Location specific content for mobile communication devices
View Patent ↗Embodiments disclosed herein allow a mobile communication device to incorporate location specific content into media for presentation to a user based on the location of the mobile communication device. In a particular embodiment, a mobile communication device wirelessly receives a plurality of media and stores the plurality of media in the mobile communication device. The mobile communication device also determines its location. The mobile communication device receives a user selection indicating a selection of the plurality of media for presentation. In response to the user selection, the mobile communication device determines location specific content for the selected media based on the location of the mobile communication device. After location specific content has been determined, the mobile communication device incorporates the location specific content into the media selection for presentation to a user.
1. A method of operating a mobile communication device comprising:
wirelessly receiving a plurality of media into the mobile communication device;
storing the plurality of media in the mobile communication device;
wirelessly receiving a plurality of location specific content into the mobile communication device;
storing the plurality of location specific content in the mobile communication device;
determining a location of the mobile communication device;
receiving a user selection at the mobile communication device indicating a selection of the plurality of media for presentation;
in response to the user selection, determining location specific content by transferring a message indicating the location of the mobile communication device to a content server and receiving a response message indicating location specific content of the plurality of location specific content that should be incorporated into the selected media;
incorporating the location specific content into designated areas of the media selection for presentation to a user.
2. The method of claim 1 wherein determining the location of the mobile communication device comprises acquiring the global positioning system coordinates of the mobile communication device.
3. The method of claim 1 wherein determining the location of the mobile communication device comprises determining a location of a network access node that exchanges communications with the mobile communication device.
4. The method of claim 1 wherein the media comprises an e-book and the location specific content comprises location specific words for incorporation into the text of the e-book.
5. The method of claim 4 wherein the location specific content further comprises location specific graphics for incorporation into the body of the e-book.
6. The method of claim 1 wherein the media comprises audible content and the location specific content comprises location specific audio for incorporation into the audible content.
7. A mobile communication device comprising:
an interface configured to wirelessly receive a plurality of media into the mobile communication device and wirelessly receive a plurality of location specific content into the mobile communication device;
a processing system configured to store the plurality of media in a storage system, store the plurality of location specific content in the storage system, and determine a location of the mobile communication device;
a user interface configured to receive a user selection at the mobile communication device indicating a selection of the plurality of media for presentation;
in response to the user selection, the processing system further configured to determine location specific content by transferring a message indicating the location of the mobile communication device to a content server and receiving a response message indicating location specific content of the plurality of location specific content that should be incorporated into the selected media and incorporate the location specific content into designated areas of the media selection for presentation to a user.
8. The mobile communication device of claim 7 further comprising the processing system further configured to determine the location of the mobile communication device by acquiring the global positioning system coordinates of the mobile communication device.
9. The mobile communication device of claim 7 further comprising the processing system further configured to determine the location of the mobile communication device by determining a location of a network access node that exchanges communications with the mobile communication device.
10. The mobile communication device of claim 7 wherein the selected media comprises and e-book and the location specific content comprises location specific words for incorporation into the text of the e-book.
11. The mobile communication device of claim 10 wherein the location specific content further comprises location specific graphics for incorporation into the body of the e-book.
12. The mobile communication device of claim 7 wherein the media comprises audible content band the locations specific content comprises location specific audio for incorporation into the audible content.
13. A method of operating a communication network comprising:
wirelessly transferring a plurality of media to a mobile communication device;
storing the plurality of media in the mobile communication device;
wirelessly transferring a plurality of location specific content to the mobile communication device;
storing the plurality of location specific content in the mobile communication device;
determining a location of the mobile communication device;
receiving a user selection at the mobile communication device indicating a selection of the plurality of media for presentation;
in response to the user selection, determining location specific content by transferring a message indicating the location of the mobile communication device to a content server and receiving a response message indicating location specific content of the plurality of location specific content that should be incorporated into the selected media;
incorporating the location specific content into designated areas of the media selection for presentation to a user.
14. The method of claim 13 wherein determining the location of the mobile communication device comprises determining a location of a network access node that exchanges communications with the mobile communication device.