Displaying location-specific images on a mobile device

摘要

A system is provided for providing location-specific images to a mobile device for display. The system generally comprises three components: a mobile device having a screen, a position identification system (e.g., a GPS receiver) that determines the position of the mobile device, and a database containing location-specific images taken at various locations. Each location-specific image is associated with geographic coordinates of the location at which the image was taken. Based on the position of the mobile device as determined by the position identification system, a location-specific image is selected from the database and displayed on the screen of the mobile device. For example, when a user is using the mobile device as a car navigation system, a location-specific image of the user's destination location can be selected and displayed when the determined position of the mobile device comes within a certain distance from the geographic coordinates of the destination location.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
receiving, from a mobile device comprising a location interface unit, location information identifying a first location of the mobile device; receiving user identification information, the user identification information including historical information associated with a user of the mobile device, the historical information including at least previously purchased items; identifying, by one or more computer systems, points of interest based at least in part on the historical information of the user and the first location of the mobile device, the points of interest being a determined distance from the first location; monitoring a change in a location of the mobile device based at least in part on location information transmitted by the location interface unit of the mobile device; determining a second location based at least in part on the change in the location of the mobile device; modifying, by the one or more computer systems, the points of interest based at least in part on the user identification information, the first location of the mobile device, and the second location of the mobile device; selecting a list of selected points of interest from the points of interest based at least in part on the historical information associated with user, the list of the selected points of interest being a determined distance from the second location; and generating an alert for transmission to the mobile device, the alert including the list of the selected points of interest.