METHOD, MOBILE DEVICE AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR DISPLAYING SURROUNDING POINTS OF INTEREST

• US 20110238301A1
• Filed: 03/29/2011
• Published: 09/29/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Original Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Inventors: Lee, Yu-Cheng
• Granted Patent: US 8,694,247 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/207
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3679 Retrieval, searching and output of POI information, e.g. hotels, restaurants, shops, filling stations, parking facilities G01C21/3611 takes precedence

Abstract

A method, a mobile device, and a computer-readable medium for displaying surrounding points of interest (POIs), adapted to a mobile device, are provided. In the present method, at least one keyword is received and set as a searching condition for searching POIs. When the mobile device obtains new current location information of the mobile device, a POI database is queried to find surrounding POIs of the current location that fit the searching condition. Finally, the searched POIs are updated and displayed.

Claims

1. A method for displaying surrounding points of interest (POIs), adapted to a mobile device, the method for displaying surrounding POIs comprising:

receiving at least one keyword to set as a searching condition for searching a plurality of POIs;

positioning the mobile device to obtain new current location information of the mobile device;

automatically querying a POI database according to the new current location information to find surrounding POIs of the new current location information that fit the searching condition; and

updating and displaying the searched POIs.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of updating and displaying the searched POIs comprises:

displaying POIs of each of the keywords in an independent page; and

displaying the pages corresponding to the keywords in overlapping.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein after the step of displaying the pages corresponding to the keywords in overlapping, the method further comprises:

receiving a switching operation; and

switching a page corresponding to a displayed keyword to a page corresponding to a next keyword.

4. The method according to claim 2, wherein after the step of updating and displaying the searched POIs, the method further comprises:

receiving an active operation of a POI list key; and

displaying POIs fitting all keywords in the searching condition on a POI list.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of setting the searching condition for searching the POIs comprises:

receiving a setting of POI category; and

setting the POI category as the searching condition for searching the POIs.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the step of updating and displaying the searched POIs comprises:

displaying POIs fitting the keyword under each of the POI categories in categories according to the POI categories and the keyword in the searching condition.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the step of displaying the searched POIs in categories according to the POI categories in the searching condition comprises:

displaying POIs of each of the POI categories in an independent page; and

displaying the pages corresponding to the POI categories in overlapping.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of setting the searching condition for searching the POIs comprises:

receiving a searching distance input by a user; and

setting the searching distance as the searching condition for searching the POIs.

9. A mobile device for displaying surrounding points of interest (POIs), comprising:

a display unit;

an input unit, configured to receive at least one keyword input by a user;

a positioning unit, configured to execute positioning to obtain current location information;

a setting module, configured to set the keyword as a searching condition for searching a plurality of POIs;

a query module, configured to automatically find surrounding POIs of new current location information that fit the searching condition when receiving the new current location information of the mobile device from the positioning unit; and

a display module, configured to update and display the searched POIs on the display unit.

10. The mobile device according to claim 9, wherein the display module displays POIs of each of the keywords in an independent page, and displays the pages corresponding to the keywords in overlapping.

11. The mobile device according to claim 10, wherein the input unit further receives a switching operation from the user, and the display module switches a page corresponding to a keyword displayed by the display unit to a page corresponding to a next keyword when the input unit receives the switching operation.

12. The mobile device according to claim 10, wherein the input unit further receives an active operation of a POI list key from the user, and the display module displays all POIs corresponding to the keyword in the page when the input unit receives the active operation.

13. The mobile device according to claim 9, wherein the input unit further receives a setting of POI category, and the setting module sets the POI category as the searching condition for searching the POIs.

14. The mobile device according to claim 13, wherein the display module displays POIs fitting the keyword under each of the POI categories in categories according to the POI categories and the keyword in the searching condition.

15. The mobile device according to claim 14, wherein the display module displays POIs of each of the POI categories in an independent page, and displays the pages corresponding to the POI categories in overlapping.

16. The mobile device according to claim 9, wherein the input unit further receives a searching distance from the user, and the setting module sets the searching distance as the searching condition for searching the POIs.

17. A computer-readable medium, recording program instructions for:

receiving at least one keyword to set as a searching condition for searching a plurality of POIs;

locating the mobile device to obtain new current location information of the mobile device;

automatically querying a POI database according to the new current location information to find surrounding POIs of the new current location information that fit the searching condition; and

updating and displaying the searched POIs.