LOCATION INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS OF MOBILE TERMINAL

• US 20140214315A1
• Filed: 04/02/2014
• Published: 07/31/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/04/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: HEO, Dong Kyu, PYO, Jong Sun, JUNG, Jae Hee, JUNG, Suk In, KWAK, Byoung Hoon
• Granted Patent: US 9,513,123 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/410
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3617 using user history, behaviour, conditions or preferences, e.g. predicted or inferred from previous use or current movement
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3682 output of POI information on a road map G01C21/3614, G01C21/3685 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/10 including a GPS signal receiver
• 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

A method and apparatus for managing location information of a mobile terminal are provided. The method includes obtaining one or more point sites associated with a movement characteristic of an electronic device, determining a current position of the electronic device, determining a route based on the current position and the one or more point sites, and presenting the route on a map via a display operably coupled to the electronic device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

obtaining one or more point sites associated with a movement characteristic of an electronic device;

determining a current position of the electronic device;

determining a route based on the current position and the one or more point sites; and

presenting the route on a map via a display operably coupled to the electronic device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining comprises:

determining a stop region, based at least in part on a tarrying time of the electronic device at the stop region; and

selecting a point within the stop region.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the stop region comprises determining the stop region based at least in part on determining distances between coordinates from the location information within threshold.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining comprises:

determining a path associated with the electronic device, the path comprising a plurality of points and a plurality of path segments connecting the plurality of points; and

selecting a point at which an angle between two path segments of the path is larger than a threshold angle, from the plurality of points.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining the route comprises:

determining an interest area within a specified radius from the current position,

wherein the route connects the current position with a point site of the one or more point sites, the point site being within the interest area.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining the route comprises:

determining a moving direction of the electronic device,

wherein the route connects the current position with a point site of the one or more point sites in accordance with the moving direction.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the presenting comprises presenting information corresponding to the one or more point sites on the map at least in part in a form of graphical symbol or text.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining an interest site based on an information access to the interest site; and

managing a preference level of the interest site based on at least one of time, category, location or contact information of the interest site.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the determining the interest area comprises determining the interest area based at least in part on the interest site or the preference level of the interest site.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the presenting comprises presenting information corresponding to the interest site on the map at least in part in a form of graphical symbol or text.

11. An apparatus comprising:

a positioning unit to determine a current position of the apparatus;

a control unit to obtain one or more point sites associated with a movement characteristic of the apparatus and determine a route based on the current position and the one or more point sites; and

a display unit to present the route on a map.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the control unit comprises a stop point determiner to determine a stop region based at least in part on a tarrying time of the apparatus at the stop region and select a point within the stop region.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the stop region comprises determining the stop region based at least in part on determining distances between coordinates from the location information within threshold.

14. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the control unit comprises route learner to determine a path associated with the electronic device, the path comprising a plurality of points and a plurality of path segments connecting the plurality of points and select a point at which an angle between two path segments of the path is larger than a threshold angle, from the plurality of points.

15. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the control unit determines an interest area within a specified radius from the current position, wherein the route connects the current position with a point site of the one or more point sites, the point site being within the interest area.

16. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the control unit determines a moving direction of the apparatus, wherein the route connects the current position with a point site of the one or more point sites in accordance with the moving direction.

17. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the control unit comprises an interest site detector to determine an interest site and to manage a preference level of the interest site.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the control unit determines the interest area based at least in part on the interest site or the preference level of the interest site.

19. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the display unit presents information corresponding to the one or more point sites or the interest site on the map at least in part in a form of graphical symbol or text.

20. A computer-readable medium storing instructions, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

obtaining one or more point sites associated with a movement characteristic of an electronic device;

determining a current position of the electronic device;

determining a route based on the current position and the one or more point sites; and

presenting the route on a map via a display operably coupled to the electronic device.