Webraska Obtains Land-Mark Patent For CD-ROM-Less Navigation Services Using Mobile Phones.PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 7, 1999-- Internet-Based Distributed Navigation (IbDN) On Mobile Phones Will Make Car Navigation See GPS. Systems Obsolete Webraska Mobile Technologies SA, the leading provider of real-time mapping and guidance WAP (1) (Wireless Access Point) See access point. (2) (Wireless Application Protocol) A standard for providing cellular phones, pagers and other handheld devices with secure access to e-mail and text-based Web pages. services for mobile phones, announced today that it was awarded a patent for `an interactive process for use as a navigational aid A navigational aid or Navaid is any sort of marker which aids the traveler in navigation; the term is most commonly used to refer to nautical or aviation travel. Common types of such aids include lighthouses, buoys, fog signals, and daybeacons. and device for its implementation'. The invention relates to a system to be used as a navigation aid comprising a mobile terminal wirelessly linked to a centralised Adj. 1. centralised - drawn toward a center or brought under the control of a central authority; "centralized control of emergency relief efforts"; "centralized government" centralized server, and more specifically to the improvements required to convert a mobile phone into a complete and precise navigational aid system. "More important than the technological innovation, I believe that the real benefit for the final end user will come from the fact that these expensive car navigation products will be replaced by services that will be paid for only when they are really being used", explains Jean-Michel Durocher, Webraska's 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. . "And even more importantly perhaps, IbDN establishes a personalised relationship with the subscribers of the service, helping them solve urban hassles day after day." Mobile phone subscribers will more and more look to their telecom operators to help them answer, at any time and in real-time, questions such as `Where am I?, How do I get from here to where I need to go?". "Personal navigation, helping mobile customers find their way to the nearest ATM, gas station, car parking or whatever, is right at the centre of our services strategy", says Giles Corbett, Cegetel / SFR SFR Swiss Franc (national currency) SFR Société Française du Radiotéléphone (French cellular provider) SFR Single Family Residence SFR Single Family Residence (real estate) manager of value added Value Added The enhancement a company gives its product or service before offering the product to customers. Notes: This can either increase the products price or value. services. "Working with Webraska on their distributed approach has put us in a position to offer the world's best such service." The missing link between car equipment and telematic services, IbDN could be extremely popular. "We expect the market for IbDN to exceed 2 billion dollars by 2005", adds Mr. Durocher. "Although IbDN can be used on wrist watches or car radio, mobile phones are the perfect tool for personal guidance" The full text press release is available at http://www.webraska.com/press/99-oct-06-IbDN-eng.html Webraska. Real-time maps and guidance on your mobile phone. |
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