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A method for distributing locating-relevant information includes providing a GPS position of a client to a server on a data network, and returning location-relevant information by the server based on the specified GPS position. Such location-relevant information include travel or tourist information

A method for distributing locating-relevant information includes providing a GPS position of a client to a server on a data network, and returning location-relevant information by the server based on the specified GPS position. Such location-relevant information include travel or tourist information (e.g., locations of tourist attractions, hotels, or restaurants). Commercial information such as discount coupons or advertising selected based on the Client's GPS position can also be provided. Financial or business transactions can be conducted using the GPS position for authentication or identification.

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A method for distributing locating-relevant information includes providing a GPS position of a client to a server on a data network, and returning location-relevant information by the server based on the specified GPS position. Such location-relevant information include travel or tourist information

A method for distributing locating-relevant information includes providing a GPS position of a client to a server on a data network, and returning location-relevant information by the server based on the specified GPS position. Such location-relevant information include travel or tourist information (e.g., locations of tourist attractions, hotels, or restaurants). Commercial information such as discount coupons or advertising selected based on the Client's GPS position can also be provided. Financial or business transactions can be conducted using the GPS position for authentication or identification. asure further includes associating binary digits of the binary result to at least one distance measure. 37. A method according to claim 33, further including identifying at least one binary representation corresponding to at least one neighbor of the first location. 38. A method according to claim 33, further including identifying at least one binary representation corresponding to at least one neighbor of the second location. 39. A method according to claim 33, further including computing at least one binary representation corresponding to at least one neighbor of the first location. 40. A method according to claim 33, further including computing at least one binary representation corresponding to at least one neighbor of the second location. 41. A method according to claim 33, further including determining at least one of whether the binary representation of the first location is a neighbor of the