Simple discovery UI of location aware information
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1. A method comprising:
- using a processor of a communications terminal to retrieve a position of the communications terminal;
presenting said position in a spatial orientation metaphor on a display of the communications terminal;
using the processor to retrieve a predetermined set of categories comprising objects with location dependent information;
using the processor to determine criteria for said objects to be retrieved;
using the processor to retrieve said determined objects associated with said set of categories;
using the processor to retrieve location dependent information associated with a first object of said determined objects;
presenting said first object in said spatial orientation metaphor on the display of the communications terminal; and
presenting details of the first object in the spatial orientation metaphor when the processor determines that a distance between said position and said first object is within a predetermined value range, wherein said details include descriptive and contact information;
upon selection of the first object, automatically presenting route information from the position of the communications terminal to the first object;
retrieving location dependent information associated with a remainder of said objects;
presenting said remainder of said objects in said spatial orientation metaphor;
refining a number of presented objects where the refining includes entering at least a string of alphanumeric characters and only presenting objects corresponding to the entered string of alphanumeric characters, where a refined list of objects corresponding to the entered string of alphanumeric characters changes as additional characters are added to the string of alphanumeric characters; and
overlaying indicators on the spatial orientation metaphor where each indicator originates from and surrounds the position, where the indicators are distinct from the predetermined value range and are arranged to provide distance information at predetermined spaced apart intervals radiating from the position, where the predetermined intervals provide an estimation of a distance between the position and the determined objects.
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Abstract
A system and method for rendering location dependent information on a communications terminal. A position of the communications terminal is retrieved and presented in a spatial orientation metaphor. A predetermined set of categories comprising objects with location dependent information are retrieved and criteria is determined for the objects to be retrieved. The determined objects associated with the set of categories are retrieved. Location dependent information associated with a first object of the determined objects is retrieved. The first object in the spatial orientation metaphor is presented.
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1. A method comprising:
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using a processor of a communications terminal to retrieve a position of the communications terminal; presenting said position in a spatial orientation metaphor on a display of the communications terminal; using the processor to retrieve a predetermined set of categories comprising objects with location dependent information; using the processor to determine criteria for said objects to be retrieved; using the processor to retrieve said determined objects associated with said set of categories; using the processor to retrieve location dependent information associated with a first object of said determined objects; presenting said first object in said spatial orientation metaphor on the display of the communications terminal; and presenting details of the first object in the spatial orientation metaphor when the processor determines that a distance between said position and said first object is within a predetermined value range, wherein said details include descriptive and contact information; upon selection of the first object, automatically presenting route information from the position of the communications terminal to the first object; retrieving location dependent information associated with a remainder of said objects; presenting said remainder of said objects in said spatial orientation metaphor; refining a number of presented objects where the refining includes entering at least a string of alphanumeric characters and only presenting objects corresponding to the entered string of alphanumeric characters, where a refined list of objects corresponding to the entered string of alphanumeric characters changes as additional characters are added to the string of alphanumeric characters; and overlaying indicators on the spatial orientation metaphor where each indicator originates from and surrounds the position, where the indicators are distinct from the predetermined value range and are arranged to provide distance information at predetermined spaced apart intervals radiating from the position, where the predetermined intervals provide an estimation of a distance between the position and the determined objects. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A communications terminal for rendering location dependent information, said terminal comprising:
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a GPS for retrieving a position of said communications terminal; a processor configured to; retrieve a predetermined set of categories comprising objects with location dependent information, determine criteria for said objects to be retrieved, retrieve said objects and location dependent information associated with these objects; and a user interface configured to present a spatial orientation metaphor and one or more objects in said spatial metaphor, wherein details of an object are presented in the spatial orientation metaphor when the processor determines that a distance between said position and said object is within a predetermined value range, wherein said details include descriptive and contact information, overlay indicators on the spatial orientation metaphor where each indicator originates from and surrounds the position, where the indicators are distinct from the predetermined value range and are arranged to provide distance information at predetermined spaced apart intervals radiating from the position, where the predetermined intervals are configured to provide an estimation of a distance between the position and the objects, and refine a number of retrieved objects where the refining includes entering at least a string of alphanumeric characters through the user interface and only presenting objects corresponding to the entered string of alphanumeric characters, where a refined list of objects corresponding to the entered string of alphanumeric characters changes as additional characters are added to the string of alphanumeric characters. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A computer program product, comprising a computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable components, for rendering location dependent information, said computer program product being configured to:
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retrieve a position of said communications terminal; present said position in a spatial orientation metaphor; retrieve a predetermined set of categories comprising objects with location dependent information; determine criteria for said objects to be retrieved; retrieve said determined objects associated with said set of categories; retrieve location dependent information associated with a first object of said determined objects; present said first object in said spatial orientation metaphor; present details of the first object in said spatial orientation metaphor when the program determines that a distance between said position and said first object is within a predetermined value range, wherein said details include descriptive and contact information; retrieve location dependent information associated with a remainder of said objects; present said remainder of said objects in said spatial orientation metaphor; refine a number of presented objects where the refining includes entering at least a string of alphanumeric characters and only presenting objects corresponding to the entered string of alphanumeric characters, where a refined list of objects corresponding to the entered string of alphanumeric characters changes as additional characters are added to the string of alphanumeric characters; and overlay indicators on the spatial orientation metaphor where each indicator originates from and surrounds the position, where the indicators are distinct from the predetermined value range and are arranged to provide distance information at predetermined spaced apart intervals radiating from the position, where the predetermined intervals are configured to provide an estimation of a distance between the position and the determined objects. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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24. A system comprising a server, a communication network, and a communications terminal, wherein said server and said communications terminal are communicating via said communications network, and wherein said server is configured to:
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provide said communications terminal with a predetermined set of categories comprising objects with location dependent information; determining criteria for said objects to be retrieved; retrieving said determined objects associated with said set of categories; and retrieving location dependent information associated with a first object of said determined objects; retrieving location dependent information associated with a remainder of said objects; presenting said remainder of said objects in said spatial orientation metaphor; refining the number of the presented objects where the refining includes entering at least a string of alphanumeric characters and only presenting objects corresponding to the entered string of alphanumeric characters, where a refined list of objects corresponding to the entered string of alphanumeric characters changes as additional characters are added to the string of alphanumeric characters; and wherein details of an object are presented in a spatial orientation metaphor when the terminal determines that a distance between a position of the terminal and said object is within a predetermined value range, wherein said details include descriptive and contact information, and indicators are overlaid on the spatial orientation metaphor, where each indicator originates from and surrounds the position of the terminal, where the indicators are distinct from the predetermined value range and arranged to provide distance information at predetermined spaced apart intervals radiating from the position o the terminal, where the predetermined intervals are configured to provide an estimation of a distance between the position of the terminal and the determined objects. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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