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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 30, 1999
Patrick Barton, Portland, OR (US);
Other;
Abstract
Shown is a method and apparatus for a location sensitive database system. The database system includes a geographic positioning receiver, such as a global positioning system (GPS), and a database processor that receive the location values output by the positioning receiver. The database processor is coupled to a content database and searches the content database responsive to the current location values output by the positioning receiver. Database entries can also be obtained by the database processor sending a content query, which includes the current location values, over a wireless network link to a content server, which searches its own database for entries corresponding to the current location values and, if a matching entry is found, sends the content of the matching entry to the database processor for output to a user. Database entries can also be screened for a match on a user preference selected by a user of the device and based on the current time. The information in the database entries can take a variety of forms including audio and video data. The present system can be adapted to collect data on the user's movements and to collect for developing database content.