Device for providing location-based data

• US 20080134030A1
• Filed: 12/05/2006
• Published: 06/05/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/05/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Palm, Inc. (TCL Technology Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Stewart, William K., Wang, Evelyn, Kansal, Sachin S.
• Application Number:
  US11/634,365
• Publication Number:
  US 20080134030A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/700
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/29 Geographical information databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/10 including a GPS signal receiver

Abstract

An electronic device includes a processing circuit configured to operate at least a first application and a second application. The first application is configured to provide location-based data based upon a request for the location-based data. A display is configured to provide an image having a first image portion associated with the first application and a second image portion associated with the second application. The first image portion is configured to receive the request for the location-based.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a processing circuit configured to operate at least a first application and a second application, the first application configured to provide location-based data based upon a request for the location-based data; and

a display configured to provide an image having a first image portion associated with the first application and a second image portion associated with the second application;

wherein the first image portion is configured to receive the request for the location based data.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the second application is configured to store personalized user data, and the second image portion is configured to display a subset of the personalized user data.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first image portion includes a user input field configured to receive the request.

4. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the user input field comprises a first user input field and a second user input field.

5. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the user input field is an integrated user input field further configured to receive a request for non-location-based data.

6. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the processor is configured to selectively provide one of location-based data and non-location-based data.

7. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the personalized user data includes information associated with at least one of an email, a phone call, a calendar appointment, and a text message.

8. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising:

a location-determining application;

wherein the location of the electronic device is determined by the location determining application, and the location-based data is further based upon the location of the electronic device.

9. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the location-based data is displayed in a text format and includes at least one of a name, a distance, and a location.

10. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the location-based data is superimposed on a map graphic and includes at least one of a mapping of the location of the selection, directions to the selection, and a phone number for the selection.

11. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the electronic device is a handheld computing device.

12. A method of providing location-based data, comprising:

displaying an image on a display for an electronic device, the image having a first image portion associated with a first application and a second image portion associated with a second application;

receiving a request for location-based data via the first image portion; and

providing the location-based data based upon the request.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the second image is configured to display a subset of personalized user data stored by the second application.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein receiving the request comprises receiving a textual input via at least one user input field included in the first image portion.

15. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

determining the location of the electronic device, and

providing the location-based data further based upon the location of the electronic device.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein providing the location based data comprises selectively displaying the location-based data in one of a text format and a graphics format.

17. A mobile computing device, comprising:

a processor configured to operate a location data application and a plurality of personal data applications; and

a display configured to display a plurality of image portions, each image portion being associated with a different application of the location data application and the plurality of personal data applications;

wherein the location data application is configured to provide location-based data based upon a request received via the image portion associated with the location data application; and

wherein each image portion associated with one of the plurality of personal data applications is configured to display a subset of the personalized user data stored by the respective personal data application.

18. The mobile computing device of claim 17, wherein at least one image portion associated with a personal data application includes a user input field configured to receive data from a user.

19. The mobile computing device of claim 17, wherein at least one image portion associated with a personal data application includes a selectable icon associated with the personal data application.

20. The mobile computing device of claim 17, wherein the plurality of personal data applications includes at least three personal data applications.