US 6,983,155 B1
Providing geographic directions to a destination using a mobile wireless communication device
Fred S. Cook, Olathe, Kans. (US)
Assigned to Sprint Communications Company L.P., Overland Park, Kans. (US)
Filed on Aug. 20, 2002, as Appl. No. 10/224,149.
Int. Cl. H04Q 7/20 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 455—456.1 52 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A mobile wireless communication device, comprising:
a reading system configured to read destination data for a destination from a tangible object if the tangible object is positioned in proximity to the reading system;
a control system configured to transmit a query including the destination data to a service control point of a communication network, receive a response to the query that includes the location of the destination, and process the location of the destination to generate geographic directions to the destination; and
a user interface system configured to provide the geographic directions to a user of the mobile wireless communication device to facilitate guiding the user to the destination.