Method and apparatus for obtaining an image associated with a location of a mobile terminal

摘要

A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided in order to obtain an image from a remote computer with the image being associated with the current location of a mobile terminal via which a user provides input soliciting the image. In the context of a method, the user input representative of a request to obtain an image from a remote computer may be received. The method may then determine a current context including a location of a mobile terminal and may cause the current context to be transmitted to the remote computer. The method may also receive an image from the remote computer based upon the current context of the mobile terminal. In this regard, the image is associated with the location of the mobile terminal upon receiving the user input. The method may also cause the image received from the remote computer to be stored.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
determining whether an image associated with a location of a mobile terminal is available from a remote computer; causing a representation of a user interface element to be altered based upon availability of the image associated with the location of the mobile terminal from the remote computer; receiving user input representative of a request to obtain an image from the remote computer, wherein the user input is received via the user interface element; determining, using a processor, a current context including the location of the mobile terminal; causing the current context to be transmitted to the remote computer; receiving an image from the remote computer based upon the current context of the mobile terminal, wherein the image is associated with the location of the mobile terminal upon receiving the user input; and causing the image received from the remote computer to be stored, wherein the current context is determined and the image is received from the remote computer without capture of an image by the mobile terminal.