LOCATION-BASED CATEGORICAL INFORMATION SERVICES
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving first information associated with a category of interest from a mobile device;
receiving second information identifying a geographic location of the mobile device;
determining categorical information using the first information and the second information;
providing the categorical information to the mobile device including information used by the mobile device to represent the categorical information on a display associated with the mobile device; and
receiving third information to share the categorical information with a second user.
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Abstract
A selection of a category of interest and location information is used to determine categorical information that is provided to a device. In some implementations, the device includes a touch-sensitive display and presents the categorical information on a map using an indicator. In some implementations, the categorical information can be shared and/or updated by others.
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26 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving first information associated with a category of interest from a mobile device; receiving second information identifying a geographic location of the mobile device; determining categorical information using the first information and the second information; providing the categorical information to the mobile device including information used by the mobile device to represent the categorical information on a display associated with the mobile device; and receiving third information to share the categorical information with a second user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system comprising:
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a positioning system operable to obtain a current location of a mobile device; a data structure including a set of categorical information; and a map application operable to provide a display of a map, the map including a graphical representation of an item in the set of categorical information, where the graphical representation is displayed at a location corresponding to an address of the item. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method comprising:
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providing first information associated with a category of interest; providing second information associated with a location of a mobile device; receiving categorical information using the first information and the second information; displaying a map including graphical representations of one or more items in the categorical information, where the graphical representations are displayed at locations corresponding to addresses of the one or more items, and wherein the graphical representations are displayed based on a zoom level of the map. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method, comprising:
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providing first information associated with a category of interest; providing second information associated with a location of a first mobile device; receiving categorical information using the first information and the second information at the mobile device; and sharing the categorical information with a second mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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