DATA SERVICES BASED ON GESTURE AND LOCATION INFORMATION OF DEVICE
First Claim
1. A portable electronic device, comprising:
- a positional component that outputs position information as a function of a location of the portable electronic device;
a motion component that outputs motion information as a function of at least one movement of the portable device;
a directional component that outputs direction information as a function of an orientation of the portable electronic device; and
at least one processor configured to process at least the position information to determine at least one point of interest relating to the position information and configured to process at least the motion information and the direction information to determine at least one pre-defined gesture undergone by the portable electronic device with respect to the at least one point of interest,wherein the portable electronic device automatically makes a request based on the at least one pre-defined gesture and the at least one point of interest.
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Abstract
With the addition of directional information and gesture based input in a location based services environment, a variety of service(s) can be provided on top of user identification or interaction with specific object(s) of interest. For instance, when a user gestures at or points at a particular item, or gestures at a particular location or place, this creates an opportunity, e.g., an advertising opportunity, for anyone having an interest in that particular item or place to communicate with the user regarding that item or related items at a point in time when the user'"'"'s focus is on the particular item. User context for the interaction can also be taken into account to supplement the provision of one or more interactive direction based services.
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21 Claims
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1. A portable electronic device, comprising:
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a positional component that outputs position information as a function of a location of the portable electronic device; a motion component that outputs motion information as a function of at least one movement of the portable device; a directional component that outputs direction information as a function of an orientation of the portable electronic device; and at least one processor configured to process at least the position information to determine at least one point of interest relating to the position information and configured to process at least the motion information and the direction information to determine at least one pre-defined gesture undergone by the portable electronic device with respect to the at least one point of interest, wherein the portable electronic device automatically makes a request based on the at least one pre-defined gesture and the at least one point of interest. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method, comprising:
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determining a location of a portable device based on location information determined for the device, the location information representing a global position of the device; analyzing direction information representing an orientation of the portable device and the location information to determine at least one point of interest towards which the portable device is substantially oriented; analyzing path information representing a path traversed by the portable device, based on at least the direction information, to determine at least one gesture made by the portable device; and transmitting a request to a network service based on the at least one gesture and the point of interest. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method, comprising:
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determining whether a viewing plane of a portable device is aligned with a substantially horizontal plane that is substantially parallel to a ground plane or aligned with a substantially vertical plane that is substantially orthogonal to the ground plane; and if the portable device is aligned with the substantially horizontal plane, displaying a topographical map view of a geographical area map determined based on location and direction information measured by the portable device and displaying at least one indication of a point of interest on the geographical area map. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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