Location aware mobile device

• US 10,064,158 B2
• Filed: 02/17/2017
• Issued: 08/28/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Forstall, Scott, Christie, Gregory N., Borchers, Robert E., Chaudhri, Imran A., Mahowald, Peter Henry
• Primary Examiner(s): Schwartz, Joshua
• Application Number:
  US15/435,473
• Publication Number:
  US 20170265162A1
• Time in Patent Office: 557 Days
• Field of Search: 4554561-4566
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/22 comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2477 for selecting a function from a menu display H04M1/2474 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/025 using location based information parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/027 using movement velocity, acceleration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/40 for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/006 with additional information processing, e.g. for direction or speed determination

Abstract

One or more location-based clients can be activated on a mobile device for providing location-based services. The location-based clients can be provided with information (e.g., presets, defaults) related to the current location and/or mode of the mobile device. The information can be obtained from one or more network resources. In some implementations, a number of location-based clients can run concurrently on the mobile device and share information.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

determining, by a mobile device, a location of the mobile device;

receiving, from a first location-based client executed on the mobile device, a request for information corresponding to the determined location of the mobile device;

transmitting, to a network resource, the request;

in response to the request, receiving, from the network resource, information that includes map content associated with the first location-based client and vehicle-related content associated with a second location-based client, wherein the second location-based client is configured to be executed on the mobile device, and wherein some or all of the vehicle-related content associated with the second location-based client is based on the request for information from the first location-based client;

in response to receiving the information from the network resource;

controlling the first location-based client to present, on a display coupled to the mobile device, the map content; and

controlling the second location-based client to present, on the display coupled to the mobile device, the vehicle-related content,

wherein the map content and the vehicle-related content are presented concurrently on the display coupled to the mobile device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein controlling the first location-based client to present the map content and controlling the second location-based client to present the vehicle-related content comprises:

presenting a map indicating the location of the mobile device; and

in conjunction with presenting the map indicating the location of the mobile device, presenting information on one or more vehicles corresponding to the location of the mobile device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein controlling the first location-based client to present the map content and controlling the second location-based client to present the vehicle-related content comprises:

presenting a map indicating the location of the mobile device; and

in conjunction with presenting the map indicating the location of the mobile device, presenting information on vehicle-related services corresponding to the location of the mobile device.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein presenting information on vehicle-related services corresponding to the location of the mobile device comprises:

providing information on a particular route followed by a first vehicle.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

predicting future locations of the first vehicle based on the particular route followed by the first vehicle.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

in response to displaying the map content and the vehicle-related content, receiving a user input corresponding to one or more of the first location-based client and the second location-based client;

transmitting the user input to the network resource; and

sharing, by the network resource, the user input with a second mobile device.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein receiving the user input comprises:

providing an input field associated with one or more of the first location-based client and the second location-based client; and

receiving information entered by a user of the mobile device through the input field.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

determining, by a mobile device, a location of the mobile device;

receiving, from a first location-based client executed on the mobile device, a request for information corresponding to the determined location of the mobile device;

transmitting, to a network resource, the request;

in response to the request, receiving, from the network resource, information that includes map content associated with the first location-based client and vehicle-related content associated with a second location-based client, wherein the second location-based client is configured to be executed on the mobile device, and wherein some or all of the vehicle-related content associated with the second location-based client is based on the request for information from the first location-based client;

in response to receiving the information from the network resource;

controlling the first location-based client to present, on a display coupled to the mobile device, the map content; and

controlling the second location-based client to present, on the display coupled to the mobile device, the vehicle-related content,

wherein the map content and the vehicle-related content are presented concurrently on the display coupled to the mobile device.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein controlling the first location-based client to present the map content and controlling the second location-based client to present the vehicle-related content comprises:

presenting a map indicating the location of the mobile device; and

in conjunction with presenting the map indicating the location of the mobile device, presenting information on one or more vehicles corresponding to the location of the mobile device.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein controlling the first location-based client to present the map content and controlling the second location-based client to present the vehicle-related content comprises:

presenting a map indicating the location of the mobile device; and

in conjunction with presenting the map indicating the location of the mobile device, presenting information on vehicle-related services corresponding to the location of the mobile device.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein presenting information on vehicle-related services corresponding to the location of the mobile device comprises:

providing information on a particular route followed by a first vehicle.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein the operations further comprise:

predicting future locations of the first vehicle based on the particular route followed by the first vehicle.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise:

in response to displaying the map content and the vehicle-related content, receiving a user input corresponding to one or more of the first location-based client and the second location-based client;

transmitting the user input to the network resource; and

sharing, by the network resource, the user input with a second mobile device.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein receiving the user input comprises:

providing an input field associated with one or more of the first location-based client and the second location-based client; and

receiving information entered by a user of the mobile device through the input field.

15. A mobile device comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising;

determining a location of the mobile device;

receiving, from a first location-based client executed on the mobile device, a request for information corresponding to the determined location of the mobile device;

transmitting, to a network resource, the request;

in response to the request, receiving, from the network resource, information that includes map content associated with the first location-based client and vehicle-related content associated with a second location-based client, wherein the second location-based client is configured to be executed on the mobile device, and wherein some or all of the vehicle-related content associated with the second location-based client is based on the request for information from the first location-based client;

in response to receiving the information from the network resource;

controlling the first location-based client to present, on a display coupled to the mobile device, the map content; and

controlling the second location-based client to present, on the display coupled to the mobile device, the vehicle-related content,

wherein the map content and the vehicle-related content are presented concurrently on the display coupled to the mobile device.

16. The mobile device of claim 15, wherein controlling the first location-based client to present the map content and controlling the second location-based client to present the vehicle-related content comprises:

presenting a map indicating the location of the mobile device; and

in conjunction with presenting the map indicating the location of the mobile device, presenting information on one or more vehicles corresponding to the location of the mobile device.

17. The mobile device of claim 15, wherein controlling the first location-based client to present the map content and controlling the second location-based client to present the vehicle-related content comprises:

presenting a map indicating the location of the mobile device; and

in conjunction with presenting the map indicating the location of the mobile device, presenting information on vehicle-related services corresponding to the location of the mobile device.

18. The mobile device of claim 17, wherein presenting information on vehicle-related services corresponding to the location of the mobile device comprises:

providing information on a particular route followed by a first vehicle.

19. The mobile device of claim 18, wherein the operations further comprise:

predicting future locations of the first vehicle based on the particular route followed by the first vehicle.

20. The mobile device of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise:

in response to displaying the map content and the vehicle-related content, receiving a user input corresponding to one or more of the first location-based client and the second location-based client;

transmitting the user input to the network resource; and

sharing, by the network resource, the user input with a second mobile device.

21. The mobile device of claim 20, wherein receiving the user input comprises:

providing an input field associated with one or more of the first location-based client and the second location-based client; and

receiving information entered by a user of the mobile device through the input field.