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Personal communication and positioning system
Assignee: Silver State Intellectual Technologies Inc
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Filing: 1998-07-30
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Granted: 2000-10-17
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Expires: 2018-07-30
Abstract
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.
Inventors
- 👤 Michael L. Obradovich
- 👤 John Pirtle
- 👤 Corena Dusek
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 17:24
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09B; G09B29/00; G09B29/10; G09B29/106; G01; G01C; G01C21/00; G01C21/20; G08; G08G; G08G1/00; G08G1/09; G08G1/0962; H; H04; H04L; H04L67/00; H04L67/50; H04L67/52; H04W; H04W4/00; H04W4/02; H04W4/029
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
417 words
A locating and map downloading system comprising: a personal digital communicator comprising: a display; a receiver for receiving GPS signals; a first transceiver; a first modem coupled to the transceiver and to a first digital processor; communicator input means for formatting a request for map information; the first digital processor providing a means for processing the GPS signals and determining therefrom the location of the communicator, for transmitting via the first modem and the first transceiver the request for map information, for displaying on the display map information responsive to the request, and for displaying on the display the communicator location with reference to the map information; and a map storage and transmitting device comprising a second transceiver, a second modem coupled to the second transceiver and a second digital processor, memory for storing map information in digital form, the second digital processor providing a means for determining which map information stored in the memory is responsive to the request and transmitting via the second modem and the second transceiver the map information responsive to the request, the map storage and transmittal device memory stores additionally stored data associated with discrete data points within the map information and such additionally stored data is transmitted with the responsive map information; a condition reporting device comprising: a processor; a computer memory storing information, the computer memory being accessible by the processor and containing at least location identification information; at least one weather condition sensor providing external information to the processor, the processor storing the external information in the computer memory; a vehicular traffic condition sensor providing vehicular traffic information to the processor, the processor storing the vehicular traffic information in the computer memory; and output means for transmitting information in the computer memory to the map storage and transmitting device; wherein the map storage and transmittal device receives the information transmitted by the condition reporting device via the second transceiver and the second modem and the second digital processor stores the information transmitted by the condition reporting device in the map storage and transmittal device memory; wherein the map storage and transmittal device stores the information transmitted by the condition reporting device as additionally stored data associated with discrete data points; wherein the first processor determines a route to a selected marker; and wherein the first processor transmits via the first modem and the first transceiver the location of the selected marker and a request for locations of condition reporting devices within a predefined distance of the selected marker.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
417 words
A locating and map downloading system comprising: a personal digital communicator comprising: a display; a receiver for receiving GPS signals; a first transceiver; a first modem coupled to the transceiver and to a first digital processor; communicator input means for formatting a request for map information; the first digital processor providing a means for processing the GPS signals and determining therefrom the location of the communicator, for transmitting via the first modem and the first transceiver the request for map information, for displaying on the display map information responsive to the request, and for displaying on the display the communicator location with reference to the map information; and a map storage and transmitting device comprising a second transceiver, a second modem coupled to the second transceiver and a second digital processor, memory for storing map information in digital form, the second digital processor providing a means for determining which map information stored in the memory is responsive to the request and transmitting via the second modem and the second transceiver the map information responsive to the request, the map storage and transmittal device memory stores additionally stored data associated with discrete data points within the map information and such additionally stored data is transmitted with the responsive map information; a condition reporting device comprising: a processor; a computer memory storing information, the computer memory being accessible by the processor and containing at least location identification information; at least one weather condition sensor providing external information to the processor, the processor storing the external information in the computer memory; a vehicular traffic condition sensor providing vehicular traffic information to the processor, the processor storing the vehicular traffic information in the computer memory; and output means for transmitting information in the computer memory to the map storage and transmitting device; wherein the map storage and transmittal device receives the information transmitted by the condition reporting device via the second transceiver and the second modem and the second digital processor stores the information transmitted by the condition reporting device in the map storage and transmittal device memory; wherein the map storage and transmittal device stores the information transmitted by the condition reporting device as additionally stored data associated with discrete data points; wherein the first processor determines a route to a selected marker; and wherein the first processor transmits via the first modem and the first transceiver the location of the selected marker and a request for locations of condition reporting devices within a predefined distance of the selected marker.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
51 words
The locating and map downloading system of claim 1 wherein the first processor transmits via the first modem and the first transceiver data indicative of the route to the selected marker and a request for locations of condition reporting devices within a predefined distance of the route to the selected marker.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
47 words
The locating and map downloading system of claim 2 wherein the second processor determines locations of condition reporting devices within a predefined distance of the route to the selected marker and transmits via the second modem and the second transceiver the locations of such condition reporting devices.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
47 words
The locating and map downloading system of claim 1 wherein the second processor determines locations of condition reporting devices within a predefined distance of the location of the selected marker and transmits via the second modem and the second transceiver the locations of such condition reporting devices.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
53 words
The locating and map downloading system of claim 1 wherein the second processor determines the condition reporting device closest to the personal digital communicator within a predefined distance of the route to the selected marker and transmits via the second modem and the second transceiver the information transmitted by that condition reporting device.
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