Recording and sharing travel experiences

• US 10,489,432 B2
• Filed: 09/05/2018
• Issued: 11/26/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 09/07/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Follow Me LLC
• Original Assignee: Follow Me LLC
• Inventors: Minarik, Joseph
• Primary Examiner(s): Phuong, Dai
• Application Number:
  US16/122,513
• Publication Number:
  US 20190073381A1
• Time in Patent Office: 447 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/29 Geographical information databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/40 Business processes related to the transportation industry shipping G06Q10/083
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/185 by embedding added-value information into content, e.g. geo-tagging

Abstract

A user device monitors geo-locations inside and outside of a geographic radius boundary. The user device records geo-locations and information outside of the geographic radius boundary and inside after an elapsed time period. Information and geo-locations from the user device may be shared with others. An application server obtains geo-tagged information from the user device and determines whether geo-tagged information of other user devices share similar characteristics. The server generates a list of geo-locations the user of the user device may want to visit based on related attributes of other user devices.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

determining, by a processing device, a time period during which to record a geo-location of one or more user devices in response to the one or more user devices remaining within a certain geographic radius boundary around the geo-location;

querying the user of the one or more user devices, by the processing device, to record a first geo-location when a location of the one or more devices has remained unchanged within the geographic radius boundary for the time period;

querying the user of the one or more user devices to stop recording the first geo-location in response to the one or more user devices having moved from the first geo-location;

discontinuing the recording of the first geo-location of the one or more user devices in response to receiving an indication to stop recording;

causing display of geo-tagged information of the one or more user devices within the geographic radius boundary after the recording is discontinued; and

querying the user of the one or more user devices to share recorded geo-tagged information.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the geo-tagged information further comprises at least one of geo-tagged photographs, ratings and reviews of geo-tagged locations and landmarks, and routes collected at the recorded geo-location within the geographic radius.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein activity of the one or more user devices within the geographic radius boundary for a duration of time is defined as a trip.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein web information relating to a restaurant review associated with the geo-location of the one or more user devices may be displayed to the user of the one or more user devices.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the user of the one or more user devices may share geo-tagged information and route information publicly via a social media platform, or share with a particular group of contacts on one or more devices of the user, or not share any geo-tagged information.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein querying the user of the one or more user devices to record the current geo-location is based on previous travel information of the one or more user devices and may be classified as at least a new or existing trip.

7. An apparatus comprising:

a memory; and

a processing device, operatively coupled to the memory, to;

determine a time period during which to record a geo-location of one or more user devices in response to the one or more user devices remaining within a certain geographic radius boundary around the geo-location;

query the user of the one or more user devices, by the processing device, to record a first geo-location when a location of the one or more devices has remained unchanged within the geographic radius boundary for the time period;

query the user of the one or more user devices to stop recording the first geo-location in response to the one or more user devices having moved from the first geo-location;

discontinue the recording of the first geo-location of the one or more user devices in response to receiving an indication to stop recording;

cause display of geo-tagged information of the one or more user devices within the geographic radius boundary after the recording is discontinued; and

query the user of the one or more user devices to share recorded geo-tagged information.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the geo-tagged information further comprises at least one of geo-tagged photographs, ratings and reviews of geo-tagged locations and landmarks, and routes collected at the recorded geo-location within the geographic radius.

9. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein activity of the one or more user devices within the geographic radius boundary for a duration of time is defined as a trip.

10. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein web information relating to a restaurant review associated with the geo-location of the one or more user devices may be displayed to the user of the one or more user devices.

11. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the user of the one or more user devices may share geo-tagged information and route information publicly via a social media platform, or share with a particular group of contacts on one or more devices of the user, or not share any geo-tagged information.

12. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein querying the user of the one or more user devices to record the current geo-location is based on previous travel information of the one or more user devices and may be classified as at least a new or existing trip.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by a processing device, cause the processing device to:

determine, by the processing device, a time period during which to record a geo-location of one or more user devices in response to the one or more user devices remaining within a certain geographic radius boundary around the geo-location;

query the user of the one or more user devices, by the processing device, to record a first geo-location when a location of the one or more devices has remained unchanged within the geographic radius boundary for the time period;

query the user of the one or more user devices to stop recording the first geo-location in response to the one or more user devices having moved from the first geo-location;

discontinue the recording of the first geo-location of the one or more user devices in response to receiving an indication to stop recording;

cause display of geo-tagged information of the one or more user devices within the geographic radius boundary after the recording is discontinued; and

query the user of the one or more user devices to share recorded geo-tagged information.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the geo-tagged information further comprises at least one of geo-tagged photographs, ratings and reviews of geo-tagged locations and landmarks, and routes collected at the recorded geo-location within the geographic radius.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein activity of the one or more user devices within the geographic radius boundary for a duration of time is defined as a trip.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein web information relating to a restaurant review associated with the geo-location of the one or more user devices may be displayed to the user of the one or more user devices.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the user of the one or more user devices may share geo-tagged information and route information publicly via a social media platform, or share with a particular group of contacts on one or more devices of the user, or not share any geo-tagged information.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein querying the user of the one or more user devices to record the current geo-location is based on previous travel information of the one or more user devices and may be classified as at least a new or existing trip.