Portable communications device and method of use
First Claim
1. A communications device sized to be carried on the user'"'"'s person, comprising:
- a processor;
a memory communicatively coupled to said processor;
a program code stored in said memory and executable by said processor;
an audio input device communicatively coupled to said processor;
an audio output device communicatively coupled to said processor;
a location module communicatively coupled to said processor and configured to determine information of the location of the device;
a mobile telephone network transceiver communicatively coupled to said processor and configured to wirelessly communicate via a mobile telephone network; and
a wireless area network transceiver communicatively coupled to said processor and configured to wirelessly communicate via a wireless area network.
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Abstract
A system, method, apparatus and computer program product for providing location based functions and mobile e-commerce comprising a central processing unit including a processor, a storage device, and programming stored in the storage device, a display device, an audio input device, an audio output device, a communications module, a commerce module, an image module, and a location module. The programming controls the operation of the present invention to provide functions based on location data, to facilitate commercial exchanges by wirelessly exchanging payment and product information with venders, to identify services such as venders meeting selection criteria, to wirelessly exchange select information with other users and systems, to restrict and/or monitor the use of the device based on authorized user parameters, to select one of a plurality networks through which to communicate, to detect a trigger for performing an action based on a change in location and sensed data, to store a voice annotation with a computer data file, to determine service providers and associated communication parameters, to contemporaneously maintain a wireless voice and data link, to provide a system for selecting mobile advertisements, and many other functions and services that are described herein.
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39 Claims
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1. A communications device sized to be carried on the user'"'"'s person, comprising:
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a processor;
a memory communicatively coupled to said processor;
a program code stored in said memory and executable by said processor;
an audio input device communicatively coupled to said processor;
an audio output device communicatively coupled to said processor;
a location module communicatively coupled to said processor and configured to determine information of the location of the device;
a mobile telephone network transceiver communicatively coupled to said processor and configured to wirelessly communicate via a mobile telephone network; and
a wireless area network transceiver communicatively coupled to said processor and configured to wirelessly communicate via a wireless area network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of using a communications device sized to be carried on the user'"'"'s person, the method comprising:
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determining location information of the device;
receiving image data via an image input device;
wirelessly transmitting the image data;
establishing a first wireless communication link via a wireless mobile telephone network; and
establishing a second wireless communication link via a wireless area network. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A method of using a communications device sized to be carried on the user'"'"'s person, comprising:
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establishing a first wireless communication link via a wireless mobile telephone network;
establishing a second wireless communication link a wireless LAN;
establishing a third communication link via a wireless PAN. determining information of the location of the device;
receiving image data via an image input device;
storing the image data in memory;
wirelessly transmitting the image data;
audibly and visually producing an audio-video recording; and
audibly producing a MP3 recording.
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