METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING LOCATION BASED INFORMATION

• US 20120209826A1
• Filed: 02/10/2011
• Published: 08/16/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/10/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Belimpasakis, Petros
• Application Number:
  US13/025,121
• Publication Number:
  US 20120209826A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/710
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/29 Geographical information databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries

Abstract

An approach is provided for providing location based information according to a predetermined format. A location information manager associates location information with web content. The location information manager also causes, at least in part, publication of the web content and the associated location information according to a predetermined format, wherein the predetermined format facilitates, at least in part, discovery of the location information.

Claims

1. A method comprising facilitating a processing of and/or processing (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal, the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal based, at least in part, on the following:

at least one association of location information with web content; and

at least one publication of the web content and the associated location information according to a predetermined format,

wherein the predetermined format facilitates, at least in part, discovery of the location information.

2. A method of claim 1, wherein the location information includes, at least in part, augmented reality information, augmented virtual reality information, mapping information, navigation information, or a combination thereof.

3. A method of claim 1, wherein the discovery of the location information is performed, at least in part, by one or more general applications, one or more general browser applications, one or more general augmented reality browser applications, or a combination thereof.

4. A method of claim 3, wherein the web content is filtered based, at least in part, on visibility of the location information associated with the web content with respect to the one or more general applications, the one or more general browser applications, the one or more general augmented reality browser applications, or a combination thereof.

5. A method of claim 1, wherein the predetermined format includes, at least in part, one or more standards-compliant extensions to the web content.

6. A method of claim 5, wherein the standards-compliant extensions are based, at least in part, on one or more syndication protocols.

7. A method of claim 3, wherein the one or more general applications, the one or more general browser applications, the one or more general augmented reality applications, or a combination thereof cause, at least in part, rendering of the web content to include at least one indicator of the location information.

8. A method of claim 1, wherein one or more interactions with the at least one indicator initiates a subscription of the location information.

9. A method of claim 1, wherein one or more search engines parse the location information based, at least in part, on the predetermined format.

10. A method of claim 1, wherein the location information is rendered by one or more other applications.

11. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs,

the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,

associate location information with web content; and

cause, at least in part, publication of the web content and the associated location information according to a predetermined format,

wherein the predetermined format facilitates, at least in part, discovery of the location information.

12. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the location information includes, at least in part, augmented reality information, augmented virtual reality information, mapping information, navigation information, or a combination thereof.

13. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the discovery of the location information is performed, at least in part, by one or more general applications, one or more general browser applications, one or more general augmented reality browser applications, or a combination thereof.

14. An apparatus of claim 13, wherein the web content is filtered based, at least in part, on visibility of the location information associated with the web content with respect to the one or more general applications, the one or more general browser applications, the one or more general augmented reality browser applications, or a combination thereof.

15. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the predetermined format includes, at least in part, one or more standards-compliant extensions to the web content.

16. An apparatus of claim 15, wherein the standards-compliant extensions are based, at least in part, on one or more syndication protocols.

17. An apparatus of claim 13, wherein the one or more general applications, the one or more general browser applications, the one or more general augmented reality applications, or a combination thereof cause, at least in part, rendering of the web content to include at least one indicator of the location information.

18. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein one or more interactions with the at least one indicator initiates a subscription of the location information.

19. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein one or more search engines parse the location information based, at least in part, on the predetermined format.

20. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the location information is rendered by one or more other applications.

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