COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD OF PROVIDING LOCATION INFORMATION THEREIN

• US 20090097414A1
• Filed: 09/08/2008
• Published: 04/16/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Cho, Eun Jung, Yoon, Mu Hy
• Application Number:
  US12/206,580
• Publication Number:
  US 20090097414A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/254
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3438 Rendez-vous, i.e. searching a destination where several users can meet, and the routes to this destination for these users; Ride sharing, i.e. searching a route such that at least two users can share a vehicle for at least part of the route
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3667 Display of a road map G01C21/3614 takes precedence; guidance using 3D or perspective road maps G01C21/3635
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3676 Overview of the route on the road map
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/15 Information service where the information is dependent on the location of the subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/10 including a GPS signal receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/024 Guidance services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/18 Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals

Abstract

A communication device, computer program product and method of providing location information therein are disclosed. The communication device includes a wireless communication unit configured to receive location information concerning the communication device, a display, a memory and a controller operatively connected to the wireless communication unit, the display and the memory, the controller configured to periodically store, in the memory, a current location and a current time of the communication device and generate a movement history of the communication device using the periodically stored current location and current time.

Claims

1. A communication device, comprising:

a wireless communication unit configured to receive location information concerning the communication device;

a display;

a memory; and

a controller operatively connected to the wireless communication unit, the display and the memory, the controller configured to

periodically store, in the memory, a current location and a current time of the communication device, and

generate a movement history of the communication device using the periodically stored current location and current time.

2. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to display, on the display, the movement history, including the time information.

3. The communication device of claim 2, wherein the controller is configured to discriminate on the display between legs of the movement history in accordance with historical speed data.

4. The communication device of claim 3, wherein the controller is configured to retrieve from the memory and display a specific record relating to the movement history.

5. The communication device of claim 4, wherein the controller is configured to

recognize a user selection of the displayed specific record, and

link a specific image to the specific record in response to the user selection.

6. The communication device of claim 4, wherein the controller is configured to

recognize a user selection of the displayed specific record, and

play or display a data file linked to the specific record in response to the user selection.

7. The communication device of claim 5, wherein the controller is configured to store in the memory the movement history as single data file.

8. The communication device of claim 7, wherein the controller is configured to upload the stored single data file to a specific website via the wireless communication unit.

9. The communication device of claim 7, wherein

the wireless communication unit is configured to receive location information concerning a specific communication device registered with a location information providing service, and

the controller is configured to generate and display a second movement history, including corresponding movement history time information, of the specific communication device based on the received location information concerning the specific communication device.

10. A method of generating a movement history of a communication device, the communication device including a wireless communication unit, a display, a memory, and a controller, the method comprising:

periodically storing a current location and a current time of the communication device; and

generating and displaying a movement history of the communication device using the periodically stored current location and current time.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the step of displaying comprises:

discriminating between legs of the movement history in accordance with historical speed data.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the step of displaying comprises:

displaying a specific record linked to a specific time on the movement history.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

linking a specific screen relevant to the specific record.

14. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

playing back a data file linked to the specific record.

15. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

storing the movement history as single data file.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

uploading the stored single data file to a specific website.