Method for sorting and displaying data on a portable electronic device

摘要

A method of sorting and displaying data on a portable electronic device includes: determining geographical coordinates of the portable electronic device, providing search criteria to the portable electronic device, performing a search in a database based on the search criteria resulting in a list of database records, determining a search area of the portable electronic device and displaying selected records from the list of database records on a display screen of the portable electronic device. Each of the selected records is located within a search radius, which originates at the geographical coordinates of the portable electronic device, and within the search area, which is determined based on a pointing direction of the portable electronic device.

主权项

1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions executable by a processor of a portable electronic device to configure the portable electronic device to:
determine geographical coordinates of the portable electronic device; send a search request to a server to cause the server to perform a search in a database at the server based on search criteria and a radius extending from the geographical coordinates of the portable electronic device; receive, at the portable electronic device, a plurality of database records from the server; determine a pointing direction of the portable electronic device; determine a search area based on the pointing direction of the portable electronic device; and display one or more records from the plurality of database records on a display of the portable electronic device, the one or more records having geographic coordinates located within the search area.