Mobile device and server exchanging information with mobile apparatus

• US 9,344,841 B2
• Filed: 08/24/2010
• Issued: 05/17/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/24/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Yu, Seung-dong, Chang, Woo-young, Park, Se-jun, Moon, Min-jeong, Sung, Ju-yun, Choo, Hee-jeong, Hwang, Sang-woong, Yoon, Jee-sun, Kwahk, Ji-young
• Primary Examiner(s): SHAHEED, KHALID W
• Application Number:
  US12/862,317
• Publication Number:
  US 20110105152A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,093 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/026 using orientation information, e.g. compass
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/185 by embedding added-value information into content, e.g. geo-tagging
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications

Abstract

A mobile device and a server are provided. The mobile device displays relevant information extracted based on location information and additional information. Accordingly, by linking regional information acquired through a personal device with a location based service, the user is provided with useful contents effectively and further is provided with a new experience.

Claims

1. A mobile device, comprising:

an image pickup unit configured to capture a specific location;

a display unit configured to display a captured image of the specific location including at least one object on a screen;

a location detection unit configured to detect a location of the mobile device and a direction for the mobile device to face;

a distance detection unit configured to detect a distance between the mobile device and the at least one object;

an image processing unit configured to recognize a boundary between each of the at least one object, and recognize a shape of the boundary of the at least one object to identify the at least one object; and

a control unit configured to acquire information related to the at least one object based on map information corresponding to the location of the mobile device, the direction for the mobile device to currently face, and the detected distance, and display the acquired information on the at least one object of the captured image.

2. The mobile device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

a communication unit configured to perform communication with respect to a server; and

a signal processing unit configured to process a signal exchanged through the communication unit,

wherein the image processing unit is further configured to display the image based on the signal processed by the signal processing unit.

3. The mobile device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the acquired information is indicated by at least one format of video, audio, and text formats.

4. The mobile device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the control unit is further configured to acquire information related to the at least one object through at least one of a camera, a recorder, a compass sensor, an acceleration sensor, and a gyro sensor.

5. The mobile device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the control unit is further configured to control the communication unit to transmit the acquired information to a surrounding device.

6. The mobile device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the control unit is further configured to acquire information related to at least one building included in the captured image referring to map information corresponding to the detected location of the mobile device, and display the acquired information to be superimposed onto the at least one building included in the captured live view image based on the determined distance and direction.

7. A mobile device, comprising:

an image pickup unit configured to capture a specific location;

a display unit configured to display a captured live view image of the specific location including at least one object on a screen;

a location detection unit configured to detect a location of the mobile device and a direction which the mobile device faces;

an image processing unit configured to recognize a boundary between each of the at least one object, and recognize a shape of the boundary of the at least one object to identify the at least one object; and

a control unit configured to determine a distance to the at least one object from the mobile device, acquire information related to the at least one object based on map information corresponding to the location and the direction of the mobile device and the distance to the at least one object, display the acquired information superimposed onto the at least one object of the captured live view image, and display contact information of the at least one object on the captured live view image, when receiving a user input for the at least one object.

8. The mobile device as claimed in claim 7, wherein

the control unit is further configured to display a building name to be superimposed onto the at least one building of the captured live view image based on the detected location and direction, and display contact information of the at least one building on the captured live view image, when receiving a user touch input on the at least one building.

9. The mobile device as claimed in claim 8, wherein

the control unit is further configured to control to transmit a telephone-call signal to a building, when a user input for making a call for displayed contact information is received.

10. The mobile device as claimed in claim 8, wherein

the control unit is further configured to control to transmit a request for making a call for displayed contact information to an external device.

11. A mobile device, comprising:

an image pickup unit configured to capture a specific location;

a display unit configured to display a captured live view image of the specific location including at least one object on a screen;

a location detection unit configured to detect a location of the mobile device and a direction of the at least one object;

an image processing unit configured to recognize a boundary between each of the at least one object, and recognize a shape of the boundary of the at least one object to identify the at least one object; and

a control unit configured to acquire information related to the at least one object based on the location and the direction of the mobile device, and display the acquired information superimposed onto the at least one object of the captured live view image based on the detected location, direction, and a category of interest set by a user,

wherein the control unit is further configured to display the acquired information related to a first object in a manner distinguished from the acquired information related to a second object, when a user input related to the first object is received.