Patent ID: 8558847
Filing Date: 2013-10-15
Classification: G01C,G06F,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving, by a geotag database comprising a plurality of predetermined geotags, a geotag request from a device associated with a requestor, wherein the plurality of predetermined geotags comprise respective situational information and geographic coordinates, the request comprising geospatial data that identifies a location and a physical orientation of the device associated with the requestor, the geospatial data comprising: comparing the geographic coordinates of each of the plurality of predetermined geotags to the geospatial data received in the request to determine a subset of the plurality of predetermined geotags that are near the location and within a viewing area defined by the physical orientation of the device, wherein the subset of the plurality of predetermined geotags comprises two or more geotags; and sending the determined subset of the plurality of predetermined geotags to the device associated with the requestor in response to the geotag request.