SIMPLE DISCOVERY UI OF LOCATION AWARE INFORMATION
First Claim
1. A method for rendering location dependent information on a communications terminal, said method comprising:
- retrieving a position of said communications terminal;
presenting said position in a spatial orientation metaphor;
retrieving a predetermined set of categories comprising objects with location dependent information;
determining criteria for said objects to be retrieved;
retrieving said determined objects associated with said set of categories;
retrieving location dependent information associated with a first object of said determined objects;
presenting said first object in said spatial orientation metaphor.
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Abstract
A system and method for rendering location dependent information on a communications terminal. A position of the communications terminal is retrieved and presented in a spatial orientation metaphor. A predetermined set of categories comprising objects with location dependent information are retrieved and criteria is determined for the objects to be retrieved. The determined objects associated with the set of categories are retrieved. Location dependent information associated with a first object of the determined objects is retrieved. The first object in the spatial orientation metaphor is presented.
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29 Claims
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1. A method for rendering location dependent information on a communications terminal, said method comprising:
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retrieving a position of said communications terminal; presenting said position in a spatial orientation metaphor; retrieving a predetermined set of categories comprising objects with location dependent information; determining criteria for said objects to be retrieved; retrieving said determined objects associated with said set of categories; retrieving location dependent information associated with a first object of said determined objects; presenting said first object in said spatial orientation metaphor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A communications terminal for rendering location dependent information, said terminal comprising:
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a GPS for retrieving a position of said communications terminal; a processor for retrieving a predetermined set of categories comprising objects with location dependent information, determining criteria for said objects to be retrieved, retrieving said objects and location dependent information associated with these objects; and a user interface for presenting a spatial metaphor and one or more objects in said spatial metaphor. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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24. A computer program product, such as a computer-readable medium having computer-executable components, for rendering location dependent information, said computer program product being adapted to:
- retrieve a position of said communications terminal;
present said position in a spatial orientation metaphor; retrieve a predetermined set of categories comprising objects with location dependent information; determine criteria for said objects to be retrieved; retrieve said determined objects associated with said set of categories; retrieve location dependent information associated with a first object of said determined objects; present said first object in said spatial orientation metaphor. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
- retrieve a position of said communications terminal;
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27. A system comprising a server, a communication network, and a communications terminal, wherein said server and said communications terminal are communicating via said communications network, and wherein said server is adapted to:
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provide said communications terminal with a predetermined set of categories comprising objects with location dependent information; determining criteria for said objects to be retrieved; retrieving said determined objects associated with said set of categories; and retrieving location dependent information associated with a first object of said determined objects. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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Specification