GPS enabled cell phone with compass mode mapping function
First Claim
1. A method for operating a wireless terminal to display its location and a map segment on a display of the wireless terminal, the method comprising:
- accessing a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver of the wireless terminal to determine location coordinates of the wireless terminal;
accessing a map segment corresponding to the location coordinates of the wireless terminal;
determining an orientation of the wireless terminal with respect to a reference direction;
detecting that the wireless terminal is not in a substantially horizontal position;
indicating upon the display that the wireless terminal is not in a substantially horizontal position;
subsequently detecting that the wireless terminal is in a substantially horizontal position;
displaying the map segment on the display of the wireless terminal based upon the orientation of the wireless terminal so that the map segment is displayed in a correct orientation with respect to mapped physical features when the wireless terminal is in a substantially horizontal position;
displaying an icon that represents the wireless terminal on the display, the icon displayed on the map segment at a location corresponding to the location coordinates;
receiving user input regarding a selected physical feature of the mapped physical features; and
initiating a voice communication to a communication device associated with the selected physical feature based upon at least the user input.
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Abstract
A wireless terminal displays its location and a map segment on a display of the wireless terminal. Operation commences with the wireless terminal accessing its GPS receiver to determine its location coordinates. Based upon its location coordinates, the wireless terminal accesses a map segment. The wireless terminal determines its orientation with respect to a reference direction. The wireless terminal displays the map segment on its display such that the map segment is displayed in a correct orientation with respect to mapped physical features. The wireless terminal displays an icon on its display that represents the wireless terminal. The icon is displayed on the map segment at a location corresponding to the location coordinates of the wireless terminal. The display of the wireless terminal orients the mapped physical features on the display so that they are oriented correctly with respect to the actual physical features.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for operating a wireless terminal to display its location and a map segment on a display of the wireless terminal, the method comprising:
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accessing a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver of the wireless terminal to determine location coordinates of the wireless terminal; accessing a map segment corresponding to the location coordinates of the wireless terminal; determining an orientation of the wireless terminal with respect to a reference direction; detecting that the wireless terminal is not in a substantially horizontal position; indicating upon the display that the wireless terminal is not in a substantially horizontal position; subsequently detecting that the wireless terminal is in a substantially horizontal position; displaying the map segment on the display of the wireless terminal based upon the orientation of the wireless terminal so that the map segment is displayed in a correct orientation with respect to mapped physical features when the wireless terminal is in a substantially horizontal position; displaying an icon that represents the wireless terminal on the display, the icon displayed on the map segment at a location corresponding to the location coordinates; receiving user input regarding a selected physical feature of the mapped physical features; and initiating a voice communication to a communication device associated with the selected physical feature based upon at least the user input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A wireless terminal comprising:
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a wireless interface; a user interface including a display; a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver; and a processing unit communicatively coupled to the wireless interface, the user interface, and the GPS receiver and operable to; access the GPS receiver to determine location coordinates of the wireless terminal; access a map segment corresponding to the location coordinates of the wireless terminal; determine an orientation of the wireless terminal with respect to a reference direction; detect that the wireless terminal is not in a substantially horizontal position; indicate via the user interface that the wireless terminal is not in a substantially horizontal position; subsequently detect that the wireless terminal is in a substantially horizontal position; display the map segment on the display of the wireless terminal based upon the orientation of the wireless terminal so that the map segment is displayed in a correct orientation with respect to mapped physical features when the wireless terminal is in a substantially horizontal position; display an icon that represents the wireless terminal on the display, the icon displayed on the map segment at a location corresponding to the location coordinates; receive user input via the user interface regarding a selected physical feature of the mapped physical features; and initiate a voice communication via the user interface and the wireless interface to a communication device associated with the selected physical feature based upon at least the user input. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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