Patent ID: 7245923

Claim:
A system for providing geographic information comprising: a database containing geographic information, the database accessible via a network connection; and a mobile device connectable to the database from a remote location, the mobile device having a controller and a position sensor for determining a first location referenced by an origin, the controller adapted to retrieve the geographic information from the database based upon the first location, the controller further adapted to receive a thematic query from a user and provide a response to the thematic query by restricting the geographic information presented to the user by a theme defined by the thematic query, with the thematic query further including a thematic portion and a there geospatial portion that corresponds to a particular one of an object, geographical feature or location that intersects a pointing direction of the mobile device as such pointing direction relates to the origin, and the geographic information that is retrieved from the database pertains specifically to the particular one of the object, geographical feature or location that intersects such pointing direction of such mobile device.