System and method for user navigation
View Patent ↗A user profile based navigation system. The navigation system stores location centric information in a database associated with a user profile. Information from the database is provided to users based on a selected user profile, which modifies the types of data provided to a user at a geographic location. Data in the database is loaded into the database based on user supplied information and an indication of user geographic location.
1. A method, using a personal computer device having a GPS receiver, of populating a database comprising:
determining, by the personal computer device using its GPS receiver, a location at which the personal computer device becomes relatively immobile;
transmitting, by the personal computer device, the location of at which the personal computer device becomes relatively immobile to a server;
receiving, by the personal computer device, information regarding the location from the server; and
requesting, by the personal computer device, that the server store the information in a database associated with a user of the personal computer device;
wherein determining a location at which the personal computer device becomes relatively immobile comprises:
evaluating the position of the personal computer device using the GPS receiver;
waiting a preselected time period; reevaluating the position of the personal computer device using the GPS receiver; and
determining if the position of the personal computer device before and after waiting the preselected time period is substantially the same.