PORTABLE DEVICE WITH INTERACTIVE DISPLAY AND GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION CAPABILITY

• US 20080273109A1
• Filed: 12/31/2007
• Published: 11/06/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Original Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Inventors: Bamford, Drew
• Application Number:
  US11/967,284
• Publication Number:
  US 20080273109A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/333.02
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/631 Graphical user interfaces [GUI] specially adapted for controlling image capture or setting capture parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/633 for displaying additional information relating to control or operation of the camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/661 Transmitting camera control signals through networks, e.g. control via the Internet

Abstract

A portable device having geographical location technology includes: a camera, for capturing an image; a wireless access circuit for accessing a geographical database to generate information according to the geographical location technology of the portable device; a display screen, for displaying at least the image and the generated information, the display screen comprising: a location bar, comprising at least one location point, each location point corresponding to at least one point of interest in a displayed image; and a processing circuit, coupled to the camera, the wireless access circuit, and the display screen, for controlling operations of the camera, the wireless access circuit, and the display screen.

Claims

1. A portable device having geographical location technology, comprising:

a camera, for capturing an image;

a wireless access circuit for accessing a geographical database to generate information according to the geographical location technology of the portable device;

a display screen, for displaying at least the image and the generated information, the display screen comprising;

a location bar, comprising at least one location point, each location point corresponding to at least one point of interest in a displayed image; and

a processing circuit, coupled to the camera, the wireless access circuit, and the display screen, for controlling operations of the camera, the wireless access circuit, and the display screen.

2. The portable device of claim 1, further comprising:

image composing technology, for composing the generated information and at least the image captured by the camera to render the displayed image.

3. The portable device of claim 2, wherein the geographical location technology is a location sensing system, and the composing technology generates the location bar in the displayed image according to co-ordinates generated by the location sensing system.

4. The portable device of claim 2, further comprising:

a direction sensor, for detecting rotation of the portable device;

wherein the wireless access circuit accesses the geographical database to generate information according to the detected rotation of the portable device, and the image composing technology generates the displayed image to the display screen according to the generated information and the detected rotation of the portable device.

5. The portable device of claim 1, wherein the location bar measures distance, and the at least one location point is arranged on the location bar according to a distance which a corresponding point of interest is from the portable device.

6. The portable device of claim 5, wherein when a first location point corresponds to a single point of interest, the first location point has a first brightness, and when a second location point corresponds to a plurality of points of interest, the second location point has a second brightness different from the first brightness.

7. The portable device of claim 5, wherein when a first location point corresponds to a single point of interest, the first location point has a first color, and when a second location point corresponds to a plurality of points of interest, the second location point has a second color different from the first color.

8. The portable device of claim 5, wherein when a specific location point is selected by a user, the display screen displays information corresponding to a specific point of interest specified by the specific location point.

9. The portable device of claim 8, wherein the information is multimedia information.

10. The portable device of claim 8, wherein the display screen is a touch screen for selecting the specific location point.

11. The portable device of claim 8, further comprising a pointing device for selecting the location points.

12. The portable device of claim 1 being a smart phone, pocket pc, pocket pc phone or location sensing device.

13. A method for displaying an image and information related to the image on a portable device, comprising:

activating geographical location technology to determine a current location of the portable device;

utilizing the portable device to capture an image;

utilizing a wireless capability to access a geographical database for generating information according to the image and the geographical location of the portable device; and

displaying at least the image and the generated information including a location bar, comprising a plurality of location points, each location point corresponding to a point of interest in the image.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the step of displaying the image comprises composing at least the captured image and the generated information to render the displayed image.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the geographical location technology is a location sensing system, and the step of composing at least the captured image and the generated information further comprises:

generating the location bar in the displayed image according to co-ordinates generated by the location sensing system.

16. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

detecting rotation of the portable device;

accessing the geographical database to generate information according to the detected rotation of the portable device; and

generating the displayed image according to the generated information and the detected rotation of the portable device.

17. The method of claim 13, wherein the location bar measures distance, and the at least one location point is arranged on the location bar according to a distance which a corresponding point of interest is from the portable device.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein when a first location point corresponds to a single point of interest, the first location point has a first brightness, and when a second location point corresponds to a plurality of points of interest, the second location point has a second brightness different from the first brightness.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein when a first location point corresponds to a single point of interest, the first location point has a first color, and when a second location point corresponds to a plurality of points of interest, the second location point has a second color different from the first color.

20. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

selecting a specific location point; and

displaying information corresponding to a specific point of interest specified by the specific location point.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein the information is multimedia information.