US 6,983,313 B1 | ||
Collaborative location server/system | ||
Mari Korkea-Aho, Helsinki (Finland) | ||
Assigned to Nokia Corporation, Espoo (Finland) | ||
Filed on Jun. 10, 1999, as Appl. No. 9/329,321. | ||
Int. Cl. G06F 15/16 (2006.01) |
U.S. Cl. 709—219 | 32 Claims |
1. A collaborative location server, operatively connected to a network, for storing, retrieving and publishing information
input by a plurality of users of mobile terminals with respect to geographical points, comprising:
a storage which stores location information, including user inputted information in corresponding relation to each of a plurality
of geographical points, said location information including information concerning said geographical points and access right
information relating to said user inputted information;
wherein said user inputted information is stored in said storage along with the location information by mobile terminal users
positioned in a vicinity of at least one of the plurality of geographical points for use by other mobile terminal users when
positioned in the vicinity of said at least one of the plurality of geographical points;
storage means responsive to a storage request, including positioning information and access right information, initiated by
a first mobile terminal user positioned in a vicinity of a geographical point for storing said user inputted information about
said geographical point wherein at least one access right level is applied to at least portions of said user inputted information;
and
retrieval means responsive to a retrieval request, including positioning information and access right information, initiated
by a second mobile terminal user positioned in a vicinity of said geographical point for retrieving at least a portion of
said user inputted information along with the location information concerning said geographical point corresponding to an
access right level of said second mobile terminal requesting said information; and
wherein the location information including at least a portion of said user inputted information is provided to said second
mobile terminal user by way of at least one web link.
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