Global Patent Index - EP 1076889 B1

EP 1076889 B1 20030129 - STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL OF INFORMATION

Title (en)

STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL OF INFORMATION

Title (de)

SPEICHERUNG UND WIEDERAUFFINDUNG VON INFORMATION

Title (fr)

STOCKAGE ET EXTRACTION D'INFORMATIONS

Publication

EP 1076889 B1 20030129 (EN)

Application

EP 99920969 A 19990505

Priority

  • EP 99920969 A 19990505
  • EP 98303520 A 19980505
  • GB 9901394 W 19990505
  • GB 9809600 A 19980505

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9957700A1] A method of storing and/or retrieving location-based information, the method comprising: storing, in a distributed network of data storage devices accessible simultaneously from a plurality of remote user terminals, data defining a plurality of first localities in relation to which information storage is accessible; and selecting ones of said first localities to represent second localities for which information is to be stored and/or retrieved such that: i) said first and second localities bear a predetermined locational relationship; and ii) said first and second localities bear a predetermined relationship in size.

IPC 1-7

G09B 29/00; G06T 17/50; G08G 1/0969

IPC 8 full level

G09B 29/00 (2006.01); G01C 21/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01); G06T 17/05 (2011.01); G08G 1/005 (2006.01); G08G 1/0962 (2006.01); G08G 1/0969 (2006.01); G09B 29/10 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G08G 1/0962 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB IE IT LI NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9957700 A1 19991111; DE 69905151 D1 20030306; DE 69905151 T2 20031016; EP 1076889 A1 20010221; EP 1076889 B1 20030129; JP 2003505744 A 20030212

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 9901394 W 19990505; DE 69905151 T 19990505; EP 99920969 A 19990505; JP 2000547599 A 19990505