US 12,228,411 B2
Location based tracking
Scott Forstall, Mountain View, CA (US); Gregory N. Christie, San Jose, CA (US); Robert E. Borchers, Pleasanton, CA (US); and Imran A. Chaudhri, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 2, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/541,158.
Application 17/541,158 is a continuation of application No. 16/672,361, filed on Nov. 1, 2019, granted, now 11,221,221.
Application 16/672,361 is a continuation of application No. 15/857,050, filed on Dec. 28, 2017, granted, now 10,508,921, issued on Dec. 17, 2019.
Application 15/857,050 is a continuation of application No. 15/070,613, filed on Mar. 15, 2016, granted, now 9,891,055, issued on Feb. 13, 2018.
Application 15/070,613 is a continuation of application No. 14/584,747, filed on Dec. 29, 2014, granted, now 9,310,206, issued on Apr. 12, 2016.
Application 14/584,747 is a continuation of application No. 13/361,897, filed on Jan. 30, 2012, granted, now 8,924,144, issued on Dec. 30, 2014.
Application 13/361,897 is a continuation of application No. 12/164,866, filed on Jun. 30, 2008, granted, now 8,108,144, issued on Jan. 31, 2012.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/946,813, filed on Jun. 28, 2007.
Prior Publication US 2022/0090918 A1, Mar. 24, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G01C 21/20 (2006.01); G01C 21/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 16/29 (2019.01); H04M 1/72403 (2021.01); H04M 1/72457 (2021.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01)
CPC G01C 21/20 (2013.01) [G01C 21/3807 (2020.08); G01C 21/3841 (2020.08); G06F 3/0482 (2013.01); G06F 16/29 (2019.01); H04M 1/72403 (2021.01); H04M 1/72457 (2021.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.02); H04M 2250/10 (2013.01); H04M 2250/12 (2013.01); H04M 2250/22 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
determining, via a positioning system of an electronic device, a geographic location of the electronic device;
receiving, at the electronic device, a plurality of media items at the geographic location;
associating the plurality of media items with the geographic location;
in response to receiving, at the electronic device, input for an indication of a geographic location area of interest, retrieving and aggregating the plurality of media items associated with the geographic location; and
presenting the aggregated media items in succession on the electronic device.