Journaling on mobile devices

• US 8,639,685 B2
• Filed: 11/19/2012
• Issued: 01/28/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/07/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Huang, Ronald Keryuan, Piemonte, Patrick
• Primary Examiner(s): To, Baoquoc N
• Assistant Examiner(s): LODHI, ANDALIB FT
• Application Number:
  US13/681,154
• Publication Number:
  US 20130144772A1
• Time in Patent Office: 435 Days
• Field of Search: 707/721, 707/729, 707/769, 705/35
• US Class Current: 707/721
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2322 using timestamps
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes

Abstract

A journaling subsystem on a mobile device stores event data related to applications or other subsystems running on the mobile device. The event data can be stored and indexed in a journal database so that a timeline of past events can be reconstructed in response to search queries. In some implementations, a timeline can be reconstructed with markers on a map display based on search results. When the user interacts with a marker on the map display, the event data collected by the mobile device is made available to the user.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

collecting, by a journaling subsystem of a mobile device, financial transaction data, the financial transaction data including a location of a purchase and a timestamp of the purchase, the journaling subsystem configured to store and index the financial transaction data in a journal database as event data that form a timeline;

responsive to a request for the timeline, providing for display, in a virtual map, one or more markers representing the timeline, each marker representing an event at a corresponding event time as stored in the event data, at least one of the one or more markers being a transaction marker representing the purchase, the location of the purchase, and, according to the timestamp, a time of the purchase;

in response to a user interaction with the transaction marker, retrieving, by the mobile device, the financial transaction data from the journal database; and

providing the financial transaction data for display in the virtual map on the mobile device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the purchase is a credit card purchase on the mobile device through a website.

3. The method of claim 1, comprising:

receiving annotation information to annotate the financial transaction data; and

annotating the financial transaction data using the annotation information.

4. The method of claim 1, comprising:

recording the financial transaction data as a Web event.

5. The method of claim 4, comprising:

providing the Web event for display in association with the location of the purchase.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the purchase is an online purchase through a Web site.

7. A non-transitory storage device storing a computer program product operable to cause one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

collecting, by a journaling subsystem of a mobile device, financial transaction data, the financial transaction data including a location of a purchase and a timestamp of the purchase, the journaling subsystem configured to store and index the financial transaction data in a journal database as event data that form a timeline;

responsive to a request for the timeline, providing for display, in a virtual map, one or more markers representing the timeline, each marker representing an event at a corresponding event time as stored in the event data, at least one of the one or more markers being a transaction marker representing the purchase, the location of the purchase, and, according to the timestamp, a time of the purchase;

in response to a user interaction with the transaction marker, retrieving, by the mobile device, the financial transaction data from the journal database; and

providing the financial transaction data for display in the virtual map on the mobile device.

8. The non-transitory storage device of claim 7, wherein the purchase is a credit card purchase on the mobile device through a website.

9. The non-transitory storage device of claim 7, the operations comprising:

receiving annotation information to annotate the financial transaction data; and

annotating the financial transaction data using the annotation information.

10. The non-transitory storage device of claim 7, the operations comprising:

recording the financial transaction data as a Web event.

11. The non-transitory storage device of claim 10, the operations comprising:

providing the Web event for display in association with the location of the purchase.

12. The non-transitory storage device of claim 7, wherein the purchase is an online purchase through a Web site.

13. A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

a non-transitory storage device storing a computer program product operable to cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising;

collecting, by a journaling subsystem of a mobile device, financial transaction data, the financial transaction data including a location of a purchase and a timestamp of the purchase, the journaling subsystem configured to store and index the financial transaction data in a journal database as event data that form a timeline;

responsive to a request for the timeline, providing for display, in a virtual map, one or more markers representing the timeline, each marker representing an event at a corresponding event time as stored in the event data, at least one of the one or more markers being a transaction marker representing the purchase, the location of the purchase, and, according to the timestamp, a time of the purchase;

in response to a user interaction with the transaction marker, retrieving, by the mobile device, the financial transaction data from the journal database; and

providing the financial transaction data for display in the virtual map on the mobile device at the location of the purchase.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the purchase is a credit card purchase on the mobile device through a website.

15. The system of claim 13, the operations comprising:

receiving annotation information to annotate the financial transaction data; and

annotating the financial transaction data using the annotation information.

16. The system of claim 13, the operations comprising:

recording the financial transaction data as a Web event.

17. The system of claim 16, the operations comprising:

providing the Web event for display in association with the location of the purchase.

18. The system of claim 13, wherein the purchase is an online purchase through a Web site.