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Granted Patent B2
US 8,924,144 · App. 13/361,897 · Granted Dec 30, 2014

Location based tracking

Inventors: Scott Forstall (Mountain View, CA); Gregory N. Christie (San Jose, CA); Robert E. Borchers (Pleasanton, CA); Imran A. Chaudhri (San Francisco, CA)
Assignee: Apple Inc.
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 8,924,144
App. No.
13/361,897
Granted
Dec 30, 2014
Kind
B2
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 (38)

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, at a mobile device, a selection of a data object associated with a geographic location;

determining a particular type of the data object;

providing, on the mobile device, a graphical user interface (GUI) display for reviewing and editing the particular type of the data object in response to receiving a first user input indicating an action to review and edit the data object, wherein the provided GUI display includes a representation of the data object, a representation of the geographic location, and one or more user-selectable icons, each icon representing a respective action to be applied to the particular type of the data object; and

applying a particular action to the data object in response to receiving a second user input selecting a displayed icon representing the particular action.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the data object is selected from a map display.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the particular type of the data object is one of image, video, audio or text.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the GUI display presents a first image associated with the geographic location and applying the particular action includes presenting a second image associated with the geographic location on the GUI display.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the GUI display presents a new image and applying the particular action includes saving the new image in association with the geographic location.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the GUI display presents text and applying the particular action includes saving the text in association with the geographic location.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the GUI display presents a representation of an audio file and applying the particular action includes saving the audio file in association with the geographic location.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the GUI display presents video and applying the particular action includes saving the video in association with the geographic location.

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

receiving, at a mobile device, a selection of a data object associated with a geographic location;

determining a particular type of the data object;

providing, on the mobile device, a graphical user interface (GUI) display for reviewing and editing the particular type of the data object in response to receiving a first user input indicating an action to review and edit the data object, wherein the provided GUI display includes a representation of the data object, a representation of the geographic location, and one or more user-selectable icons, each icon representing a respective action to be applied to the particular type of the data object; and

applying a particular action to the data object in response to receiving a second user input selecting a displayed icon representing the particular action.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the data object is selected from a map display.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the particular type of the data object is one of image, video, audio or text.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the GUI display presents a first image associated with the geographic location and wherein the instructions that cause applying the particular action include instructions that cause presenting a second image associated with the geographic location on the GUI display.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the GUI display presents a new image and wherein the instructions that cause applying the particular action include instructions that cause saving the new image in association with the geographic location.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the GUI display presents text and wherein the instructions that cause applying the particular action include instructions that cause saving the text in association with the geographic location.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the GUI display presents a representation of an audio file and wherein the instructions that cause applying the particular action include instructions that cause saving the audio file in association with the geographic location.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the GUI display presents video and wherein the instructions that cause applying the particular action include instructions that cause saving the video in association with the geographic location.

17. 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:

receiving, at a mobile device, a selection of a data object associated with a geographic location;

determining a particular type of the data object;

providing, on the mobile device, a graphical user interface (GUI) display for reviewing and editing the particular type of the data object in response to receiving a first user input indicating an action to review and edit the data object, wherein the provided GUI display includes a representation of the data object, a representation of the geographic location, and one or more user-selectable icons, each icon representing a respective action to be applied to the particular type of the data object; and

applying a particular action to the data object in response to receiving a second user input selecting a displayed icon representing the particular action.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the data object is selected from a map display.

19. The system of claim 17 , wherein the particular type of the data object is one of image, video, audio or text.

20. The system of claim 17 , wherein the GUI display presents a first image associated with the geographic location and wherein the instructions that cause applying the particular action include instructions that cause presenting a second image associated with the geographic location on the GUI display.

21. The system of claim 17 , wherein the GUI display presents a new image and wherein the instructions that cause applying the particular action include instructions that cause saving the new image in association with the geographic location.

22. The system of claim 17 , wherein the GUI display presents text and wherein the instructions that cause applying the particular action include instructions that cause saving the text in association with the geographic location.

23. The system of claim 17 , wherein the GUI display presents a representation of an audio file and wherein the instructions that cause applying the particular action include instructions that cause saving the audio file in association with the geographic location.

24. The system of claim 17 , wherein the GUI display presents video and wherein the instructions that cause applying the particular action include instructions that cause saving the video in association with the geographic location.

Continuity (3)
Continuation 12164866 · Jun 30, 2008
Provisional Application 60946813 · Jun 28, 2007
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