Displaying location-specific images on a mobile device
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of displaying a location-specific image on a mobile device, comprising:
- under control of one or more computer systems configured with executable instructions,receiving information identifying a location of the mobile device;
receiving a user identification information (user ID) of the mobile device;
accessing a user profile associated with the received user ID, the user profile comprising information corresponding to at least one of preferences or past behavior of the user;
selecting a location-specific image from a plurality of location-specific images based at least in part upon the identified location of the mobile device and based at least in part on at least one of the preferences or past behavior of the user, each location-specific image being associated with geographic coordinates of a location at or near which the image was taken; and
sending the selected image to the mobile device, wherein the mobile device is configured to display a location-specific image corresponding to a current location of the mobile device.
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Abstract
A system is provided for providing location-specific images to a mobile device for display. The system generally comprises three components: a mobile device having a screen, a position identification system (e.g., a GPS receiver) that determines the position of the mobile device, and a database containing location-specific images taken at various locations. Each location-specific image is associated with geographic coordinates of the location at which the image was taken. Based on the position of the mobile device as determined by the position identification system, a location-specific image is selected from the database and displayed on the screen of the mobile device. For example, when a user is using the mobile device as a car navigation system, a location-specific image of the user'"'"'s destination location can be selected and displayed when the determined position of the mobile device comes within a certain distance from the geographic coordinates of the destination location.
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15 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of displaying a location-specific image on a mobile device, comprising:
under control of one or more computer systems configured with executable instructions, receiving information identifying a location of the mobile device; receiving a user identification information (user ID) of the mobile device; accessing a user profile associated with the received user ID, the user profile comprising information corresponding to at least one of preferences or past behavior of the user; selecting a location-specific image from a plurality of location-specific images based at least in part upon the identified location of the mobile device and based at least in part on at least one of the preferences or past behavior of the user, each location-specific image being associated with geographic coordinates of a location at or near which the image was taken; and sending the selected image to the mobile device, wherein the mobile device is configured to display a location-specific image corresponding to a current location of the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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4. A mobile device, comprising:
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a device processor; a display screen; and device memory storing instructions that, when executed by the device processor, cause the mobile device to; receive information identifying a location of a mobile device; receiving a user identification information (user ID) of the mobile device; access a user profile associated with the received user ID, the user profile comprising information corresponding to at least one of preferences or past behavior of the user; select a location-specific image from a plurality of location-specific images based at least in part upon the identified location of the mobile device and based at least in part on at least one the preferences or the past behavior of the user, each location-specific image being associated with geographic coordinates of a location at or near which the image was taken; and display a location-specific image corresponding to a current location of the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (6, 12)
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11. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:
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receive location information for a mobile device; receive a user identification information (user ID) of the mobile device; access a user profile associated with the received user ID, the user profile comprising information corresponding to at least one of preferences or past behavior of the user; select a location-specific image from a plurality of location-specific images based at least in part upon the received location information and based at least in part on at least one of the preferences or past behavior of the user, each location-specific image being associated with geographic coordinates of a location at or near which the image was taken; and send the selected image to the mobile device, wherein the mobile device configured to display a location-specific image corresponding to a current location of the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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