Jan. 10 2005

Patents Describe Architecture for Delivering and Receiving Information for Commercial, Government/Military and Consumer Applications

Xybernaut(R) Corporation (Nasdaq:XYBR), today announced it has been granted two new patents for leaving and retrieving messages and data of all types at specific locations -- such as coordinate waypoints -- within a commercial mobile radio service (CMRS) provider network or other networks.

The patent, called "Way Point" (coordinate location), describes the technology for directing messages or information to a specific location or a pre-determined distance surrounding a location. The information, which could be personalized for individuals or organizations, could be any type of information, including voice messages, audio, video, animation, Web sites, documents, text or e-mail.

Xybernaut Way Point patents are recognized in numerous countries and cover a wide variety of potential business and consumer applications. Examples of business applications would be direct marketing, one-to-one marketing, field force automation, asset management and electronic commerce. Consumer applications might be emergency response; locating a missing person; notifying drivers of dangers before they approach an accident scene or road hazard; notifying consumers of discounts near a retail outlet; tracking military troop movement, or notifying travelers of the location of a favorite type of restaurant.

"Way Point is an important new patented technology because it provides a communication system for accessing as well as distributing information over a wireless network at specific longitudinal and latitudinal coordinate locations or waypoints," said Edward G. Newman, chairman and CEO of Xybernaut. "Developers who license this intellectual property will be able to design Way Point-enabled devices or networks which can determine locations around the globe for delivering specific information at various levels of security. Additionally, subscribers to Way Point-enabled systems will be able to define information preferences and the manner in which information will be presented."

Xybernaut is currently discussing applications with corporations, government entities and other organizations, according to Newman. "Commercial applications that might utilize Way Point technology should be available in the near future, especially considering the impact of recent federal mandates for the 911 emergency system," Newman added.

Since Way Point is device independent, it will work with any device such as GPS-enabled or other location-determining devices that can communicate and/or retrieve data over the CMRS and other networks.

The devices could be currently available items such as cell phones, PDAs, wearable computers, laptops, GPS-enabled automobiles or future technology. The information could be accessible by any subscriber or specifically tailored for certain individuals or subscriber segment(s). Subscribers will be able to retrieve information at specific coordinate locations while traveling within the network.

Examples of current networks on which the Way Point architecture can operate include cellular networks, satellite arrays, two-way radio or spread spectrum microwave networks. Many other types of communications networks are under development, such as geographically-based 802.11 "Hot Spots" that provide broadband wireless network connectivity within a defined area.

Users/subscribers will carry or transport location-aware (such as GPS) or intelligent devices for communicating and/or retrieving information over CMRS networks. Utilizing these information appliances, service providers and subscribers will deliver and/or retrieve information at specific coordinate locations while traveling within the networks. Many networks are now capable of pinpointing the location of a device with high levels of accuracy through triangulation, signal strength measurements, angle of incidence measurements, GPS over cellular and/or combinations of these techniques.

The Australian Way Point patent issues as patent No. 774578 and the Taiwan patent issues as patent No. 203958.