Location based information service application

Abstract

A method and system for providing audio information on geographical elements at a geo-location by receiving, at a server, geo-location coordinates of a mobile device; selecting audio files comprising information on the geographical elements located within a predetermined radius of the geo-location; sending the audio files to the mobile device; storing the audio files in a memory on the mobile device; and playing the audio files on the mobile device. The method and system may also periodically receive the geo-location coordinates of the mobile device and compare the received geo-location coordinates to previously received geo-location coordinates to determine if the device has moved to a different geo-location.

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         21 . A method for transmitting an information related to a geographical element to a mobile device comprising:
 receiving, at a server, a plurality of geo-location coordinates from the mobile device;   determining one or more geographic element within a predetermined radius surrounding the geo-location coordinates;   selecting one or more audio files comprising the information on the geographical element; and   transmitting the selected audio files to the mobile device.   
     
     
         22 . The method according to  claim 21 , wherein said audio files meet one or more predetermined criteria. 
     
     
         23 . The method according to  claim 21 , further comprising
 selecting and sending additional audio files to the mobile device in response to determining that the difference between the geo-location coordinates received exceeds a threshold.   
     
     
         24 . The method according to  claim 21 , wherein
 said receiving a plurality of geo-location coordinates is triggered by a stimulus on the mobile device.   
     
     
         25 . The method according to  claim 21 , further comprising
 playing at said mobile device said one or more audio files.   
     
     
         26 . The method according to  claim 23 , further comprising
 receiving from the mobile device said pre-determined criteria.   
     
     
         27 . The method according to  claim 26 , wherein said one or more criteria is selected from the group of audio file size, type of content, and language of the audio files. 
     
     
         28 . The method according to  claim 21 , further comprising
 displaying said geographical element on a map on the mobile device.   
     
     
         29 . A system for transmitting an information related to a geographical element to a mobile device comprising:
 a server coupled to a communications network and comprising at least a microprocessor and a non-transitory computer readable medium; wherein   when the microprocessor executes computer-executable instructions stored upon the non-transitory computer-readable medium, said instructions cause the system to:   receive one or more geo-location coordinates of the mobile device;   identify a geographic element within a pre-determined radius of the geo-location coordinates of the mobile device;   select an audio file comprising information on the geographical element; and   transmit the selected audio file to the mobile device.   
     
     
         30 . The system according to  claim 29 , wherein the audio file is selected based on one or more predetermined criteria. 
     
     
         31 . The system according to  claim 29 , further comprising
 select and send additional audio files to the mobile device in response to determining that the difference between the geo-location coordinates exceeds a threshold.   
     
     
         32 . The system according to  claim 29 , further comprising
 a speaker on the mobile device to play the content of the audio files.   
     
     
         33 . The system according to  claim 29 , further comprising
 a stimulus on the mobile device triggering a transmission of one or more geo-location coordinates to the server.   
     
     
         34 . The system according to  claim 30 , wherein
 said pre-determined criteria are sent to the server by the mobile device   
     
     
         35 . The system according to  claim 34 , wherein said one or more criteria is selected from the group of audio file size, type of content, and language of the audio files. 
     
     
         36 . The system according to  claim 29 , further comprising
 a map displayed on the mobile device where said geographical elements are displayed.