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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2022
Yellcast, Inc., San Carlos, CA (US);
Ganesan Venkatakrishnan, San Carlos, CA (US);
William Foster, Santa Fe, NM (US);
Peter Ellenby, Portland, CA (US);
Thomas William Ellenby, San Jose, CA (US);
Yellcast, Inc., San Carlos, CA (US);
Abstract
A method of presenting data on a mobile device is provided, comprising reading a compass and an accelerometer for sensing orientation and movement of the mobile device, initiating a local geographic search or query by pointing the mobile device in a desired direction, determining a boundary for search results, the boundary based on a current location of the mobile device, providing the boundary to a server, storing (a) search rules for a given location, (b) localized storage of POI data, and (c) logic for switching the search from a macro database to a micro database, and initiating a geographic query for points of interest (POIs) that have an associated geographic position within the boundary.