18453126. MOBILE DEVICE WITH APPLICATIONS THAT USE A COMMON PLACE CARD TO DISPLAY DATA RELATING TO A LOCATION simplified abstract (Apple Inc.)

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MOBILE DEVICE WITH APPLICATIONS THAT USE A COMMON PLACE CARD TO DISPLAY DATA RELATING TO A LOCATION

Organization Name

Apple Inc.

Inventor(s)

Nathaniel R. Rivard of San Francisco CA (US)

Marcel Van Os of Santa Cruz CA (US)

Emanuele Vulcano of San Francisco CA (US)

Srichand Pendyala of Cupertino CA (US)

MOBILE DEVICE WITH APPLICATIONS THAT USE A COMMON PLACE CARD TO DISPLAY DATA RELATING TO A LOCATION - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18453126 titled 'MOBILE DEVICE WITH APPLICATIONS THAT USE A COMMON PLACE CARD TO DISPLAY DATA RELATING TO A LOCATION

Simplified Explanation

Some embodiments provide a mobile computing device with a common display area to show location-related data, multimedia, user feedback, catalogs, social network data, etc.

  • The mobile computing device includes multiple applications with a unified display area.
  • The common display area, also known as a place card, presents various types of data related to a location.

Potential Applications

This technology could be applied in:

  • Travel and tourism apps
  • Location-based services
  • Social networking platforms

Problems Solved

This technology helps in:

  • Providing users with comprehensive information about a location
  • Enhancing user experience by consolidating data in one display area

Benefits

The benefits of this technology include:

  • Improved user engagement
  • Simplified access to location-related information
  • Enhanced user interaction with multimedia content

Potential Commercial Applications

A potential commercial application of this technology could be:

  • Location-based advertising platforms

Possible Prior Art

One possible prior art could be:

  • Location-based augmented reality apps

Unanswered Questions

1. How does this technology handle privacy concerns related to location data? 2. What are the potential limitations of displaying multiple types of data in a common display area?


Original Abstract Submitted

Some embodiments provide a mobile computing device that includes a number of applications having a common display area to display data relating to a location. In some embodiments, the common display area is a unified display area to display different types of data. The different types of data can include information regarding the location, multimedia associated with the location, user feedback regarding the location, a catalog associated with the location, social network data, etc. In some embodiments, the unified common display area is also referred to as a place card because it presents data relating to a place.

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