METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOCATION IDENTIFICATION AND PRESENTATION

• US 20160029175A1
• Filed: 10/05/2015
• Published: 01/28/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: IpVenture, Inc.
• Original Assignee: IpVenture, Inc.
• Inventors: Lau, Chung, Tong, Peter P., Thomas, C. Douglass
• Granted Patent: US 9,723,442 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/005 with correlation of navigation data from several sources, e.g. map or contour matching G01C21/30 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/025 using location based information parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/00 Locating users or terminals or network equipment for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management

Abstract

Method and apparatus to analyze and present location information in an easy-to-digest manner are disclosed. In one embodiment, each piece of location information can include a piece of location-designating information and a piece of location-related information. Location-designating information is primarily for identifying location. Location-related information is information related to location-designating information. The location-designating information and the location-related information can be supplied by a mobile device. With the help of location-related information, each piece of location-designating information can be more accurately transformed into a label to help identify a location. The amount of location information can be reduced. All of the location-designating information pertaining to a given area can be consolidated into one piece of location-designating information related to the label. Consolidation of some of the information may not occur if a piece of location-related information changes by more than a preset value. To better present location information in an easy-to-digest manner, location information can be compared to standards. Presentation can be on a display with respect to a reference location.

Claims

1. A mobile electronic device comprising:

a display;

a satellite-signal receiver in the mobile electronic device to receive signals related to location, with the signals from a plurality of satellites;

a wireless-signal sensor in the mobile electronic device to sense wireless signals in the vicinity of the mobile electronic device;

a storage device in the mobile electronic device, the storage device to store at least instructions; and

a processor in the mobile electronic device, the processor being coupled to the display, the satellite-signal receiver, the wireless-signal sensor, and the storage device, the processor to execute at least a portion of the instructions,

wherein the instructions include instructions to

present a symbol at a first position on the display, and

present a plurality of points of interest on the display,

wherein the first position on the display is based on a first location of the mobile electronic device,

wherein the first location of the mobile electronic device is based on at least data from a first measurement and data from a second measurement,

wherein the first measurement is from the satellite-signal receiver receiving signals related to location,

wherein the second measurement is from the wireless-signal sensor sensing wireless signals in the vicinity of the mobile electronic device, and

wherein whether at least a point of interest is presented on the display depends on a distance between the first location and a specific location.

2. A mobile electronic device as recited in claim 1,

wherein the first location of the mobile electronic device is associated with a first time,

wherein the instructions in the storage device further include instructions to present the symbol at a second position on the display, and

wherein the second position on the display is based on a second location of the mobile electronic device at a second time, the second time being later than the first time.

3. A mobile electronic device as recited in claim 1, wherein the instructions in the storage device further include instructions to present a picture that is linked to the first location.

4. A mobile electronic device as recited in claim 1, wherein the instructions in the storage device further include instructions to present a selectable symbol on the display that is selectable by a user to cause a webpage to be presented on the display.

5. A mobile electronic device as recited in claim 1, wherein the instructions in the storage device further include instructions to present data on the display with the data showing change in the location of the mobile electronic device as a function of time.

6. A mobile electronic device as recited in claim 5, wherein the instructions in the storage device further include instructions to present a picture that is linked to a location of the mobile electronic device and that is linked to a time.

7. A mobile electronic device as recited in claim 1, wherein the instructions in the storage device further include instructions to present a point of interest based on a preference of a user of the mobile electronic device.

8. A mobile electronic device as recited in claim 1, wherein the instructions in the storage device further include instructions to present comments entered by a user, with the comments linked to a location of the mobile electronic device.

9. A mobile electronic device as recited in claim 8, wherein the instructions in the storage device further include instructions to also present a picture that is linked to the comments.

10. A mobile electronic device as recited in claim 9, wherein the picture is linked to a time, and wherein the instructions in the storage device further include instructions to present the time.

11. An article comprising:

a non-transitory storage medium having stored thereon instructions executable by a processor in a mobile electronic device having a display, a satellite-signal receiver to receive signals related to location, with the signals from a plurality of satellites, and a wireless-signal sensor to sense wireless signals in the vicinity of the mobile electronic device, wherein the instructions are executable to;

present a symbol at a first position on the display, and

present a plurality of points of interest on the display,

with the first position on the display being based on a first location of the mobile electronic device,

with the first location of the mobile electronic device being based on at least data from a first measurement and data from a second measurement,

with the first measurement being from the satellite-signal receiver receiving signals related to location,

with the second measurement being from the wireless-signal sensor sensing wireless signals in the vicinity of the mobile electronic device, and

with at least a point of interest being presented on the display depending on a distance between the first location and a specific location.

12. An article as recited in claim 11, wherein the instructions are further executable to present the symbol at a second position on the display,

with the second position on the display being based on a second location of the mobile electronic device at a second time, the second time being later than a first time, the first time being associated with the first location of the mobile electronic device.

13. An article as recited in claim 11, wherein the instructions are further executable to present a picture that is linked to the first location.

14. An article as recited in claim 11, wherein the instructions are further executable to present a selectable symbol on the display that is selectable by a user to cause a webpage to be presented on the display.

15. An article as recited in claim 11, wherein the instructions are further executable to present data on the display with the data showing change in the location of the mobile electronic device as a function of time.

16. An article as recited in claim 15, wherein the instructions are further executable to present a picture that is linked to a location of the mobile electronic device and that is linked to a time.

17. An article as recited in claim 11, wherein the instructions are further executable to present a point of interest based on a preference of a user of the mobile electronic device.

18. An article as recited in claim 11, wherein the instructions are further executable to present comments entered by a user, with the comments linked to a location of the mobile electronic device.

19. An article as recited in claim 18, wherein the instructions are further executable to also present a picture that is linked to the comments.

20. An article as recited in claim 19, wherein the instructions are further executable to present a time, with the time linked to the picture.