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First Claim
1. A method for assisting selection of a resource in response to a request from a requester, the method being performed by an electronic circuit, the method comprising:
- obtaining position data;
identifying available resources by searching a computer network, the available resources being limited to those in a spatial area determined using the position data;
ranking the available resources using preference data so as to identify one or more candidate resources, at least part of the preference data being collected from an on-line social network; and
providing the one or more candidate resources to the requester, so as to assist selection of the resource.
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods are described for assisting a requester to identify and reserve a resource that meets the need of the requestor'"'"'s request. For example, a request can be augmented using augmentation data, such as current position and requester preferences, and resources are located and ranked according to their match against the augmented request. A person who is the requester may engage in another attention demanding task, such as driving a car, while resources well matched to preferences are located. Preference data may be determined from social network data, a preference file, and/or other sources.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for assisting selection of a resource in response to a request from a requester, the method being performed by an electronic circuit, the method comprising:
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obtaining position data; identifying available resources by searching a computer network, the available resources being limited to those in a spatial area determined using the position data; ranking the available resources using preference data so as to identify one or more candidate resources, at least part of the preference data being collected from an on-line social network; and providing the one or more candidate resources to the requester, so as to assist selection of the resource. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for assisting selection of a resource in response to a request from a requestor, the requester being an occupant of a vehicle, the method comprising:
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identifying available resources within a spatial area, the spatial area being determined using vehicle position data; ranking the resource candidates using preference data, the preference data being determined at least in part from an on-line social network; and presenting one or more highly ranked resources to the requester, so as to assist selection of the resource. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus for assisting selection of a resource, the apparatus comprising:
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an interface, including a request input operable to receive a request for the resource; a modem, operable to connect to an information network; and an electronic circuit, operable to initiate a search for available resources within a spatial area, the spatial area being determined using position data, the electronic circuit being further operable to compare available resources with preference data so as to determine a candidate resource; the preference data being determined at least in part from an on-line social network, the on-line social network being accessible through the information network. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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