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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
John Michael Bragansa, Hollywood, FL (US);
Carlos Antonio Miranda-Knapp, Miramar, FL (US);
Wayne Wiggins Ballantyne, Coconut Creek, FL (US);
Assignee:
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 2/130 ; G09G 5/60 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 2/130 ; G09G 5/60 ;
Abstract
An object selection apparatus ( ) has a geo-location processor ( ) that determines the location of a device ( ) at the time of an input by a user. The object selection apparatus ( ) also has a bearing determination processor ( ) that determines a bearing from the device ( ) at the time of the user input. The object selection apparatus ( ) also has a geo-content retrieval system ( ) that retries information that relates to a set of objects that correspond to the location and bearing of the device ( ) that was determined at the time of the input.