Source: http://www.google.ca/patents/US9591171
Timestamp: 2017-11-21 19:37:07
Document Index: 521721446

Matched Legal Cases: ['Application No. 60', 'Application No. 10', 'Application No. 99960143', 'Application No. 99960143', 'Application No. 2000', 'Application No. 10']

Patent US9591171 - Positional camera and GPS data interchange device - Google Patents
A location tagged data provision and display system. A personal communication device (PCD) with electromagnetic communication capability has a GPS receiver and a display. The PCD requests maps and location tagged data from data providers and other for display on the PCD. The data providers respond to...http://www.google.ca/patents/US9591171?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US9591171 - Positional camera and GPS data interchange device
Publication number US9591171 B2
Application number US 15/006,039
Also published as CA2347760A1, EP1123581A1, EP1123581A4, US6525768, US7748021, US8856848, US9247524, US20010040627, US20030151677, US20030156195, US20030156208, US20100231751, US20140287784, US20160142578, US20170180588, WO2000024131A1
Publication number 006039, 15006039, US 9591171 B2, US 9591171B2, US-B2-9591171, US9591171 B2, US9591171B2
Patent Citations (217), Non-Patent Citations (15), Classifications (29), Legal Events (1)
US 9591171 B2
1. A method of exchanging information between and monitoring the location of individuals, comprising:
a first handheld device associated with a first individual receiving map data by way of wireless communication from a data provider;
the first handheld device receiving, by way of wireless communication, location data concerning a second handheld device associated with a second individual;
the first handheld device showing a map corresponding to the map data on a display of the first handheld device and showing the position of the second handheld device as a second individual icon on the map;
the first handheld device receiving a first input through a touch point on the display, and in response to the first input, the first handheld device initiating communication with the second handheld device; and
the first handheld device receiving a second input, and in response to the second input, the first handheld device indicating that the second individual is not authorized to receive location data concerning the first handheld device.
2. A method as in claim 1 additionally comprising the first handheld device receiving the second individual icon from the second handheld device.
3. A method as in claim 1 additionally comprising the first handheld device sending a first individual icon to the second handheld device.
4. A method as in claim 1 additionally comprising the first handheld device display showing the position of the first handheld device as a first individual icon on the map.
5. A method as in claim 1 additionally comprising the first handheld device receiving from a remote computer system location information regarding prior locations of the second handheld device, and showing a plot of the prior locations on the display.
6. A method as in claim 1 additionally comprising the first handheld device dynamically tracking a location of the second handheld device.
7. A method as in claim 6, comprising the first handheld device periodically receiving, by way of wireless communication, updated location information regarding the second handheld device.
8. A method as in claim 1 additionally comprising the first handheld device obtaining an image via a digital camera, and uploading the image to a remote computer system.
9. A method as in claim 6 additionally comprising the first handheld device indicating that the second handheld device may not have access to the image.
10. A method as in claim 9 additionally comprising the first handheld device indicating that a third handheld device is authorized to access to the image.
11. A method as in claim 1 additionally comprising the first handheld device receiving a location interrogatory, determining whether the source of the interrogatory is authorized to receive data indicative of the position of the first handheld device, and transmitting data indicative of the location of the first handheld device only if the source is authorized.
12. A method as in claim 1 additionally comprising the first handheld device transmitting location data, and not transmitting location data again until after the first handheld device is moved.
13. A method as in claim 1 additionally comprising the first handheld device sending a query to a remote computer regarding locations of a plurality of handheld devices, and the first handheld device receiving from the remote computer location data concerning the plurality of handheld devices.
14. A method as in claim 1 additionally comprising the first handheld device sending an indication that the second individual is authorized to initiate direct communication with the first handheld device.
15. A method as in claim 14 additionally comprising the first handheld device sending an indication that a third individual associated with a third handheld device is not authorized to initiate direct communication with the first handheld device.
16. A method of exchanging information between and monitoring the location of individuals, comprising:
maintaining a computer database of stored information concerning each of first, second and third individuals, the stored information comprising geographic location information, electronic communication information, and access level information;
communicating wirelessly with first, second and third handheld devices;
associating the first individual with the first handheld device, the second individual with the second handheld device, and the third individual with the third handheld device;
receiving geographic location data from each of the first, second and third handheld devices and storing the geographic location data in the computer database;
receiving an input from the first handheld device indicating an access level for the second individual, the access level indicating that the second individual is authorized to receive certain of the stored information concerning the first individual;
determining, based upon the access level information, that the second individual is authorized to receive geographic location data concerning the first individual; and
sending geographic location data concerning the first handheld device to the second handheld device.
17. A method as in claim 16 additionally comprising determining, based on stored access level information, that the third individual is not authorized to receive geographic location information concerning the first individual.
18. A method as in claim 16 additionally comprising periodically receiving updated geographic location data from the first handheld device, and saving the updated geographic location data in the computer database.
19. A method as in claim 18 additionally comprising sending geographic location data concerning the current geographic location and a plurality of previous geographic locations of the first handheld device to the second handheld device.
20. A method as in claim 16 additionally comprising receiving, from the second handheld device, a request to initiate communication with the first individual, determining by analyzing the stored access level information that the second individual is authorized to initiate communication with the first individual, and initiating communication between the second and first handheld devices.
21. A method as in claim 16 additionally comprising sending map data to the second handheld device, the map data including map data concerning the locations of both the first and second handheld devices.
22. A method as in claim 16 additionally comprising receiving, from the first handheld device, a digital image and access level information corresponding to the digital image.
23. A method as in claim 22 additionally comprising determining by analyzing the access level information that the second individual is authorized to access the digital image, and sending the digital image to the second handheld device.
The present application is a continuation application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 14/296,285, filed Jun. 4, 2014, entitled “POSITIONAL CAMERA AND GPS DATA INTERCHANGE DEVICE,” which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/785,315, filed May 21, 2010, now U.S. Pat. No. 8,856,848, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/373,497, filed Feb. 24, 2003, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,748,021, which is a divisional application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/425,320, filed Oct. 21, 1999, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,525,768, which claims the benefit of the filing date of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/105,050, filed Oct. 21, 1998. The disclosure of each of these priority applications is incorporated herein by reference.
FIG. 47 illustrates a process of determining alternative route travel times;
As shown in FIG. 23B, the application module of the device is ported to a computer system not GPS capable, or merely not portable so as to have no need for a GPS receiver. The application module allows non-PCD based computer users to provide data to the data provider in the correct format, as well as receive data from devices or the data provider. This allows the non-device-based computer user to track the location of devices and to collect information to be manually entered into a traditional GPS capable device as an aid in future trip planning.
FIG. 45 illustrates a method of directing a PCD to obtain restaurant-related information from the cell site telephone number. In step 1340 the PCD displays a screen having PHN #, PHN/EMAIL, and RTN ADDRS entry fields. The user enters the cell site telephone number in the PHN U entry field, P or E in the PHN/EMAIL entry field, and either the phone number of the PCD or an e-mail address in the RTN ADDRS entry field. In step 1342 the user enters information in the PHN #, PHN/EMAIL, and WIN ADDRS entry fields. If the user enters P in the PHN/EMAIL entry field, then the user should also enter the phone number of the PCD in the RTN ADDRS entry field. If the user enters E in the PHN/EMAIL entry field, then the user should enter an e-mail address in the RTN ADDRS entry field.
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International Classification H04W64/00, H04B1/3805, H04Q7/32, G08G1/0962, H04M1/725, H04N5/232, H04N5/76, H04N5/225, G03B19/02, H04N101/00, H04N7/18, G01S19/14, G01S19/48, H04N5/907, H04N1/21, H04N1/00, G08G1/0967, H04B1/38
Cooperative Classification G08G1/096716, H04M1/72583, H04B1/3805, H04N7/183, G01S19/14, G08G1/096741, H04W64/006, G08G1/096775, H04N1/2112, H04N5/2252, H04N1/00307
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