Mobile communication terminal for providing geographical information and method thereof

• US 7,787,890 B2
• Filed: 04/21/2006
• Issued: 08/31/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/23/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Choi, Hyun-Kyung
• Primary Examiner(s): MEHRPOUR, NAGHMEH
• Application Number:
  US11/408,077
• Publication Number:
  US 20060240847A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,593 Days
• Field of Search: 455/461, 455/456.6, 455/456.1, 455/466, 455/457, 455/410, 455/456.2, 455/12.1
• US Class Current: 455/456.2
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/03 Cooperating elements; Interaction or communication between different cooperating elements or between cooperating elements and receivers
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/13 Receivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2242/30 Determination of the location of a subscriber
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/10 including a GPS signal receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/493 Interactive information services, e.g. directory enquiries ; Arrangements therefor, e.g. interactive voice response [IVR] systems or voice portals

Abstract

A mobile communication terminal including gps reception unit configured to receive location information indicating where the mobile terminal is located, a display unit configured to display geographical information based on the received location information, and a controller configured to provide additional information corresponding to the displayed geographical information. Further, the additional information includes a photo or video corresponding to the geographical information.

Claims

1. A mobile communication terminal, comprising:

a global positioning system (gps) reception unit configured to receive location information indicating where the mobile terminal is located;

a controller configured to provide the received location information to a remote server;

a reception unit configured to receive geographical information from the remote server that corresponds with the location information provided to the remote server, said received geographical information comprising a previously fabricated map of where the mobile terminal is located;

a display unit configured to display the received geographical information; and

a camera function configured to capture user-created information comprising a current photo file or image file,

wherein the controller is further configured to link together the user-created information and the received geographical information via an anchor tag, and to upload the captured user-created information to the remote server based on the user'"'"'s selection, said captured user-created information being stored on the remote server and linked to the geographical information on the server via the anchor tag,

wherein the controller is further configured to cause the display unit to display information indicating that there is additional information linked to the received geographical information, the additional information linked to the received geographical information by the anchor tag, and to download an item of the additional information from the remote server in response to a corresponding additional data download command.

2. The terminal of claim 1, wherein the reception unit is further configured to subsequently receive, from the remote server, the geographical information along with information indicating that the user-created information is linked to the geographical information, and download the user-created information from the remote server based on the user'"'"'s selection.

3. The terminal of claim 2, wherein the display unit is further configured to display the user-created information.

4. The terminal of claim 1, further comprising:

a memory configured to store the geographical information and the user-created information corresponding to the geographical information.

5. The terminal of claim 1, wherein the terminal comprises a mobile phone, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) or a notebook computer.

6. A method of controlling a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising:

receiving location information indicating where the mobile terminal is located from a global positioning system (gps);

providing the received location information to a remote server;

receiving geographical information from the remote server that corresponds with the location information, said geographical information comprising a previously fabricated map of where the mobile terminal is located;

displaying the received geographical information;

capturing user-created information using a camera included on the mobile terminal, said user-created information comprising a current photo file or image file visually depicting the geographical information;

linking together the user-created information and the geographical information via an anchor tag; and

uploading the captured user-created information to the remote server based on the user'"'"'s selection, said captured user-created information being stored on the remote server and linked to the geographical information on the server via the anchor tag,

wherein the displaying the received geographical information includes displaying information indicating that there is additional information linked to the received geographical information, the additional information linked to the received geographical information by the anchor tag, the method further comprising;

downloading one item of the additional information from the remote server in response to a corresponding additional data download command.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

subsequently receiving, from the remote server, the geographical information along with information indicating that the user-created information is linked to the geographical information; and

downloading the user-created information from the remote server based on the user'"'"'s selection.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

displaying the downloaded user-created information.

9. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

storing the geographical information and the user-created information corresponding to the geographical information.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein the terminal comprises a mobile phone, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) or a notebook computer.