Map display configurations for wireless communication devices

• US 8,965,689 B1
• Filed: 07/02/2012
• Issued: 02/24/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/02/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: T-Mobile Innovations LLC (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Original Assignee: Sprint Communications Company LP (Deutsche Telekom AG)
• Inventors: McMullen, Michael P., Nelson, Rodney Dewaine
• Primary Examiner(s): Robinson, Greta
• Assistant Examiner(s): Weinrich, Brian E.
• Application Number:
  US13/539,649
• Time in Patent Office: 967 Days
• Field of Search: 701/451, 707/706, 707/920
• US Class Current: 701/451
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3667 Display of a road map G01C21/3614 takes precedence; guidance using 3D or perspective road maps G01C21/3635
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3682 output of POI information on a road map G01C21/3614, G01C21/3685 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/92 Navigation

Abstract

Systems, methods, and software for a map display configuration system are provided herein. In one example, a method of operating a map display configuration system is provided. The method includes receiving a search request transferred by a wireless communication device, where the search request indicates at least one search term and a wireless access node identifier for a wireless access node presently serving the wireless communication device. The method also includes processing at least the search request to identify a map display configuration based on the search term and the wireless access node identifier, and transferring the map display configuration for delivery to the wireless communication device, where the wireless communication device generates a geographic map display based on the map display configuration.

Claims

1. A method of operating a map display configuration system, the method comprising:

receiving a search request transferred by a wireless communication device, wherein the search request comprises at least one search term and a base station identifier for a wireless access node presently serving the wireless communication device;

identifying a geographic location of the wireless access node based at least on the base station identifier;

processing at least the base station identifier and the at least one search term of the search request to identify a business location related to the at least one search term based at least on proximity of the business location to the geographic location of the wireless access node as identified by the base station identifier;

determining a map display configuration comprising a center point and a grid resolution of a geographic map that includes the business location and the geographic location of the wireless access node when a geographic map corresponding to the map display configuration is displayed by the wireless communication device; and

transferring the map display configuration for delivery to the wireless communication device, wherein the wireless communication device generates the geographic map display based at least on the map display configuration to at least display the business location and the geographic location of the wireless access node in the geographic map display.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the wireless communication device presents the geographic map display for display to a user of the wireless communication device, wherein the geographic map display indicates at least the business location and the geographic location of the wireless access node.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the map display configuration comprises a center point and a grid resolution of a geographic map.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the map display configuration comprises at least one point of interest other than the geographic location of the wireless access node and the business location, the at least one point of interest identified based at least on the base station identifier and the at least one search term.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one a search term is received via a user interface portion of the wireless communication device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the wireless communication device receives the base station identifier from the wireless access node presently serving the wireless communication device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the map display configuration further comprises processing a display property of the wireless communication device to identify the map display configuration.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the display property comprises at least one of a display screen resolution associated with the wireless communication device, an application identifier for an application executed on the wireless communication device which will display the map display configuration, and a window size of the application.

9. A map display configuration system, comprising:

a communication interface configured to receive a search request transferred by a wireless communication device, wherein the search request comprises at least one search term and a base station identifier for a wireless access node presently serving the wireless communication device;

a processing system configured to identify a geographic location of the wireless access node based at least on the base station identifier;

the processing system configured to process at least base station identifier and the at least one search term of the search request to identify a business location related to the at least one search term based at least on proximity of the business location to the geographic location of the wireless access node as identified by the base station identifier;

the processing system configured to determine a map display configuration comprising a center point and a grid resolution of a geographic map that includes the business location and the geographic location of the wireless access node when a geographic map corresponding to the map display configuration is displayed by the wireless communication device; and

the communication interface configured to transfer the map display configuration for delivery to the wireless communication device, wherein the wireless communication device generates the geographic map display based at least on the map display configuration to at least display the business location and the geographic location of the wireless access node in the geographic map display.

10. The map display configuration system of claim 9, wherein the wireless communication device presents the geographic map display for display to a user of the wireless communication device, wherein the geographic map display indicates at least the business location and the geographic location of the wireless access node.

11. The map display configuration system of claim 9, wherein the map display configuration comprises a center point and a grid resolution of a geographic map.

12. The map display configuration system of claim 9, wherein the map display configuration comprises at least one point of interest other than the geographic location of the wireless access node and the business location, the at least one point of interest identified based on the base station identifier and the at least one search term.

13. The map display configuration system of claim 9, wherein the at least one a search term is received via a user interface portion of the wireless communication device.

14. The map display configuration system of claim 9, wherein the wireless communication device receives the base station identifier from the wireless access node presently serving the wireless communication device.

15. The map display configuration system of claim 9, comprising:

the processing system configured to further process a display property of the wireless communication device to identify the map display configuration.

16. The map display configuration system of claim 15, wherein the display property comprises at least one of a display screen resolution associated with the wireless communication device, an application identifier for an application executed on the wireless communication device which will display the map display configuration, and a window size of the application.