Personal communication system to send and receive voice data positioning information

• US 8,700,312 B2
• Filed: 03/04/2010
• Issued: 04/15/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/20/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Silver State Intellectual Technologies, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Silver State Intellectual Technologies, Inc.
• Inventors: Obradovich, Michael L., Dinkel, John, Kent, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, Dalena
• Application Number:
  US12/717,882
• Publication Number:
  US 20100228475A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,503 Days
• Field of Search: 701/200, 701/207, 701/208, 701/214, 701/211, 701/213, 340/995, 340/988, 340/990, 340/995.1, 340/995.11, 340/995.12
• US Class Current: 701/409
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/36 Input/output arrangements for on-board computers
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3667 Display of a road map G01C21/3614 takes precedence; guidance using 3D or perspective road maps G01C21/3635
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3889 Transmission of selected map data, e.g. depending on route
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3896 Transmission of map data from central databases
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0969 having a display in the form of a map
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 29/106 using electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/024 Guidance services

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 10 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.

Claims

1. A personal communication device comprising:

a processor;

a display device coupled to the processor;

a GPS receiver coupled to the processor to receive GPS signals;

a transceiver coupled to the processor; and

a projection system coupled to the processor,

wherein the processor, the display device, the transceiver, the GPS receiver and the projection system are included in a housing, and the projection system is configured to project an image onto a viewing surface external to the housing.

2. The personal communication device of claim 1 further comprising an input device coupled to the processor and configured to receive inputs from a user.

3. The personal communication device of claim 1, wherein the projection system is configured to project map information.

4. The personal communication device of claim 1, wherein the projection system is configured to project information related to a location of the GPS receiver based on GPS signals received by the GPS receiver.

5. The personal communication device of claim 1, wherein the projection system is configured to project information related to a location other than a location of the GPS receiver.

6. The personal communication device of claim 1, wherein the projection system is configured to project information received by the transceiver from a third party.

7. The personal communication device of claim 1, wherein the projection system is configured to project information received by the transceiver from a third party based upon a request for the information transmitted to the third party by the transceiver.

8. The personal communication device of claim 7, wherein the transceiver is configured to send an information request to a network comprising a plurality of third party devices, and the plurality of third party devices are configured to transmit responsive information over the network to the transceiver.

9. The personal communication device of claim 8, wherein the information request is tagged with a GPS location of the personal communication device.

10. The personal communication device of claim 1, wherein the projection system is configured to project video onto an external viewing surface.

11. The personal communication device of claim 1, wherein the transceiver is configured for communicating in a cellular phone network.

12. The personal communication device of claim 1, wherein the transceiver is configured for radio communications.

13. The personal communication device of claim 1, wherein the transceiver is configured for telephonic communications.

14. The personal communication device of claim 1, wherein the transceiver is configured for communicating in a satellite communications network.

15. The personal communication device of claim 1, further comprising memory coupled to the processor for storing map information and other data.

16. The personal communication device of claim 1, wherein the display device comprises a touch screen configured to display an image and accept user inputs.