MapHook, Inc. Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120144287 | Geo-Trip Notes - A user may use a mobile device to request information related to a selected topic or a point of interest. A location of the mobile device may be determined to provide the user with informational content related to the selected topic or point of interest. The mobile device may receive and display the informational content as a set of search results. The user may select search results to review content referenced by the selected search results. A verification process or step may ensure that the selected information is relevant to the selected topic or determined location, and a link may be generated relating the topic, the selected search result(s), and the determined location. Moreover, a rating system may be used to provide an indication of the relevancy of search results. Thereafter, users may be provided access to the link when located in close proximity to the determined location. | 06-07-2012 |
20090216733 | GEO-TRIP NOTES - A user may use a mobile device to request information related to a selected topic or a point of interest. A location of the mobile device may be determined in order to provide the user with informational content related to the selected topic or point of interest in close proximity to the user. The mobile device may receive and display the informational content as a set of search results. The user may select one or more of the search results in order to review the information content referenced by the selected one or more search results. A verification process or step may ensure that the selected information is relevant to the selected topic or determined location, and a link may be generated relating the topic, the selected search result(s), and the determined mobile device location. Moreover, a rating system may be used to provide an indication of the relevancy of one or more search results. Thereafter, additional users, or the same users, may be provided access to the link when located in close proximity to the determined location. | 08-27-2009 |
20090187466 | Location-Based Information-Geo Retail Notification - Sales information corresponding to one or more retailers is collected and stored. A customer/user can access the sales information using a client application running on his mobile device. The access may be responsive to a customer profile that establishes the customer's preferences or tastes. The access may be responsive to detecting that the customer's mobile device is within a threshold distance of one or more matching retailers. The access may be responsive to a customer request to obtain the sales information. One or more reminder notes may be sent to the customer to serve as a reminder that the customer likely needs to acquire a product or service. | 07-23-2009 |