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. Provisional Patent Application Ser.
The subject matter of this patent application is generally related to location based services. Mobile devices have grown more powerful and feature-rich and now include such features as personal digital assistant PDA capabilities, cameras to capture video and still images, Internet access, etc. Location-based services have been developed for determining and tracking the locations of the users of mobile devices.
Location-based services provide location-specific information to mobile devices, including, for example, global positioning system GPS data to locate the mobile device on a map of a geographic region. A number of applications are available for aiding users in navigation and route planning. Some of these applications use mobile devices containing global positioning systems to define the location of the mobile device and plan a route to a desired destination.
Currently, however, these route planning systems do not provide a way to document items of interest to a user while a route is traveled. In conventional systems, the information the route planning systems provide is limited to what is pre-programmed. This information can become obsolete in time and may be of little or no interest to the user. In some implementations, a method includes: presenting a map of a geographic region on a touch-sensitive display; receiving touch input selecting a geographic location; determining geographic positioning information of the geographic location; receiving data in response to an input received by a touch-sensitive display; associating the data with the geographic positioning information of the geographic location to produce geographically tagged data; and storing the geographically-tagged data.
