IP Library Granted Patent US 9,891,055
Granted Patent B2
US 9,891,055 · App. 15/070,613 · Granted Feb 13, 2018

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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Patent No.
US 9,891,055
App. No.
15/070,613
Granted
Feb 13, 2018
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 (47)

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.

Continuity (5)
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Continuation 12164866 · Jun 30, 2008
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