Patent ID: 9565273
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: G01C,G06F,G06Q,H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A network based computerized system for managing a trip, the system comprising: a network, said network comprising one or more of: a server coupled to said network and running a network based application, said server configured to allow a user of a client computer coupled with said network to store, on said server, data relating to said trip, said server further configured to receive from said client computer a search relating to said trip, wherein said search comprises a location name, a radius around a location corresponding to said location name, and a query to a database for a geographic position corresponding to said location; and a cellular telephone system coupled to said network, said cellular telephone system configured to allow a user of a portable electronic device to wirelessly access said server and download therefrom said data relating to said trip; wherein said portable electronic device performs a geo-locating function for determining a geographic location of said portable electronic device, wherein said portable electronic device accesses a signal relating to said geographic location, said signal generated by a system for determining said geographic location; wherein said portable electronic device is configured to access from said server a portion of said data relating to said trip via a browser based application, wherein said portion of said data relating to said trip is associated with said determined geographic location of said portable electronic device, wherein said data relating to said trip to be displayed on the portable electronic device comprises a first list comprising a plurality of locations within a radius of said geographic position corresponding to said location, and a second list comprising stored trip data relating to said plurality of locations from said first list, and wherein said trip data relating to said trip comprises a plurality of map tiles dynamically displayed on said portable electronic device such that, as said geographic location changes to a new geographic location, a next sequential map tile corresponding to said new geographic location is automatically downloaded from said server and displayed on said portable electronic device; wherein said portable electronic device further comprises a processor configured to plan and manage said trip using said data relating to said trip at said portable device, wherein said trip is a new trip; and wherein said server is configured to bill the user of the portable electronic device for performing said accessing said server.