Method, apparatus, computer program and user interface

• US 20100250108A1
• Filed: 03/26/2009
• Published: 09/30/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/26/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Malik, Aqdas A., Kinnunen, Timo V., Peltomaki, Suvi M., Tourunen, Ari O.
• Granted Patent: US 8,924,156 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/200
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/26 specially adapted for navigation in a road network
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/30 Map- or contour-matching
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/362 received from an external device or application, e.g. PDA, mobile phone or calendar application
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/27453 Directories allowing storage of additional subscriber data, e.g. metadata
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/27457 Management thereof, e.g. manual editing of data
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/10 including a GPS signal receiver

Abstract

A method, apparatus, computer program and user interface wherein the method includes: obtaining coordinate information from a first application where the coordinate information uniquely identifies an address as a location in a coordinate space; storing, using a second application, the coordinate information so that the coordinate information is associated with contact information indicative of the address; detecting user selection of a control element associated with the stored contact information; and in response to the detection of the user selection of the control element providing the coordinate information to the first application.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

obtaining coordinate information from a first application where the coordinate information uniquely identifies an address as a location in a coordinate space;

storing, using a second application, the coordinate information so that the coordinate information is associated with contact information indicative of the address;

detecting user selection of a control element associated with the stored contact information; and

in response to the detection of the user selection of the control element providing the coordinate information to the first application.

2. A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the first application uses the coordinate information to enable the location to be displayed.

3. A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the contact information is input by a user.

4. A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the contact information comprises the complete address.

5. A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the contact information is provided to the first application by the second application to enable the first application to find the coordinate information.

6. A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the contact information is input into the first application by the user and is provided to the second application from the first application to enable the contact information to be stored.

7. A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the first application is a map application.

8. A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the second application is a database application.

9. A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the first application is within the same apparatus as the second application.

10. A method as claimed in claim 1 wherein the first application is in a different apparatus to the second application.

22. A computer program comprising program instructions for causing a controller to perform the method of claim 1.

11. An apparatus comprising:

a display configured to display a location;

a user input device configured to enable a user to select a control element; and

a controller where the controller is configured to obtain coordinate information from a first application where the coordinate information uniquely identifies an address as a location in a coordinate space and the controller is also configured to use a second application to store the coordinate information so that the coordinate information is associated with contact information indicative of the address and the controller is also configured to detect actuation of the user input device to select a control element and provide, in response to the detection of the selection of the control element, the coordinate information to the first application.

12. An apparatus as claimed in claim 11 wherein the controller is configured to use the coordinate information to enable the location to be displayed on the display.

15. An apparatus as claimed in claim 11 wherein the first application is a map application.

16. An apparatus as claimed in claim 11 wherein the second application is a database application.

13. (canceled)

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18. (canceled)

19. A computer program comprising computer program instructions configured to control an apparatus, the program instructions providing, when loaded into a processor:

means for obtaining coordinate information from a first application where the coordinate information uniquely identifies an address as a location in a coordinate space;

means for storing, using a second application, the coordinate information so that the coordinate information is associated with contact information indicative of the address;

means for detecting user selection of a control element associated with the stored contact information; and

means for providing, in response to the detection of the user selection of the control element, the coordinate information to the first application.

20. A physical entity embodying the computer program as claimed in claim 19.

21. An electromagnetic carrier signal carrying the computer program as claimed in claim 19.

23. A user interface comprising:

a display configured to display contact information indicative of an address wherein coordinate information, which uniquely identifies an address as a location in a coordinate space, is associated with the contact information;

a user input device configured to enable a user to select a control element associated with the contact information;

wherein

the user interface is configured such that in response to the detection of the user selection of the control element the coordinate information is provided to a first application to enable the location to be displayed on the display.

24. A user interface as claimed in claim 23 wherein a second application is used to store the contact information.