PERSONAL MAPPING SYSTEM

• US 20110046881A1
• Filed: 03/05/2010
• Published: 02/24/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/20/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Avago Technologies General IP PTE Limited (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Avago Technologies General IP PTE Limited (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Karaoguz, Jeyhan
• Application Number:
  US12/718,769
• Publication Number:
  US 20110046881A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/208
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3602 Input other than that of destination using image analysis, e.g. detection of road signs, lanes, buildings, real preceding vehicles using a camera
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3682 output of POI information on a road map G01C21/3614, G01C21/3685 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3811 Point data, e.g. Point of Interest [POI]
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3856 Data obtained from user input
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/29 Geographical information databases
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 29/007 using computer methods

Abstract

A system and method for providing a personal mapping system, substantially as shown in and/or described in connection with at least one of the figures, as set forth more completely in the claims.

Claims

1. A method for generating a personalized map, the method comprising:

receiving location information for a point of interest;

receiving user-input information from a user;

associating the received user-input information with the point of interest; and

generating a personalized map comprising a graphical indication at the location of the point of interest, where selection of the graphical indication by a user provides user access to the received user-input information associated with the point of interest.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the location information comprises geographical coordinate information.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein receiving location information for a point of interest comprises automatically, without direct interaction with the user, tracking geographical coordinates of the user.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the location information comprises street address information.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the location information comprises a name of the point of interest.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the user-input information comprises photograph information to be associated with the point of interest.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the user-input information comprises audio information to be associated with the point of interest.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the user-input information comprises communication network address information to be associated with the point of interest.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the user-input information comprises information of a category to be associated with the point of interest.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein generating a personalized map comprises determining one or more categories of points of interest to be shown on the personalized map.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein generating a personalized map comprises:

determining a plurality of users; and

populating the personalized map with respective location information and respective user-input information associated with each of the plurality of users.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein generating a personalized map comprises:

determining a geographical location of the user; and

generating a personalized map comprising a graphical indication showing the geographical location of the user.

13. The method of claim 1, comprising receiving non-user information from a non-user source, and associating the received non-user information with the point of interest.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein receiving non-user information from a non-user source comprises receiving the non-user information from a networked server associated with the point of interest.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the non-user information comprises one or both of:

time and/or date information.

16. The method of claim 1, comprising associating an identity of the user with the received input information and the point of interest.

17. A system for generating a personalized map, the system comprising:

at least one module operable to, at least;

receive location information for a point of interest;

receive user-input information from a user;

associate the received user-input information with the point of interest; and

generate a personalized map comprising a graphical indication at the location of the point of interest, where selection of the graphical indication by a user provides user access to the received user-input information associated with the geographical location.

18. The system of claim 17, where the location information comprises geographical coordinate information.

19. The system of claim 18, where the at least one module is operable to receive location information for a point of interest by, at least in part, operating to automatically, without direct interaction with the user, track geographical coordinates of the user.

20. The system of claim 17, where the location information comprises street address information.

21. The system of claim 17, where the location information comprises a name of the point of interest.

22. The system of claim 17, where the user-input information comprises photograph information to be associated with the point of interest.

23. The system of claim 17, where the user-input information comprises audio information to be associated with the point of interest.

24. The system of claim 17, where the user-input information comprises communication network address information to be associated with the point of interest.

25. The system of claim 17, where the user-input information comprises information of a category to be associated with the point of interest.

26. The system of claim 25, where the at least one module is operable to generate a personalized map by, at least in part, operating to determine one or more categories of points of interest to be shown on the personalized map.

27. The system of claim 17, where the at least one module is operable to generate a personalized map by, at least in part, operating to:

determine a plurality of users; and

populate the personalized map with respective location information and respective user-input information associated with each of the plurality of users.

28. The system of claim 17, where the at least one module is operable to generate a personalized map by, at least in part, operating to:

determine a geographical location of the user; and

generate a personalized map comprising a graphical indication showing the geographical location of the user.

29. The system of claim 17, where the at least one module is operable to receive non-user information from a non-user source, and associate the received non-user information with the point of interest.

30. The system of claim 29, where the at least one module is operable to receive non-user information from a non-user source by, at least in part, operating to receive the non-user information from a networked server associated with the point of interest.

31. The system of claim 29, where the non-user information comprises one or both of:

time and/or date information.

32. The system of claim 17, where the at least one module is operable to associate an identity of the user with the received input information and the point of interest.