Positional camera and GPS data interchange device
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1. A method of exchanging information between and monitoring the location of individuals, comprising:
- a first handheld device associated with a first individual receiving map data by way of wireless communication from a data provider;
the first handheld device receiving, by way of wireless communication, location data concerning a second handheld device associated with a second individual;
the first handheld device showing a map corresponding to the map data on a display of the first handheld device and showing the position of the second handheld device as a second individual icon on the map;
the first handheld device receiving a first input through a touch point on the display, and in response to the first input, the first handheld device initiating communication with the second handheld device; and
the first handheld device receiving a second input, and in response to the second input, the first handheld device indicating that the second individual is not authorized to receive location data concerning the first handheld device.
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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.
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1. A method of exchanging information between and monitoring the location of individuals, comprising:
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a first handheld device associated with a first individual receiving map data by way of wireless communication from a data provider; the first handheld device receiving, by way of wireless communication, location data concerning a second handheld device associated with a second individual; the first handheld device showing a map corresponding to the map data on a display of the first handheld device and showing the position of the second handheld device as a second individual icon on the map; the first handheld device receiving a first input through a touch point on the display, and in response to the first input, the first handheld device initiating communication with the second handheld device; and the first handheld device receiving a second input, and in response to the second input, the first handheld device indicating that the second individual is not authorized to receive location data concerning the first handheld device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of exchanging information between and monitoring the location of individuals, comprising:
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maintaining a computer database of stored information concerning each of first, second and third individuals, the stored information comprising geographic location information, electronic communication information, and access level information; communicating wirelessly with first, second and third handheld devices; associating the first individual with the first handheld device, the second individual with the second handheld device, and the third individual with the third handheld device; receiving geographic location data from each of the first, second and third handheld devices and storing the geographic location data in the computer database; receiving an input from the first handheld device indicating an access level for the second individual, the access level indicating that the second individual is authorized to receive certain of the stored information concerning the first individual; determining, based upon the access level information, that the second individual is authorized to receive geographic location data concerning the first individual; and sending geographic location data concerning the first handheld device to the second handheld device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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