Methods for determining and displaying a local page for a mobile device and systems thereof
First Claim
1. A mobile device-implemented method, comprising:
- receiving, at the mobile device, preference information from a user, the preference information causing the mobile device to automatically receive local information based on a current location of the mobile device;
determining the current location of the mobile device;
receiving a request from the user for output of a local page, including identifying a selection, by the user, of the local page to be displayed by the mobile device;
in response to the identifying of the selection, retrieving content via a wireless connection based on the current location of the mobile device and the preference information, the content including local weather, traffic delays, and nearby businesses;
automatically designing a layout of one or more objects associated with the retrieved content for display on the mobile device; and
including the content retrieved based on the current location of the mobile device in the local page displayed by the mobile device, including outputting the retrieved content on the local page of the mobile device;
wherein when the current location is different from a home location, the local page includes information pertaining to the current location of the mobile device, without the user specifically requesting the information pertaining to the current location when requesting the local page.
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Abstract
A method according to one embodiment comprises receiving preference information from a user, the preference information causing the mobile device to automatically receive local information based on a current location of the mobile device, determining the current location of the mobile device, receiving a request from the user for output of a local page, including identifying a selection, by the user, of the local page to be displayed, in response to the identifying of the selection, retrieving content via a wireless connection based on the current location of the mobile device and the preference information, the content including local weather, traffic delays, and nearby businesses, automatically designing a layout of one or more objects associated with the retrieved content for display on the mobile device, and including the content retrieved based on the current location of the mobile device in the local page displayed by the mobile device.
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1. A mobile device-implemented method, comprising:
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receiving, at the mobile device, preference information from a user, the preference information causing the mobile device to automatically receive local information based on a current location of the mobile device; determining the current location of the mobile device; receiving a request from the user for output of a local page, including identifying a selection, by the user, of the local page to be displayed by the mobile device; in response to the identifying of the selection, retrieving content via a wireless connection based on the current location of the mobile device and the preference information, the content including local weather, traffic delays, and nearby businesses; automatically designing a layout of one or more objects associated with the retrieved content for display on the mobile device; and including the content retrieved based on the current location of the mobile device in the local page displayed by the mobile device, including outputting the retrieved content on the local page of the mobile device; wherein when the current location is different from a home location, the local page includes information pertaining to the current location of the mobile device, without the user specifically requesting the information pertaining to the current location when requesting the local page. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer program product comprising:
- a computer usable medium having computer usable program code embodied therewith, the computer usable program code comprising;
a non-transitory computer usable medium having computer usable program code configured to;
receive, at a mobile device, preference information from a user, the preference information causing the mobile device to automatically receive local information based on a current location of the mobile device;
determine the current location of the mobile device;
receive a request from the user for output of a local page, including identifying a selection, by the user, of the local page to be displayed by the mobile device;
in response to the identifying of the selection, retrieve content via a wireless connection based on the current location of the mobile device and the preference information, the content including local weather, traffic delays, and nearby businesses;
automatically design a layout of one or more objects associated with the retrieved content for display on the mobile device; and
include the content retrieved based on the current location of the mobile device in the local page displayed by the mobile device, including outputting the retrieved content on the local page of the mobile device;
wherein when the current location is different from a home location, the local page includes information pertaining to the current location of the mobile device, without the user specifically requesting the information pertaining to the current location when requesting the local page. - View Dependent Claims (11)
- a computer usable medium having computer usable program code embodied therewith, the computer usable program code comprising;
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12. A mobile device-implemented method, comprising:
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receiving, at the mobile device, preference information from a user, the preference information causing the mobile device to automatically receive local information based on a current location of the mobile device; determining the current location of the mobile device; receiving a request from the user for output of a local page, including identifying a selection, by the user, of the local page to be displayed by the mobile device; in response to the identifying of the selection, retrieving content via a wireless connection based on the current location of the mobile device and the preference information, the content including local weather, traffic delays, and nearby businesses; automatically designing a layout of one or more objects associated with the retrieved content for display on the mobile device; and including the content retrieved based on the current location of the mobile device in the local page displayed by the mobile device, including outputting the retrieved content on the local page of the mobile device; wherein when the current location is different from a home location, the local page includes information pertaining to the current location of the mobile device, without the user specifically requesting the information pertaining to the current location when requesting the local page. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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