Location-Based Services

• US 20090005077A1
• Filed: 02/25/2008
• Published: 01/01/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Christie, Gregory N., Forstall, Scott, Tiene, Kevin, Borchers, Robert E.
• Granted Patent: US 8,290,513 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.200
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3697 Output of additional, non-guidance related information, e.g. low fuel level G01C21/3679 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/2757 by data transmission, e.g. downloading
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72427 for supporting games or graphical animations
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/10 including a GPS signal receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/52 including functional features of a camera constructional features concerning the integration of cameras in portable phones H04M1/0264
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer program products, for location-based services. An event or device condition is detected at a device. A current geographic location of a device is determined. Location-based information based on the determined current geographic location is received. The location-based information includes information relevant to the event or device condition. The information is presented.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

detecting a picture taking event on a device;

determining a current geographic location of the device;

receiving location-based information based on the determined current geographic location, the location-based information comprising information corresponding to one or more relevant businesses in a vicinity of the determined current geographic location, the location-based information further comprising information corresponding to one or more businesses ancillary to the picture taking event; and

presenting the location-based information.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein presenting the location-based information comprises presenting the location-based information on a map, the map comprising an indication of the determined current geographic location and indications of the relevant businesses and the ancillary businesses.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein determining a current geographic location of the device comprises determining the current geographic location using GPS.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising, before the presenting, filtering the location-based information based on one or more criteria;

and

wherein presenting the location-based information comprises presenting the filtered location-based information.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the criteria includes at least one of the group consisting of:

the current time, the current date, and one or more user preferences.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the criteria comprises the current time, and filtering the location-based information comprises:

filtering one or more of the relevant businesses and ancillary businesses whose respective hours of operation do not overlap with the current time.

7. A portable electronic device, comprising:

one or more processors; and

a computer-readable medium storing instructions for execution by the one or more processors, the instructions comprising instructions to;

detect a picture taking event on the device;

determine a current geographic location of the device;

receive location-based information based on the determined current geographic location, the location-based information comprising information corresponding to one or more relevant businesses in a vicinity of the determined current geographic location, the location-based information further comprising information corresponding to one or more businesses ancillary to the picture taking event; and

present the location-based information.

8. A computer program product, encoded on a tangible program carrier, operable to cause a portable device to perform operations comprising:

detecting a picture taking event on the device;

determining a current geographic location of the device;

receiving location-based information based on the determined current geographic location, the location-based information comprising information corresponding to one or more relevant businesses in a vicinity of the determined current geographic location, the location-based information further comprising information corresponding to one or more businesses ancillary to the picture taking event; and

presenting the location-based information.

9. A method comprising:

at a device, detecting an event or device condition;

determining a current geographic location of the device;

receiving location-based information based on the determined current geographic location, the location-based information comprising information corresponding to one or more relevant businesses in a vicinity of the determined current geographic location, a relevant business being related to the event or device condition; and

presenting the information.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the location-based information further comprises information corresponding to one or more ancillary business in a vicinity of the determined current geographic location, an ancillary business being ancillary to the even or device condition.

11. A method comprising:

at a device, detecting an event or device condition;

determining a current geographic location of the device;

receiving location-based information based on the determined current geographic location, the location-based information comprising information relevant to the event or device condition and information ancillary to the event or device condition; and

presenting the information.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the information relevant to the event or device condition comprises information corresponding to one or more businesses or services relevant to the event or device condition.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the information ancillary to the event or device condition comprises information corresponding to one or more businesses or services ancillary to the event or device condition.