SI21896A - Procedure of sending, receiving and displaying information as questions and answers on small resolution displays of devices with small processing power and in particular related to at least one optional geographic location - Google Patents

Abstract

The procedure of sending, receiving and displaying information as questions and answers on small resolution displays of devices with small processing power, preferably mobile phones and in particular related to at least one optional geographic location is based on a set of devices, consisting of any number of mobile phones (1), as a mean for the transmission of questions, a phone exchange (2) for mobile technology with relay substations (3) as a communication mean between the devices (1) and the computer (4), and a computer (4) with an installed information database (5), as a mean for processing questions and creating answers. Typical of this invention is that the questions which are submitted via mobile phones are preferably linked to a certain geographic location, preferably the current mobile phone (1) location and that the answers, which are generated by the computer (4) from its database (5) and returned via the exchange (2) to the device (1), also contain in the answer at least one geographic location, where the answer with the corresponding geographic location is displayed on the display of the mobile phone (1), while in the case of the question being linked to a geographic location, the path between the two geographic locations is also displayed: the question as well as answer location.

Description

The process of sending, receiving, and displaying information AS A QUESTION AND ANSWER ON SMALL RESOLUTION DISPLAYS OF PROCESSELY WEAK DEVICES AND EVILS WITH RESPECT TO ALL

LOVE GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION

The subject of the invention

The object of the invention is the process of sending, receiving and displaying information as questions and answers on low resolution displays of process-weak devices, and in particular with respect to any and at least one geographical location, this location being shown on a display on an area map of an adjustable scale. Preferably, the process according to the invention is intended for use with mobile phones, especially those adapted to operate under the wireless application protocol, further on computers, laptops, especially smaller ones, e.g. PDAs, etc., which are equipped or connected to a mobile phone to connect to the computer source of the information sought,

A technical problem

The technical problem solved by the invention is how to design such a process for sending a question, receiving and displaying information in response to a question

29832-2, doc / -04 / D34-Vr devices with low-performance computing capabilities and low resolution displays, e.g. in comparison with PCs, etc., in particular mobile phones, preferably those adapted to work under the wireless application protocol, with the response being in particular linked to at least one specific geographical location.

The prior art

Due to the low capacity of the memory unit and the procession, as well as the limited display and limited battery power, the capabilities of the mobile phone device are very limited compared to PCs.

However, since mobile phones are intended primarily for use in arbitrary locations, there is also a need for specific information related to the selected location, often related to the current location of the mobile phone or the area around it. The information so far requested and obtained through mobile phones does not comply with the selection condition in a sufficiently high-quality manner that relates to the reported location or area. For example, a mobile phone user wants to know where the nearest gas station or a certain goods store or office is located in their current area. Considering that the user does not know the environment, the answer from the database, which contains only the address and / or telephone number, does not say enough. It is also desirable to guide the user to the desired location.

This need is covered by a partially handheld portable satellite navigation device with an installed map. It should be borne in mind that such satellite navigation devices are far from as numerous as mobile phones.

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However, there is a need for such a procedure, which will partially replace the satellite navigation device with a mobile phone, with an additional supply of selective information, that is, information that is ordered by each user at the current choice.

The solution to a technical problem

The described technical problem is solved by the method according to the invention, the essence of which is that the user communicates via a mobile phone with a computer that provides such information by asking him a menu choice provided by the selected computer and at the same time informing the location, where the mobile phone or user is currently located, and the area within which the location that is part of the response should be preferred. For example: where and which inns are located within 5 km of your current mobile phone location.

We determine the information about the current location of the mobile phone and then communicate it in several ways:

1. in the form of a geographical coordinate, read:

a) on the map. The location of the map on the map shall be communicated to the computer operating on the mobile phone by means of a spoken word, SMS or application software embedded in the mobile system based on the selected map or atlas. E.g. after finding the location in the Atlas of Slovenia, enter the location LIST = 23, LINE = C, COLUMN = 4, right = 3, up = 6. The application software on the computer can return us a picture of the selected quadrant, on which the cursor on the screen of the mobile phone accurately determines the location;

b) on a satellite navigation device which may also be an integral part of a mobile phone;

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c) by means of a triangulation system of mobile telephony base stations (this is a service available on certain mobile networks). Application software obtains direct information from the mobile operator about the location of the call number).

2. in the form of an entry

a) nearby address: place, street and house number. The database in the computer under consideration assigns the specified place, street and house numbers to the corresponding data of the selected geocode system.

b) a nearby public company. The database on the computer in question compiles the specified company information into the corresponding data of the selected geocode system.

3. in the form of a reference point entry. The reference point is an alphanumeric code in each location and is also contained in the database of the computer in question, with these reference points densely sown in areas, e.g. the places or places included in the set of information provided by the computer in question. These alphanumeric codes are preferably implemented as signboards in prominent places, e.g. on the streets or facades of buildings. In an improved embodiment, these reference points are made in terms of names, concepts, codes or codes that can be entered manually or automatically (eg optical, magnetic, electromagnetic) into the mobile device. However, we can enter a reference point based on an interview with the operator, who determines our position based on various questions and then sends the answer to our question.

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In a computer database, data bound to any location in the physical space is geocoded. Geocoding, i.e. the marking of information by a mark identifying a particular point in the physical space that is in any way related to that information is done in any way. In Slovenia, geocoding is defined by law and is also carried out by an authorized institution: the Surveying and Mapping Authority of the Republic of Slovenia. However, the provider of the spatial information may geocode its own reference locations.

After entering the reference location, the program then selects from the database or information corresponding to the required parameters from the computer with the user 's interactive participation via the mobile phone or the menu shown in it.

The search terms defined by the user in an interactive connection with the computer are, for example: group search (addresses, inns, types of shops, health care facilities, parking, ...), furthermore can bind the search to a distance from the reference location, for example: within 300 m of this point, it is further possible to search by time zones, e.g. movie theaters that start playing movies at the selected hour or time interval, for example from 6pm to 8pm.

The hits are displayed on the low-resolution screen only in alphanumeric format, with information about the object being searched, including its address, email address, etc., and in particular a phone number that the user can call directly. In another form, the data on the screen on the mobile phone is displayed in graphical form in the sense of a simplified map, which is geographically oriented, preferably north, contains a scale and can be zoomed. Further, the map on the screen shows the location of the mobile phone as it is

29832-2.doc / -04 / D34-Vr communicated to the computer in one of the forms above and the location to which the answer is attached.

The answer can be reported in different forms, namely:

1. in the form of a short message (SMS),

2. in the form of an e-mail,

3. in the form of wireless application protocol (WAP),

4. in the form of a multimedia system (EMMS, MMS),

5. in forms tailored to advanced communications solutions, e.g.

The recipient of spatially bound information may, on the basis of received site-specific data, enter this information on classic maps or atlases. Preferably, this information is linked to an individual location, which is defined on the selected map with data: sheet, section, location in section.

This enables the effective connection of classic mapping materials (maps, atlases) with the services available to the user via the mobile telephony network.

In addition to answering each question, general (public) messages are also received, which are received by all selected mobile phones at any key. E.g. all mobile phones in the selected area are notified that a certain road is closed in the area for traffic within a timeframe. Topic messages that an individual user pre-subscribes to with the provider of these services are also possible.

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The essence of the invention will be explained in more detail below with a description of an embodiment and the accompanying drawings, in which FIG. 1 is a schematic view of devices and their functional interconnections that enable the process of the invention.

The process of sending, receiving, and displaying information as questions and answers on low resolution displays of process-weak devices, and in particular with respect to any and at least one geographical location, is based on a set of devices consisting of a group of arbitrary mobile telephones 1, telephone exchange 2 for mobile technology with relay stations 3 and computer 4 with database 5 information.

Mobile Phones 1 are optional. Depending on our technical capabilities, we can ask questions in various forms:

in alphanumeric form in the prescribed manner; all apparatus 1, even the simplest, as SMS;

by speaking to an operator who searches Base 5 for an answer to our question and communicates it to our request and the technical capabilities of the telephone 1;

by application, preferably the graphic provided by the information provider; only Appliances 1 that support such applications in graphical form.

We pre-define our question geographically by:

maps or atlases selected by the information provider, satellite navigation devices,

29832-2.doc / -04 / D34-Vr the definition of a location by the known closest object or firm located within the closest object, the closest public reference.

The connection between mobile phones 1 and PBX 2 is known and unchanged through relay stations 3.

Telephone exchange 2 and computer 4 with database 5 of the information data are interconnected in any way, depending on their distance from each other. In principle, the connection may be wired or wireless and does not affect the essence of the present invention.

In database 5, each information is provided with information 6 about its geographical location. Preferably, a set of 7 geographic codes of the existing geocode system is used to geocode information with data 6. Alternatively, the information provider may use a special dedicated code set for different geographic locations.

Computer 4 accepts the question that is asked as directed by the provider of this information so that it can be read by the machine and simultaneously located in the room. From the database 5 information computer automatically finds the answer, which is also defined geographically. Given the known geographical location, which is an integral part of the question, the answer contains the geographical location of the information in response and also the most convenient route between the two geographical locations. The route between the two locations is shown on the screen of the appliance 1 according to its capability:

29832-2.doc / -04 / D34-Vr in alphanumeric form in the prescribed manner: all apparatus 1, even the simplest, by voice, by the operator who searches in base 5 for an answer to the question asked locally identify, according to the requester's request and the technical capability of the telephone 1, a graphically map-based display of the information provided in response; only mobile phones that support such reception so that you can see a zoom map showing the locations of the question and answer, and a series of photos with information that may help are part or all of the answer to a question.

The answer may be a map or an atlas, which the computer concludes from the question that the questioner has with him.

The present invention, as described above, is open in the sense that it may also include other dedicated technical features of mobile phones 1 and telephone exchanges 2 that will appear in the future. So e.g. they are already some and will be more massively mobile phones 1 equipped with electronic maps, satellite navigation devices, cameras and the ability to send pictures. All these sources of finding out the current location of a mobile phone 1 oz. the questioner may be involved in the described process of the invention without being modified, not merely updated at the hardware program level.

Claims (6)

Patent claims 1. The process of sending, receiving and displaying information as questions and answers on low-resolution displays of process-poor devices, and in particular with respect to any and at least one geographical location, based on a set of devices consisting of a group of arbitrary mobile telephones (1) , as means of answering, receiving and presenting answers, telephone exchange (2) for mobile technology with relay stations (3), as a means of communication between apparatus (1) and computer (4), and computer (4) with base ( 5) information data, as a means of processing questions and generating answers, characterized in that the questions addressed via mobile phones (1) are preferably associated with a geographical location, preferably with the current location of the apparatus (1), and in the answers generated by the computer (4) from its base (5) and returned via the control panel (2) to the apparatus (1), including at least one geographical location corresponding to the answer, e.g. wherein the answer with the appropriate geographical location is displayed on the screen of the mobile device (1), and if the question is tied to the geographical location, the route between the two geographical locations is also displayed on the screen: the location of the question and the location of the answer. Method according to claim 1, characterized in that the mobile telephone apparatus (1) is asked in various forms, namely: in alphanumeric form in the prescribed manner; all apparatus (1), including the simplest, such as SMS; by speaking to an operator who searches the base (5) for an answer to our question and communicates it to our request and the technical capabilities of the telephone (1); 29832-2.doc / -04 / D34-Vr by application, preferably the graphic provided by the information provider. Method according to claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the questioner defines his question geographically by means of: maps or atlases selected by the information service provider, satellite navigation devices, location definitions by known known closest object or firm located within the closest object, closest public reference marks. Method according to claims 1 to 3, characterized in that in the database (5) all information is provided with information (6) about its geographical location. Method according to claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the path between the Q&A locations is shown on the screen of the apparatus (1) in accordance with its ability to: in alphanumeric form in the prescribed manner: all apparatus (1), even the simplest, by voice, so that the operator who searches the database (5) informs him of the question and locates it in accordance with the requester's question and technical capabilities telephone (1), graphically based on the map and information displayed in response thereto; so that a zoom map is displayed showing the locations of the question and answer, and a series of photos with information that is part or all of the answer to the question may be helpful. 29832-2.doc / -04 / D34-Vr Method according to claims 1 to 5n 2, characterized in that the answer can be tied to a map or atlas, for which the computer (4) from the question concludes that the questioner has it with him.