Position identification method and system
AssigneeNetworks In Motion, Inc.
InventorsMichael A. Sheha, Angie Sheha, Stephen Petilli
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to a system and method for collecting and maintaining an up-to-date database of points of interests, whereby agents of the points of interests, such as owners or operators of hotels or restaurants, can register their point of interest onto the database by uploading their contact information and physical address. Subsequently, on a periodic basis, the agents of the points of interests may log into the system and update their information, such as operating hours. The collected data is then made accessible to the general public and can be searched through using a variety of search criteria.
Claims20
A method for maintaining a database of information using a communication network, the information including identification information for a plurality of points of interests, said method comprising the steps of:
- establishing, communication between the database and a point-of-interest client, said communication being established through the communication network;
- identifying the point-of-interest client, said point-of-interest client is identified by using one of a telephone number and a communication network address of the point-of-interest client;
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- providing to the point-of-interest client a unique password for accessing the database and uploading into the database identification information of the point-of-interest client, said identification information including one of the telephone number and a physical location of the point-of-interest client,
- wherein the database information can be retrieved by the general public using the communication network.
A machine-readable medium containing a set of executable instructions for causing a processor to perform a method for maintaining a database of information using a communication network, the information including identification information for a plurality of points of interests, said method comprising the steps of:
- establishing communication between the database and a point-of-interest client, said communication being established through the communication network;
- identifying the point-of-interest client, said point-of-interest client is identified by using one of a telephone number and a communication network address of the point-of-interest client;
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- providing to the point-of-interest client a unique password for accessing the database and uploading into the database identification information of the point-of-interest client, said identification information including at least one of the telephone number and a physical location of the point-of-interest client, and
- wherein the database information can be retrieved by the general public using the communication network.
A system for maintaining a database of information using a communication network, the information including identification information for a plurality of points of interests, said system comprising:
- means for establishing communication between the database and a point-of-interest client, said communication being established through the communication network;
- means for identifying the point-of-interest client, said point-of-interest client is identified by using one of a telephone number and a communication network address of the point-of-interest client;
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- means for providing to the point-of-interest client a unique password for accessing the database and uploading into the database identification information of the point-of-interest client, said identification information including at least one of the telephone number and a physical location of the point-of-interest client,
- wherein the information stored on the database can be retrieved by the general public using the communication network.
A system for maintaining a database of information using a communication network, the information including identification information for a plurality of points of interests, said system comprising a geographic identification server, wherein said geographic identification server includes:
- a communication network interface;
- a database server interface;
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- a map server interface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.