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`(10) Patent No.:
`(45) Date of Patent:
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`(54) LOCATION-BASED SERVICES
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`(75) Inventors: Alan Phillips, Hopkinton, MA (US);
`Frank Schroth, Milton, MA (US);
`Geoffrey M. Palmer, Newton, MA
`(US); Stefan G. Zielinski, Watertown,
`MA (US); Allen P. Smith, Milton, MA
`(US); Colin M. Cunningham, III,
`Cambridge, MA (US)
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`(73) Assignee: Where, Inc., Boston, MA (US)
`(*) Notice:
`Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U.S.C. 154(b) by 53 days.
`(21) Appl. No.: 11/140,273
`(22) Filed:
`May 27, 2005
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`(65)
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`Prior Publication Data
`US 2006/0270421 A1
`Nov.30, 2006
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`(51) Int. Cl.
`(2009.01)
`H04/24/00
`(52) U.S. Cl. .............. 455/456.3; 455/414.1; 455/414.2:
`455/404.2
`(58) Field of Classification Search .............. 455/456.3,
`455/414.1, 414.2, 404.2
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`Primary Examiner Nghi H Ly
`(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Cesari and McKenna, LLP
`(57)
`ABSTRACT
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`Provided herein are methods and systems relating to location
`based services such as Social networking, providing demo
`graphic information, tracking mobile devices, providing busi
`ness information, providing an adaptable user interface,
`remotely effecting a change on a portable electronic device,
`providing a geofence, outputting location-based information
`on a mobile device, varying transmissions to and from a
`mobile device, providing location-based alerts, Verifying
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`one menu item may be changed in response to the informa
`tion.
`The information may be defined in relation to an object
`and/or a location. The information may be a geocentric list.
`The information may be specific to a user and may without
`limitation alter the look and feel of the facility, alter the
`functionality of the facility, be in an XML format, be in a
`database format, and/or be in a text file format. An alert,
`which may relate to an item on a list, may be triggered in
`response to the information.
`The present invention may provide for location tracking,
`wherein a location of a portable electronic facility may be
`transmitted, stored in a file, stored with other information in
`the portable electronic facility, and reported along with an
`indication of the movement of the portable electronic facility.
`The information itself may be displayed on a map and may
`comprise an indication of speed and/or direction.
`The present invention may provide business information
`by storing the location of a plurality of portable electronic
`facilities, possibly in an electronic storage file or a location
`containing file, which may be remote. The invention may
`provide access to the storage file, which may contain infor
`mation pertaining to demographics, locations and motion of
`the portable electronic facilities. Access to the storage file or
`information may be password protected and the storage file or
`information may be encrypted. The storage file may be an
`XML document, a database, a table or a text file.
`The invention may provide demographic information asso
`ciated with the portable electronic facilities. Tracking infor
`mation may constitute traffic patterns.
`The present invention may provide methods and systems
`for effecting change on a portable electronic facility in
`response to location information. The method may involve
`receiving location information on the portable electronic
`facility and effecting a change on the portable electronic
`facility based on the location information. The change may
`involve activating the portable electronic device, powering
`offportable electronic device, placing the portable electronic
`device in standby mode, starting an application, stopping an
`application or the output of information. The output may
`involve audio, video, a picture related a location, fax, email,
`instant message, text message, SMS, internet protocol, Voice,
`Voicemail, vibration, stimulation at least one of the five senses
`oran alert. The alert may involve fax, email, instant message,
`text message, SMS, internet protocol, Voice, Voicemail,
`vibration or stimulation of at least one of the five senses.
`The change may involve a reminder regarding an item on a
`list and the list may be a geocentric list. The change may
`involve a change to at least one item on a menu. The change
`may affect the availability of an application. The change may
`also involve enabling free calling when within a certain
`geofence, such as within a home or a user-defined geofence.
`The location information may relate to the accuracy of the
`location information. The information may refresh continu
`ously, in accordance with set preferences or in response to a
`request. The frequency of the requests may be varied in
`response to speed, location, specified preferences, proximity
`to a point of interest, or changes in a geofence. A user may
`make a request, such as a request for help. Such as in response
`to pressing a panic button or activating a panic mode on a
`portable electronic facility.
`The present invention may provide for methods and sys
`tems of triggering the output of location-based information
`involving receiving information via a portable electronic
`facility and outputting location-based information based on
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`1. Field of the Invention.
`This invention relates to the field of location-based ser
`vices, and more particularly to the field of location-based
`services involving portable electronic facilities.
`2. Description of the Related Art.
`Location systems have been developed for determining
`and tracking the locations of the users of mobile devices Such
`as cellular phones, including global positioning systems
`(GPS), as well as various triangulation systems that use cel
`lular telephone signals, broadcast television signals, or the
`like. Dead reckoning systems also exist for determining loca
`tions of devices based on movement in reference to a set of
`known coordinates. However, to date the uses of such systems
`have been limited. A need exists for improved systems for
`using location-based information for a variety of purposes.
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`include the capability of tracking mobile devices, such as
`cellular phones. In various embodiments, the present inven
`tion may provide an adaptable user interface, which may
`transmit a current location of a portable electronic facility,
`Such as to another device or system and may receive an
`electronic storage file or other indication of the current loca
`tion of the portable electronic facility. The file or message
`may contain code the enables a specific user interface capa
`bility for the portable electronic facility, so that it displays a
`version of the user interface based on the contents of the
`electronic storage file, message or other contents. The por
`table electronic facility may take various forms, such as,
`without limitation, a mobile phone, a GPS enabled mobile
`phone, a CDMA enabled mobile phone, a GPRS enabled
`mobile phone, a mobile phone with a camera, a mobile phone
`with browser capabilities, a GPS unit, a tracking unit, a por
`table electronic device with a compass, a laptop computer, a
`personal digital assistant, an MP3 player, a camera, a hand
`held device, a pager, and/or a portable gaming device. The
`portable electronic facility may be wearable.
`The storage file may be transmitted from a remote location
`and may without limitation be in a format such as an XML
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`base, a table, a message, a folder, an application, an animation
`and/or a text file. The storage file may contain user interface
`information, such as specific menus that may be for a specific
`location and/or specific allocations that may be for a specific
`location. The storage file may be updatable, wherein the user
`may manually update the storage file with information or
`wherein the storage file may be automatically updated with
`information. The update may occur when a user stops at a
`location. The user may modify the interface. The adaptable
`user interface may produce results, such as an answer to a
`user's query.
`An adaptable user interface may provide for receiving
`location-based information associated with the portable elec
`tronic facility and outputting a version of Such information
`through the portable electronic facility. The information may
`be received in response to a transmission of the location of the
`portable electronic facility. The output version of such infor
`mation may without limitation be visual, audio, a facsimile,
`an email, Voice, a light, a change in the intensity of a light, a
`change in the color of a light, via SMS, viaan instant message,
`via a text message, and/or an application that may only be
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`via a sensor, which may measure the parameters of a device,
`facility or vehicle.
`The present invention may provide methods and systems
`for location determination involving capturing characteristics
`of a location using a portable electronic facility, transmitting
`those characteristics and receiving location based informa
`tion. The characteristics may be captured as a picture, a pho
`tograph, Verbally or using at least one sensor. The character
`istics may be transmitted via SMS, fax, email, instant
`message, text message, internet protocol, Voice, Voicemail,
`GPRS, CDMA, WAP protocol, internet, text or as a file.
`The present invention may provide methods and systems of
`varying transmissions for a portable electronic facility involv
`ing varying information transmissions to a portable electronic
`facility and varying information transmissions from a por
`table electronic facility. The length or frequency of the trans
`missions may be varied. The variation may be in response to
`Velocity, direction, location, a point of interest, an object,
`preferences, a location with respect to a geofence or changes
`in a geofence. The variation may result in increased battery
`life for the portable electronic facility. The data may be stored
`and transmitted all at one or it may be transmitted as it is
`updated.
`The present invention may provide methods and systems of
`increasing the quality of location based information for a
`portable electronic facility, involving varying information
`transmissions to a portable electronic facility and varying
`information transmissions from a portable electronic facility.
`The length or frequency of the transmissions may be varied.
`The variation may be in response to Velocity, direction, loca
`tion, a point of interest, an object, preferences, a location with
`respect to a geofence or changes in a geofence.
`In an embodiment the information transmissions may be
`from multiple sources. The multiple sources may be different
`networks or different means of communication. The means of
`communication may be SMS, fax, email, instant message,
`internet protocol, voice, voicemail, GPRS, CDMA, WAP pro
`tocol, internet or text. The information may be transmitted in
`a costless manner, a cost reduced manner or in the form of a
`DNS lookup.
`The present invention may provide methods and systems of
`increasing the quality of location based information for a
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`points for a given item of information or a location. The
`multiple data points may be analyzed and outliers dropped.
`The analysis may be performed using an algorithm. The item
`of information may relate to location, Velocity or direction.
`The present invention may provide methods and systems of
`defining a geofence on a portable electronic facility involving
`inputting the geofence using the portable electronic facility.
`The center and a radius of a geofence may be entered on the
`portable electronic facility. The geofence may be defined
`using a cursor on the display of the portable electronic facility.
`The geofence may be defined using a touch screen on the
`portable electronic facility. The geofence may be defined by
`the location of the portable electronic facility. The geofence
`may be defined by placing the portable electronic facility at
`certain points comprising the geofence. The geofence may be
`defined in real time by placing the portable electronic facility
`at certain points comprising the geofence. The geofence may
`be manipulated using the portable electronic facility. The
`geofence may be moved using the display of the portable
`electronic facility. The geofence may be moved using the
`portable electronic facility. The geofence may be a circle, a
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`in two dimensions, in three dimensions or may travel with a
`person.
`The present invention may provide methods and systems of
`defining a geofence on a computer screen involving inputting
`the geofence through a user interface. The geofence may be
`defined or moved about the interface using a pointing device
`Such as a mouse or stylus. The radius, shape or dimensions of
`the geofence may also be defined or changed using a pointing
`device Such as a mouse or stylus.
`The present invention may provide methods and systems of
`sending location-based alerts involving determining the loca
`tion of a portable electronic facility and sending an alert based
`on the location of the portable electronic facility. The alert
`may be in response to the location of a portable electronic
`facility with respect to a geofence. The alert may be via audio,
`Video, fax, email, instant message, text message, SMS, inter
`net protocol, Voice, Voicemail, vibration or may stimulate at
`least one of the five senses. The alert may be communicated
`via one of the following means of communication: SMS, fax,
`email, instant message, internet protocol, Voice, Voicemail,
`GPRS, CDMA, WAP protocol, internet or text.
`The present invention may provide methods and systems of
`analyzing information related to at least one portable elec
`tronic facility involving transmitting information from the at
`least one portable electronic facility and analyzing such infor
`mation using an analysis engine. The information from one or
`more portable electronic facilities may be stored or aggre
`gated. The analysis engine may provide the ability to view
`location history or analyze location history. The analysis
`engine may also request additional information or send alerts.
`The analysis engine may perform analytics on location infor
`mation Such as demographic analysis, predictive analysis and
`descriptive analysis. The information provided by the analy
`sis engine may include purchasing information, personal
`preferences, demographics or consumer purchasing data
`relating to individual consumers or classes of consumers.
`Access to the analysis engine, the system and information
`may be granted at different access levels. A user may be
`granted partial or restricted access via a guest login. It may be
`that whether a user is permitted to know the location of
`another user is determined based on the access levels of the
`USCS.
`Methods and systems disclosed herein may include meth
`ods and systems for verifying a transaction using a portable
`electronic facility. Methods and systems disclosed herein
`may include methods and systems for tailoring information to
`the behavior of a user, such as observing the behavior of a user
`and communicating information to the user by a portable
`electronic facility, such as information based on the observed
`behavior of a user. Methods and systems disclosed herein
`may include methods and systems for providing information
`to a portable electronic facility based on information received
`from the portable electronic facility, including location infor
`mation. A network of portable electronic facilities may be
`provided, allowing communication among portable elec
`tronic facilities, including information based on the tracked
`locations of the portable electronic facilities. In embodiments
`information is communicated directly among the portable
`electronic facilities, without use of a central server. Informa
`tion may be communicated by SMS, fax, email, instant mes
`sage, internet protocol, voice, voicemail, GPRS, CDMA,
`WAP protocol, internet and/or text.
`Several possible graphical user interfaces may be pre
`sented on a portable electronic facility. The interface may
`display a map or a menu or provide an overview of the
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`tiled maps. The graphical user interface may present a stop
`report. A geofence may be created using a graphical user
`interface and an icon may be assigned to a geofence. A graphi
`cal user interface may also display an address book or be used
`to define alerts. Graphical user interfaces may also be used to
`present of points of intereston a portable electronic facility. A
`graphical user interface that may allow a user to vary the
`frequency with which a portable electronic device obtains
`location information.
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`FIG. 30 presents a detailed display of the location infor
`mation for one particular user.
`FIG.31 presents a stop report.
`FIG. 32 shows a geofence.
`FIG. 33 shows several icons that may be assigned to a
`geofence.
`FIG. 34 depicts an address book.
`FIG. 35 presents a more detailed view an address book
`FIG. 36 depicts a graphical user interface that may be used
`to define alerts using the system.
`FIGS. 37A-37C depicts location details as both lists and
`maps.
`FIGS. 38A-38C depicts several menus related to storing
`location-based information.
`FIGS. 39A-39D depicts several graphical user interfaces
`related to the presentation of points of interest on a portable
`electronic facility.
`FIG. 40 presents a graphical user interface that may allow
`a user to send location information via email or voice.
`FIG. 41 presents a graphical user interface that may allow
`a user to input a Zip code.
`FIGS. 42A-42B presents a graphical user interface that
`may allow a user to vary the frequency with which a portable
`electronic device obtains location information.
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`Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 8, the present invention com
`prises a location services facility that may provide services or
`data products associated with a geolocation datum 104 asso
`ciated with a portable electronic facility 300. The location
`services facility may comprise a database 100 containing
`aggregate data 102, an application server 108, and a Web
`server 110. The location services facility may provide the
`aggregate data 102, in raw or processed forms, to a third-party
`service provider 200. In some embodiments, the present
`invention may comprise a network 304, which in some
`embodiments may be a peer-to-peer (P2P) network, compris
`ing a plurality of facilities wherein each of the plurality of
`facilities may be a portable electronic facility 300 across
`which may be distributed the database 100, or its equivalent
`or constituent components 302, containing, in whole or in
`part, the aggregate data 102. An expanded view of one aspect
`of the P2P network is shown in FIG. 3. These embodiments
`are discussed in detail below and other e