Method and system for mobile device selectively reporting of GPS position information to others

A method, comprising:

• receiving, by a server, position information from a mobile communication device, wherein the position information includes global positioning system (GPS) information and additional information about a local position of the mobile communication device other than the GPS information, wherein the additional information comprises an indication of signal interference detected at the mobile communication device;
• determining, by the server, navigation information associated with the local position based on both the GPS information and the indication of signal interference, wherein the navigation information comprises data for plotting a course on a map including the local position of the mobile communication device;
• and
• transmitting, by the server, the navigation information to the mobile communication device.

A method comprising:

• acquiring, by a communication device, a plurality of items of information representing a current location of the communication device, wherein the plurality of items of information comprises global positioning system (GPS) information and environmental information associated with the current location, and wherein the environmental information is acquired by one or more sensory input devices of the communication device;
• communicating, by the communication device, the plurality of items of information, including the GPS information and the environmental information associated with the current location, to a remote server;
• receiving, by the communication device, current position information in response to communicating the plurality of items of information, wherein the current position information comprises data for plotting a course on a map including the current location of the communication device;
• and
• displaying, by the communication device, the map based on the current position information.

A system, comprising:

• a communication interface configured to receive a communication from a cellular telephone over a cellular telephone network, wherein the communication comprises global positioning system (GPS) information and environmental information about a current position of the cellular telephone, and wherein the environmental information is acquired by one or more sensory input devices of the cellular telephone;
• a database configured to store local information associated with the current position;
• and a processing device configured to:
• process the GPS information and the environmental information;
• retrieve the local information from the database in response to processing the GPS information and the environmental information;
• generate mapping information associated with the current position, wherein the mapping information comprises for plotting a course on a map including the current position of the cellular telephone;
• and
• cause the mapping information to be transmitted to the cellular telephone.

A system comprising:

• a mobile communication device located at a current position;
• a base station configured to receive wireless communications from the mobile communication device, wherein the wireless communications comprise (GPS) information and additional information about the current position of the mobile communication device, and wherein the additional information comprises an indication of signal interference detected at the mobile communication device;
• and a remote processor configured to:
• communicate with the mobile communication device via the base station, wherein in response to receiving data from the mobile communication device, the remote processor is further configured to:
• generate navigation information associated with the current position of the mobile communication device, wherein the navigation information comprises data for plotting a course on a map including the current position of the mobile communication device;
• and transmit the navigation information for displaying the map on the mobile communication device.

A memory device having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by a processing device, cause the processing device to perform operations comprising:

• generating location data associated with a current position of a mobile communication device based on one or more global positioning system (GPS) signals;
• detecting signal interference at the mobile communication device;
• generating an indication of the detected signal interference;
• transmitting the location data and the indication of the detected interference to a remote processing device;
• and
• receiving navigation information associated with the current position, wherein the navigation information comprises data for plotting a course on a map including the current position of the mobile communication device.

An apparatus, comprising:

• means for determining a current location of the apparatus;
• means for displaying navigation instructions;
• means for wirelessly communicating information about the current location to a remote processing device, wherein the information about the current location comprises global positioning system (GPS) information and environmental information about the current location other than the GPS information, and wherein the environmental information comprises visual or auditory sensory input acquired by the apparatus;
• and
• means for wirelessly receiving the navigation instructions associated with the current location, wherein the navigation instructions data for plotting a course on a map including the current location of the apparatus.