Patent ID: 8014793
Filing Date: 2011-09-06
Classification: G01C,G06F,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for responding to a location-based query, comprising: receiving a location-based query for a point of interest; determining that a mobile device is unable to obtain a current position fix; retrieving from memory a previously-calculated position fix calculated before receipt of the location-based query; determining whether the previously-calculated position fix meets a criteria; processing the location-based query based upon the previously-calculated position fix; and providing a response to the query based on the previously-calculated position fix and whether the criteria is met, the response including displaying one or more points of interest and an indication that the previously-calculated position fix was used to process the location-based query, the displayed one or more points of interest are selectable to launch a navigation application configured to provide directions from the previously-calculated position fix to a selected point of interest; wherein the criteria comprises at least one of: