System and method for delivering information at remote locations

A system for providing historical information about a historically notable location, said system comprising:

• (A) a memory device affixed to a physical object positioned at the historically notable location, in a publicly accessible area, the memory device including a programmable random access memory suitable for storing the historical information on the memory device;
• (B) a portable device, separate from the memory device, held by a user, that retrieves the historical information directly from the memory device via a non-permanent proximity link when positioned at the historically notable location and communicates the historical information to a user located at the historically notable location;
• wherein the portable device is capable of loading data corresponding to the historical information, and wherein the data corresponding to the historical information is stored internally within the programmable random access memory of the memory device, and wherein the memory device is free from physical connection to a source of the data at least while the memory device is positioned at the historically notable location, and wherein the memory device is powered via a data line at least while the memory device is positioned at the historically notable location and actively connected to the portable device via the non-permanent proximity link;
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• wherein said communication of the historical information to the user located at the historically notable location sequentially follows and is substantially temporally commensurate with said retrieval of the historical information directly from the memory device.

A method for providing information related to a remote location, the information comprising memorial information about a deceased party where the remote location comprises a cemetery location, said method comprising:

• (A) storing the information on a memory device having programmable random access memory, the information being stored in a format for direct retrieval from the memory device and display to a user with a portable device, wherein the portable device is separate from the memory device, when the portable device reads directly form the memory device via a non-permanent proximity link;
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• (B) affixing the memory device to a physical object positioned at the remote location;
• wherein the portable device is capable of loading data corresponding to the information, and wherein the data corresponding to the information is stored internally within the programmable random access memory of the memory device, and wherein the memory device is free from physical connection to a source of the data at least while the memory device is positioned at the remote location, and wherein the memory device is powered via a data line at least while the memory device is positioned at the remote location and actively connected to the portable device via the non-permanent proximity link;
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• wherein said communication of the information to the user located at the remote location sequentially follows and is substantially temporally commensurate with said retrieval of the information directly from the memory device.

A system for providing information related to a geographically remote and publicly accessible location, said system comprising:

• (A) a memory device affixed to a physical object at the geographically remote and publicly accessible location, the memory device including a programmable random access memory suitable for storing the information on the memory device;
• (B) a portable device, separate from the memory device, held by a user, that directly retrieves the information from the memory device via a non-permanent proximity link when positioned at the geographically remote and publicly accessible location and communicates the information to a user located at the geographically remote and publicly accessible location;
• wherein the portable device is capable of loading data corresponding to the information, and wherein the data corresponding to the information is stored internally within the programmable random access memory of the memory device, and wherein the memory device is free from physical connection to a source of the data at least while the memory device is positioned at the geographically remote and publicly accessible location, and wherein the memory device is powered via a data line at least while the memory device is positioned at the geographically remote and publicly accessible location and actively connected to the portable device via the non-permanent proximity link;
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• wherein said communication of the information to the user located at the geographically remote and publicly accessible location sequentially follows and is substantially temporally commensurate with said retrieval of the information directly from the memory device.

A system for providing information related to a geographically remote and publicly accessible location, said system comprising:

• a memory device affixed at the geographically remote and publicly accessible location, the memory device including a programmable random access memory suitable for storing the information on the memory device;
• a portable device, separate from said memory device;
• a data connector, wherein said data connector, upon wired connection to said portable device and upon contact with said memory device, passed the information directly from said memory device positioned at the geographically remote and publicly accessible location to said portable device located at the geographically remote and publicly accessible location via a non-permanent proximity link;
• wherein the portable device is capable of loading data corresponding to the information, and wherein the data corresponding to the information is stored internally within the programmable random access memory of the memory device, and wherein the memory device is free from physical connection to a source of the data at least while the memory device is positioned at the geographically remote and publicly accessible location, and wherein the memory device is powered via a data line at least while the memory device is positioned at the geographically remote and publicly accessible location and actively connected to the portable device via the non-permanent proximity link;
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• wherein communication of the information to a user of the portable reader located at the geographically remote and publicly accessible location sequentially follows and is substantially temporally commensurate with said passing of the information directly from the memory device.

A data retrieval system for retrieving information relating to an object positioned in a remote and infrequently visited location, comprising:

• a memory device affixed to an object positioned in a remote and infrequently visited location, wherein said memory device is powered via a data line and includes a random access memory for storing information relating to said object;
• a portable device, wherein said portable device is capable of directly loading said information relating to said object onto said memory device via said data line;
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• wherein said portable device is further capable of retrieving said information directly from said memory device via said data line;
• wherein said portable device communicates said retrieved information relating to said object to said user.

A data retrieval system for retrieving information relating to an object positioned in a remote and infrequently visited location, comprising:

• a memory device affixed to a first object, wherein said memory device is powered via a data line and includes a random access memory for storing information relating to a second object, wherein said first object and said second object are positioned in a remote and infrequently visited location, but within proximity of each other;
• a portable device, wherein said portable device is capable of directly loading said information relating to said second object onto said memory device affixed to said first object via a said data line;
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• wherein said portable device retrieves said information directly from said memory device affixed to said first object via said data line;
• wherein said portable device communicates said retrieved information relating to said second object to said user.