Patent ID: 8676587
Filing Date: 2014-03-18
Classification: B66B,G01C,G05B,G05D,G06F,G06Q,G06T,G10L,H04L,H04N,H04W,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of enabling a user to locate an entity, the method comprising: downloading data from a server to a computerized information apparatus, the data relating to a particular geographic location; storing the data on a storage device of the computerized information apparatus; receiving a user's speech input via a microphone of the computerized apparatus; digitizing the speech input; utilizing at least one speech recognition algorithm to evaluate the digitized speech input so as to identify at least one word or phrase therein; using the identified at least one word or phrase to identify at least one matching entity, the identification of the at least one matching entity comprising accessing at least a portion of the downloaded and stored data; determining a location of the at least one matching entity within the particular geographic location; and displaying a graphical representation of the location of the at least one matching entity, including surroundings thereof and one or more other entities proximate thereto.