Apparatus and methods for exchanging location-based information
First Claim
1. A location-based method of communicating information, comprising:
- receiving a geographic position associated with a wireless communications device;
determining a list of a plurality of items available at a physical location corresponding to the geographic position;
transmitting to the wireless communications device the list of the plurality of items available at the physical location corresponding to the geographic position;
receiving from the wireless communications device a selection of at least one of the plurality of items on the list;
generating map information for receipt by the wireless communications device based at least in part on the received selection, the map information including physical location information including a layout of the physical location corresponding to the geographic position and an item location within the layout corresponding to the selected at least one item; and
generating a change in representation associated with the selected at least one item in response to recognizing that the wireless communications device reached the item location corresponding to the selected at least one item, wherein the generated change in representation causes a presentation of the item location within the layout to change on the wireless communications device to indicate that the item location has been visited.
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Abstract
The disclosed embodiments provide apparatus and methods for exchanging location-based information between a wireless communications device and a computer system. In one embodiment, the location-based information may include a layout of a physical location corresponding to a geographic position associated with the wireless communications device. In another embodiment, the location-based information may include directions from the geographic position, through the layout, to an item location associated with an item in the physical location. Additional disclosed embodiments relate to the wireless communications device, presentation of the location-based information on the wireless communications device, and associated computer-readable media.
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34 Claims
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1. A location-based method of communicating information, comprising:
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receiving a geographic position associated with a wireless communications device; determining a list of a plurality of items available at a physical location corresponding to the geographic position; transmitting to the wireless communications device the list of the plurality of items available at the physical location corresponding to the geographic position; receiving from the wireless communications device a selection of at least one of the plurality of items on the list; generating map information for receipt by the wireless communications device based at least in part on the received selection, the map information including physical location information including a layout of the physical location corresponding to the geographic position and an item location within the layout corresponding to the selected at least one item; and generating a change in representation associated with the selected at least one item in response to recognizing that the wireless communications device reached the item location corresponding to the selected at least one item, wherein the generated change in representation causes a presentation of the item location within the layout to change on the wireless communications device to indicate that the item location has been visited. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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9. An apparatus for communicating a location of an item, comprising:
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means for receiving a geographic position of a wireless communications device; means for determining a list of a plurality of items available at a physical location corresponding to the geographic position; means for transmitting to the wireless communications device the list of the plurality of items available at the physical location corresponding to the geographic position; means for receiving from the wireless communications device a selection of at least one of the plurality of items on the list; means for generating map information based at least in part on the received selection, wherein the generated map information includes a layout of the physical location corresponding to the geographic position of the wireless communications device and directions from the geographic position to an item location within the physical location corresponding to the selected at least one item; means for transmitting the map information to the wireless communications device; and means for generating a change in representation associated with the selected at least one item in response to recognizing that the wireless communications device reached the item location corresponding to the selected at least one item, wherein the generated change in representation causes a presentation of the item location within the layout to change on the wireless communications device to indicate that the item location has been visited. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. An apparatus for wirelessly communicating location-based information, comprising:
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a transceiver for receiving a geographic position associated with a wireless communications device, transmitting to the wireless communications device a list of a plurality of items available at a physical location corresponding to the geographic position, and receiving from the wireless communications device a selection of at least one of the plurality of items on the list; a processor for determining the list of the plurality of items available at the physical location corresponding to the geographic position prior to transmitting the list to the wireless communications device; and a map generator for generating map information for receipt by the wireless communications device based at least in part on the received selection, the map information including physical location information having a layout of the physical location corresponding to the geographic position associated with the wireless communications device and an item location within the layout corresponding to the selected at least one item, the map generator further for generating a change in representation associated with the selected at least one item in response to recognizing that the wireless communications device reached the item location corresponding to the selected at least one item, wherein the generated change in representation causes a presentation of the item location within the layout to change on the wireless communications device to indicate that the item location has been visited. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A wireless communications device, comprising:
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a processor; a display coupled to the processor and operable to display a user interface responsive to the processor; and a memory coupled to the processor and having instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to; transmit a geographic position associated with the wireless communications device; receive a list of a plurality of items determined to be available at a physical location corresponding to the geographic position; transmit a selection of at least one of the plurality of items on the list; receive map information based at least in part on the transmitted selection, wherein the received map information includes a layout of the physical location corresponding to the geographic position and an item location within the layout corresponding to the selected at least one item; present the user interface on the display, wherein the user interface includes the map information; and receive a change in representation associated with the selected at least one item in response to the wireless communications device reaching the item location corresponding to the selected at least one item, wherein the received change in representation causes a presentation of the item location within the layout to change on the wireless communications device to indicate that the item location has been visited. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of presenting location-based information on a wireless communications device, comprising:
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transmitting a geographic position associated with the wireless communications device; receiving at the wireless communications device a list of a plurality of items determined to be available at a physical location corresponding to the geographic position; transmitting from the wireless communications device a selection of at least one of the plurality of items on the list; receiving map information based at least in part on the transmitted selection, wherein the received map information includes a layout of the physical location corresponding to the geographic position and an item location within the layout corresponding to the selected at least one item; presenting a user interface on a display of the wireless communications device, where the user interface includes the map information; and receiving a change in representation associated with the selected at least one item in response to the wireless communications device reaching the item location corresponding to the selected at least one item, wherein the received change in representation causes a presentation of the item location within the layout to change on the wireless communications device to indicate that the item location has been visited.
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27. An apparatus for presenting location-based information, comprising:
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means for transmitting a geographic position associated with a wireless communications device; means for receiving at the wireless communications device a list of a plurality of items determined to be available at a physical location corresponding to the geographic position; means for transmitting from the wireless communications device a selection of at least one of the plurality of items on the list; means for receiving map information based at least in part on the transmitted selection, wherein the received map information includes a layout of the physical location corresponding to the geographic position and an item location within the layout corresponding to the selected at least one item; means for presenting a user interface on a display of the wireless communications device, wherein the user interface includes the map information; and means for receiving a change in representation associated with the selected at least one item in response to the wireless communications device reaching the item location corresponding to the selected at least one item, wherein the received change in representation causes a presentation of the item location within the layout to change on the wireless communications device to indicate that the item location has been visited.
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28. A non-transitory computer-readable medium for communicating location-based information, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable medium is a physical medium and comprises:
at least one sequence of instructions, wherein execution of the instructions by a processor causes the processor to; receive a geographic position associated with a wireless communications device; determine a list of a plurality of items available at a physical location corresponding to the geographic position; transmit to the wireless communications device the list of the plurality of items available at the physical location corresponding to the geographic position; receive from the wireless communications device a selection of at least one of the plurality of items on the list; generate map information for receipt by the wireless communications device based at least in part on the received selection, the map information including physical location information including a layout of the physical location corresponding to the geographic position and an item location within the layout corresponding to the selected at least one item; and generate a change in representation associated with the selected at least one item in response to recognizing that the wireless communications device reached the item location corresponding to the selected at least one item, wherein the generated change in representation causes a presentation of the item location within the layout to change on the wireless communications device to indicate that the item location has been visited.
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29. A non-transitory computer-readable medium for presenting location-based information, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable medium is a physical medium and comprises:
at least one sequence of instructions, wherein execution of the instructions by a processor causes the processor to; transmit a geographic position associated with a wireless communications device; receive a list of a plurality of items determined to be available at a physical location corresponding to the geographic position; transmit a selection of at least one of the plurality of items on the list; receive map information based at least in part on the transmitted selection, wherein the received map information includes a layout of the physical location corresponding to the geographic position and an item location within the layout corresponding to the selected at least one item; present a user interface on a display of the wireless communications device, where the user interface includes the map information; and receive a change in representation associated with the selected at least one item in response to the wireless communications device reaching the item location corresponding to the selected at least one item, wherein the received change in representation causes a presentation of the item location within the layout to change on the wireless communications device to indicate that the item location has been visited.
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