Patent ID: 7747962
Filing Date: 2010-06-29
Classification: H04L,H04M,H04W

Abstract:
1. In a communication device that operates in a communication network and includes a graphical display device, a method for displaying a location-based map to a user, the method comprising: at a communication device, receiving ticker items from a ticker server, at least one particular ticker item including information that includes a map associated therewith; storing the received ticker items in a local data store of the communication device; displaying the particular ticker item in a ticker on a display of the communication device; receiving input from a user that selects the particular ticker item, the selected ticker item being associated with a destination location; and presenting information associated with the selected ticker item, wherein the information includes the map associated with the particular ticker item that is generated based on at least one of a current location of the communication device and the destination location.