Title:
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INDICATING A DIRECTION ON A CELLULAR PHONE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2002065151
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
This invention relates to a method and system for the illustration of the North direction on the display means of a cellular phone. More specifically the present invention includes a method and system for using directional indicators or the cellular base station and tracking technology to communicate to a cellular phone or device the direction of North or any other direction which is implicitly arranged around North. Furthermore the present invention relates to the indication of direction for religious groups which pray in the direction of prominent places such as Mecca.
Inventors:
CHIECHANOWIECKI JEAN HERVE (ZA)
PARVIZI SHAAKH (ZA)
PARVIZI SHAAKH (ZA)
Application Number:
PCT/ZA2000/000247
Publication Date:
November 28, 2002
Filing Date:
December 13, 2000
Export Citation:
Assignee:
CHIECHANOWIECKI JEAN HERVE (ZA)
PARVIZI SHAAKH (ZA)
PARVIZI SHAAKH (ZA)
International Classes:
G01C21/20; (IPC1-7): G01C21/20
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2000013036A1 | 2000-03-09 |
Foreign References:
| US5722083A | 1998-02-24 | |||
| EP0995973A2 | 2000-04-26 | |||
| US4659231A | 1987-04-21 | |||
| FR2533690A1 | 1984-03-30 |
Other References:
PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 009, no. 013 (P - 328) 19 January 1985 (1985-01-19)
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