INTERACTIVE USER INTERFACE PRESENTATION ATTRIBUTES FOR LOCATION-BASED CONTENT

• US 20060236257A1
• Filed: 06/23/2006
• Published: 10/19/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Smith Micro Software Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Core Mobility (Smith Micro Software Incorporated)
• Inventors: Othmer, Konstantin, Stocklein, Carl J.
• Granted Patent: US 7,441,203 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/774
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0243 Comparative campaigns
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72451 according to schedules, e.g. using calendar applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions
• 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 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

Tickers are populated with location-based information with interactive presentation attributes. The location-based information is selected according to the geographic location of communication devices. The location of a communication device is identified based on a GPS system, proximity to transmitters in a wireless network, user input, or using other techniques. Location-appropriate content is obtained either in real-time from the network or from a local data store at the communication device. In general location-based, context-aware content can be displayed on tickers associated with a variety of communication devices, including mobile communication devices and “immobile” or stationary personal computers.

Claims

1. In a communication device that includes a graphical display device, a method for displaying a ticker on the display device that has been populated with information selected according to geographical criteria, comprising:

obtaining location-based content that has been selected to correspond to a specified geographic location of the communication device;

displaying the location-based content on a ticker rendered on the display device; and

generating an interactive presentation attribute of the ticker.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the interactive presentation attribute comprises modifying an element of the ticker in response to navigation commands generated as a user depresses keys of a keypad of the communication device.

3. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the interactive presentation attribute comprises applying a transparency value to the displayed ticker.

4. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the interactive presentation attribute comprises modifying the display of a particular portion of the location-based content based on at least one of the geographic location of the communication device and user preferences.

5. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the interactive presentation attribute comprises displaying a survey that requests user input.

6. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the interactive presentation attribute enables a uniform resource identifier to be selected.

7. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the interactive presentation attribute comprises enabling a user to delete an element of the ticker upon pressing a single button of a keypad of the communication device.

8. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the interactive presentation attribute comprises a ticker history that includes information associated with a history of actions performed by the ticker.

9. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the interactive presentation attribute comprises the initiation of an action performed by an action dispatcher.

10. The method as recited in claim 9, wherein the action comprises transmitting data between the communication device and a remote location in the network.

11. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein obtaining the location-based content comprises:

receiving the location-based content from a location-based ticker server;

storing the location-based content in a local data store; and

selecting the location-based content from the content stored in the local data store, such that the selected location-based content can be displayed on the ticker.

12. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein obtaining location-based content is performed in response to the communication device being moved to a location that is within range of a wireless communication network.

13. The method as recited in claim 12, further comprising filtering the location-based content as the location-based content is obtained.

14. The method as recited in claim 13, wherein filtering the location-based content is performed in response to user input explicitly accepting or rejecting certain location-based content.

15. The method as recited in claim 12, wherein the wireless network is a Bluetooth wireless access point.

16. The method as recited in claim 12, wherein the wireless network is a wireless access point of the 802.11 wireless network family.

17. The method as recited in claim 12, wherein the wireless network is a broadcast generated by a satellite.

18. The method as recited in claim 12, wherein the wireless network comprises a terrestrial broadcast.

19. In a location-based ticker server operating in a communication network that includes communication devices having display devices on which tickers can be rendered, a method of transmitting location-based content to the communication devices, comprising:

obtaining and storing location-based content that is to be transmitted to communication devices in the communication network such that the location-based content can be displayed on tickers of the communication devices to correspond to geographic locations of the communication devices; and

transmitting selected location-based content to a particular communication device such that;

the particular communication device can display the location-based content on a ticker based on the geographic location of the particular communication device; and

the particular communication device can display the content on the ticker with an interactive presentation attribute such that a user of the particular communication device can interact with the content.

20. The method as recited in claim 19, wherein the interactive presentation attribute comprises an element of the ticker that is modified in response to navigation commands generated as a user depresses keys of a keypad of the communication device.

21. The method as recited in claim 19, wherein the interactive presentation attribute comprises a transparency value that is added to the displayed ticker.

22. The method as recited in claim 19, wherein the interactive presentation attribute comprises modification of the display of a particular portion of the location-based content based on at least one of the geographic location of the communication device and user preferences.

23. The method as recited in claim 19, wherein the interactive presentation attribute comprises a survey that is displayed and requests user input.

24. The method as recited in claim 19, wherein the interactive presentation attribute enables a uniform resource identifier to be selected.

25. The method as recited in claim 19, wherein the interactive presentation attribute enables a user to delete an element of the ticker upon pressing a single button of a keypad of the communication device.