Formatting ticker content in a handheld wireless telecommunication device
Tickers are populated with location-based information that is selected according to the geographic location of communication devices. The location of a communication device is identified based on a GPS system, proximity to transmitters in a wireless network, user input, or using other techniques. Location-appropriate content is obtained either in real-time from the network or from a local data store at the communication device. In general location-based, context-aware content can be displayed on tickers associated with a variety of communication devices, including mobile communication devices and “immobile” or stationary personal computers.
1. A system comprising:
a handheld wireless telecommunication device that includes a display device, the handheld wireless telecommunication device being configured to:
obtain information indicating a first geographic location of the handheld wireless telecommunication device; and
display a ticker item of a scrolling user interface on the display device of the handheld wireless telecommunication device according to a display format based on a distance between the first geographic location of the handheld wireless telecommunication device and a destination location, the destination location having been chosen at least in part from the first geographic location of the handheld wireless telecommunication device.
2. The system as in claim 1 , wherein the display format based on the distance between the first geographic location of the handheld wireless telecommunication device and the destination location includes:
a font based on the distance between the first geographic location of the handheld wireless telecommunication device and the destination location.
3. The system as in claim 1 , wherein the display format based on the distance between the first geographic location of the handheld wireless telecommunication device and the destination location includes:
a color of a font based on the distance between the first geographic location of the handheld wireless telecommunication device and the destination location.
4. The system as in claim 1 , wherein the display format based on the distance between the first geographic location of the handheld wireless telecommunication device and the destination location includes:
an animation based on the distance between the first geographic location of the handheld wireless telecommunication device and the destination location.
5. The system as in claim 1 , wherein the handheld wireless telecommunication device is further configured to:
obtain information indicating a second geographic location of the handheld wireless telecommunication device; and
modify the display format of the ticker item based on a distance between the second geographic location of the handheld wireless telecommunication device and the destination location.
6. The system as in claim 1 , wherein the handheld wireless telecommunication device is further configured to:
obtain information indicating a second geographic location of the handheld wireless telecommunication device; and
modify the display format of the ticker item based on a distance between the second geographic location of the handheld wireless telecommunication device and the destination location and a speed of the handheld wireless telecommunication device.
7. The system as in claim 1 , wherein the handheld wireless telecommunication device is further configured to:
obtain information indicating a second geographic location of the handheld wireless telecommunication device; and
modify the display format of the ticker item based on a distance between the second geographic location of the handheld wireless telecommunication device and the destination location, a speed of the handheld wireless telecommunication device, and a direction of movement of the handheld wireless telecommunication device.
8. The system as in claim 1 , wherein the handheld wireless telecommunication device is further configured to:
obtain information indicating a second geographic location of the handheld wireless telecommunication device; and
modify the display format of the ticker item based on a distance between the second geographic location of the handheld wireless telecommunication device and the destination location and a direction of movement of the handheld wireless telecommunication device.
9. The system as in claim 1 , wherein the scrolling user interface on the display device of the handheld wireless telecommunication device is a ticker.
10. A method comprising:
obtaining, at a handheld wireless telecommunication device that includes a display device, information indicating a first geographic location of the handheld wireless telecommunication device; and
displaying a ticker item of a scrolling user interface on the display device of the handheld wireless telecommunication device according to a display format based on a distance between the first geographic location of the handheld wireless telecommunication device and a destination location, the destination location having been chosen at least in part from the first geographic location of the handheld wireless telecommunication device.
11. The method as in claim 10 , wherein the display format based on the distance between the first geographic location of the handheld wireless telecommunication device and the destination location includes:
a font based on the distance between the first geographic location of the handheld wireless telecommunication device and the destination location.
12. The method as in claim 10 , wherein the display format based on the distance between the first geographic location of the handheld wireless telecommunication device and the destination location includes:
a color of a font based on the distance between the first geographic location of the handheld wireless telecommunication device and the destination location.
13. The method as in claim 10 , wherein the display format based on the distance between the first geographic location of the handheld wireless telecommunication device and the destination location includes:
an animation based on the distance between the first geographic location of the handheld wireless telecommunication device and the destination location.
14. The method as in claim 10 , further comprising:
obtaining information indicating a second geographic location of the handheld wireless telecommunication device; and
modifying the display format of the ticker item based on a distance between the second geographic location of the handheld wireless telecommunication device and the destination location.
15. The method as in claim 10 , further comprising:
obtaining information indicating a second geographic location of the handheld wireless telecommunication device; and
modifying the display format of the ticker item based on a distance between the second geographic location of the handheld wireless telecommunication device and the destination location and a speed of the handheld wireless telecommunication device.
16. The method as in claim 10 , further comprising:
obtaining information indicating a second geographic location of the handheld wireless telecommunication device; and
modifying the display format of the ticker item based on a distance between the second geographic location of the handheld wireless telecommunication device and the destination location, a speed of the handheld wireless telecommunication device, and a direction of movement of the handheld wireless telecommunication device.
17. The method as in claim 10 , further comprising:
obtaining information indicating a second geographic location of the handheld wireless telecommunication device; and
modifying the display format of the ticker item based on a distance between the second geographic location of the handheld wireless telecommunication device and the destination location and a direction of movement of the handheld wireless telecommunication device.
18. The method as in claim 10 , wherein the scrolling user interface on the display device of the handheld wireless telecommunication device is a ticker.