MOBILE TERMINAL, LOCATION-BASED SERVICE SERVER, AND INFORMATION PROVIDING SYSTEM

• US 20110241882A1
• Filed: 10/01/2010
• Published: 10/06/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/01/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications Japan Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: GONZALES, Agape J., Nielsen, Johan
• Granted Patent: US 8,559,979 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/572.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0281 Customer communication at a business location, e.g. providing product or service information, consulting

Abstract

A mobile terminal including a position detection unit that detects a current position of the mobile terminal; a communication interface that transmits the detected current position to a server, and receives, from the server, a plurality of tags corresponding to services provided in an area surrounding the current position of the mobile terminal; a status detection unit that detects a current status of the mobile terminal; a tag determination unit that determines a tag corresponding to the current status of the mobile terminal; a tag comparison unit that determines at least one recommended service by comparing the tag corresponding to the current status of the mobile terminal with each of the plurality of tags corresponding to services provided in an area surrounding the current position of the mobile terminal; and

• a display that displays information corresponding to the at least one recommended service determined by the tag comparison unit.

Claims

1. A mobile terminal comprising:

a position detection unit configured to detect a current position of the mobile terminal;

a communication interface configured to transmit the detected current position to a server, and to receive, from the server, a plurality of tags corresponding to services provided in an area surrounding the current position of the mobile terminal;

a status detection unit configured to detect a current status of the mobile terminal;

a tag determination unit configured to determine a tag corresponding to the current status of the mobile terminal;

a tag comparison unit configured to determine at least one recommended service by comparing the tag corresponding to the current status of the mobile terminal with each of the plurality of tags corresponding to services provided in an area surrounding the current position of the mobile terminal; and

a display configured to display information corresponding to the at least one recommended service determined by the tag comparison unit.

2. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein

the status detection unit includes a usage-state detection unit configured to identify an application currently being executed at the mobile terminal, and

the tag determination unit is configured to determine the tag corresponding to the current status of the mobile terminal based on the identified application currently being executed at the mobile terminal.

3. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein

the status detection unit includes an indoor/outdoor detection unit configured to detect whether the mobile terminal is indoors or outdoors, and

the tag determination unit is configured to determine the tag corresponding to the current status of the mobile terminal based on a result of the detection by the indoor/outdoor detection unit.

4. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein

the status detection unit includes a movement sensor configured to detect a moving state of the mobile terminal, and

the tag determination unit is configured to determine the tag corresponding to the current status of the mobile terminal based on the detected moving state of the mobile terminal.

5. The mobile terminal according to claim 4, wherein

the movement sensor is configured to detect whether the mobile terminal is currently in a still state, a walking state, a running state, a riding state or a flying state.

6. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein

the status detection unit includes

a usage-state detection unit configured to identify an application currently being executed at the mobile terminal;

an indoor/outdoor detection unit configured to detect whether the mobile terminal is indoors or outdoors; and

a movement sensor configured to detect a moving state of the mobile terminal, wherein

the tag determination unit is configured to determine the tag corresponding to the current status of the mobile terminal based on the identified application currently being executed at the mobile terminal, the result of the detection by the indoor/outdoor detection unit, and the detected moving state of the mobile terminal.

7. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, wherein

the display is configured to display a map including graphic indicia corresponding to a geographic location of the at least one recommended service.

8. The mobile terminal according to claim 1, further comprising:

a user interface configured to display a hierarchal menu configured to receive a user settings identifying a priority and a relationship between each of a plurality of different categories of status information corresponding to the mobile terminal, wherein

the tag determination unit is configured to determine the tag based on the user settings.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including computer program instructions, which when executed by a mobile terminal, cause the mobile terminal to perform a method comprising:

detecting a current position of the mobile terminal;

transmitting the detected current position to a server;

receiving, from the server, a plurality of tags corresponding to services provided in an area surrounding the current position of the mobile terminal;

detecting a current status of the mobile terminal;

determining a tag corresponding to the current status of the mobile terminal;

determining at least one recommended service by comparing the tag corresponding to the current status of the mobile terminal with each of the plurality of tags corresponding to services provided in an area surrounding the current position of the mobile terminal; and

displaying information corresponding to the at least one recommended service determined by the tag comparison unit.

10. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 9, wherein

detecting a current status of the mobile terminal includes identifying an application currently being executed at the mobile terminal, and

the tag corresponding to the current status of the mobile terminal is determined based on the identified application currently being executed at the mobile terminal.

11. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 9, wherein

detecting a current status of the mobile terminal includes detecting whether the mobile terminal is indoors or outdoors, and

the tag corresponding to the current status of the mobile terminal is determined based on a result of the detection that the mobile terminal is indoors or outdoors.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 9, wherein

detecting a current status of the mobile terminal includes detecting a moving state of the mobile terminal, and

the tag corresponding to the current status of the mobile terminal is determined based on the detected moving state of the mobile terminal.

13. The mobile terminal according to claim 12, wherein

detecting a moving state of the mobile terminal included detecting whether the mobile terminal is currently in a still state, a walking state, a running state, a riding state or a flying state.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 9, wherein detecting a current status of the mobile terminal includes

identifying an application currently being executed at the mobile terminal;

detecting whether the mobile terminal is indoors or outdoors; and

detecting a moving state of the mobile terminal, wherein the tag corresponding to the current status of the mobile terminal is determined based on the identified application currently being executed at the mobile terminal, the result of the detection that the mobile terminal is indoors or outdoors, and the detected moving state of the mobile terminal.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 9, wherein

the displaying includes displaying a map including graphic indicia corresponding to a geographic location of the at least one recommended service.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 9, further comprising:

receiving a user settings identifying a priority and a relationship between each of a plurality of different categories of status information corresponding to the mobile terminal, wherein

the tag corresponding to the current status of the mobile terminal is determined based on the user settings.

17. A mobile terminal comprising:

means for detecting a current position of the mobile terminal;

means for transmitting the detected current position to a server;

means for receiving, from the server, a plurality of tags corresponding to services provided in an area surrounding the current position of the mobile terminal;

means for detecting a current status of the mobile terminal;

means for determining a tag corresponding to the current status of the mobile terminal;

means for determining at least one recommended service by comparing the tag corresponding to the current status of the mobile terminal with each of the plurality of tags corresponding to services provided in an area surrounding the current position of the mobile terminal; and

means for displaying information corresponding to the at least one recommended service determined by the tag comparison unit.

18. The mobile terminal according to claim 17, wherein

the means for detecting identifies an application currently being executed at the mobile terminal, and

the means for determining a tag corresponding to the current status of the mobile terminal identifies the tag based on the identified application currently being executed at the mobile terminal.

19. The mobile terminal according to claim 17, wherein

the means for detecting detects whether the mobile terminal is indoors or outdoors, and

the means for determining a tag corresponding to the current status of the mobile terminal identifies the tag based on a result of the detection that the mobile terminal is indoors or outdoors.

20. The mobile terminal according to claim 17, wherein

the means for detecting detects a moving state of the mobile terminal, and

the means for determining a tag corresponding to the current status of the mobile terminal identifies the tag based on the detected moving state of the mobile terminal.