Location-Based Information Services

• US 20090005076A1
• Filed: 12/28/2007
• Published: 01/01/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Christie, Gregory N., Forstall, Scott, Chaudhri, Imran A., Borchers, Robert E.
• Application Number:
  US11/966,863
• Publication Number:
  US 20090005076A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.200
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/12 Messaging; Mailboxes; Announcements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/20 Services signaling; Auxiliary data signalling, i.e. transmitting data via a non-traffic channel

Abstract

Methods, systems, and computer-readable medium for providing location-based information services. In one implementation, a method is provided. The method includes receiving first information associated with a user of a mobile device. Second information identifying a first geographic location of the mobile device is received. Location-based content is filtered using the first information and the second information. The filtered location-based content is provided to the user at the mobile device, where the mobile device includes a multi-touch sensitive display.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving first information associated with a user of a mobile device;

receiving second information identifying a first geographic location of the mobile device;

filtering location-based content using the first information and the second information; and

providing the filtered location-based content to the user at the mobile device, where the mobile device includes a multi-touch-sensitive display.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving third information identifying a second geographic location of the mobile device; and

providing updated filtered location-based content to the user, the updated filtered location-based content being location-based content filtered using the third information.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving third information provided by the user of the mobile device; and

adding the third information to the location-based content.

4. The method of claim 1, where the first information associated with the user identifies a selection of one or more types of location-based content.

5. The method of claim 4, where receiving the first information further comprises:

presenting a graphical user interface requesting information; and

receiving input responsive to the request.

6. The method of claim 4, where the selection of one or more types of location-based content is location-based.

7. The method of claim 1, where the second information identifying the first geographic location of the mobile device is provided by the mobile device.

8. The method of claim 1, where the location-based content is filtered by the mobile device.

9. The method of claim 1, where the mobile device includes a telephony application.

10. The method of claim 1, where filtering location-based content further comprises filtering location-based content using information from at least one user profile.

11. The method of claim 1, where filtering location-based content further comprises filtering location-based content based on time.

12. A method comprising:

receiving first information associated with a user of a mobile device;

receiving second information identifying a first geographic location of the mobile device;

receiving third information associated with a user profile of a different user;

filtering location-based content using the first information, the second information, and the third information; and

providing the filtered location-based content to the user at the mobile device.

13. A method comprising:

receiving first information associated with a user of a mobile device;

receiving second information identifying a first geographic location of the mobile device;

filtering location-based content using the first information and the second information, where the location-based content is filtered at the mobile device; and

providing the filtered location-based content to the user at the mobile device.

14. A system comprising:

a processor;

a computer-readable medium coupled to the processor and including instructions, which, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform operations comprising;

receiving first information associated with a user of a mobile device;

receiving second information identifying a first geographic location of the mobile device;

filtering location-based content using the first information and the second information; and

providing the filtered location-based content to the user at the mobile device, where the mobile device includes a multi-touch-sensitive display.

15. The system of claim 14, where the processor performs operations comprising:

receiving third information identifying a second geographic location of the mobile device; and

providing updated filtered location-based content to the user, the updated filtered location-based content being location-based content filtered using the third information.

16. The system of claim 14, where the processor performs operations comprising:

receiving third information provided by the user of the mobile device; and

adding the third information to the location-based content.

17. The system of claim 14, where the first information associated with the user identifies a selection of one or more types of location-based content.

18. The system of claim 17, where receiving the first information further comprises:

presenting a graphical user interface requesting information; and

receiving input responsive to the request.

19. The system of claim 17, where the selection of one or more types of location-based content is location-based.

20. The system of claim 14, where the second information identifying the first geographic location of the mobile device is provided by the mobile device.

21. The system of claim 14, where the location-based content is filtered by the mobile device.

22. The system of claim 14, where the mobile device includes a telephony application.

23. The system of claim 14, where filtering location-based content further comprises filtering location-based content using information from at least one user profile.

24. The system of claim 14, where filtering location-based content further comprises filtering location-based content based on time.

25. A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform operations comprising:

receiving first information associated with a user of a mobile device;

receiving second information identifying a first geographic location of the mobile device;

filtering location-based content using the first information and the second information; and

providing the filtered location-based content to the user at the mobile device, where the mobile device includes a multi-touch-sensitive display.