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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2001
Michael L Rudd, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Steven L Webb, Loveland, CO (US);
K Douglas Gennetten, Ft Collins, CO (US);
Brian J. Brown, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Jerlyn R Culp, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Michelle R Lehmeier, Loveland, CO (US);
James C. Albritton-McDonald, Bellvue, CO (US);
Terry H. Hildebrandt, Berthoud, CO (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
Systems for providing information to a user are provided. In this regard, a representative system includes an identification device. The identification device incorporates a locator and a transmitter. The locator is configured to facilitate determining a location of the identification device so that information corresponding to a user of the identification device and information associated with the location of the identification device can be transmitted via the transmitter to a services system. In response to the information provided by the identification device, the services system can provide information to the user via the first identification device based, at least in part, on the location of the identification device. Image-capturing devices also are provided.