Location Based Tracking

• US 20120131510A1
• Filed: 01/30/2012
• Published: 05/24/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Forstall, Scott, Christie, Gregory N., Borchers, Robert E., Chaudhri, Imran A.
• Granted Patent: US 8,924,144 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/835
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3807 characterised by the type of data
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3841 Data obtained from two or more sources, e.g. probe vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/29 Geographical information databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/10 including a GPS signal receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

Location information is used to build a database of locations having associated audio, video, image or text data. In some implementations, a device includes a touch-sensitive display and collects data associated with a geographic location of interest. The geographic location of interest can be displayed on a map using an indicator. A touch selection of the indicator provides access to the data through an interface displayed on the touch-sensitive display. One or more locations of interest can be displayed and grouped together by an attribute.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, at a mobile device, a data object and a geographic location, wherein the data object is associated with the geographic location;

determining a particular type of the data object, wherein a type is one of image, video, audio, or text;

providing, on the mobile device, a graphical user interface (GUI) display for reviewing and editing the particular type of the data object in response to receiving a first user input indicating an action to review and edit the data object, wherein the provided GUI display includes a representation of the data object, a representation of the geographic location, and one or more user-selectable icons, each icon representing a respective action to be applied to the particular type of the data object; and

applying a particular action to the data object in response to receiving a second user input selecting a displayed icon representing the particular action.