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Geographical web browser, methods, apparatus and systems
Assignee: Push Data LLC
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Filing: 1998-11-17
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Granted: 2003-02-18
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Expires: 2018-11-17
Abstract
Abstract A geographical web browser allows a user to navigate a network application such as the Word Wide Web by physically navigating in geographical coordinates. For example, a geographical web browser is implemented in a mobile unit such as a dashboard computer. The mobile unit includes one or more transducers such as antennas and is operative to receive locally broadcast signals or to operate a global positioning system (GPS) receiver. As the mobile unit navigates into different physical localities, different web pages are displayed by the geographical web browser. For example, a user desiring to buy a house can set the web browser to a real estate web page. Instead of clicking on a hyperlink to access web pages of properties in an area, the user drives into a first area and automatically receives web pages relating to homes in that area. When the mobile unit crosses town and enters a second area, a new set of web pages is downloaded relating to properties in the second area. The geographical web browser, methods, apparatus and systems disclosed herein enable improved road-navigation and traffic management, advertisement, and related services.
Inventors
- 👤 Eric Morgan Dowling
- 👤 Duncan Leo MacFarlane
- 👤 Mark Nicholas Anastasi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 14:36
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L12/00; H04L12/02; H04L12/16; H04L12/18; H04L12/1859; H04L67/00; H04L67/01; H04L67/02; H04L67/04; H04L67/12; H04L67/50; H04L67/51; H04L67/52; H04L67/55; H04L9/00; H04L9/40; H04W; H04W4/00; H04W4/02; H04W4/029; Y; Y02; Y02D; Y02D30/00; Y02D30/70
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
206 words
A system comprising: a mobile transceiver coupled to a first air-interface antenna and operative to communicate with a network server; a memory device coupled to said transceiver; a network interface module coupled to said transceiver and to said memory, said network interface module operative to control the flow of information with said network server via said transceiver; an input device for indicating a geographical area of interest, the output of said device being coupled to said network interface module; and at least one local broadcast domain entity operative to transmit one or more advertisement packets to one or more mobile units located in a broadcast domain; wherein said network interface module is operative to pass a first geographical application-request packet to said network server indicating said geographical area of interest; whereby said network server passes information related to said geographical area of interest to said network interface module to populate said memory via said transceiver and said air-interface; whereby said mobile transceiver further comprises an information-content selective packet filter configured to automatically generate a second geographical packet when said advertisement packet is found to match an information-content parameter; and whereby said second geographical packet is an information-request packet that requests information related to said information-content parameter.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
206 words
A system comprising: a mobile transceiver coupled to a first air-interface antenna and operative to communicate with a network server; a memory device coupled to said transceiver; a network interface module coupled to said transceiver and to said memory, said network interface module operative to control the flow of information with said network server via said transceiver; an input device for indicating a geographical area of interest, the output of said device being coupled to said network interface module; and at least one local broadcast domain entity operative to transmit one or more advertisement packets to one or more mobile units located in a broadcast domain; wherein said network interface module is operative to pass a first geographical application-request packet to said network server indicating said geographical area of interest; whereby said network server passes information related to said geographical area of interest to said network interface module to populate said memory via said transceiver and said air-interface; whereby said mobile transceiver further comprises an information-content selective packet filter configured to automatically generate a second geographical packet when said advertisement packet is found to match an information-content parameter; and whereby said second geographical packet is an information-request packet that requests information related to said information-content parameter.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
47 words
The system according to claim 1 , whereby said memory stores a digital map including locations of various types of business establishments and said information related to said geographical area of interest provides information needed to update or provide a new coverage area for said digital map.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
The system according to claim 1 , whereby said server transfers to said memory information indicative of at least one business establishment related to said geographical area of interest.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
56 words
The system according to claim 1 , wherein said input device comprises a GPS receiver that receives one or more GPS navigation signals and computes information related to said geographical area of interest, and whereby said server transfers to said memory information indicative of at least one business establishment related to said geographical area of interest.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
274 words
A system comprising: a mobile transceiver coupled to a first air-interface antenna and operative to communicate with a network server; a memory device coupled to said transceiver; a network interface module coupled to said transceiver and to said memory, said network interface module operative to control the flow of information with said network server via said transceiver, and an input device for indicating a geographical area of interest, the output of said device being coupled to said network interface module, said input device comprising a Global Positioning System (GPS) Receiver and an algorithm operative to calculate a geographical area of interest, the output of said GPS Receiver being indicative of the location of said mobile transceiver; wherein said network interface module is operative to pass an application-request packet to said network server indicating said geographical area of interest; whereby said network server passes information related to said geographical area of interest to said network interface module to populate said memory via said transceiver and said air-interface; whereby when said GPS receiver indicates that said mobile transceiver is in a designated locality, web pages pertaining to one or more selected business establishments in the local area are downloaded into said memory; whereby said mobile transceiver receives a broadcast packet from at least one local broadcast domain entity that transmits one or more of said broadcast packets to one or more mobile units located in a broadcast domain; and whereby said mobile transceiver further comprises an information-content selective packet filter configured to automatically generate an information-request packet that requests information related to an information-content parameter when one of said broadcast packets passes through said packet filter.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
274 words
A system comprising: a mobile transceiver coupled to a first air-interface antenna and operative to communicate with a network server; a memory device coupled to said transceiver; a network interface module coupled to said transceiver and to said memory, said network interface module operative to control the flow of information with said network server via said transceiver, and an input device for indicating a geographical area of interest, the output of said device being coupled to said network interface module, said input device comprising a Global Positioning System (GPS) Receiver and an algorithm operative to calculate a geographical area of interest, the output of said GPS Receiver being indicative of the location of said mobile transceiver; wherein said network interface module is operative to pass an application-request packet to said network server indicating said geographical area of interest; whereby said network server passes information related to said geographical area of interest to said network interface module to populate said memory via said transceiver and said air-interface; whereby when said GPS receiver indicates that said mobile transceiver is in a designated locality, web pages pertaining to one or more selected business establishments in the local area are downloaded into said memory; whereby said mobile transceiver receives a broadcast packet from at least one local broadcast domain entity that transmits one or more of said broadcast packets to one or more mobile units located in a broadcast domain; and whereby said mobile transceiver further comprises an information-content selective packet filter configured to automatically generate an information-request packet that requests information related to an information-content parameter when one of said broadcast packets passes through said packet filter.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
51 words
The system according to claim 1 , wherein said mobile unit further comprises a second air interface antenna coupled to a second transceiver, said second air-interface antenna supporting communication with said local broadcast domain entity, and said first air interface antenna supporting a separate wireless network connection with said central server.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
37 words
The system according to claim 1 , wherein said second geographical packet is received by said at least one broadcast domain entity, and is forwarded by said at least one broadcast domain entity to said central server.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
46 words
The system according to claim 7 , wherein said first geographical packet is received by said at least one broadcast domain entity to thereby implicitly identify the geographical area of interest, and is forwarded by said at least one broadcast domain entity to said central server.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
30 words
The system according to claim 1 , wherein said input device comprises a GPS receiver that receives one or more GPS navigation signals and indicates said geographical area of interest.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
213 words
A system comprising: a mobile transceiver means for communicating with a network server, said means coupled to a first air-interface antenna; a memory device coupled to said transceiver means; a network interface means for controlling the flow of information with said network server via said transceiver means, said network interface means coupled to said transceiver means and to said memory device; an input device for indicating a geographical area of interest, the output of said device being coupled to said network interface module; and at least one local broadcast domain entity operative to transmit one or more advertisement packets to one or more mobile units located in a broadcast domain; wherein said network interface means is operative to pass a first geographical application-request packet to said network server indicating said geographical area of interest; whereby said network server passes information related to said geographical area of interest to said network interface means to populate said memory via said transceiver means and said air-interface means; whereby said mobile transceiver means further comprises an information-content selective packet filter configured to automatically generate a second geographical packet when said advertisement packet is found to match an information-content parameter; and whereby said second geographical packet is an information-request packet that requests information related to said information-content parameter.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
213 words
A system comprising: a mobile transceiver means for communicating with a network server, said means coupled to a first air-interface antenna; a memory device coupled to said transceiver means; a network interface means for controlling the flow of information with said network server via said transceiver means, said network interface means coupled to said transceiver means and to said memory device; an input device for indicating a geographical area of interest, the output of said device being coupled to said network interface module; and at least one local broadcast domain entity operative to transmit one or more advertisement packets to one or more mobile units located in a broadcast domain; wherein said network interface means is operative to pass a first geographical application-request packet to said network server indicating said geographical area of interest; whereby said network server passes information related to said geographical area of interest to said network interface means to populate said memory via said transceiver means and said air-interface means; whereby said mobile transceiver means further comprises an information-content selective packet filter configured to automatically generate a second geographical packet when said advertisement packet is found to match an information-content parameter; and whereby said second geographical packet is an information-request packet that requests information related to said information-content parameter.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
82 words
The system according to claim 9 : whereby said mobile transceiver means receives a broadcast packet from at least one local broadcast domain entity that transmits one or more of said broadcast packets to one or more mobile units located in a broadcast domain; whereby said mobile transceiver means further comprises an information-content selective packet filter means for automatically generating an information-request packet that requests information related to said information-content parameter when one of said broadcast packets passes through said packet filter.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
81 words
The system according to claim 9 : whereby said mobile transceiver means receives a broadcast packet from at least one local broadcast domain entity that transmits one or more of said broadcast packets to one or more mobile units located in a broadcast domain; whereby said mobile transceiver further comprises an information-content selective packet filter configured to automatically generate an information-request packet that requests information related to said information-content parameter when one of said broadcast packets passes through said packet filter.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
52 words
The system according to claim 10 , wherein said mobile unit further comprises a second air interface antenna coupled to a second transceiver means, said second air-interface antenna supporting communication with said local broadcast domain entity, and said first air interface antenna supporting a separate wireless network connection with said central server.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
37 words
The system according to claim 10 , wherein said second geographical packet is received by said at least one broadcast domain entity, and is forwarded by said at least one broadcast domain entity to said central server.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
46 words
The system according to claim 14 , wherein said first geographical packet is received by said at least one broadcast domain entity to thereby implicitly identify the geographical area of interest, and is forwarded by said at least one broadcast domain entity to said central server.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
33 words
The system according to claim 10 , wherein said input device comprises a GPS receiver that receives one or more GPS navigation signals and computes information related to said geographical area of interest.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 2006-02-17 | 2006-08-19 | 2007-02-18 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 2010-02-17 | 2010-08-19 | 2011-02-18 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2014-02-17 | 2014-08-19 | 2015-02-18 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |