MOBILE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING LOCATION BASED CONTENT
First Claim
1. A mobile device for selectively providing location based content, comprisinga location obtaining section for obtaining location data based on locations of the mobile device;
- a location based content section for obtaining location based content; and
a controller adapted to compare presently obtained location data with previously obtained location data and to select between a first operation mode and a second operation mode according to the comparison,wherein in said first operation mode said location based content section is adapted to provide location based content to a user of said mobile device according to the current location of said mobile device and in said second operation mode providing of location based content is suppressed.
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Abstract
A mobile device and method are disclosed to provide location based content to a user of a mobile device based on the current location, wherein the provision of location based content depends on obtained location data. The mobile device comprises a location obtaining section for obtaining location data based on locations of the mobile device, location based content section for obtaining location based content, and a controller adapted to compare presently obtained location data with previously obtained location data and to select between a first operation mode and a second operation mode according to the comparison, wherein in the first operation mode the location based content section is adapted to provide location based content to a user of the mobile device according to the current location of the mobile device and in the second operation mode providing of location based content is suppressed.
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12 Claims
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1. A mobile device for selectively providing location based content, comprising
a location obtaining section for obtaining location data based on locations of the mobile device; -
a location based content section for obtaining location based content; and a controller adapted to compare presently obtained location data with previously obtained location data and to select between a first operation mode and a second operation mode according to the comparison, wherein in said first operation mode said location based content section is adapted to provide location based content to a user of said mobile device according to the current location of said mobile device and in said second operation mode providing of location based content is suppressed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for controlling in a mobile device the provision of location based content, comprising the steps
obtaining location data based on locations of the mobile device; -
obtaining location based content; comparing presently obtained location data with previously obtained location data; selecting between a first operation mode and a second operation mode according to the comparing step; and if in said first operation mode, providing location based content to a user of said mobile device according to the current location of said mobile device, and if in said second operation mode, suppressing the provision of location based content. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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