PERSONAL MAPPING SYSTEM
A system and method for providing a personal mapping system, substantially as shown in and/or described in connection with at least one of the figures, as set forth more completely in the claims.
1 . A method for generating a personalized map, the method comprising:
receiving location information for a point of interest;
receiving user-input information from a user;
associating the received user-input information with the point of interest; and
generating a personalized map comprising a graphical indication at the location of the point of interest, where selection of the graphical indication by a user provides user access to the received user-input information associated with the point of interest.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the location information comprises geographical coordinate information.
3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein receiving location information for a point of interest comprises automatically, without direct interaction with the user, tracking geographical coordinates of the user.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the location information comprises street address information.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the location information comprises a name of the point of interest.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the user-input information comprises photograph information to be associated with the point of interest.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the user-input information comprises audio information to be associated with the point of interest.
8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the user-input information comprises communication network address information to be associated with the point of interest.
9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the user-input information comprises information of a category to be associated with the point of interest.
10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein generating a personalized map comprises determining one or more categories of points of interest to be shown on the personalized map.
11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein generating a personalized map comprises:
determining a plurality of users; and
populating the personalized map with respective location information and respective user-input information associated with each of the plurality of users.
12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein generating a personalized map comprises:
determining a geographical location of the user; and
generating a personalized map comprising a graphical indication showing the geographical location of the user.
13 . The method of claim 1 , comprising receiving non-user information from a non-user source, and associating the received non-user information with the point of interest.
14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein receiving non-user information from a non-user source comprises receiving the non-user information from a networked server associated with the point of interest.
15 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the non-user information comprises one or both of: time and/or date information.
16 . The method of claim 1 , comprising associating an identity of the user with the received input information and the point of interest.
17 . A system for generating a personalized map, the system comprising:
at least one module operable to, at least:
receive location information for a point of interest;
receive user-input information from a user;
associate the received user-input information with the point of interest; and
generate a personalized map comprising a graphical indication at the location of the point of interest, where selection of the graphical indication by a user provides user access to the received user-input information associated with the geographical location.
18 . The system of claim 17 , where the location information comprises geographical coordinate information.
19 . The system of claim 18 , where the at least one module is operable to receive location information for a point of interest by, at least in part, operating to automatically, without direct interaction with the user, track geographical coordinates of the user.
20 . The system of claim 17 , where the location information comprises street address information.
21 . The system of claim 17 , where the location information comprises a name of the point of interest.
22 . The system of claim 17 , where the user-input information comprises photograph information to be associated with the point of interest.
23 . The system of claim 17 , where the user-input information comprises audio information to be associated with the point of interest.
24 . The system of claim 17 , where the user-input information comprises communication network address information to be associated with the point of interest.
25 . The system of claim 17 , where the user-input information comprises information of a category to be associated with the point of interest.
26 . The system of claim 25 , where the at least one module is operable to generate a personalized map by, at least in part, operating to determine one or more categories of points of interest to be shown on the personalized map.
27 . The system of claim 17 , where the at least one module is operable to generate a personalized map by, at least in part, operating to:
determine a plurality of users; and
populate the personalized map with respective location information and respective user-input information associated with each of the plurality of users.
28 . The system of claim 17 , where the at least one module is operable to generate a personalized map by, at least in part, operating to:
determine a geographical location of the user; and
generate a personalized map comprising a graphical indication showing the geographical location of the user.
29 . The system of claim 17 , where the at least one module is operable to receive non-user information from a non-user source, and associate the received non-user information with the point of interest.
30 . The system of claim 29 , where the at least one module is operable to receive non-user information from a non-user source by, at least in part, operating to receive the non-user information from a networked server associated with the point of interest.
31 . The system of claim 29 , where the non-user information comprises one or both of: time and/or date information.
32 . The system of claim 17 , where the at least one module is operable to associate an identity of the user with the received input information and the point of interest.