Patent ID: 7623966

Claim:
A mobile system for accessing information about a point of interest, comprising: a position device, said position device configured to identify a position; a data source device, said data source device configured to provide: a plurality of points of interest; a plurality of point attributes, said plurality of point attributes including a plurality of locations; wherein each said point of interest is associated with at least one said point attribute; an application, said application comprising program logic configured to identify at least one of said plurality of points of interest stored on said data source; and an access device, said access device configured to: receive said position from said position device, wherein said position is a passive trigger that incorporates a sliding scale, and is based upon one of a single input factor and a combination of input factors that start a query automatically; selectively identify at least one said point of interest using said position and said application, wherein said sliding scale determines whether to invoke said selective identification; and communicate at least one said point attribute associated with said point of interest.