Methods, devices, and computer program products for geo-tagged photographic image augmented files

• US 10,088,329 B2
• Filed: 05/28/2014
• Issued: 10/02/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: McQuaide, Jr., Arnold Chester
• Primary Examiner(s): Zhai, Kyle
• Application Number:
  US14/289,068
• Publication Number:
  US 20140278073A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,588 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/36 Input/output arrangements for on-board computers
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3647 Guidance involving output of stored or live camera images or video streams
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/42 Determining position

Abstract

A method of providing augmented Global Positioning System (GPS) navigation can include detecting movement of a GPS enabled mobile device along a navigational route and displaying a photographic image on a display of the GPS enabled mobile device responsive to detecting movement of the GPS enabled mobile device along the navigational route provided by the GPS enabled mobile device. Related devices and computer program products are also disclosed.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

acquiring a first photographic image via a camera on a mobile device;

tagging, via a global positioning system (GPS) included in the mobile device, the first photographic image acquired via the camera such that the first photographic image is associated with a waypoint along a navigational route of the mobile device;

determining that the mobile device is within a proximity of the waypoint;

in response to movement of the mobile device along the navigational route and determining that the mobile device is within the proximity of the waypoint, displaying an icon indicating that an associated image is available in local memory of the mobile device or on a remote server, before the associated image is displayed;

selectively displaying ones of a plurality of photographic images in a first order along the navigational route in response to interaction with the icon, wherein the icon is ignored in the absence of the interaction,

wherein at least one of the plurality of photographic images comprising a detour waypoint along the navigational route,

wherein the detour waypoint is offered for a user selection prior to leaving the navigational route,

wherein a user of the mobile device selects which ones of the plurality of photographic images are displayed along the navigational route, and

wherein the ones of the plurality of photographic images comprising the detour waypoint are displayed from a perspective of the user traveling in a direction along the navigation route; and

facilitating the mobile device traveling the navigation route in reverse by displaying, on the mobile device, the ones of the plurality of photographic images in a second order that is opposite the first order,

wherein only the ones of the plurality of photographic images displayed in the second order that is opposite the first order are formatted as video comprising a timed series of the ones of the plurality of photographic images.

2. The method of claim 1, the method further comprising:

determining that the mobile device is within proximity to subjects of waypoints along the navigational route; and

in response to determining that the mobile device is within proximity to the subjects of the waypoints;

searching, using search parameters provided by the mobile device, a database of the plurality photographic images of views of the subjects of the waypoints determined to be within proximity of the navigational route of the mobile device; and

selecting the ones of the plurality of the photographic images for display on the mobile device, wherein one of the selected ones of the plurality of the photographic images is the first photographic image.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first photographic images comprises one or more video images.

4. The method of claim 1, the method further comprising:

receiving at least one of the plurality of photographic images via a wireless link to a database of photographic images on a network that is remote from the mobile device.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

wherein the first photographic image is included among the ones of the plurality of photographic images.

6. A tangible computer-readable storage medium that is not a propagating signal, the computer-readable storage medium comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising:

acquiring a first photographic image via a camera on a mobile device;

tagging, via a global positioning system (GPS) included in the mobile device, the first photographic image acquired via the camera such that the first photographic image is associated with a waypoint along a navigational route of the mobile device;

determining that the mobile device is within a proximity of the waypoint;

in response to movement of the mobile device along the navigational route and determining that the mobile device is within the proximity of the waypoint, displaying an icon indicating that an associated image is available in local memory of the mobile device or on a remote server, before the associated image is displayed;

selectively displaying ones of a plurality of photographic images in a first order along the navigational route in response to interaction with the icon, wherein the icon is ignored in the absence of the interaction,

wherein a detour waypoint is offered for a user selection prior to leaving the navigational route and at least one of the plurality of photographic images includes the detour waypoint,

wherein a user of the mobile device selects which ones of the plurality of photographic images are displayed along the navigational route, and

wherein the ones of the plurality of photographic images comprising the detour waypoint are displayed from a perspective of the user traveling in a direction along the navigation route; and

facilitating the mobile device traveling the navigation route in reverse by displaying, on the mobile device, the ones of the plurality of photographic images in a second order that is opposite the first order,

wherein only the ones of the plurality of photographic images displayed in the second order that is opposite the first order are formatted as video comprising a timed series of the ones of the plurality of photographic images.

7. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 6, wherein the computer-readable storage medium further comprises executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to further effectuate operations comprising:

determining that the mobile device is within proximity to subjects of waypoints along the navigational route; and

in response to determining that the mobile device is within proximity to the subjects of the waypoints;

searching, using search parameters provided by the mobile device, a database of the plurality of photographic images of views of the subjects of the waypoints determined to be within proximity of the navigational route of the mobile device; and

selecting the ones of the plurality of the photographic images for display on the mobile device, wherein one of the selected ones of the plurality of the photographic images is the first photographic image.

8. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 6, wherein the first photographic image comprises one or more video images.

9. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 6, wherein the computer-readable storage medium further comprises executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to further effectuate operations comprising:

receiving at least one of the plurality of photographic images via a wireless link to a database of photographic images on a network that is remote from the mobile device.

10. A mobile device comprising:

a processor; and

memory coupled to the processor, the memory comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to effectuate operations comprising;

acquiring a first photographic image via a camera on a mobile device;

tagging, via a global positioning system (GPS) included in the mobile device, the first photographic image acquired via the camera such that the first photographic image is associated with a waypoint along a navigational route of the mobile device;

determining that the mobile device is within a proximity of the waypoint;

in response to movement of the mobile device along the navigational route and determining that the mobile device is within the proximity of the waypoint, displaying an icon indicating that an associated image is available in local memory of the mobile device or on a remote server, before the associated image is displayed;

selectively displaying ones of a plurality of photographic images in a first order along the navigational route in response to interaction with the icon, wherein the icon is ignored in the absence of the interaction,

wherein a detour waypoint is offered for a user selection prior to leaving the navigational route and at least one of the plurality of photographic images includes the detour waypoint,

wherein a user of the mobile device selects which ones of the plurality of photographic images are displayed along the navigational route,

wherein the ones of the plurality of photographic images comprising the detour waypoint are displayed from a perspective of the user traveling in a direction along the navigation route; and

facilitating the mobile device traveling the navigation route in reverse by displaying, on the mobile device, the ones of the plurality of photographic images in a second order that is opposite the first order,

wherein only the ones of the plurality of photographic images displayed in the second order that is opposite the first order are formatted as video comprising a timed series of the ones of the plurality of photographic images.

11. The mobile device of claim 10, wherein the memory further comprises executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to further effectuate operations comprising:

determining that the mobile device is within proximity to subjects of waypoints along the navigational route; and

in response to determining that the mobile device is within proximity to the subjects of the waypoints;

searching, using search parameters provided by the mobile device, a database of the plurality of photographic images of views of the subjects of the waypoints determined to be within proximity of the navigational route of the mobile device; and

selecting the ones of the plurality of the photographic images for display on the mobile device, wherein one of the selected ones of the plurality of the photographic images is the first photographic image.

12. The mobile device of claim 10, wherein the first photographic image comprises one or more video images.

13. The mobile device of claim 10, wherein the memory further comprises executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to further effectuate operations comprising:

receiving at least one of the plurality of photographic images via a wireless link to a database of photographic images on a network that is remote from the mobile device.