Position measurement device, method for generating locational information, and storage medium

• US 9,008,965 B2
• Filed: 03/25/2011
• Issued: 04/14/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/26/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lenovo Innovations Ltd Hong Kong (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Lenovo Innovations Ltd Hong Kong (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Kitatani, Kenichi
• Primary Examiner(s): FREJD, RUSSELL WARREN
• Application Number:
  US13/637,229
• Publication Number:
  US 20130024116A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,481 Days
• Field of Search: 701/521, 701/41, 701/468, 701/428, 701/50, 701/150, 701/301, 701/450, 701/1, 701/532, 701/469, 701/408, 701/451, 701/19, 701/454, 701/457, 701/540, 701/533, 701/300, 455/456.1, 455/457, 455/4, 455/411, 455/410
• US Class Current: 701/521
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/28 with correlation of data from several navigational instruments
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3484 Personalized, e.g. from learned user behaviour or user-defined profiles
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3679 Retrieval, searching and output of POI information, e.g. hotels, restaurants, shops, filling stations, parking facilities G01C21/3611 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/01 Satellite radio beacon positioning systems transmitting time-stamped messages, e.g. GPS [Global Positioning System], GLONASS [Global Orbiting Navigation Satellite System] or GALILEO
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/04 Forecasting or optimisation specially adapted for administrative or management purposes, e.g. linear programming or "cutting stock problem" market predictions or forecasting for commercial activities G06Q30/0202
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/047 Optimisation of routes or paths, e.g. travelling salesman problem
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/00 Information and communication technology [ICT] specially adapted for implementation of business processes of specific business sectors, e.g. utilities or tourism healthcare informatics G16H
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/185 by embedding added-value information into content, e.g. geo-tagging

Abstract

In position measurement device, a positional data acquirer measures a present position to acquire positional data. A positional data storage sequentially stores the positional data acquired by the positional data acquirer. A determiner determines, on the basis of the positional data sequentially stored by the positional data storage and a predetermined criterion, whether a position of a user at a present time is a position of a location to be recorded. And, a locational information storage stores, if the determiner determines that the position of the user at the present time is the position of the location to be recorded, the positional data of the position as locational information.

Claims

1. A position measurement device comprising:

a positional data acquirer configured to measure a present position to acquire positional data;

a positional data storage configured to sequentially store the positional data acquired by the positional data acquirer;

a determiner configured to determine, on the basis of the positional data sequentially stored by the positional data storage and a predetermined criterion, whether a position of a user at a present time is a position of a location to be recorded; and

a locational information storage configured to store, when the determiner determines that the position of the user at the present time is the position of the location to be recorded, the positional data of the position as locational information,

wherein the determiner is configured to determine, on the basis of the positional data sequentially stored by the positional data storage and the predetermined criterion, whether a user stays within a predetermined size of area for over a predetermined time, and determine, when determined that the user stays within the predetermined size of area, that the position of the user at the present time is the position of the location to be recorded, and

wherein the determiner is configured to determine whether a user stays for over a predetermined time in each of a plurality of areas, each having a different size, wherein the determinations are performed using each of a plurality of predetermined conditions corresponding to each of the plurality of areas.

2. The position measurement device according to claim 1, wherein the determiner is configured to determine, when a use of a predetermined function of the position measurement device is detected, that the position of the user at the present time is the position of the location to be recorded.

3. The position measurement device according to claim 1, wherein the determiner is configured to determine, when a use of an external device connected to the position measurement device is detected, that the position of the user at the time of the use is the position of the location to be recorded.

4. The position measurement device according to claim 1, wherein the determiner is configured to determine, when a use of a predetermined service provided by an external computer system is detected, the position of the user at the time of the use is the position of the location to be recorded.

5. The position measurement device according to claim 1, wherein when any one or more uses of a use of external device connected to the position measurement device, a use of a predetermined function of the position measurement device, and a use of a predetermined service provided by an external computer system is detected, the determiner is configured to determine that the position of the user at the time of the use is the position of the location to be recorded;

and

the locational information storage is configured to store, as locational information, history information indicative of the detected use of the predetermined function, the external device, or the predetermined service together with positional data at the time of the use.

6. A method for generating locational information comprising:

a measurement step to sequentially store positional data obtained by measuring a present position in a data storage area;

a determination step to determine, on the basis of the positional data sequentially stored in the data storage area, whether a position of a user at a present time is a position of a location to be recorded; and

a locational information step to store, if determined that the position of the user at the present time is the position of the location to be recorded, the positional data of the position as locational information in the data storage area,

wherein, at the determination step, a determiner determines, on the basis of the positional data sequentially stored in the data storage area, whether a user stays within a predetermined size of area for over a predetermined time, and determines, when determined that the user stays within the predetermined size of area, that the position of the user at the present time is the position of the location to be recorded, and

wherein, at the determination step, the determiner determines whether a user stays for over a predetermined time in each of a plurality of areas, each having a different size, wherein the determinations is performed using each of a plurality of predetermined conditions corresponding to each of the plurality of areas.

7. A computer-readable non-transitory storage medium having stored a program executable by a computer, causing the computer to perform:

a positional data acquisition step to measure a present position to acquire positional data;

a positional data storage step to sequentially store the positional data acquired at the positional data acquisition step;

a determination step to determine, on the basis of the positional data sequentially stored at the positional data storage step, whether a position of a user at a present time is a position of a location to be recorded; and

a locational information step to store, if determined that the position of the user at the present time is the position of the location to be recorded, the positional data of the position as locational information,

wherein, at the determination step, a determiner determines, on the basis of the sequentially stored positional data, whether a user stays within a predetermined size of area for over a predetermined time, and determines, when determined that the user stays within the predetermined size of area, that the position of the user at the present time is the position of the location to be recorded, and

wherein, at the determination step, the determiner determines whether a user stays for over a predetermined time in each of a plurality of areas, each having a different size, wherein the determinations are performed using each of a plurality of predetermined conditions corresponding to each of the plurality of areas.