Map display system and method

1. A computer system comprising:

a processor;

a memory coupled to the processor;

a receiver coupled to the processor; and

a map display module coupled to the receiver and the memory, the map display module including

a data store configurable to hold data related to one or more interaction rules associated with one or more locations in a predefined area and one or more identifiers; and

a status module configurable to determine a status associated with at least one of the one or more locations on the map, the status being a function of one or more location interaction rules associated with the at least one of the locations.

2. The computer system of claim 1 wherein the status module is configurable to match an identifier associated with a received request for a map with a data store entry in the data store, the data store entry providing the one or more location interaction rules for the at least one of the one or more locations on the map.

3. The computer system of claim 1 wherein the status module is configurable to correlate the one or more location interaction rules for the at least one of the locations on the map with data received by one or more monitoring devices associated with the at least one of the one or more locations on the map.

4. The computer system of claim 1 further comprising:

a location order determination module coupled to the data store, the location order determination module configurable to determine an order in which locations in the predefined area should be traversed by a user based on the one or more identifiers.

5. The computer system of claim 1 further comprising:

a transmitter coupled to the processor, the transmitter configurable to transmit the map display to a display device, the display device configurable to transmit a request for the map display.

6. The computer system of claim 1 wherein the map display module includes logic for generating a signal related to highlighting the at least one location on the map, the highlighting indicative of one or more locations the user is to next visit on the map.

7. A system for receiving a map through a predefined area at a display device, the system comprising:

circuitry for transmitting a request for the map including one or more locations, the request including an identifier associated with a user of the display device;

circuitry for receiving the map including one or more locations, at least one location of the one or more locations associated with one or more location interaction rules verifiable via one or more monitoring devices; and

circuitry for interacting with the one or more monitoring devices to alter the map on the display device as a function of the one or more location interaction rules as modified by one or more user interaction rules associated with the user of the display device.

8. A system for receiving a map through a predefined area at a display device, the system comprising:

circuitry for transmitting a request for the map including one or more locations, the request including an identifier associated with a user of the display device;

circuitry for receiving the map including one or more locations, at least one location of the one or more locations associated with one or more location interaction rules verifiable via one or more monitoring devices; and

circuitry for interacting with the one or more monitoring devices to alter the map on the display device as a function of the one or more location interaction rules.

9. The system of claim 8 further comprising:

circuitry for receiving a status associated with the at least one of the one or more locations on the map.

10. The system of claim 9 wherein circuitry for receiving a status associated with the at least one of the one or more locations on the map comprises:

circuitry for receiving data related to illustrating location detail for the at least one of the one or more locations, the location detail shown being a function of the status.

11. The system of claim 9 wherein circuitry for receiving a status associated with the at least one of the one or more locations on the map comprises:

circuitry for periodically updating the status in accordance with the location interaction rule associated with the at least one of the one or more locations.

12. The system of claim 8 wherein circuitry for receiving the map including one or more locations, at least one location of the one or more locations associated with one or more location interaction rules verifiable via one or more monitoring devices comprises:

circuitry for connecting with a server; and

circuitry for receiving the map altered in accordance with the one or more location interaction rules, the map altered via at least one of obfuscation or activation of metadata for the one or more icons.

13. The system of claim 8 wherein circuitry for transmitting a request for the map including one or more locations, the request including an identifier associated with a user of the display device comprises:

circuitry for wirelessly transmitting the request to a server over a wireless network.

14. The system of claim 13 wherein circuitry for wirelessly transmitting the request to a server over a wireless network comprises:

circuitry for transmitting via at least one of a wireless LAN (WLAN), an IEEE 802 type wireless network, a cellular network, a Bluetooth type wireless network, or a satellite network.

15. The system of claim 8 further comprising:

circuitry for receiving an indication shown on the map display related to whether one or more user interaction rules associated with the identifier affect the map.

16. The system of claim 8 wherein circuitry for receiving the map including one or more locations, at least one location of the one or more locations associated with one or more location interaction rules verifiable via one or more monitoring devices comprises:

circuitry for receiving the map at the display device, the map including one or more locations, at least one location of the one or more locations associated with one or more location interaction rules verifiable via one or more monitoring devices.

17. The system of claim 8 wherein circuitry for transmitting a request for the map including one or more locations, the request including an identifier associated with a user of the display device comprises:

circuitry for transmitting an identifier associated with the display device.

18. The system of claim 8 wherein circuitry for transmitting a request for the map including one or more locations, the request including an identifier associated with a user of the display device comprises:

circuitry for transmitting at least one GPS location associated with the display device.

19. The system of claim 8 wherein circuitry for transmitting a request for the map including one or more locations, the request including an identifier associated with a user of the display device comprises:

circuitry for transmitting at least one traffic condition associated with at least one location in the predefined area.

20. The system of claim 19 wherein circuitry for transmitting at least one traffic condition associated with at least one location in the predefined area comprises:

circuitry for transmitting at least one of an indication of an amount of traffic on a street, an indication of a traffic radar or an indication of a red-light camera associated with at least one location in the predefined area.

21. The system of claim 8 wherein circuitry for transmitting a request for the map including one or more locations, the request including an identifier associated with a user of the display device comprises:

circuitry for transmitting a request for the map including one or more locations to a server, the server configured for at least relaying data received from one or more display devices to another of the one or more display devices.

22. The system of claim 8 wherein circuitry for receiving the map including one or more locations, at least one location of the one or more locations associated with one or more location interaction rules verifiable via one or more monitoring devices comprises:

circuitry for receiving at least one traffic condition associated with at least one location in the predefined area.

23. The system of claim 8 wherein circuitry for receiving the map including one or more locations, at least one location of the one or more locations associated with one or more location interaction rules verifiable via one or more monitoring devices comprises:

circuitry for receiving at least one traffic condition associated with at least one location in the predefined area, the at least one traffic condition received by at least one of the one or more monitoring devices.

24. The system of claim 8 wherein circuitry for receiving the map including one or more locations, at least one location of the one or more locations associated with one or more location interaction rules verifiable via one or more monitoring devices comprises:

circuitry for receiving at least one traffic condition associated with at least one location in the predefined area, the at least one traffic condition received from at least another display device.

25. The system of claim 8 further comprising:

circuitry for transmitting a message for a user associated with at least one other display device.

26. The system of claim 8 wherein circuitry for receiving the map including one or more locations, at least one location of the one or more locations associated with one or more location interaction rules verifiable via one or more monitoring devices comprises:

circuitry for receiving at least one status associated with at least one location, the at least one status indicating a prior presence at the at least one location by at least one other user.

27. The system of claim 8 wherein circuitry for receiving the map including one or more locations, at least one location of the one or more locations associated with one or more location interaction rules verifiable via one or more monitoring devices comprises:

circuitry for receiving at least one confidence level associated with at least one location.

28. The system of claim 8 wherein circuitry for receiving the map including one or more locations, at least one location of the one or more locations associated with one or more location interaction rules verifiable via one or more monitoring devices comprises:

circuitry for receiving the map at a display device associated with another user.

29. The system of claim 8 wherein circuitry for transmitting a request for the map including one or more locations, the request including an identifier associated with a user of the display device comprises:

circuitry for transmitting a request to share at least a portion of the map with one or more of another user, a group of individuals or a network of groups.

30. The system of claim 8 wherein circuitry for interacting with the one or more monitoring devices to alter the map on the display device as a function of the one or more location interaction rules comprises:

circuitry for actuating a speaker of the display device as a function of the one or more location interaction rules.