Machine-readable representation of geographic information

A machine and geographic location technology, used in location-based services, digital data information retrieval, record carriers used by machines, etc., and can solve problems such as GPS technology privacy concerns

Inactive Publication Date: 2011-06-29
GOOGLE LLC
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Also, some people have privacy concerns about GPS technology, and may not wish to carry a device that could allow precise tracking without their consent

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[0024] figure 1 is a block diagram illustrating a portion of a city of an exemplary environment 100 including machine-readable representations 111-119 for encoding geographic information. In one embodiment, each machine-readable representation 111-119 may be a linear or two-dimensional representation, such as a barcode or two-dimensional barcode, and may be associated with a location, structure, landmark, business, or attraction—just to name a few examples. - The associated information is encoded. In one embodiment, representations 111-119 encode geographic information associated with a corresponding location, structure, landmark, business, or attraction. In some implementations, machine-readable representations 111-119 may be distributed to various locations throughout environment 100 for presentation in association with corresponding locations, structures, landmarks, businesses, or attractions.

[0025] According to one embodiment, a machine-readable representation can be ...

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A computer-implemented location identification method involves obtaining a digital image of a machine-readable representation encoded with a geographic location identifier that is associated with a geographic location, decoding the image of the machine-readable representation to produce the geographic location identifier, and presenting content related to the geographic location and identified using the decoded geographic location identifier.

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technical field [0001] This document relates to the use of portable devices to access and use geographic information encoded in a machine-readable representation at a geographic location. Background technique [0002] Handheld electronic devices, such as cellular telephones, are carried and used by large segments of the population on a daily basis. Many people today would not consider leaving home without their mobile phone, whether they are heading to work, going on vacation, out shopping in town, heading out to dinner or a movie, or just enjoying the various activities nearby. Take a relaxing walk. As cellular communication carriers have expanded network coverage to include ever-increasing domestic and international calling areas, cellular telephones have become a ubiquitous communication facilitator for everyone from businessmen to students. Similarly, advances in technology have enabled cellular telephone manufacturers to reduce the size of mobile phones and offer impr...

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IPC IPC(8): H04W4/02H04W64/00H04W88/02G06F3/048G06F3/0484
CPCG06F17/30061G06F17/30047G06F16/444G06F16/434G06K7/1408G06K19/06009H04W4/029
Inventor阿诺德·萨于盖
OwnerGOOGLE LLC