Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for providing activity coordination information

• US 8,151,205 B2
• Filed: 09/30/2008
• Issued: 04/03/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HERE Global B.V. (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Follmann, Andreas, Hartl, Klaus, Petersen, Felix, Wang, Jeanny, Birkenback, Katharina, Treadway, Sean
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Cao “Kevin”
• Application Number:
  US12/241,616
• Publication Number:
  US 20100083157A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,281 Days
• Field of Search: 715853-855, 715763-765, 715/717, 715/708, 715710-712, 715/781, 715/700
• US Class Current: 715/771
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/36 Input/output arrangements for on-board computers
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/109 Time management, e.g. calendars, reminders, meetings or time accounting

Abstract

A method, apparatus, and computer program product are provided, which may provide activity coordination information. An apparatus may include a processor configured to cause a map to be displayed in a viewing agent. The processor may be further configured to receive an indication of a selection of a location on the map. The processor may also be configured to determine one or more information atoms having associated location information defining a location within a predefined distance of the selected location. The processor may additionally be configured to cause the one or more determined information atoms to be displayed in the viewing agent. Corresponding methods and computer program products are also provided.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving an indication of a selection of a location on a map displayed in a viewing agent, the selection comprising user selection of a location on the map with a graphical selection tool, wherein the selected location defines a query location;

determining, by a processor, one or more information atoms having associated location information defining a location within a predefined distance of the query location, wherein the one or more determined information atoms comprise one or more of one or more activities having an associated location within the predefined distance of the query location or one or more contacts having an associated location within the predefined distance of the query location; and

causing the one or more determined information atoms to be displayed in the viewing agent.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein causing the one or more determined information atoms to be displayed comprises causing the one or more determined information atoms to be displayed in one or more lists, wherein each list is comprised of a single category of information atoms.

3. A method according to claim 1, further comprising:

receiving an indication of a selection of one of the determined information atoms;

causing the viewing agent to be animated such that a field of display displayed by the viewing agent is scrolled until the map is displayed in the field of display; and

causing a location defined by the location information associated with the selected information atom to be illustrated on the map.

4. A method according to claim 1, wherein the one or more determined information atoms comprise information about one or more places.

5. A method according to claim 1, wherein receiving an indication of a selection of a location on the map comprises receiving an indication of the user dragging a selection tool to a location on the map.

6. A method according to claim 1, wherein the map is displayed in the viewing agent on a display device.

7. A method according to claim 1, further comprising:

aggregating the one or more determined information atoms into a timeline based at least in part upon a time associated with each determined information atom; and

wherein causing the one or more determined information atoms to be displayed comprises causing the timeline to be displayed in the viewing agent.

8. A method according to claim 1, further comprising:

aggregating the one or more determined information atoms into one or more sets of information atoms based at least in part upon a time associated with each determined information atom; and

wherein causing the one or more determined information atoms to be displayed comprises causing the one or more aggregated sets of information atoms to be displayed in the viewing agent.

9. A method according to claim 8, further comprising:

receiving a request to filter the one or more aggregated sets of information atoms based at least in part upon a selected parameter;

filtering the one or more aggregated sets of information atoms based at least in part upon the selected parameter; and

causing the filtered information atoms to be displayed in the viewing agent.

10. A method according to claim 9, wherein the selected parameter comprises one or more of a timeframe, a contact, a group of contacts, a place, or an activity type.

27. A method according to claim 1, further comprising:

correlating the selected location to one or more of a physical address or physical coordinates, wherein the one or more of a physical address or physical coordinates comprises the query location.

11. A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program instructions stored therein, the computer-readable program instructions comprising:

program instructions configured to receive an indication of a selection of a location on a map displayed in a viewing agent, the selection comprising user selection of a location on the map with a graphical selection tool, wherein the selected location defines a query location;

program instructions configured to determine one or more information atoms having associated location information defining a location within a predefined distance of the query location, wherein the one or more determined information atoms comprise one or more of one or more activities having an associated location within the predefined distance of the query location or one or more contacts having an associated location within the predefined distance of the query location; and

program instructions configured to cause the one or more determined information atoms to be displayed in the viewing agent.

12. A computer program product according to claim 11, wherein the program instructions configured to cause the one or more determined information atoms to be displayed in the viewing agent comprise program instructions configured to cause the one or more determined information atoms to be displayed in one or more lists, wherein each list is comprised of a single category of information atoms.

13. A computer program product according to claim 11, further comprising:

program instructions configured to receive an indication of a selection of one of the determined information atoms;

program instructions configured to cause the viewing agent to be animated such that a field of display displayed by the viewing agent is scrolled until the map is displayed in the field of display; and

program instructions configured to cause a location defined by the location information associated with the selected information atom to be illustrated on the map.

14. A computer program product according to claim 11, wherein the one or more determined information atoms comprise information about one or more places.

15. A computer program product according to claim 11, wherein the program instructions configured to receive the indication of a selection of a location on the map comprise program instructions configured to receive an indication of the user dragging a selection tool to a location on the map.

16. A computer program product according to claim 11, further comprising:

program instructions configured to aggregate the one or more determined information atoms into one or more sets of information atoms based at least in part upon a time associated with each determined information atom; and

wherein the program instruction configured to cause the one or more determined information atoms to be displayed comprise program instructions configured to cause the one or more aggregated sets of information atoms to be displayed in the viewing agent.

17. A computer program product according to claim 16, further comprising:

program instructions configured to receive a request to filter the one or more aggregated sets of information atoms based at least in part upon a selected parameter;

program instructions configured to filter the one or more aggregated sets of information atoms based at least in part upon the selected parameter; and

program instructions configured to cause the filtered information atoms to be displayed in the viewing agent.

18. An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory storing computer program code, wherein the at least one memory and stored computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to at least:

receive an indication of a selection of a location on a map displayed in a viewing agent, the selection comprising user selection of a location on the map with a graphical selection tool, wherein the selected location defines a query location;

determine one or more information atoms having associated location information defining a location within a predefined distance of the query location, wherein the one or more determined information atoms comprise one or more of one or more activities having an associated location within the predefined distance of the query location or one or more contacts having an associated location within the predefined distance of the query location; and

cause the one or more determined information atoms to be displayed in the viewing agent.

19. An apparatus according to claim 18, wherein the at least one memory and stored computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to cause the one or more determined information atoms to be displayed by causing the one or more determined information atoms to be displayed in one or more lists, wherein each list is comprised of a single category of information atoms.

20. An apparatus according to claim 18, wherein the at least one memory and stored computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to further cause the apparatus to:

receive an indication of a selection of one of the determined information atoms;

cause the viewing agent to be animated such that a field of display displayed by the viewing agent is scrolled until the map is displayed in the field of display; and

cause a location defined by the location information associated with the selected information atom to be illustrated on the map.

21. An apparatus according to claim 18, wherein the one or more determined information atoms comprise information about one or more places.

22. An apparatus according to claim 18, wherein the at least one memory and stored computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to further cause the apparatus to receive an indication of a selection of a location on the map by receiving an indication of the user dragging a selection tool to a location on the map.

23. An apparatus according to claim 18, wherein the at least one memory and stored computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to further cause the apparatus to:

aggregate the one or more determined information atoms into a timeline based at least in part upon a time associated with each determined information atom; and

cause the one or more determined information atoms to be displayed at least in part by causing the timeline to be displayed in the viewing agent.

24. An apparatus according to claim 18, wherein the at least one memory and stored computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to further cause the apparatus to:

aggregate the one or more determined information atoms into one or more sets of information atoms based at least in part upon a time associated with each determined information atom; and

cause the one or more determined information atoms to be displayed by causing the one or more aggregated sets of information atoms to be displayed in the viewing agent.

25. An apparatus according to claim 24, wherein the at least one memory and stored computer program code are configured, with the at least one processor, to further cause the apparatus to:

receive a request to filter the one or more aggregated sets of information atoms based at least in part upon a selected parameter;

filter the one or more aggregated sets of information atoms based at least in part upon the selected parameter; and

cause the filtered information atoms to be displayed in the viewing agent.

26. An apparatus according to claim 25, wherein the selected parameter comprises one or more of a timeframe, a contact, a group of contacts, a place, or an activity type.