Data services based on gesture and location information of device

• US 9,703,385 B2
• Filed: 08/06/2014
• Issued: 07/11/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/20/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Khosravy, Moe, Novik, Lev, Morris, Katrika Marie
• Primary Examiner(s): PAULS, JOHN A
• Application Number:
  US14/453,312
• Publication Number:
  US 20140347268A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,070 Days
• Field of Search: 701211
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3664 Details of the user input interface, e.g. buttons, knobs or sliders, including those provided on a touch screen; remote controllers; input using gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3811 Point data, e.g. Point of Interest [POI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1694 the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1637 Sensing arrangement for detection of housing movement or orientation, e.g. for controlling scrolling or cursor movement on the display of an handheld computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• 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 4/21 for social networking applications

Abstract

With the addition of directional information and gesture based input in a location based services environment, a variety of service(s) can be provided on top of user identification or interaction with specific object(s) of interest. For instance, when a user gestures at or points at a particular item, or gestures at a particular location or place, this creates an opportunity, e.g., an advertising opportunity, for anyone having an interest in that particular item or place to communicate with the user regarding that item or related items at a point in time when the user'"'"'s focus is on the particular item. User context for the interaction can also be taken into account to supplement the provision of one or more interactive direction based services.

Claims

1. A method, implemented at a portable computing device that includes one or more processors, for displaying different views at the portable computing device, the method comprising:

displaying a first map-based view of a geographical area corresponding to a physical location based on location and direction information measured by the portable computing device;

displaying at least one indication of a particular point of interest that is contextually relevant to the portable computing device within the first map-based view of the geographical area;

receiving a gesture at the portable computing device, the gesture received at the physical location, the gesture comprising one or more physical movements of the portable computing device in which one or more detected change in motion, direction or orientation of the portable computing device is used to define the gesture; and

based on receiving the gesture;

displaying a second map view of the geographical area that is a different type of map-based view than the first map-based view of the geographical area; and

displaying at least one indication of the particular point of interest within the second map view of the geographical area.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the gesture comprises detecting a physical motion of the portable computing device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein one of the first and second map views is a topographical map.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein one of the first and second map views is a 3D perspective view.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the 3D perspective view of the geographical area comprises an image view of a real space as captured by a camera at the portable computing device, and wherein the at least one indication of the particular point of interest is overlaid over the image view of the real space.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a second gesture comprising a tilting of the portable computing device.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

in response to receiving the second gesture, zooming the first or second map views of the geographical area.

8. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

in response to receiving the second gesture, displaying one or more additional details about the particular point of interest.

9. A computer program product comprising one or more physical storage media having stored thereon computer-executable instruction that, when executed by one or more processors of a portable computing device, cause the portable computing device to implement a method for displaying different views at the portable computing device, including the following:

displaying a first map-based view of a geographical area corresponding to a physical location based on location and direction information measured by the portable computing device;

displaying at least one indication of a particular point of interest that is contextually relevant to the portable computing device within the first map-based view of the geographical area;

receiving a gesture at the portable computing device, the gesture received at the physical location, the gesture comprising one or more physical movements of the portable computing device in which one or more detected change in motion, direction or orientation of the portable computing device is used to define the gesture; and

based on receiving the gesture;

displaying a second map view of the geographical area that is a different type of map-based view than the first map-based view of the geographical area; and

displaying at least one indication of the particular point of interest within the second map view of the geographical area.

10. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein receiving the gesture comprises detecting a physical motion of the portable computing device.

11. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein one of the first and second map views is a topographical map.

12. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein one of the first and second map views is a 3D perspective view.

13. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein the 3D perspective view of the geographical area comprises an image view of a real space as captured by a camera at the portable computing device, and wherein the at least one indication of the particular point of interest is overlaid over the image view of the real space.

14. The computer program product of claim 9, further comprising:

receiving a second gesture comprising a tilting of the portable computing device.

15. The computer program product of claim 14, further comprising:

in response to receiving the second gesture, zooming the first or second map views of the geographical area.

16. The computer program product of claim 14, further comprising:

in response to receiving the second gesture, displaying one or more additional details about the particular point of interest.

17. A computer system, comprising:

a display device;

one or more processors; and

one or more computer-readable media having stored thereon computer-executable instruction that, when executed by one or more processors of a portable computing device, cause the portable computing device to implement a method for displaying different views on the display device, including the following;

displaying a first map-based view of a geographical area corresponding to a physical location based on location and direction information measured by the portable computing device;

displaying at least one indication of a particular point of interest that is contextually relevant to the portable computing device within the first map-based view of the geographical area;

receiving a gesture at the portable computing device, the gesture received at the physical location, the gesture comprising one or more physical movements of the portable computing device in which one or more detected changes in motion, direction, or orientation of the portable computing device is used to define the gesture; and

based on receiving the gesture;

displaying a second map view of the geographical area that is a different type of map-based view than the first map-based view of the geographical area; and

displaying at least one indication of the particular point of interest within the second map view of the geographical area.

18. The computer system of claim 17, wherein receiving the gesture comprises detecting a physical motion of the portable computing device.

19. The computer system of claim 17, wherein one of the first and second map views is a 3D perspective view of the geographical area that comprises an image view of a real space as captured by a camera at the portable computing device, and wherein the at least one indication of the particular point of interest is overlaid over the image view of the real space.

20. The computer program product of claim 17, further comprising:

receiving a second gesture comprising a tilting of the portable computing device; and

in response to receiving the second gesture, zooming the first or second map views of the geographical area.