GPS pre-acquisition for geotagging digital photos

A mobile communications device comprising:

• a receiver for obtaining a position fix of the device;
• a digital camera for capturing an image;
• and
• a processor,
• wherein the mobile communications device is one of a personal digital assistant (PDA), a Pocket PC, a tablet, a camera-phone, or a smartphone;
• and wherein the processor is configured to:
• detect user activity with respect to the digital camera of the mobile communications device;
• in response to detected user activity, and prior to receiving user input for triggering the capture of the image using the digital camera, initiate the acquisition of a position fix for the mobile communications device, wherein initiating the acquisition of the position fix comprises obtaining assistance data for a satellite-based navigation-signal broadcast system;
• and
• display an indication of an acquisition status for the position fix on a user interface of the mobile communications device, wherein the indication of the acquisition status comprises an indication that the image taken by the camera is being geotagged or that a time elapsed between capturing the image and subsequent position fix has exceeded a specified threshold.