Patent Document ID: 8023962
Application ID: 11811516

Base Claim:
1. 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, a position sensor for determining a location of the mobile device and a pointing device adapted to orient the mobile device pointing in a direction to intersect a particular one of an object, geographical feature or location of interest to a user, the controller being adapted to receive a thematic query from a user, the controller being further adapted retrieve a portion of the geographic information from the database selected by a combination of the location of the mobile device, a pointing direction of the device and the thematic query, and the geographical information is about the particular object, geographical feature or location.

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Claim 3:
3. The system of claim 1 wherein the position sensor is a Global Positioning Sensor (GPS.)