Systems, techniques, and methods for providing location assessments
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for providing location assessments of geographic locations, the method comprising:
- receiving an indication of a location;
identifying a plurality of categories of geographic-related entities;
for each of the plurality of categories,determining a geographic-related entity of the category that is situated near the indicated location; and
generating a weighted measure based at least in part on a distance between the indicated location and the determined geographic-related entity; and
aggregating the generated weighted measures to determine a location assessment, wherein the generated weighted measures for at least two of the plurality of categories are not equal; and
providing a visual representation of the location assessment.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for providing location assessments are provided. Example embodiments provide a Location Assessment Provider System, which generates and provides assessments of various characteristics of specified locations. In one embodiment, the Location Assessment Provider System receives a specified location, determines a location assessment for the specified location, generates a visual representation of the determined location assessment, and provides the generated visual representation to a client system. Determining a location assessment may be based on geographic-related information about, or associated with, the specified location, such as the presence and location of geographic-related features associated with the specified location. This abstract is provided to comply with rules requiring an abstract, and it is submitted with the intention that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.
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35 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for providing location assessments of geographic locations, the method comprising:
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receiving an indication of a location; identifying a plurality of categories of geographic-related entities; for each of the plurality of categories, determining a geographic-related entity of the category that is situated near the indicated location; and generating a weighted measure based at least in part on a distance between the indicated location and the determined geographic-related entity; and aggregating the generated weighted measures to determine a location assessment, wherein the generated weighted measures for at least two of the plurality of categories are not equal; and providing a visual representation of the location assessment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computing system configured to provide location assessments of geographic locations, comprising:
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a memory; a module stored on the memory that is configured, when executed, to determine an area that includes an indicated location; identify a plurality of categories of geographic-related entities; for each of the plurality of categories, determine one or more geographic-related entities of the category that are at least partially situated within the determined area; select one of the determined geographic-related entities; and generate a weighted measure based at least in part on a distance between the indicated location and the selected geographic-related entity; and provide a location assessment based at least in part on the generated weighted measures. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A computer-readable medium whose contents enable a computing system to provide location assessment of geographic locations, by performing a method comprising:
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receiving an indication of a location; identifying a plurality of categories of geographic-related features; for each of the plurality of categories, determining a geographic-related feature of the category that is associated with an area around the indicated location; generating a location assessment based at least in part on distances between the indicated location and each of at least some of the determined geographic-related features; and providing a visual representation of the location assessment, the visual representation including indications of one or more of the at least some of the determined geographic-related features. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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