Patent ID: 6177905
Filing Date: 2001-01-23
Classification: G01S,H04M

Abstract:
An apparatus comprising:a mobile device for accompanying a user of the mobile device and including an information input facility and an information output facility;a position receiver for indicating a geographical location of the mobile device;a matcher cooperative with the information input facility and the receiver, responsive to information received from the user via the input facility specifying a geographical location and a geographical range around the geographical location in association with a name corresponding to the geographical location, and separately specifying the name in association with user information that the user wants to associate with the geographical location, for repeatedly determining whether a presently indicated said geographical location of the mobile device matches within a specified said geographical range a specified said geographic location that is associated with a specified said name that has specified said user information associated therewith; anda notifier cooperative with the matcher and the information output facility, responsive only to a determination of said match, for generating an alert for alerting the user and disclosing said specified user information to the user via the output facility.