Patent ID: 7475057
Filing Date: 2009-01-06
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method, using a personal computer device having a GPS receiver, of populating a database comprising: determining, by the personal computer device using its GPS receiver, a location at which the personal computer device becomes relatively immobile; transmitting, by the personal computer device, the location of at which the personal computer device becomes relatively immobile to a server; receiving, by the personal computer device, information regarding the location from the server; and requesting, by the personal computer device, that the server store the information in a database associated with a user of the personal computer device; wherein determining a location at which the personal computer device becomes relatively immobile comprises: evaluating the position of the personal computer device using the GPS receiver; waiting a preselected time period; reevaluating the position of the personal computer device using the GPS receiver; and determining if the position of the personal computer device before and after waiting the preselected time period is substantially the same.