Location aware mobile device

• US 9,578,621 B2
• Filed: 04/29/2016
• Issued: 02/21/2017
• 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., Mahowald, Peter Henry
• Primary Examiner(s): SCHWARTZ, JOSHUA L
• Application Number:
  US15/142,343
• Publication Number:
  US 20160249318A1
• Time in Patent Office: 298 Days
• Field of Search: 4554561-4566
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/22 comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2477 for selecting a function from a menu display H04M1/2474 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• 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 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/025 using location based information parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/027 using movement velocity, acceleration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/40 for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/006 with additional information processing, e.g. for direction or speed determination

Abstract

One or more location-based clients can be activated on a mobile device for providing location-based services. The location-based clients can be provided with information (e.g., presets, defaults) related to the current location and/or mode of the mobile device. The information can be obtained from one or more network resources. In some implementations, a number of location-based clients can run concurrently on the mobile device and share information.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

determining, by a mobile device, a location of the mobile device;

receiving, from a first location-based client executed on the mobile device, a request for information corresponding to the determined location of the mobile device;

transmitting, to a network resource, the request for information;

in response to the request for information, receiving, from the network resource, information that includes first content associated with the first location-based client and second content associated with a second location-based client, wherein the second location-based client is configured to be executed on the mobile device;

in response to receiving the information from the network resource;

controlling the first location-based client to present, on a display coupled to the mobile device, the first content; and

controlling the second location-based client to present, on the display coupled to the mobile device, the second content,

wherein the first content and the second content are presented concurrently on the display coupled to the mobile device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first location-based client includes a map client and the second location-based client includes a weather client, the method comprising:

presenting a map indicating the location of the mobile device; and

presenting current weather at the location of the mobile device concurrently with presenting the map indicating the location of the mobile device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein controlling the first location-based client to present the first content and controlling the second location-based client to present the second content comprises:

presenting a map indicating the location of the mobile device; and

in conjunction with presenting the map indicating the location of the mobile device, presenting advertisements for products or services related to the location of the mobile device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein controlling the first location-based client to present the first content and controlling the second location-based client to present the second content comprises:

presenting a map indicating the location of the mobile device; and

in conjunction with presenting the map indicating the location of the mobile device, presenting information on one or more of businesses, services or attractions corresponding to the location of the mobile device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first location-based client and the second location-based client includes a radio client, the method comprising:

streaming music by artists relevant to the location of the mobile device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first location-based client and the second location-based client includes a city guide client that is configured to operate in one of an audio mode or a text mode, the method comprising:

conditioned on determining that the audio mode of the city guide client is selected, presenting an audio tour of the location of the mobile device; and

conditioned on determining that the text mode of the city guide client is selected, presenting an electronic guide book corresponding to the location of the mobile device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein controlling the first location-based client to present the first content and controlling the second location-based client to present the second content comprises:

displaying vehicle related settings corresponding to a vehicle associated with the mobile device.

8. The method of claim 7, comprising:

detecting, using an accelerometer coupled to the mobile device, changes in velocity due to movement of the vehicle;

identifying one of several possible routes based on the detected changes in velocity; and

obtaining the location of the mobile device in response to identifying one of several possible routes.

9. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, are configured to cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

determining, by a mobile device, a location of the mobile device;

receiving, from a first location-based client executed on the mobile device, a request for information corresponding to the determined location of the mobile device;

transmitting, to a network resource, the request for information;

receiving, from the network resource, information that includes first content associated with the first location-based client and second content associated with a second location-based client, wherein the second location-based client is configured to be executed on the mobile device, and wherein some or all of the second content associated with the second location-based client is based on the request for information from the first location-based client;

in response to receiving the information from the network resource;

controlling the first location-based client to present, on a display coupled to the mobile device, the first content; and

controlling the second location-based client to present, on the display coupled to the mobile device, the second content,

wherein the first content and the second content are presented concurrently on the display coupled to the mobile device.

10. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein the first location-based client includes a map client and the second location-based client includes a weather client, the operations comprising:

presenting a map indicating the location of the mobile device; and

presenting current weather at the location of the mobile device concurrently with presenting the map indicating the location of the mobile device.

11. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein controlling the first location-based client to present the first content and controlling the second location-based client to present the second content comprises:

presenting a map indicating the location of the mobile device; and

in conjunction with presenting the map indicating the location of the mobile device, presenting advertisements for products or services related to the location of the mobile device.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein controlling the first location-based client to present the first content and controlling the second location-based client to present the second content comprises:

presenting a map indicating the location of the mobile device; and

in conjunction with presenting the map indicating the location of the mobile device, presenting information on one or more of businesses, services or attractions corresponding to the location of the mobile device.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein at least one of the first location-based client and the second location-based client includes a radio client, the operations comprising:

streaming music by artists relevant to the location of the mobile device.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein at least one of the first location-based client and the second location-based client includes a city guide client that is configured to operate in one of an audio mode or a text mode, the operations comprising:

conditioned on determining that the audio mode of the city guide client is selected, presenting an audio tour of the location of the mobile device; and

conditioned on determining that the text mode of the city guide client is selected, presenting an electronic guide book corresponding to the location of the mobile device.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein controlling the first location-based client to present the first content and controlling the second location-based client to present the second content comprises:

displaying vehicle related settings corresponding to a vehicle associated with the mobile device.

16. A system comprising:

a mobile device that is configured to perform operations comprising;

determining, by the mobile device, a location of the mobile device;

receiving, from a first location-based client executed on the mobile device, a request for information corresponding to the determined location of the mobile device;

transmitting, to a network resource, the request for information;

receiving, from the network resource, information that includes first content associated with the first location-based client and second content associated with a second location-based client, wherein the second location-based client is configured to be executed on the mobile device, and wherein some or all of the second content associated with the second location-based client is based on the request for information from the first location-based client;

in response to receiving the information from the one or more network resources;

controlling the first location-based client to present, on a display coupled to the mobile device, the first content; and

controlling the second location-based client to present, on the display coupled to the mobile device, the second content,

wherein the first content and the second content are presented concurrently on the display coupled to the mobile device.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the first location-based client includes a map client and the second location-based client includes a weather client, the operations comprising:

presenting a map indicating the location of the mobile device; and

presenting current weather at the location of the mobile device concurrently with presenting the map indicating the location of the mobile device.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein controlling the first location-based client to present the first content and controlling the second location-based client to present the second content comprises:

presenting a map indicating the location of the mobile device; and

in conjunction with presenting the map indicating the location of the mobile device, presenting advertisements for products or services related to the location of the mobile device.

19. The system of claim 16, wherein controlling the first location-based client to present the first content and controlling the second location-based client to present the second content comprises:

presenting a map indicating the location of the mobile device; and

in conjunction with presenting the map indicating the location of the mobile device, presenting information on one or more of businesses, services or attractions corresponding to the location of the mobile device.

20. The system of claim 16, wherein at least one of the first location-based client and the second location-based client includes a radio client, the operations comprising:

streaming music by artists relevant to the location of the mobile device.

21. The system of claim 16, wherein at least one of the first location-based client and the second location-based client includes a city guide client that is configured to operate in one of an audio mode or a text mode, the operations comprising:

conditioned on determining that the audio mode of the city guide client is selected, presenting an audio tour of the location of the mobile device; and

conditioned on determining that the text mode of the city guide client is selected, presenting an electronic guide book corresponding to the location of the mobile device.

22. The system of claim 16, wherein controlling the first location-based client to present the first content and controlling the second location-based client to present the second content comprises:

displaying vehicle related settings corresponding to a vehicle associated with the mobile device.