Personal communication system for communicating voice data positioning information

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.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The invention relates generally to a system for communicating data including global-positioning-encoded information. In particular, the present invention relates specifically to a device and system for communicating and retrieving position and position related data. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] Availability of up-to-date information is more important today than ever before and this will continue to be true for the foreseeable future. People want to be well informed, so much so that they travel with cellular phones, beepers, and even portable hand-held Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite receivers. [0003] GPS capable devices generally have a GPS receiver for receiving satellite signals from the GPS satellite network that allow for determination of the device's position. Such devices allow for precisely locating the device in terms of latitude and longitude using the GPS receiver. Some devices have map data stored in memory and a display for s...

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Benefits of technology

"The present invention is a system that allows users to request and receive GPS-coded information through a Personal Communications Device (PCD) or traditional computer system. The system uses GPS engines, routers, and protocols to access and provide information from various providers. The PCD is a small, portable device that combines the functions of a GPS receiver, cell phone, beeper, and computer. It can access and store information without the need for large storage devices or interchangeable storage modules. The system can be used in various applications, such as providing detailed information about a user's location or accessing yellow page-type information. The PCD can also act as a universal coder / decoder to other proprietary GPS data bases. The system allows users to request and receive information in real-time and provides dynamic data retrievals. It also allows non-subscribers to communicate with each other and provides a means for portable Internet access."

Problems solved by technology

The available quantity of map data, however, can overwhelm the memory capability of easily portable computer devices.

This problem is exacerbated when additional information is included and linked with the map data.

In addition, information is more valuable when it is up to date and available at the time of consumption, and such devices do not incorporate a means for updating the stored information.

By way of example, a CD ROM could never maintain an up-to-date list of every 5-star restaurant.

These devices do not provide for automatic or semi-automatic dynamic exchange of on-line position dependent or related information.

In addition, these devices cannot communicate with third parties in the absence of a uniform data format standard.

Such a device does not allow third parties to communicate, tag, interrogate, limit, designate, modify or share this information amongst themselves for any other use.

The problem is that no one data base can contain enough information to fulfill the unique requests of every particular and picky consumer.

The costs associated with providing and maintaining such a large data base would be overwhelming and over-burdening.

Additionally, most consumers do not like reading or compiling vast data bases.

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