@Road Awarded Eleventh Patent for Distributing Location-Relevant Information.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers FREMONT, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 11, 2004 Patent Provides a Method for Automatically Processing and Delivering Location-Relevant Information to Wireless Devices @Road(R) (Nasdaq:ARDI ARDI Association Rwandaise pour la Promotion du Développement Intégré (French) ARDI Accounts Receivable Dollar Inventory ARDI Action Rwandaise pour le Developpement Integre ARDI Annually Renewable Disability Income ), a leading provider of mobile resource management services, today announced that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued patent number 6,664,922 titled "Method for Distributing Location-Relevant Information Using a Network." This is the eleventh In music or music theory an eleventh is the note eleven scale degrees from the root of a chord and also the interval between the root and the eleventh. Since there are only seven degrees in a diatonic scale the eleventh degree is the same as the subdominant and the interval patent awarded to the company. @Road has 39 additional patents pending in jurisdictions throughout the world. The invention upon which this latest patent is based provides for the processing and delivery of location-relevant data that can be delivered to a GPS-enabled handset The part of the telephone that contains the speaker and the microphone. On a desktop phone, the part you hold in your hand is the handset. On a cellphone, the entire phone is the handset. See multihandset cordless and headset. , PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). , an @Road Internet Data Terminal (iDT(TM)) or to any Internet-connected PC. In addition to accessing location-relevant information, this patent allows for a method to conduct business and financial transactions, including credit card purchases via a wireless GPS-enabled device. For example, using a GPS-enabled mobile phone or PDA, an individual could request the location of the nearest service station, specific place of business, or any other point of interest -- including street maps and current traffic conditions. Based on the location information requested and received, additional location-relevant information could also be sent to the end-user, including coupons and advertising promotions for businesses in the vicinity. Additionally, the patent allows for secure credit card transactions and payments from a GPS-enabled device. "Since the inception of @Road, we have focused on protecting our intellectual property by pursuing patents," said Krish Panu, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of @Road. "We are pleased that our patent portfolio grew 37 percent from this time a year ago. We intend to continue to expand our intellectual property portfolio and believe these efforts will extend our leadership position as a provider of MRM MRM Marketing Resource Management MRM Mobile Resource Management MRM Metabolic Response Modifiers MRM Multiple Reaction Monitoring (mass spectrometry) MRM Mormonism Research Ministry MRM Mechanically Recovered Meat services." About @Road @Road (Nasdaq:ARDI) is a leading provider of mobile resource management (MRM) services, a rapidly growing category of productivity solutions integrating wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. , location technologies, hosted software applications, transaction processing Updating the appropriate database records as soon as a transaction (order, payment, etc.) is entered into the computer. It may also imply that confirmations are sent at the same time. Transaction processing systems are the backbone of an organization because they update constantly. and the Internet to help companies better manage mobile workers. Any size organization, in any industry or public sector, in which improving the productivity of mobile workers has an impact on revenue, expenses, customer service and competitive advantage, will benefit from @Road MRM services. Because @Road offers MRM services on a hosted basis, customers avoid expensive and complex software and IT infrastructure investments. Since @Road delivers services on a subscription basis, customers can experience a rapid and measurable return-on-investment. @Road delivers its MRM services to more than 130,000 mobile workers in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. every day. The company has headquarters in Fremont, CA, and secure networked data centers on both U.S. coasts. For more information, visit the @Road web site at www.road.com. Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this press release are forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. involving risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the variability in @Road operating results and profitability, ability of @Road to develop, market and sell services incorporating the patented technology discussed herein, the dependence of @Road on mobile data systems technology, wireless networks, network infrastructure and positioning systems owned and controlled by others, and general economic and political conditions. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in the Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. dated March 12, 2004 and in its other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. @Road undertakes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements contained in this press release. @Road is a registered trademark of At Road, Inc. The @Road logo and iDT are trademarks and/or service marks of At Road, Inc. |
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