LOCATION-BASED OPPORTUNISTIC RECOMMENDATIONS

• US 20090239552A1
• Filed: 03/24/2008
• Published: 09/24/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 03/24/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Oath Inc. (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Yahoo! Inc. (Apollo Global Management, Inc.)
• Inventors: Churchill, Elizabeth, Lam, Shyong (Tony), O'Sullivan, Joseph
• Application Number:
  US12/054,305
• Publication Number:
  US 20090239552A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.300
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising

Abstract

Location aware notification service technology operable to provide users with notification of opportunities to complete errands on a personal sharable list is disclosed. The location aware notification service technology provides a means for generating recommendations for users for the successful completion of errands based upon current location, time and travel context.

Claims

1. A location-based opportunistic task recommendations system, the system comprising:

a database of errands for storing errands intended to be performed by at least one user from a plurality of users; and

a server for sending an errand recommendation to at least one user device from a plurality of user devices in response to the at least one user device being in a suitable proximity to a location where and when an errand can be performed.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising logic for updating the database of errands in response to completion of the errand.

3. The system of claim 1, further comprising a first advertising server for providing advertising related to the errand.

4. The system of claim 1, further comprising a second advertising server for providing advertising related to the location where and when the errand can be performed.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the suitable proximity is based on a location and current trajectory of the at least one user.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising a local media content module operable for accessing a plurality of data sources.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the users comprise family members, groups, individuals, and community members.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the errand is a sharable errand.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the errand in shared by the plurality of the users.

10. The system of claim 1, further comprising logic for providing an interface for presentation on a display, wherein the interface comprises:

a listing of sharable errands operable for management of the listing of sharable errands; and

a device registration interface operable for specifying that the at least one user device is to be tracked.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the plurality of users devices comprises devices that are used by family members, groups, individuals, and community members.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the errand is a sharable errand.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein errands are shared by the plurality of the users.

14. A method for location-based opportunistic task recommendations, the method comprising:

obtaining a current location of at least one user device from a plurality of user devices;

detecting proximity of the current location of the at least one user device to an errand location in an errand database; and

notifying the at least one user device of an errand that can be performed at the current location.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising updating the errand database in response to an errand being performed.

16. The method of claim 14, further comprising providing advertising related to the errand.

17. The method of claim 14, further comprising providing advertising related to a location where and when an errand can be performed.

18. The method of claim 14, wherein the step of detecting proximity is further based on a current trajectory of the at least one user device.

19. The method of claim 14, further comprising storing the errand in the errand database.

20. The method of claim 14, further comprising matching the errand to the current location and time.

21. The method of claim 14, further comprises determining a route from the current location to a new location where the errand can be performed.

22. A computer-readable medium comprising program code for providing location-based opportunistic task recommendations, the program code for:

obtaining a current location of at least one user device;

obtaining a current time;

detecting proximity of the current location of the at least one user device to an errand location in an errand database; and

notifying the at least one user device of an errand that can be performed at the current location and the current time.

23. The computer-readable medium of claim 22, further comprising program code for updating the errand database in response to an errand being performed.

24. The computer-readable medium of claim 22, further comprising program code for providing advertising related to an errand.

25. The computer-readable medium of claim 22, further comprising program code for providing advertising related to a location where and when an errand can be performed.

26. The computer-readable medium of claim 22, wherein the step of detecting proximity is further based on a current trajectory of the at least one user device.

27. The computer-readable medium of claim 22, further comprising program code for storing an errand in the errand database.

28. The computer-readable medium of claim 22, further comprising program code for determining a route from the current location to a new location where the errand can be performed.

29. An interface for providing task recommendations, the interface comprising:

a listing of at least one errand operable for management of the listing of at least one errand; and

a device registration interface operable for enabling at least one user device to receive notification of the at least one errand that can be done at a location of the at least one user device.

30. The interface of claim 29, wherein the at least one device is a mobile device.

31. The interface of claim 29, further comprising an add errand button operable to receive data for an errand and add the data for the errand to the listing of errands.

32. The interface of claim 29, further comprising a map errand button operable to indicate a location of an errand on at least one of a map or a calendar.

33. The interface of claim 29, further comprising a search errands dialogue box operable to search for errands in the list of errands.

34. The interface of claim 29, further comprising a recommendation tickertape operable to provide a tickertape of errand recommendations.

35. The interface of claim 29, wherein the device registration interface is further operable for enabling the user device to use the interface.

36. The interface of claim 29, further comprising a reroute button operable to reroute the at least one user device to a new location where the at least one errand can be performed.