Location based tracking

• US 9,891,055 B2
• Filed: 03/15/2016
• Issued: 02/13/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Forstall, Scott, Christie, Gregory N., Borchers, Robert E., Chaudhri, Imran A.
• Primary Examiner(s): ARTHUR JEANGLAUD, GERTRUDE
• Application Number:
  US15/070,613
• Publication Number:
  US 20160350331A1
• Time in Patent Office: 700 Days
• Field of Search: 701300, 701412, 701426, 34099524
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3807 characterised by the type of data
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3841 Data obtained from two or more sources, e.g. probe vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/29 Geographical information databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality
• 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 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041
• 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

Location information is used to build a database of locations having associated audio, video, image, or text data. In some implementations, a device includes a touch-sensitive display and collects data associated with a geographic location of interest. The geographic location of interest can be displayed on a map using an indicator. A touch selection of the indicator provides access to the data through an interface displayed on the touch-sensitive display. One or more locations of interest can be displayed and grouped together by an attribute.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

displaying a map of a geographic region in a user interface of a mobile device;

receiving, at the mobile device, user input requesting data associated with a specified geographic location in the geographic region;

retrieving, from at least one remote storage location, a plurality of stored data objects associated with the specified geographic location, wherein the retrieved data objects are at least one of one or more of image data objects, a video data object, an audio data object, or a text data object, wherein at least some of the plurality of stored data objects were uploaded to the remote storage location by a plurality of user devices, and wherein the plurality of stored data objects are stored at the remote storage location in association with data representing the specified geographic location; and

displaying, on the mobile device, one or more user interface elements enabling a user to access one or more of the stored data objects.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more user interface elements include at least one of:

a user interface element for accessing at least one image data object, a user interface element for accessing at least one video data object, a user interface element for accessing at least one audio data object, and a user interface element for accessing at least one text data object.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the user input comprises receiving at least one of a street address and a latitude/longitude pair.

4. The method of claim 1, comprising:

presenting, on the user interface of the mobile device, one or more user interface elements enabling a user to generate data and access locally stored data, wherein the data includes one or more of text, images, audio or video;

receiving, at the mobile device, user input representing an instruction to perform an action comprising at least one of generating data and accessing locally stored data.

5. The method of claim 4, comprising:

associating the at least one of the generated data and accessed locally stored data with the data representing the geographic location; and

storing, on the mobile device, data representing the association of the specified geographic location and the selected data.

6. The method of claim 1, comprising displaying, in the user interface, a textual representation of the specified geographic location in association with the one or more user interface elements.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the textual representation comprises a street address associated with the specified geographical location.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes operations comprising:

displaying a map of a geographic region in a user interface of a mobile device;

receiving, at the mobile device, user input requesting data associated with a specified geographic location in the geographic region;

retrieving, from at least one remote storage location, a plurality of stored data objects associated with the specified geographic location, wherein the retrieved data objects are at least one of one or more of image data objects, a video data object, an audio data object, or a text data object, wherein at least some of the plurality of stored data objects were uploaded to the remote storage location by a plurality of user devices, and wherein the plurality of stored data objects are stored at the remote storage location in association with data representing the specified geographic location; and

displaying, on the mobile device, one or more user interface elements enabling a user to access one or more of the stored data objects.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the one or more user interface elements include at least one of:

a user interface element for accessing at least one image data object, a user interface element for accessing at least one video data object, a user interface element for accessing at least one audio data object, and a user interface element for accessing at least one text data object.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein receiving the user input comprises receiving at least one of a street address and a latitude/longitude pair.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, the operations comprising:

presenting, on the user interface of the mobile device, one or more user interface elements enabling a user to generate data and access locally stored data, wherein the data includes one or more of text, images, audio or video;

receiving, at the mobile device, user input representing an instruction to perform an action comprising at least one of generating data and accessing locally stored data.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11, the operations comprising:

associating the at least one of the generated data and accessed locally stored data with the data representing the geographic location; and

storing, on the mobile device, data representing the association of the specified geographic location and the selected data.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, the operations comprising displaying, in the user interface, a textual representation of the specified geographic location in association with the one or more user interface elements.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the textual representation comprises a street address associated with the specified geographical location.

15. A system comprising:

one or more processors; and

a non-transitory computer-readable medium including one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, causes operations comprising;

displaying a map of a geographic region in a user interface of a mobile device;

receiving, at the mobile device, user input requesting data associated with a specified geographic location in the geographic region;

retrieving, from at least one remote storage location, a plurality of stored data objects associated with the specified geographic location, wherein the retrieved data objects are at least one of one or more of image data objects, a video data object, an audio data object, or a text data object, wherein at least some of the plurality of stored data objects were uploaded to the remote storage location by a plurality of user devices, and wherein the plurality of stored data objects are stored at the remote storage location in association with data representing the specified geographic location; and

displaying, on the mobile device, one or more user interface elements enabling a user to access one or more of the stored data objects.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the one or more user interface elements include at least one of:

a user interface element for accessing at least one image data object, a user interface element for accessing at least one video data object, a user interface element for accessing at least one audio data object, and a user interface element for accessing at least one text data object.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein receiving the user input comprises receiving at least one of a street address and a latitude/longitude pair.

18. The system of claim 15, the operations comprising:

presenting, on the user interface of the mobile device, one or more user interface elements enabling a user to generate data and access locally stored data, wherein the data includes one or more of text, images, audio or video;

receiving, at the mobile device, user input representing an instruction to perform an action comprising at least one of generating data and accessing locally stored data.

19. The system of claim 18, the operations comprising:

associating the at least one of the generated data and accessed locally stored data with the data representing the geographic location; and

storing, on the mobile device, data representing the association of the specified geographic location and the selected data.

20. The system of claim 15, the operations comprising displaying, in the user interface, a textual representation of the specified geographic location in association with the one or more user interface elements.

21. The system of claim 15, wherein the textual representation comprises a street address associated with the specified geographical location.