selected selectable icon from the plurality of selectable icons of the first menu.

6. The non-transitory processor-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the plurality of selectable icons includes at least one of an icon to search within a predetermined radius of one mile of the geographic location of the mobile electronic device, an icon to search within a predetermined radius of five miles of the geographic location of the mobile electronic device, or an icon to search within a predetermined radius of ten miles of the geographic location of the mobile electronic device.

7. A non-transitory processor-readable medium storing code representing instructions to be executed by a processor, the code comprising code to cause the processor to:

provide from a mobile electronic device to an information system information related to a geographic location associated with a position of the mobile electronic device, the information system being at a geographic location remote from the geographic location of the mobile electronic device;

receive at the mobile electronic device from the information system a location identifier associated with a property for sale located proximate to the geographic location of the mobile electronic device and a conduct search icon,

transmit from the mobile electronic device to the information system data associated with a selection of the conduct search icon from the plurality of icons of the menu;

receive at the mobile electronic device from the information system a menu of location-centric information associated with the selected location identifier, the menu having a plurality of selectable icons to search within a predetermined radius, the plurality of selectable icons including a plurality of icons each configured to initiate a search within a predetermined radius of the geographic location of the mobile electronic device when selected; and

transmit from the mobile electronic device to the information system data associated with a selection of an icon from the plurality of icons of the menu.

8. The non-transitory processor-readable medium of claim 7, wherein the location identifier includes a street address of the property for sale.

9. The non-transitory processor-readable medium of claim 7, wherein the plurality of selectable icons includes at least one of an icon to search within a predetermined radius of one mile of the geographic location of the mobile electronic device, an icon to search within a predetermined radius of five miles of the geographic location of the mobile electronic device, or an icon to search within a predetermined radius of ten miles of the geographic location of the mobile electronic device.

10. The non-transitory processor-readable medium of claim 7, wherein the location identifier is a first location identifier, the code further comprising code to:

simultaneously with receiving the first location identifier, receive at the mobile electronic device from the information system a second location identifier, the first location identifier and the second location identifier each associated with a different property for sale located proximate to the geographic location of the mobile electronic device; and

prior to transmitting from the mobile electronic device to the information system data associated with a selection of the conduct search icon, transmit from the mobile electronic device to the information system data associated with a selection of one of the first location identifier and the second location identifier.

11. The non-transitory processor-readable medium of claim 7, wherein the information system is located at a geographic location different from a geographic location of the property for sale associated with the location identifier.

12. A method, comprising:

providing from a mobile electronic device to an information system information related to a geographic location associated with a position of the mobile electronic device, the information system being at a geographic location remote from the geographic location of the mobile electronic device;

receiving at the mobile electronic device from the information system a plurality of location identifiers, each location identifier from the plurality of location identifiers including a unique street address of a property for sale located proximate to the geographic location of the mobile electronic device;

transmitting from the mobile electronic device to the information system data associated with a selection of one location identifier from the plurality of location identifiers;

receiving at the mobile electronic device from the information system a menu of location-centric information associated with the selected location identifier, the menu having a plurality of selectable icons to search within a predetermined radius, the plurality of selectable icons including a plurality of icons each configured to initiate a search within a predetermined radius of the geographic location of the mobile electronic device when selected; and

transmitting from the mobile electronic device to the information system data associated with a selection of a selectable icon from the plurality of selectable icons of the menu.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the information system is located at a geographic location different from a geographic location of the property for sale associated with the selected location identifier.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the plurality of selectable icons includes an icon associated with a sale price of the property for sale associated with the selected location identifier.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein the menu is a first menu of location-centric information, the code further comprising code to:

after transmitting the data associated with a selection of a selectable icon from the plurality of selectable icons of the first menu,

receiving at the mobile electronic device from the information system a second menu of location-centric information associated with the selected location identifier and being associated with the selected selectable icon from the plurality of selectable icons of the first menu,

the second menu having a plurality of selectable icons, each selectable icon from the plurality of selectable icons of the second menu configured to provide information associated with the selected selectable icon from the plurality of selectable icons of the first menu.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein the plurality of selectable icons includes at least one of an icon to search within a predetermined radius of one mile of the geographic location of the mobile electronic device, an icon to search within a predetermined radius of five miles of the geographic location of the mobile electronic device, or an icon to search within a predetermined radius of ten miles of the geographic location of the mobile electronic device.