Patent ID: 7532898
Filing Date: 2009-05-12
Classification: G01S,H04W

Abstract:
1. In a data processing system, a method comprising: receiving from a remote device a dual transmission hotspot operability/availability transmission (HOT), which includes an identification (ID) of a currently operating and available hotspot, substantially current operating parameters and performance metrics of the hotspot, and a GPS (global positional signal) coordinate of the hotspot, wherein said HOT comprises a first transmission comprising the hotspot's ID and operating parameters and performance metrics and a second transmission comprising the GPS location of the hotspot; storing the HOT as an entry within a hotspot locating database (HLD) comprising multiple entries of HOTs accessible by received user queries, wherein said storing includes: receiving a request from a user searching for hotpots within a particular geographic location; determining which acceptable entries of the multiple entries within the HLD have geographic location parameters in proximity to the particular geographic location; and providing an output of the acceptable entries to the user, wherein said determining includes: enabling a first user interface within which a user may enter said request, said user interface accessible via an Internet connection to the data processing system; wherein said receiving of the request occurs when the user enters and submits the request within the user interface; wherein said providing provides said output via a graphical display associated with said user interface, and wherein for each presented hotspot, said output comprises one or more of a street address, driving directions from an origination point entered by the user within the request, and, when graphics output is support by the user interface, a map of the location of the hotspot; providing a second user interface within which a user may subscribe to become a HOT location mapper; and registering said user with a user account having a number of hotspots that are mapped and provided by the user via a user device, wherein said number of hotspots is tracked and compared to pre-set threshold numbers linked to predetermined incentives provided to the user when the number of hotspots reaches the particular pre-set threshold numbers.