Patent Document ID: 20090227269
Application ID: 12398016
Patent Status: 0

Claim One:
1. A system for providing geographic information comprising: a database containing geographic information, the database accessible via a network connection; and a mobile device including a headset and Global Positioning System (GPS) enabled device connectable to the database from a remote location, the GPS enabled device including at least a controller and a position sensor for determining a location of the mobile device and the headset including at least a digital compass being 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 of the GPS enabled device being adapted to receive a thematic query from a user, the controller being further adapted to 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 mobile device and the thematic query, and the geographical information is about the particular object, geographical feature or location.