DEVICE, METHOD AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR LOCATION-BASED DATA COLLECTION

• US 20150365803A1
• Filed: 02/26/2015
• Published: 12/17/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/16/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Berger, Peter Glen, Yip, Yik Shing, Lehrian, Matthew Ross, Coblenz, Michael Jeremy
• Application Number:
  US14/632,928
• Publication Number:
  US 20150365803A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/174 Form filling; Merging
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/18 of spreadsheets form-filling G06F40/174
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

Automated population of location-based data and formulae into electronic documents is disclosed. In one embodiment, in response to detecting a user selection of a first data population control, first location-based data is populated in an electronic document, wherein the first location-based data includes data obtained from a location-data source. After the first location-based data is populated in the electronic document, in response to detecting a user selection of a second data population control, second location-based data and one or more formulae are populated in the electronic document, wherein the second location-based data includes data obtained from the location-data source, and wherein the one or more formulae are configured for performing calculations upon the first and second location-based data.

Claims

1. (canceled)

2. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

determining, at a computing device, that a first data population control has been activated;

determining first location-based data that includes a current location of the computing device when the first data population control has been activated;

populating a data row in an electronic document with the current location of the computing device;

determining that a second data population control has been activated;

determining second location-based data corresponding to a new location of the computing device at the time the second data population control was activated, wherein the new location of the computing device is different from the current location of the computing device;

determining a formula that performs a calculation using the first location-based data and the second location-based data;

populating another data row in the electronic document with the new location of the computing device; and

displaying the formula or location-based metrics calculated using the formula, wherein the display includes the current location or the new location.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the electronic document is a spreadsheet including a plurality of data rows, and wherein the current location and new location are displayed in data rows of the spreadsheet.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the location-based data of the current location includes a latitude, longitude, and place name information corresponding to the current location of the computing device at the time the first data population control was activated.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the second data population control is displayed adjacent to one or more data rows populated with the current location.

6. The method of claim 2, wherein the formula calculates a distance between the current location and the new location of the computing device.

7. The method of claim 2, wherein the first data population control is activated upon at least one of receiving, via the one or more user input devices, user input corresponding to a selection of the first data population control, expiration of a timer, detecting, via the one or more user input devices, user gesture independent of selection of the first data population control, detecting a change in physical location of the computing device, or detecting an arrival at a predefined physical location.

8. The method of claim 2, wherein the formula is user customizable.

9. A computer readable memory encoded with a set of program instructions that, when executed, causes one or more processors to execute a method, the method comprising:

determining, at a computing device, that a first data population control has been activated;

determining first location-based data that includes a current location of the computing device when the first data population control has been activated;

populating a data row in an electronic document with the current location of the computing device;

determining that a second data population control has been activated;

determining second location-based data corresponding to a new location of the computing device at the time the second data population control was activated, wherein the new location of the computing device is different from the current location of the computing device;

determining a formula that performs a calculation using the first location-based data and the second location-based data;

populating another data row in the electronic document with the new location of the computing device; and

displaying the formula or location-based metrics calculated using the formula, wherein the display includes the current location or the new location.

10. The computer readable memory of claim 9, wherein the electronic document is a spreadsheet including a plurality of data rows, and wherein the current location and new location are displayed in data rows of the spreadsheet.

11. The computer readable memory of claim 9, wherein the location-based data of the current location includes a latitude, longitude, and place name information corresponding to the current location of the computing device at the time the first data population control was activated.

12. The computer readable memory of claim 9, wherein the second data population control is displayed adjacent to one or more data rows populated with the current location.

13. The computer readable memory of claim 9, wherein the formula calculates a distance between the current location and the new location of the computing device.

14. The computer readable memory of claim 9, wherein the first data population control is activated upon at least one of receiving, via the one or more user input devices, user input corresponding to a selection of the first data population control, expiration of a timer, detecting, via the one or more user input devices, user gesture independent of selection of the first data population control, detecting a change in physical location of the computing device, or detecting an arrival at a predefined physical location.

15. The computer readable memory of claim 9, wherein the formula is user customizable.

16. A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory coupled to the one or more processors and including one or more instructions configured to cause the one or more processors to;

determine, at a computing device, that a first data population control has been activated;

determine first location-based data that includes a current location of the computing device when the first data population control has been activated;

populate a data row in an electronic document with the current location of the computing device;

determine that a second data population control has been activated;

determine second location-based data corresponding to a new location of the computing device at the time the second data population control was activated, wherein the new location of the computing device is different from the current location of the computing device;

determine a formula that performs a calculation using the first location-based data and the second location-based data;

populate another data row in the electronic document with the new location of the computing device; and

display the formula or location-based metrics calculated using the formula, wherein the display includes the current location or the new location.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the electronic document is a spreadsheet including a plurality of data rows, and wherein the current location and new location are displayed in data rows of the spreadsheet.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the location-based data of the current location includes a latitude, longitude, and place name information corresponding to the current location of the computing device at the time the first data population control was activated.

19. The system of claim 16, wherein the second data population control is displayed adjacent to one or more data rows populated with the current location.

20. The system of claim 16, wherein the formula calculates a distance between the current location and the new location of the computing device.

21. The system of claim 16, wherein the first data population control is activated upon at least one of receiving, via the one or more user input devices, user input corresponding to a selection of the first data population control, expiration of a timer, detecting, via the one or more user input devices, user gesture independent of selection of the first data population control, detecting a change in physical location of the computing device, or detecting an arrival at a predefined physical location.