Handheld object selector
AssigneeMotorola, Inc.
InventorsJohn Michael Bragansa, Carlos Antonio Miranda-Knapp, Wayne Wiggins Ballantyne
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Abstract
An object selection apparatus (100) has a geo-location processor (108) that determines the location of a device (120) at the time of an input by a user. The object selection apparatus (100) also has a bearing determination processor (104) that determines a bearing from the device (120) at the time of the user input. The object selection apparatus (100) also has a geo-content retrieval system (118) that retries information that relates to a set of objects that correspond to the location and bearing of the device (120) that was determined at the time of the input.
Claims17
A method, comprising:
- determining a location of a device at a time of an input from a user;
- determining a bearing from the device at the time;
- and
- retrieving information relating to a set of objects that correspond to the determined location and bearing of the device.
An object selector, comprising:
- a geo-location processor for determining a location of a device at a time of an input from a user;
- a bearing determination processor for determining a bearing from the device at the time;
- and
- a geo-content retrieval system for retrieving information relating to a set of objects that correspond to the determined location and bearing of the device.
A computer program product, the computer program product comprising computer instructions for a device performing the steps of:
- determining a location of a device at a time of an input from a user;
- determining a bearing from the device at the time;
- and
- retrieving information relating to a set of objects that correspond to the determined location and bearing of the device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.