Interactive user interface presentation attributes for location-based content

• US 7,441,203 B2
• Filed: 06/23/2006
• Issued: 10/21/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Smith Micro Software Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Core Mobility (Smith Micro Software Incorporated)
• Inventors: Othmer, Konstantin, Stocklein, Carl J.
• Primary Examiner(s): BAUTISTA, XIOMARA L
• Application Number:
  US11/426,294
• Publication Number:
  US 20060236257A1
• Time in Patent Office: 851 Days
• Field of Search: 715/714, 715/733, 715/738, 715/744, 715/760, 715/764, 715/765, 715/781, 715/810, 715/866, 455/414.1, 455/456.1, 455/456.3
• US Class Current: 715/774
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0243 Comparative campaigns
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72451 according to schedules, e.g. using calendar applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72454 according to context-related or environment-related conditions
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• 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

Tickers are populated with location-based information with interactive presentation attributes. The location-based information is selected according to the geographic location of communication devices. The location of a communication device is identified based on a GPS system, proximity to transmitters in a wireless network, user input, or using other techniques. Location-appropriate content is obtained either in real-time from the network or from a local data store at the communication device. In general location-based, context-aware content can be displayed on tickers associated with a variety of communication devices, including mobile communication devices and “immobile” or stationary personal computers.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

obtaining location-based content that has been selected to correspond to a geographic location of a handheld communication device;

displaying the location-based content in a ticker item of a ticker on a display device of the handheld communication device; and

applying an interactive presentation attribute of the ticker item;

wherein applying an interactive presentation attribute of the ticker item comprises modifying the display format of the ticker item based on a geographic location of the communication device.

2. The method as in claim 1, wherein the ticker item includes text;

and wherein modifying the display format of the ticker item comprises modifying a font of the text.

3. The method as in claim 1, wherein modifying the display format of the ticker item comprises modifying an animation of the ticker item.

4. A method comprising:

obtaining information indicating a first location of a handheld communication device that includes a display device;

obtaining first content;

displaying the first content as a ticker item of a ticker on the display device of the handheld communication device, the ticker item having a display format based on the first location of the handheld communication device;

obtain information indicating a second location of the handheld communication device; and

modifying the display format of the ticker item based on the second location of the handheld communication device.

5. The method as in claim 4, wherein the ticker item includes text;

and wherein modifying the display format of the ticker item comprises modifying a font of the text.

6. The method as in claim 4, wherein modifying the display format of the ticker item comprises modifying an animation of the ticker item.

7. A method comprising:

obtain information indicating a first location of a handheld communication device that includes a display device; and

displaying a ticker item of a ticker on the display device of the handheld communication device, the ticker item having a display format based on the first location of the handheld communication device.

8. The method as in claim 7, wherein the ticker item includes text;

and wherein the display format based on the first location of the handheld communication device indicates a font of the text.

9. The method as in claim 7, wherein the display format based on the first location of the handheld communication device indicates an animation of the ticker item.