Computerized information presentation apparatus
OwnerRobert F. Gazdzinskiinventor
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Abstract
A computerized information system and computer readable apparatus for use in a transport apparatus. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a computer readable medium having at least one computer program disposed thereon, the at least one program being configured to facilitate ad hoc communication with a personal electronic device of a user, and provide the user with requested information (such as for example direction to a desired business or other entity). At least a portion of the information is obtained via a wireless link with a remote server.
Claims30
Computer readable apparatus comprising a storage medium, said storage medium comprising at least one computer program with a plurality of instructions, the computer readable apparatus being part of a computerized information system disposed on or within a transport apparatus configured to transport at least one person from one location to another, said at least one program being configured to:
- enable an ad hoc communication link with a portable electronic device of a user of the transport apparatus;
- receive an input from the user of the transport apparatus via the portable electronic device and the ad hoc communication link, the input relating to a desired function to be performed by the computerized information system;
- cause access of a remote server via an associated wireless interface to access information relating to the desired function;
- receive accessed information via the wireless interface;
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- implement the desired function using at least a portion of the received information.
Computer readable apparatus of a computerized information system, the apparatus comprising a storage medium, said storage medium comprising at least one computer program with a plurality of instructions, said at least one program being configured to:
- receive, via an ad hoc communication link established with a portable electronic device of a user of the transport apparatus, an input from the user of the transport apparatus, the input generated using the portable electronic device the input relating to a desired function to be performed by the computerized information system;
- cause access of a remote server via an associated wireless interface to access information relating to the desired function;
- receive accessed information via the wireless interface;
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- implement the desired function using at least a portion of the received information;
- wherein the computerized information system is configured to be used on or within a transport apparatus, the transport apparatus configured to transport at least one person from one location to another.
Computer readable apparatus of a computerized information system, the apparatus comprising a storage medium, said storage medium comprising at least one computer program with a plurality of instructions, said at least one program being configured to:
- enable an ad hoc communication link with a portable electronic device of a user of the transport apparatus;
- receive an input from the user of the transport apparatus, the input generated using the portable electronic device and communicated via the ad hoc communication link, the input relating to a user's desire to obtain information, including directions to a business or entity, from the computerized information system;
- cause access of a remote server via an associated wireless interface to access information relating to the directions to the business or entity;
- receive accessed information via the wireless interface;
- and
- provide the user with the information including directions to the business or entity using at least a portion of the received information;
- wherein the computerized information system is configured to be used on or within a transport apparatus, the transport apparatus configured to transport at least one person from one location to another.
Computer readable apparatus of a computerized information system, the apparatus comprising a storage means, said storage means comprising computerized logic configured to:
- receive, via an ad hoc communication link between a portable electronic device of a user of the transport apparatus and the computerized information system, an input from the user, the input generated using the portable electronic device, the input relating to a user's desire to obtain directions to a business or entity from the computerized information system;
- cause access of a remote server means via an associated wireless interface to access information relating to the directions to the business or entity;
- receive accessed information via the wireless interface;
- and
- provide the user with at least a portion of the accessed information relating to the directions to the business or entity via the computerized information system;
- wherein the computerized information system is configured to be used on or within a transport apparatus, the transport apparatus configured to transport at least one person from one location to another.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.