METHOD FOR SEARCHING DATA AND METHOD FOR PLANNING ITINERARY

• US 20140350844A1
• Filed: 05/22/2014
• Published: 11/27/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/26/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Compal Electronics Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Compal Electronics Incorporated
• Inventors: Chen, Kai-Yi, Lin, Hsiu-Hang, Chou, Pin-Yu, Sun, Ching-Wen, Hsu, Yu-Tzu
• Application Number:
  US14/284,400
• Publication Number:
  US 20140350844A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/426
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]

Abstract

A method for searching data and a method for planning itinerary are provided. At least one contact is selected from a contact list so as to set a point of interest (POI) list associated with the at least one contact as a specific data source. A POI category is decided. A preset search range is obtained based on a reference location so as to search the specific data source for obtaining a search result conformed to the POI category and the preset search range, and the search result is displayed.

Claims

1. A method for searching data, adapted for an electronic apparatus, comprising:

selecting at least one contact from a contact list so as to set a point of interest list associated with the selected contact as a specific data source, wherein the point of interest list comprises one or more point of interest data;

deciding a point of interest category;

obtaining a preset search range based on a reference location;

searching the specific data source for obtaining a search result conformed to the point of interest category and the preset search range; and

displaying the search result.

2. The method for searching data of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying a selecting contact interface, so as to list the contact list in the selecting contact interface; and

receiving an operation command of a user which selects the contact from the contact list through the selecting contact interface, so as to select the contact.

3. The method for searching data of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying a selecting category interface, so as to list a category list in the selecting category interface; and

receiving an operation command of a user which selects the point of interest category from the category list through the selecting category interface, so as to decide the point of interest category.

4. The method for searching data of claim 1, wherein the step of searching the specific data source for obtaining the search result conformed to the point of interest category and the preset search range comprises:

searching the specific data source for the one or more point of interest data conformed to the point of interest category; and

among the one or more point of interest data conformed to the point of interest category, setting the point of interest data that fell within the preset search range to the search result.

5. The method for searching data of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying a selecting location interface for displaying the search result;

receiving an operation command of a user which selects one of the point of interest data from the search result through the selecting location interface, so as to set the selected point of interest data as a target location; and

storing the selected contact, the selected point of interest category and the selected target location.

6. The method for searching data of claim 1, wherein before the step of obtaining the preset search range based on the reference location, the method further comprises:

detecting a current location of the electronic apparatus, and using the current location as the reference location.

7. The method for searching data of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a filter condition, so as to obtain the point of interest data conformed to the filter condition from the search result, wherein the filter condition comprises the point of interest data associated with a user of the electronic apparatus.

8. A method for planning itinerary, adapted for an electronic apparatus, comprising:

selecting at least one contact from a contact list so as to set a point of interest list associated with the selected contact as a specific data source, wherein the point of interest list comprises one or more point of interest data;

deciding a point of interest category;

obtaining a preset search range based on a reference location;

searching the specific data source for displaying the point of interest data conformed to the point of interest category and fell within the preset search range;

selecting one of the displayed point of interest data as a target location; and

storing the selected contact, the selected point of interest category and the selected target location.

9. The method for planning itinerary of claim 8, further comprising:

providing a user interface for a user to establish an itinerary plan, wherein the user interface comprises a contact block, a category block and a location block, the contact block being used to select the contact, the category block being used to decide the point of interest category, and the location block being used to decide the target location.

10. The method for planning itinerary of claim 9, wherein:

when the contact block is selected, displaying a selecting contact interface to list the contact list, and receiving a first operation command of the user through the selecting contact interface, so as to select the contact from the contact list;

when the category block is selected, displaying a selecting category interface to list a category list, and receiving a second operation command of the user through the selecting category interface, so as to decide the point of interest category; and

when the location block is selected, displaying a selecting location interface to display the point of interest data conformed to the point of interest category and fell within the preset search range, and receiving a third operation command of the user through the selecting location interface, so as to select one of the displayed point of interest data as the target location.