Location-aware mobile device

• US 10,412,703 B2
• Filed: 08/24/2018
• Issued: 09/10/2019
• 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:
  US16/111,329
• Publication Number:
  US 20190069268A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• Field of Search: 4554561-4566
• 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;

displaying, on a user interface of the mobile device, a map corresponding to a first location-based client executed on the mobile device, the map indicating the location of the mobile device;

receiving, through the first location-based client, a user input requesting information on the location of the mobile device indicated by the map;

transmitting, to a network resource, information about the user input;

in response to the transmission, receiving, from the network resource, information that includes map content corresponding to the first location-based client and vehicle-related content corresponding to a second location-based client executed on the mobile device, wherein some or all of the vehicle-related content is based on the user input through the first location-based client;

displaying, on the user interface of the mobile device, the map content corresponding to the first location-based client; and

displaying, on the user interface of the mobile device concurrently with displaying the map content corresponding to the first location-based client, one or more user-selectable options corresponding to the second location-based client, the one or more user-selectable options including options for one or more vehicle-related services at the location of the mobile device indicated by the map.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a second user input selecting an option of the one or more user-selectable options corresponding to the second location-based client; and

in response to the second user input, displaying additional information for a service corresponding to the selected option at the location of the mobile device.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the selected option corresponds to a service of the one or more vehicle-related services, and wherein displaying additional information for the service corresponding to the selected option comprises displaying information on one or more routes traveled by one or more vehicles.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

receiving real-time data from the one or more vehicles; and

adjusting the displayed information on the one or more routes traveled by the one or more vehicles using the real-time data.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the selected option corresponds to a service of the one or more vehicle-related services, and wherein displaying additional information for the service corresponding to the selected option comprises providing location estimates for one or more vehicles.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein providing location estimates for one or more vehicles comprises:

receiving information on one or more of a vehicle velocity change profile, vehicle turn information, or positioning technology; and

adjusting the location estimates using the received information.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein displaying the one or more user-selectable options corresponding to the second location-based client comprises:

displaying advertisements for products or services at the location of the mobile device.

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

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

displaying, on a user interface of the mobile device, a map corresponding to a first location-based client executed on the mobile device, the map indicating the location of the mobile device;

receiving, through the first location-based client, a user input requesting information on the location of the mobile device indicated by the map;

transmitting, to a network resource, information about the user input;

in response to the transmission, receiving, from the network resource, information that includes map content corresponding to the first location-based client and vehicle-related content corresponding to a second location-based client executed on the mobile device, wherein some or all of the vehicle-related content is based on the user input through the first location-based client;

displaying, on the user interface of the mobile device, the map content corresponding to the first location-based client; and

displaying, on the user interface of the mobile device concurrently with displaying the map content corresponding to the first location-based client, one or more user-selectable options corresponding to the second location-based client, the one or more user-selectable options including options for one or more vehicle-related services at the location of the mobile device indicated by the map.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving a second user input selecting an option of the one or more user-selectable options corresponding to the second location-based client; and

in response to the second user input, displaying additional information for a service corresponding to the selected option at the location of the mobile device.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the selected option corresponds to a service of the one or more vehicle-related services, and wherein displaying additional information for the service corresponding to the selected option comprises displaying information on one or more routes traveled by one or more vehicles.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving real-time data from the one or more vehicles; and

adjusting the displayed information on the one or more routes traveled by the one or more vehicles using the real-time data.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the selected option corresponds to a service of the one or more vehicle-related services, and wherein displaying additional information for the service corresponding to the selected option comprises providing location estimates for one or more vehicles.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 12, wherein providing location estimates for one or more vehicles comprises:

receiving information on one or more of a vehicle velocity change profile, vehicle turn information, or positioning technology; and

adjusting the location estimates using the received information.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein displaying the one or more user-selectable options corresponding to the second location-based client comprises:

displaying advertisements for products or services at the location of the mobile device.

15. A mobile device comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising;

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

displaying, on a user interface of the mobile device, a map corresponding to a first location-based client executed on the mobile device, the map indicating the location of the mobile device;

receiving, through the first location-based client, a user input requesting information on the location of the mobile device indicated by the map;

transmitting, to a network resource, information about the user input;

in response to the transmission, receiving, from the network resource, information that includes map content corresponding to the first location-based client and vehicle-related content corresponding to a second location-based client executed on the mobile device, wherein some or all of the vehicle-related content is based on the user input through the first location-based client;

displaying, on the user interface of the mobile device, the map content corresponding to the first location-based client; and

displaying, on the user interface of the mobile device concurrently with displaying the map content corresponding to the first location-based client, one or more user-selectable options corresponding to the second location-based client, the one or more user-selectable options including options for one or more vehicle-related services at the location of the mobile device indicated by the map.

16. The mobile device of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving a second user input selecting an option of the one or more user-selectable options corresponding to the second location-based client; and

in response to the second user input, displaying additional information for a service corresponding to the selected option at the location of the mobile device.

17. The mobile device of claim 16, wherein the selected option corresponds to a service of the one or more vehicle-related services, and wherein displaying additional information for the service corresponding to the selected option comprises displaying information on one or more routes traveled by one or more vehicles.

18. The mobile device of claim 17, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving real-time data from the one or more vehicles; and

adjusting the displayed information on the one or more routes traveled by the one or more vehicles using the real-time data.

19. The mobile device of claim 16, wherein the selected option corresponds to a service of the one or more vehicle-related services, and wherein displaying additional information for the service corresponding to the selected option comprises providing location estimates for one or more vehicles.

20. The mobile device of claim 19, wherein providing location estimates for one or more vehicles comprises:

receiving information on one or more of a vehicle velocity change profile, vehicle turn information, or positioning technology; and

adjusting the location estimates using the received information.

21. The mobile device of claim 15, wherein displaying the one or more user-selectable options corresponding to the second location-based client comprises:

displaying advertisements for products or services at the location of the mobile device.