PERSONALISED MAPS

• US 20090048773A1
• Filed: 08/14/2008
• Published: 02/19/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/17/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Jokela, Riitta, Suojanen, Jussi A., Maaninka, Nina, Jarventie, Heli
• Application Number:
  US12/191,606
• Publication Number:
  US 20090048773A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/201
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3667 Display of a road map G01C21/3614 takes precedence; guidance using 3D or perspective road maps G01C21/3635

Abstract

A method in a mobile communication device, including acquiring positioning information representing a geographical location; calculating data representing a first route from the acquired positioning information, the first route having a starting point, a current point, and an ending point; storing data representing the first route; capturing a first set of content information including components of contents information and associating the components of content information with components of the acquired positioning information; associating the first route with the first set of content information; and storing data representing an association of the components of the first set of captured content information and the components of acquired positioning information is provided. A device, server and system thereof is also provided.

Claims

1. A method in a mobile communication device, comprising:

acquiring positioning information representing a geographical location;

calculating data representing a first route from said acquired positioning information, said first route having a starting point, a current point, and an ending point;

storing data representing said first route;

capturing a first set of content information comprising components of contents information and associating said components of content information with components of said acquired positioning information;

associating said first route with said first set of content information; and

storing data representing an association of said components of said first set of captured content information and said components of acquired positioning information.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising acquiring a second route, wherein said second route is associated with a second set of captured content information.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a pre-defined map;

indicating at least one of said first and said second route on said pre-defined map thereby creating a personalised map;

indicating said at least one set of content information of said at least one route and said components of acquired positioning information together on said personalised map; and

storing said personalised map.

4. The method according to claim 3, further comprising:

acquiring a present position of said mobile communication device; and

indicating on said personalised map said present position of said mobile communication device.

5. The method according to claim 4, further comprising indicating on said personalised map said components of content information along said at least one route on said personalised map when said components of acquired positioning information of said content information correspond to said present position of said mobile communication device.

6. The method according to claim 3, further comprising on said personalised map indicating a position, wherein said position corresponds to said current point of said at least one route while said at least one route is browsed.

7. The method according to claim 6, further comprising on said personalised map indicating said components of said at least one set of content information along said at least one route on said personalised map when said components of acquired positioning information of said content information correspond to said current point of browsing of said at least one route on said personalised map.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein said acquiring of positioning information comprises any one of acquiring in dependency of timing information, acquiring in dependency of positioning information, acquiring in dependency of motion sensing information.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein said acquired positioning information is acquired continuously.

10. The method according to claim 3, wherein said at least one route is calculated from a combination of said positioning information and information provided by said pre-defined map.

11. The method according to claim 3, further comprising indicating a distance from the starting point to the ending point of said at least one route.

12. The method according to claim 3, further comprising indicating a distance from the starting point to the current point of said at least one route.

13. The method according to claim 3, wherein said personalised map has two or three dimensions.

14. The method according to claim 1, wherein said capturing of content information comprises capturing of a holistic unit comprising a combination of one or more items from the list:

image, video, text, sound.

23. A system for communicating personalised maps, comprising a communications system, at least one mobile communication device according to claim 1 and at least one server according to claim 1, wherein said communications system facilitates the communication between said at least one mobile communication device and said at least one server.

24. A computer program product, comprising computer program code stored on a computer-readable storage medium which, when executed on a processor, carries out the method according to claim 1.

15. A mobile communication, comprising circuitry configured to:

receive positioning information representing a geographical location;

calculate data representing a first route from said received positioning information, said first route having a starting point, a current point, and an ending point;

store data representing said first route;

capture a first set of content information comprising components of contents information and associating said components of content information with components of said received positioning information;

associate said first route with said first set of content information; and

store data representing an association of said components of said first set of captured content information and said components of acquired positioning information.

16. The mobile communication device according to claim 15, further comprising circuitry configured to receive a second route, wherein said second route is associated with a second set of captured content information.

17. The mobile communication device according to claim 15, further comprising circuitry configured to:

receive a pre-defined map;

indicate at least one of said first and said second route on said pre-defined map thereby creating a personalised map;

indicate said at least one set of content information of said at least one route and said components of captured positioning information together on said personalised map; and

store said personalised map.

18. The mobile communication device according to claim 15, further comprising a device, from the list:

timing device, positioning device, motion sensing device, for controlling said receiving of positioning information.

19. The mobile communication device according to claim 15, further comprising a device for receiving said captured positioning information continuously.

21. The method in a server for personalised maps according to claim 19, further comprising indicating said at least one personalised map on a display.

20. A method in a server for processing personalised maps, comprising:

providing positioning information to a mobile communication device;

providing a pre-defined map to a mobile communication device;

receiving at least one route from said mobile communication device;

receiving at least one set of holistic units of captured content information associated with said positioning information from said mobile communication device, said content information comprising a combination of one or more items from the list;

image, video, text, sound;

associating said pre-defined map, said received at least one route, and received said at least one set of holistic units of captured content information to form a personalised map;

sharing said personalised map between said mobile communication device and one or more devices, from the list;

a mobile communication device, a local device, a computer; and

combining at least one personalised map into one single cardinal personalised map.

22. A server comprising circuitry to perform a method according to claim 20.

25. A computer program product, comprising computer program code stored on a computer-readable storage medium which, when executed on a processor, carries out the method according to claim 20.