Position Fix Indicator

• US 20090326815A1
• Filed: 05/02/2008
• Published: 12/31/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Williamson, Richard, Tsinteris, Kimon, Matas, Mike, Blumenberg, Christopher
• Application Number:
  US12/114,714
• Publication Number:
  US 20090326815A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/212
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/367 Details, e.g. road map scale, orientation, zooming, illumination, level of detail, scrolling of road map or positioning of current position marker

Abstract

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for presenting location information. In some implementations, a method includes: obtaining a first position measure at a mobile device indicating a geographic area where the mobile device is located, presenting a first graphical indicator on a user interface representing the geographic area; obtaining a second position measure at the mobile device, indicating a location associated with the mobile device, and within the geographic area; and presenting a second graphical indicator on the user interface representing the location within the geographic area.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

obtaining a first position measure at a mobile device, the first position measure indicating a geographic area where the mobile device is located;

presenting a first graphical indicator on a user interface, the first graphical indicator representing the geographic area;

obtaining a second position measure at the mobile device, the second position measure indicating a location associated with the mobile device, the location being within the geographic area; and

presenting a second graphical indicator on the user interface, the second graphical indicator representing the location within the geographic area.

2. The method of claim 1, where the first position measure is obtained using one or more positioning systems including a wireless network positioning system, a cell-tower positioning system, and a global positioning system.

3. The method of claim 1, where presenting the graphical indicator includes presenting an animation indicating that the location within the geographic area is being determined.

4. The method of claim 1, where presenting the updated graphical indicator includes replacing the graphical indicator of the geographic area with a magnified representation of the location within the geographic area.

5. The method of claim 1, where the first position measure is performed using one or more access points, and second position measure is performed using multiple satellites.

6. The method of claim 1, where the first position measure is performed using one or more cell towers, and second position measure is performed using multiple satellites.

7. The method of claim 1, where the geographic area indicates a location within a geographic area associated with an error of the first position measure.

8. The method of claim 1, where the graphical indicator is presented with respect to a map.

9. A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by at least one processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

obtaining a first position measure at a mobile device, the first position measure indicating a geographic area where the mobile device is located;

presenting a graphical indicator on a user interface, the graphical indicator representing the geographic area;

obtaining a second position measure at the mobile device, the second position measure indicating a location associated with the mobile device, the location being within the geographic area; and

presenting an updated graphical indicator on the user interface, the updated graphical indicator representing the location within the geographic area.

10. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, where the first position measure is obtained using one or more positioning systems including a wireless network positioning system, a cell-tower positioning system, and a global positioning system.

11. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, where presenting the graphical indicator includes presenting an animation indicating that the location within the geographic area is being determined.

12. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, where presenting the updated graphical indicator includes replacing the graphical indicator of the geographic area with a magnified representation of the location within the geographic area.

13. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, where the first position measure is performed using one or more access points, and second position measure is performed using multiple satellites.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, where the first position measure is performed using one or more cell towers, and second position measure is performed using multiple satellites.

15. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, where the geographic area indicates a location within a geographic area associated with an error of the first position measure.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 9, where the graphical indicator is presented with respect to a map.

17. A system comprising:

one or more processors;

memory coupled to the one or more processors and operable for storing instructions, which, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform operations, comprising;

obtaining a first position measure at a mobile device, the first position measure indicating a geographic area where the mobile device is located;

presenting a graphical indicator on a user interface, the graphical indicator representing the geographic area;

obtaining a second position measure at the mobile device, the second position measure indicating a location associated with the mobile device, the location being within the geographic area; and

presenting an updated graphical indicator on the user interface, the updated graphical indicator representing the location within the geographic area.

18. The system of claim 17, where the first position measure is obtained using one or more positioning systems including a wireless network positioning system, a cell-tower positioning system, and a global positioning system.

19. The system of claim 17, where presenting the graphical indicator includes presenting an animation indicating that the location within the geographic area is being determined.

20. The method of claim 17, where presenting the updated graphical indicator includes replacing the graphical indicator of the geographic area with a magnified representation of the location within the geographic area.