Method and apparatus for validating potential points of interest using user and device characteristics
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- obtaining, by a server and via at least one wireless link, location information associated with a first mobile device and a second mobile device to determine one or more potential points of interest visited by the first mobile device and the second mobile device, the one or more potential points of interest located at discrete geographical locations;
obtaining, by the server and from a first sensor of the first mobile device via the at least one wireless link, first sensed data associated with one or more conditions of an area in which the first mobile device is situated, the area being at the one or more potential points of interest, the first sensed data being different from location information;
obtaining, by the server and from a second sensor of the second mobile device via the at least one wireless link, second sensed data associated with the area in which the second mobile device is situated at the one or more potential points of interest, the second sensed data being different from location information;
tagging, by the server, the one or more potential points of interest with an indication of the first sensed data associated with the area at the one or more potential points of interest and with at least one characteristic of a first user of the first mobile device;
tagging, by the server, the one or more potential points of interest with a second indication of the second sensed data associated with the area at the one or more potential points of interest and with at least one characteristic of a second user of the second mobile device;
validating, by the server, the one or more potential points of interest, the validating based on at least a portion of the first sensed data matching at least a portion of the second sensed data and at least one characteristic of the second user of the second mobile device matching at least one characteristic of the first user; and
sending, by the server via a wireless network to the first mobile device, an indication of the validated one or more potential points of interest to enable display of the indication on the first mobile device, wherein the indication is generated by the server.
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Abstract
An approach is provided for validating potential points of interest using device and user characteristics. The validation platform processes and/or facilitates a processing of location information associated with at least one device to determine one or more potential points of interest visited by the at least one device. Next, the validation platform causes, at least in part, a tagging of the one or more potential points of interest with one or more characteristics of the at least one device, one or more users of the at least one device, or a combination thereof. Then, the validation platform causes, at least on part, a validation of the one or more potential points of interest based, at least in part, on the one or more characteristics as captured by at least one other device, one or more other users of the at least one other device, or a combination thereof.
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25 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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obtaining, by a server and via at least one wireless link, location information associated with a first mobile device and a second mobile device to determine one or more potential points of interest visited by the first mobile device and the second mobile device, the one or more potential points of interest located at discrete geographical locations; obtaining, by the server and from a first sensor of the first mobile device via the at least one wireless link, first sensed data associated with one or more conditions of an area in which the first mobile device is situated, the area being at the one or more potential points of interest, the first sensed data being different from location information; obtaining, by the server and from a second sensor of the second mobile device via the at least one wireless link, second sensed data associated with the area in which the second mobile device is situated at the one or more potential points of interest, the second sensed data being different from location information; tagging, by the server, the one or more potential points of interest with an indication of the first sensed data associated with the area at the one or more potential points of interest and with at least one characteristic of a first user of the first mobile device; tagging, by the server, the one or more potential points of interest with a second indication of the second sensed data associated with the area at the one or more potential points of interest and with at least one characteristic of a second user of the second mobile device; validating, by the server, the one or more potential points of interest, the validating based on at least a portion of the first sensed data matching at least a portion of the second sensed data and at least one characteristic of the second user of the second mobile device matching at least one characteristic of the first user; and sending, by the server via a wireless network to the first mobile device, an indication of the validated one or more potential points of interest to enable display of the indication on the first mobile device, wherein the indication is generated by the server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following; obtain, via at least one wireless link, location information associated with a first device to determine one or more potential points of interest visited by the first device, the one or more potential points of interest located at discrete geographical locations; obtain, from a first sensor of the first device via the at least one wireless link, a first sensed data associated with an area in which the first device is situated, the area being at the one or more potential points of interest, the first sensed data being different from location information; obtain, from a second sensor of a second device via the at least one wireless link, second sensed data associated with the area in which the second device is situated at the one or more potential points of interest, the second sensed data being different from location information; tag the one or more potential points of interest with an indication of the first sensed data associated with the area at the one or more potential points of interest and with at least one characteristic of a first user of the first device; tag the one or more potential points of interest with a second indication of the second sensed data associated with the area at the one or more potential points of interest and with at least one characteristic of a second user of the second device; validate the one or more potential points of interest, the validating based on at least a portion of the first sensed data matching at least a portion of the second sensed data and at least one characteristic of the first user associated with the first device matching at least one characteristic of the second user, different from the first user, associated with the second device; and send, via a wireless network to the first device, an indication of the one or more validated potential points of interest to enable display of the indication on the first device, wherein the indication is generated by the apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including program code which when executed by at least one processor causes operations comprising:
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obtaining, by a server and via at least one wireless link, location information associated with a first mobile device and a second mobile device to determine one or more potential points of interest visited by the first mobile device and the second mobile device, the one or more potential points of interest located at discrete geographical locations; obtaining, by the server and from a first sensor of the first mobile device via the at least one wireless link, first sensed data associated with one or more conditions of an area in which the first mobile device is situated, the area being at the one or more potential points of interest, the first sensed data being different from location information; obtaining, by the server and from a second sensor of the second mobile device via the at least one wireless link, second sensed data associated with the area in which the second mobile device is situated at the one or more potential points of interest, the second sensed data being different from location information; tagging, by the server, the one or more potential points of interest with an indication of the first sensed data associated with the area at the one or more potential points of interest and with at least one characteristic of a first user of the first mobile device; tagging, by the server, the one or more potential points of interest with a second indication of the second sensed data associated with the area at the one or more potential points of interest and with at least one characteristic of a second user of the second mobile device; validating, by the server, the one or more potential points of interest, the validating based on at least a portion of the first sensed data matching at least a portion of the second sensed data and at least one characteristic of the second user of the second mobile device matching at least one characteristic of the first user; and sending, by the server via a wireless network to the first mobile device, an indication of the validated one or more potential points of interest to enable display of the indication on the first mobile device, wherein the indication is generated by the server.
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