COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD OF PROVIDING LOCATION INFORMATION THEREIN

• US 20090098883A1
• Filed: 07/15/2008
• Published: 04/16/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: YOON, Mu Hy
• Granted Patent: US 8,041,334 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/58 Message adaptation for wireless communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• 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 3/42357 where the information is provided to a monitoring entity such as a potential calling party or a call processing server
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/024 Guidance services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/18 Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals

Abstract

A communication device, computer program product and method of providing location information therein are disclosed. The communication device includes a wireless communication unit, a display, a memory and a controller operatively connected to the memory, the display, and the wireless communication device, the controller configured to transmit virtual movement information of the communication device to a different communication device, the different communication device registered with a location information providing service.

Claims

1. A communication device, comprising:

a wireless communication unit;

a display;

a memory; and

a controller operatively connected to the memory, the display, and the wireless communication device, the controller configured to transmit virtual movement information of the communication device to a different communication device, the different communication device registered with a location information providing service.

2. The communication device of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to

store the virtual movement information of the communication device in the memory, and

display the stored virtual movement information on the display.

3. The communication device of claim 2, further comprising:

a user input unit configured to enable a user to set a specific location of the communication device,

wherein the controller is configured to generate the virtual movement information of the communication device by setting a destination to the set specific location.

4. The communication device of claim 3, wherein the controller is configured to transmit the virtual location of the communication device to the different communication device with an interval of a prescribed duration based on the virtual movement information.

5. The communication device of claim 4, wherein the controller is configured to perform a road guide simulation by setting a departure point to a current location of the communication device and by setting the destination to the set specific location.

6. The communication device of claim 5, wherein the virtual movement information includes a virtual current location of the communication device based on a settable virtual moving speed.

7. The communication device of claim 6, wherein the controller is configured to

generate a virtual moving trace based on the virtual movement information, and

store the generated moving trace as a file in the memory.

8. The communication device of claim 7, wherein the generated file is amendable.

9. The communication device of claim 2, wherein the controller is configured to transmit the virtual movement information in accordance with a determined resolution.

10. The communication device of claim 9, wherein the prescribed duration is decided based on the determined resolution.

11. A method of transmitting movement information in a communication device, comprising:

displaying virtual movement information of the communication device; and

transmitting the displayed virtual movement information to a different communication device registered with a location information providing service.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

setting a specific location; and

generating the virtual movement information by setting a destination of the communication device to the set specific location.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the step of transmitting virtual movement information comprises:

transmitting a virtual location of the communication device to the different communication device with an interval of a prescribed duration based on the virtual movement information.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

performing a road guide simulation by setting a departure point to a current location of the communication device and by setting the destination to the set specific location.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the virtual movement information includes a virtual current location of the communication device based on a settable virtual moving speed.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

generating a virtual moving trace based on the virtual movement information; and

storing the produced moving trace in a file format.