Method of configuring a personalized consumer rating area
First Claim
1. A method of defining and applying a geographical area personalized to a user, the method comprising:
- identifying a plurality of locations associated with a first user;
defining for the first user an irregular personalized geographical area comprising the plurality of locations;
receiving from the first user one of;
a request for consumer ratings of one or more establishments; and
a request to identify establishments matching one or more specified criteria; and
presenting the first user with responses to the received request for one or more establishments within said personalized geographical area.
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Abstract
A method of configuring a personalized geographical area for a user. An electronic system for providing a geographical-based service (e.g., a business directory, mapping, consumer opinions) obtains information regarding locations that can be associated with the user. Such locations may include his home address, the zip code in which he works, a business district he provides or reviews consumer opinions for, an address of an establishment for which he requests a map, etc. Using the various locations associated with the user, a personalized geographical area is configured for the user, to act as his default area when reviewing consumer opinions, requesting business locations and/or other purposes. His personalized area may change over time as the system obtains newer information regarding his activities. The personalized area may be of any size and shape, particularly non-circular, as it may be derived based on travel distances over terrain (i.e., instead of straight-line distance).
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1. A method of defining and applying a geographical area personalized to a user, the method comprising:
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identifying a plurality of locations associated with a first user; defining for the first user an irregular personalized geographical area comprising the plurality of locations; receiving from the first user one of; a request for consumer ratings of one or more establishments; and a request to identify establishments matching one or more specified criteria; and presenting the first user with responses to the received request for one or more establishments within said personalized geographical area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method of defining and applying a geographical area personalized to a user, the method comprising:
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identifying a plurality of locations associated with a first user; defining for the first user an irregular personalized geographical area comprising the plurality of locations; receiving from the first user one of; a request for consumer ratings of one or more establishments; and a request to identify establishments matching one or more specified criteria; and presenting the first user with responses to the received request for one or more establishments within said personalized geographical area.
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15. A computer-implemented method of defining a user'"'"'s personalized geographical area, the method comprising:
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defining a plurality of discrete and non-overlapping locations, wherein each location comprises a location of the user or a location identified by the user; configuring a personalized geographical area comprising the plurality of locations; receiving from the user a first request for; a consumer rating of an establishment;
ora location of an establishment matching one or more criteria specified by the user; and transmitting to the user a response to the first request, wherein the response identifies only one or more establishments within said personalized geographical area. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer system for defining a user'"'"'s personalized geographical area, comprising:
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first executable code configured to identify one or more locations frequented by the user; second executable code configured to define, for each identified location, a geographical area comprising the location; third executable code configured to define a personalized area of interest of the user that comprises the defined geographical areas; and a communication module configured to serve to the user information customized to said personalized area of interest. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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