GPS e-marker
AssigneesSony Corporation, Sony Electronics Inc.
InventorYuichiro Deguchi
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Abstract
Method and system for a satellite network data communication enabled electronic bookmarking device for bookmarking positional information of a desired location or locations in addition to bookmarking broadcast music clips over registered radio or television stations is provided.
Claims40
An electronic data marker device, comprising:
- a controller;
- a memory coupled to the controller configured to store data;
- and
- an input/output interface unit coupled to the controller, the input/output interface configured to transmit a signal and in response thereto, receive a position data.
The device of claim I wherein said controller is configured to control said input/output interface unit transmit said position data, and in accordance thereto, receive corresponding information related to said position data.
A method, comprising:
- operating an input unit of a data marking device;
- receiving a location identification;
- receiving a position data;
- and
- generating a position mark corresponding to said input unit operation.
A method, comprising;
- receiving one or more of a data marking device identification code, a position mark, a location identification and a position data;
- retrieving a location data corresponding to said identification code;
- and
- transmitting said retrieved location data.
A satellite network enabled position marking system, comprising;
- a satellite network;
- a location including configured to communicate with said satellite network;
- a data marking device configured to communicate with said satellite network to receive a position data, said data marking device further configured to receive a location identification code from said location;
- and
- a server terminal configured to communicate with said satellite network and said data marking device, said server terminal further configured to receive said position data and said identification code from said data marking device and accordingly, to transmit location information to said data marking device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.