Location Based Tracking

• US 20200132468A1
• Filed: 11/01/2019
• Published: 04/30/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Forstall, Scott, Christie, Gregory N., Borchers, Robert E., Chaudhri, Irman A.
• Granted Patent: US 11,221,221 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3807 characterised by the type of data
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3841 Data obtained from two or more sources, e.g. probe vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/29 Geographical information databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/10 including a GPS signal receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041
• 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

Location information is used to build a database of locations having associated audio, video, image, or text data. In some implementations, a device includes a touch-sensitive display and collects data associated with a geographic location of interest. The geographic location of interest can be displayed on a map using an indicator. A touch selection of the indicator provides access to the data through an interface displayed on the touch-sensitive display. One or more locations of interest can be displayed and grouped together by an attribute.

Claims

1-21. -21. (canceled)

22. A method, comprising:

receiving, at a first mobile device, user input requesting data associated with a specified geographic location in the geographic region;

transmitting, to a remote storage location, a request for data objects associated with the specified geographic location;

receiving, from the remote storage location, at least one data object associated with the specified geographic location, wherein the at least one data object is at least one of an image data object, a video data object, or a text data object, wherein the at least one data object is stored at the remote storage location in association with data representing the specified geographic location; and

displaying, on the first mobile device, one or more user interface elements enabling a user to access the at least one data object.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein the one or more user interface elements include at least one of:

a user interface element for accessing at least one image data object, a user interface element for accessing at least one video data object, and a user interface element for accessing at least one text data object.

24. The method of claim 22, wherein receiving the user input comprises receiving an input to capture an image associated with the specified geographic location.

25. The method of claim 24, comprising:

determining the specified geographic location based on coded data associated with the image.

26. The method of claim 25, comprising:

presenting, on the user interface of the mobile device, one or more user interface elements enabling a user to generate data and access locally stored data, wherein the data includes one or more of text, images, or video;

receiving, at the mobile device, user input representing an instruction to perform an action comprising at least one of generating data and accessing locally stored data;

associating the at least one of the generated data and accessed locally stored data with the data representing the geographic location; and

storing, on the mobile device, data representing the association of the specified geographic location and the selected data.

27. The method of claim 22, comprising displaying, in the user interface, a representation of the specified geographic location in association with the one or more user interface elements.

28. The method of claim 27, wherein the representation comprises a street address associated with the specified geographical location or a map of the specified geographic location.

29. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes operations comprising:

receiving, at a first mobile device, user input requesting data associated with a specified geographic location in the geographic region;

transmitting, to a remote storage location, a request for data objects captured associated with the specified geographic location;

receiving, from the remote storage location, at least one data object associated with the specified geographic location, wherein the at least one data object is at least one of an image data object, a video data object, or a text data object, wherein the at least one data object is stored at the remote storage location in association with data representing the specified geographic location; and

displaying, on the first mobile device, one or more user interface elements enabling a user to access the at least one data object.

30. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 29, wherein the one or more user interface elements include at least one of:

a user interface element for accessing at least one image data object, a user interface element for accessing at least one video data object, and a user interface element for accessing at least one text data object.

31. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 29, wherein receiving the user input comprises receiving an input to capture an image associated with the specified geographic location.

32. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 31, the operations comprising:

determining the specified geographic location based on coded data associated with the image.

33. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 32, the operations comprising:

presenting, on the user interface of the mobile device, one or more user interface elements enabling a user to generate data and access locally stored data, wherein the data includes one or more of text, images, or video;

receiving, at the mobile device, user input representing an instruction to perform an action comprising at least one of generating data and accessing locally stored data;

associating the at least one of the generated data and accessed locally stored data with the data representing the geographic location; and

storing, on the mobile device, data representing the association of the specified geographic location and the selected data.

34. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 29, the operations comprising displaying, in the user interface, a representation of the specified geographic location in association with the one or more user interface elements.

35. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 34, wherein the representation comprises a street address associated with the specified geographical location or a map of the specified geographic location.

36. A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

a non-transitory computer-readable medium including one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, causes operations comprising;

receiving, at the first mobile device, user input requesting data associated with a specified geographic location in the geographic region;

transmitting, to a remote storage location, a request for data objects associated with the specified geographic location;

receiving, from the remote storage location, at least one data object associated with the specified geographic location, wherein the at least one data object is at least one of an image data object, a video data object, or a text data object, wherein the at least one data object is stored at the remote storage location in association with data representing the specified geographic location; and

displaying, on the first mobile device, one or more user interface elements enabling a user to access the at least one data object.

37. The system of claim 36, wherein the one or more user interface elements include at least one of:

a user interface element for accessing at least one image data object, a user interface element for accessing at least one video data object, and a user interface element for accessing at least one text data object.

38. The system of claim 36, wherein receiving the user input comprises receiving an input to capture an image associated with the specified geographic location.

39. The system of claim 38, the operations comprising:

determining the specified geographic location based on coded data associated with the image.

40. The system of claim 39, the operations comprising:

presenting, on the user interface of the mobile device, one or more user interface elements enabling a user to generate data and access locally stored data, wherein the data includes one or more of text, images, or video;

receiving, at the mobile device, user input representing an instruction to perform an action comprising at least one of generating data and accessing locally stored data;

associating the at least one of the generated data and accessed locally stored data with the data representing the geographic location; and

storing, on the mobile device, data representing the association of the specified geographic location and the selected data.

41. The system of claim 36, the operations comprising displaying, in the user interface, a representation of the specified geographic location in association with the one or more user interface elements, wherein the representation of the specified geographic location comprises a map of the specified geographic location or a street address associated with the specified geographic location.