Location based tracking

• US 8,548,735 B2
• Filed: 01/30/2012
• Issued: 10/01/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Forstall, Scott, Christie, Gregory N., Borchers, Robert E., Chaudhri, Imran A.
• Primary Examiner(s): ARTHUR JEANGLAUDE, GERTRUDE
• Application Number:
  US13/361,901
• Publication Number:
  US 20120131048A1
• Time in Patent Office: 610 Days
• Field of Search: 701/412, 701/408, 701/409, 701/300, 701/426, 701/428, 701/430, 701/461, 701/462, 340/988, 340/995.1, 340/995.24
• US Class Current: 701/412
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3807 characterised by the type of data
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3841 Data obtained from two or more sources, e.g. probe vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/29 Geographical information databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• 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 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

Location information is used to build a database of locations having associated audio, video, image or text data. In some implementations, a device includes a touch-sensitive display and collects data associated with a geographic location of interest. The geographic location of interest can be displayed on a map using an indicator. A touch selection of the indicator provides access to the data through an interface displayed on the touch-sensitive display. One or more locations of interest can be displayed and grouped together by an attribute.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, at a mobile device, user input requesting playback of data associated with geographic locations and specifying one or more geographic locations;

retrieving a plurality of stored data objects associated with the specified geographic locations, wherein the retrieved data objects are at least one of one or more of image data objects, a video data object, an audio data object, or a text data object; and

executing, by the mobile device, a playback application for displaying the retrieved data objects by performing operations comprising;

providing a graphical user interface (GUI) media player display;

ordering the retrieved data objects in a chronological sequence; and

displaying, on the media player display, the retrieved data objects in the chronological sequence.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

presenting, through the mobile device, indicators for the geographic locations on a map; and

wherein the user input comprises selection of one or more of the presented indicators.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the retrieved data objects are presented in the chronological sequence without user interaction.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising presenting, through the mobile device, a next object configured to step through the retrieved data objects in response to user selection of the next object.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving the plurality of data objects from a source external to the mobile device, the source being communicatively connected to the mobile device; and

locally storing the plurality of data objects on the mobile device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the geographic positioning information is Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinate data.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein an image object is concurrently presented with a text data object.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the user input is received through a touch-sensitive display.

9. A computer program product encoded on a tangible, non-transitory storage medium, the product comprising computer readable instructions for causing one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

receiving, at a mobile device, user input requesting playback of data associated with geographic locations and specifying one or more geographic locations;

retrieving a plurality of stored data objects associated with the specified geographic locations, wherein the retrieved data objects are at least one of one or more of image data objects, a video data object, an audio data object, or a text data object; and

executing, by the mobile device, a playback application for displaying the retrieved data objects by performing operations comprising;

providing a graphical user interface (GUI) media player display;

ordering the retrieved data objects in a chronological sequence; and

displaying, on the media player display, the retrieved data objects in the chronological sequence.

10. The computer program product of claim 9, the instructions further comprising:

presenting, through the mobile device, indicators for the geographic locations on a map; and

wherein the user input comprises selection of one or more of the presented indicators.

11. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the retrieved data objects are presented in the chronological sequence without user interaction.

12. The computer program product of claim 9, the instructions further comprising presenting, through the mobile device, a next object configured to step through the retrieved data objects in response to user selection of the next object.

13. The computer program product of claim 9, the instructions further comprising:

receiving the plurality of data objects from a source external to the mobile device, the source being communicatively connected to the mobile device; and

locally storing the plurality of data objects on the mobile device.

14. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the geographic positioning information is Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinate data.

15. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein an image object is concurrently presented with a text data object.

16. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the user input is received through a touch-sensitive display.

17. A user device, comprising:

memory configured to store a plurality of data objects; and

one or more processors configured to;

receive user input requesting playback of data associated with geographic locations and specifying one or more geographic locations;

retrieve a plurality of stored data objects associated with the specified geographic locations, wherein the retrieved data objects are at least one of one or more of image data objects, a video data object, an audio data object, or a text data object; and

execute a playback application for displaying the retrieved data objects by performing operations comprising;

providing a graphical user interface (GUI) media player display;

ordering the retrieved data objects in a chronological sequence; and

displaying, on the media player display, the retrieved data objects in the chronological sequence.

18. The user device of claim 17, the processors further configured to:

present, through the mobile device, indicators for the geographic locations on a map; and

wherein the user input comprises selection of one or more of the presented indicators.

19. The user device of claim 17, wherein the retrieved data objects are presented in the chronological sequence without user interaction.

20. The user device of claim 17, processors further configured to present a next object configured to step through the retrieved data objects in response to user selection of the next object.

21. The user device of claim 17, processors further configured to:

receive the plurality of data objects from a source external to the mobile device, the source being communicatively connected to the mobile device; and

locally store the plurality of data objects on the mobile device.

22. The user device of claim 17, wherein the geographic positioning information is Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinate data.

23. The user device of claim 17, wherein an image object is concurrently presented with a text data object.

24. The user device of claim 17, further comprising a touch-sensitive display, wherein the user input is received through a touch-sensitive display.