System and method for providing a descriptor for a location to a recipient

Patent 8099086 Issued on January 17, 2012. Estimated Expiration Date:

June 21, 2026. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventors

Assignee

Ektimisi Semiotics Holdings, LLC

Application

No. 11425650 filed on 06/21/2006

US Classes:

455/414.2User location independent information retrieval

Examiners

Primary: Kincaid, Lester
Assistant: Jama, Isaak R

International Class

H04M 3/42

Abstract

A method for providing a descriptor of a location to a recipient includes receiving geographical position data of the location from a user and using the geographical position data to identify a plurality of regions near or including the location. Each region is associated with a descriptor. The recipient's level of familiarity with each of the regions is determined and a region is selected based on the recipient's level of familiarity with the selected region. Once the region is selected, the descriptor associated with the selected region is provided to the recipient via the user.