Geographic pointing device
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1. A geographic pointing device comprising:
- a locator means;
a direction means; and
a trigger means.
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Abstract
A geographic pointing device that includes a GPS receiver, a digital compass and informational databases. When a user activates the device, the user'"'"'s position and direction are displayed on a displayed map, as the user travels, the map and direction are continually updated to reflect the movement. Geographically encoded information concerning points of interest is displayed on the map in response to user preferences.
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1. A geographic pointing device comprising:
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a locator means;
a direction means; and
a trigger means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 17)
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8. A location receiver and direction sensor combination apparatus for receiving location, direction and orientation information independent of the location receiver, the location receiver and direction sensor combination apparatus comprising:
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a location receiver for providing location;
a direction sensor for providing orientation to the magnetic north pole of the earth;
a trigger for starting or stopping the apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (3, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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