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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 02, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2007
Craig William Fellenstein, Brookfield, CT (US);
Steven Van Jackson, Yardley, PA (US);
Craig William Fellenstein, Brookfield, CT (US);
Steven Van Jackson, Yardley, PA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A tracking method and system. The method comprises receiving by a tracking apparatus, data comprising informational data segments and associated tracking data segments. The tracking apparatus is moved within a specified proximity of a first location. The tracking apparatus senses the first location. The tracking apparatus retrieves a first informational data segment associated with the first location based on a first tracking data segment. The tracking apparatus requests an updated informational data segment associated with the first informational data segment, the first tracking data segment, and the first location. The tracking apparatus retrieves the updated informational data segment. The tracking apparatus broadcasts a specified portion of the updated informational data segment. The specified portion is dependent on a specified condition of the tracking apparatus.