Communication device and method of providing location information therein

• US 8,041,334 B2
• Filed: 07/15/2008
• Issued: 10/18/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Yoon, Mu Hy
• Primary Examiner(s): Dao; Minh D
• Application Number:
  US12/173,622
• Publication Number:
  US 20090098883A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,190 Days
• Field of Search: 455/404.2, 455/414.2, 455/456.1, 455/457, 342/457, 709/223, 701/213
• US Class Current: 455/404.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• 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 3/42357 where the information is provided to a monitoring entity such as a potential calling party or a call processing server
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/024 Guidance services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/18 Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals

Abstract

A communication device, computer program product and method of providing location information therein are disclosed. The communication device includes a wireless communication unit, a display, a memory and a controller operatively connected to the memory, the display, and the wireless communication device, the controller configured to transmit virtual movement information of the communication device to a different communication device, the different communication device registered with a location information providing service.

Claims

1. A mobile communication device, comprising:

a wireless communication unit;

a display;

a memory; and

a controller operatively connected to the memory, the display, and the wireless communication device, the controller configured to transmit virtual movement information of the mobile communication device to a different communication device, the different communication device registered with a location information providing service.

2. The mobile communication device of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to

store the virtual movement information of the mobile communication device in the memory, and

display the stored virtual movement information on the display.

3. The mobile communication device of claim 2, further comprising:

a user input unit configured to enable a user to set a specific location of the mobile communication device,

wherein the controller is configured to generate the virtual movement information of the mobile communication device by setting a destination to the set specific location.

4. The mobile communication device of claim 3, wherein the controller is configured to transmit the virtual location of the mobile communication device to the different communication device with an interval of a prescribed duration based on the virtual movement information.

5. The mobile communication device of claim 4, wherein the controller is configured to perform a road guide simulation by setting a departure point to a current location of the mobile communication device and by setting the destination to the set specific location.

6. The mobile communication device of claim 5, wherein the virtual movement information includes a virtual current location of the mobile communication device based on a settable virtual moving speed.

7. The mobile communication device of claim 6, wherein the controller is configured to

generate a virtual moving trace based on the virtual movement information, and

store the generated moving trace as a file in the memory.

8. The mobile communication device of claim 7, wherein the generated file is amendable.

9. The mobile communication device of claim 4, wherein the controller is configured to transmit the virtual movement information in accordance with a determined resolution.

10. The mobile communication device of claim 9, wherein the prescribed duration is decided based on the determined resolution.

11. The mobile communication device of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to generate the virtual movement information according to at least one user selected condition for hiding real movement information.

12. A method of transmitting movement information in a mobile communication device, comprising:

displaying, by the mobile communication device, virtual movement information of the mobile communication device; and

transmitting, by the mobile communication device, the displayed virtual movement information to a different communication device registered with a location information providing service.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

setting, by the mobile communication device, a specific location; and

generating, by the mobile communication device, the virtual movement information by setting a destination of the mobile communication device to the set specific location.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the step of transmitting virtual movement information comprises:

transmitting a virtual location of the mobile communication device to the different communication device with an interval of a prescribed duration based on the virtual movement information.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

performing, by the mobile communication device, a road guide simulation by setting a departure point to a current location of the mobile communication device and by setting the destination to the set specific location.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the virtual movement information includes a virtual current location of the mobile communication device based on a settable virtual moving speed.

17. The method of claim 16, further comprising:

generating, by the mobile communication device, a virtual moving trace based on the virtual movement information; and

storing, by the mobile communication device, the produced moving trace in a file format.

18. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

generating, by the mobile communication device, the virtual movement information according to at least one user selected condition for hiding real movement information.