PERSONAL GUIDE APPLICATION

• US 20090005983A1
• Filed: 06/29/2007
• Published: 01/01/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications USA Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications USA Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: MARDELL, Anders
• Application Number:
  US11/770,857
• Publication Number:
  US 20090005983A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/213
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/14 specially adapted for specific applications
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/42 Determining position

Abstract

Device, system, method and computer program for navigation assistance where the device receives location information related to at least one of its geographical locations, calculates the at least one geographical location of the device from the received location information, registers visual and/or sound data related to its at least one calculated geographical location. The device for navigation assistance further associates the at least one calculated geographical location with the registered visual and/or sound data in the form of a guided tour from its initial geographical location to a final geographical location and stores the guided tour in the form of a file onto a memory in the device for navigation assistance.

Claims

1. A system for navigation assistance comprising:

at least one receiver for receiving location information related to at least one geographical location of a device;

an image or sound acquisition unit for registering visual or audio comments related to the at least one geographical location of the device;

a memory for storing the registered visual or audio comments related to the at least one geographical location of the device; and

a processing unit for calculating the at least one geographical location of the device from the received location information, wherein the processing unit is arranged to associate the at least one geographical location of the device with one or more registered visual or audio comments in the form of a guided tour from an initial geographical location of the device to a final geographical location of the device and to store the guided tour as a file onto the memory for later retrieval.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the device further comprises a transmitter for transmitting the stored file to another device for navigation assistance.

3. The system according to claim 2, wherein the transmitter is further adapted for transmission of the stored file to a node in a communication network.

4. The system according to claim 1, wherein the device further comprises a user interface for activating the registering of visual or audio comments related to the at least one geographical location of the device.

5. The system according to claim 4, wherein the device further comprises a visual and an audio output unit for outputting the registered visual and audio comments related to the at least one geographical location of the device.

6. The system according to claim 5, wherein the device comprises a mobile terminal for communication in a wireless communication network, such as a GSM (Global System for Mobile telephony), a UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunication System), a IEEE 802.11 (a, b, g, n) series network, a WiMax, HyperLAN or other suitable wireless communication network.

7. The system according to claim 1, wherein the location information comprises coordinates from at least three satellites.

8. A method for navigation assistance comprising:

receiving location information related to at least one geographical location of a device for navigation assistance;

calculating the at least one geographical location of the device from the received location information;

registering visual and/or sound data related to the at least one calculated geographical location of the device;

associating the at least one calculated geographical location with the registered visual and/or sound data in the form of a guided tour from an initial geographical location of the device to a final geographical location of the device; and

storing the guided tour in the form of a file onto a memory in the device for navigation assistance.

9. The method according to claim 8, further comprising transmitting the stored file to another device for navigation assistance.

10. The method according to claim 9, further comprising transmitting the stored file to a node in a communication network.

11. The method according to claim 8, further comprising activating the registering of visual or audio comments related to the at least one geographical location of the device.

12. The method according to claim 11, further comprising outputting the registered visual and audio comments related to the at least one geographical location of the device.

13. The method according to one of the claims 8, further comprising receiving coordinates from at least three satellites.

14. A computer-readable medium including instructions to perform a method by a processor, the method comprising:

receiving location information related to at least one geographical location of a device for navigation assistance;

calculating the at least one geographical location of device from the received location information;

registering visual and/or sound data related to the at least one calculated geographical location of the device;

associating the at least one calculated geographical location with the registered visual and/or sound data in the form of a guided tour from an initial geographical location of the device to a final geographical location of the device; and

storing the guided tour in the form of a file onto a memory in the device for navigation assistance.

15. The method according to claim 14, further comprising transmitting the stored file to another device for navigation assistance.

16. The method according to claim 15, further comprising transmitting the stored file to a node in a communication network, such as a server.

17. The method according to one of the claims 14, further comprising activating the registering of visual or audio comments related to the at least one geographical location of the device.

18. The method according to one of the claims 17, further comprising outputting the registered visual and audio comments related to the at least one geographical location of the device.

19. The method according to one of the claims 14, further comprising receiving coordinates from at least three satellites.

20. A device for navigation assistance comprising:

at least one receiver for receiving location information related to at least one geographical location of the device;

an image or sound acquisition unit for registering visual or audio comments related to the at least one geographical location of the device;

a memory for storing the registered visual or audio comments related to the at least one geographical location of the device; and

a processing unit for calculating the at least one geographical location of the device from the received location information, wherein the processing unit is arranged to associate the at least one geographical location of the device with one or more registered visual or audio comments in the form of a guided tour from an initial geographical location of the device to a final geographical location of the device and to store the guided tour as a file onto the memory for later retrieval wherein the system further comprises a transmitter for transmitting the stored file to another device for navigation assistance.