Location service selection apparatus and methods

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9852456-B2
Application number	US-200913141302-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 17, 2009
Priority date	Dec 22, 2008
Publication date	Dec 26, 2017
Grant date	Dec 26, 2017

Abstract

Apparatus comprising one or more processors configured to provide a user with location service selection criterion signalling. The location service selection criterion signalling allows for user selection of one or more differing types of location service, wherein each of the differing types of location service are for the provision of location related data for the apparatus. The apparatus also comprises one or more inputs configured to receive user selection criterion signalling representative of user input responsive to said location service selection criterion signalling, and one or more processors configured to allow for use of the user selection criterion signalling to select one or more differing types of location service in the provision of location related data for the apparatus.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An apparatus comprising one or more processors configured to:
provide, for display to a user of a portable electronic device, location service selection criterion signalling, the location service selection criterion signalling directly providing respective location determining accuracy values available to the portable electronic device and at least one other related performance characteristic value, the location service selection criterion signalling allowing for user selection of one or more differing types of location service, from at least two available differing types of location services, by selecting a desired location determining accuracy value, each of the differing types of location service for the provision of the location of the portable electronic device to the portable electronic device according to a respective location determining accuracy;
receive user selection criterion signalling representative of user input indicating selection of a revised desired value of location determining accuracy provided by the location service selection criterion signalling via a user interface of the portable electronic device;
process the user selection criterion signalling to cause display of the user-selected revised desired value of location determining accuracy and a revised value for the at least one other related performance characteristic corresponding to the revised desired value of location determining accuracy; and
select one or more of the differing types of location service, based on the user selection criterion signalling, in the determination of the location of the portable electronic device to the selected accuracy for provision of the determined location of the portable electronic device to the portable electronic device.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the differing types of location service comprise one or more of: a global positioning system (GPS); assisted global positioning system; mobile telephony cell-based location services; wireless networking applications; high accuracy GPS; Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS); and motion sensors.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the location service selection criterion signalling represents operational parameters that are specific to a mode of operation of the portable electronic device, the portable electronic device being associated with the apparatus.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to select one or more differing types of location service by sending authentication to a location service provider.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the apparatus is configured to provide the user with the location service criterion signalling when the operational status of a location service changes.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the apparatus comprises one or more inputs configured to receive signalling representative of an operational state of the portable electronic device associated with the apparatus, and the one or more processors are configured to provide the user with the location service criterion signalling when the operational status of the device changes.

7. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more processors are configured to change the selection of one or more differing types of location service in the provision of location related data for location determination if one or more parameters associated with the location service or the portable electronic device changes, wherein the portable electronic device is associated with the apparatus.

8. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the apparatus is the portable electronic device or a module for the portable electronic device.

9. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the apparatus comprises the user interface, the user interface having a display and one or more user inputs, the user interface configured to:
display the provided location service selection criterion signalling directly providing the respective location determining accuracy values available to the portable electronic device, and display the at least one other related performance characteristic value, on the display to enable user selection of the one or more differing types of location service;
receive user input responsive to said location service selection criterion signalling from the one or more user inputs indicating user-selection of a revised desired value of location determining accuracy provided by the location service selection criterion signalling; and
display the user-selected revised desired value of location determining accuracy and display the revised value for the at least one other related performance characteristic.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the user interface is a touch sensitive display screen.

11. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the user interface is configured to display the range of available respective location determining accuracy values.

12. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one other performance characteristic provided by the location service selection criterion signalling represents one or more of:
power consumptions of the portable electronic device for particular location services;
monetary values associated with use of the portable electronic device for particular location services;
battery life of the portable electronic device; and
a navigation mode of the portable electronic device.

13. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the apparatus is configured to transmit signalling to a third party device requesting the provision of the determined location of the portable electronic device to the portable electronic device according to the selected one or more of the differing types of location service.

14. A method of selecting one or more differing types of location service in the provision of the location of a portable electronic device, the method comprising:
providing, for display to a user of a portable electronic device, location service selection criterion signalling, the location service selection criterion signalling directly providing respective location determining accuracy values available to the portable electronic device and at least one other related performance characteristic value, the location service selection criterion signalling allowing for user selection of one or more differing types of location service, from at least two available differing types of location services, by selecting a desired location determining accuracy value, each of the differing types of location service for the provision of the location of the portable electronic device to the portable electronic device according to a respective location determining accuracy;
receiving user selection criterion signalling representative of user input indicating selection of a revised desired value of location determining accuracy provided by the location service selection criterion signalling via a user interface of the portable electronic device;
processing the user selection criterion signalling to cause display of the user-selected revised desired value of location determining accuracy and a revised value for the at least one other related performance characteristic corresponding to the revised desired value of location determining accuracy; and
selecting one or more of the differing types of location service, based on the user selection criterion signaling, in the determination of the location of the portable electronic device to the selected accuracy for provision of the determined location of the portable electronic device to the

Assignees

• Syrjarinne Jari
• Jokinen Altti
• Nokia Technologies Oy

Inventors

• Syrjarinne Jari
• Jokinen Altti

Classifications

• H04M3/42348

  Location-based services which utilize the location information of a target · CPC title

• G06F3/048

  Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI] · CPC title

• H04M2250/10

  including a GPS signal receiver · CPC title

• G06Q30/06 Primary

  Buying, selling or leasing transactions · CPC title

• H04M3/42161

  via computer interface · CPC title