METHOD FOR ENCOURAGING LOCATION AND ACTIVITY LABELING

• US 20110010093A1
• Filed: 07/09/2009
• Published: 01/13/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/09/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Palo Alto Research Center, Inc. (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Palo Alto Research Center, Inc. (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: Bolliger, Philipp L., Partridge, Kurt E., Chu, Maurice K.
• Application Number:
  US12/500,377
• Publication Number:
  US 20110010093A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/300
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 5/02526 using non-dedicated equipment, e.g. user equipment or crowd-sourcing

Abstract

One embodiment of the present invention provides a system for location labeling. During operation, the system collects contextual information recorded by one or more components located on a computing device associated with a user, and determines whether the computing device is stationary based on collected information. Responsive to the computing device being stationary, the system allows the user to provide a location label.

Claims

1. A computer-executable method for location labeling, the method comprising:

collecting contextual information recorded by one or more components located on a computing device associated with a user;

determining whether the computing device is stationary based on collected information; and

responsive to the computing device being stationary, allowing the user to provide a location label.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining a time period during which the computing device is stationary, and applying a single location label to contextual information collected over the time period.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining whether the computing device is currently located at a predetermined location.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising allowing the user to provide a location label for a place that the user has visited previously.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising determining a time period during which the computing device is stationary at the previously visited place.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more components comprise at least one of:

a WiFi receiver;

an accelerometer;

a clock; and

a calendar.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the computing device is a laptop computer, and wherein the laptop computer is configured to delay a standby and/or a hibernation process for a predetermined amount of time after the laptop computer'"'"'s lid is closed.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the computing device is a mobile device.

9. A system for location labeling, comprising:

one or more sensors located on a computing device associated with a user for collecting contextual information;

a motion detector configured to detect whether the computing device is stationary based on the collected contextual information; and

a user interface configured to allow the user to provide a location label in response to the computing device being stationary.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the motion detector is further configured to detect a time period during which the computing device is stationary, and wherein a single location label is applied to contextual information collected over the time period.

11. The system of claim 9, further comprising a locator configured to determine whether the computing device is currently located at a predetermined location.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the user interface is further configured to allow the user to provide a location label for a place that the user has visited previously.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the motion detector is further configured to detect a time period during which the computing device is stationary at the previously visited place.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein the one or more components comprise at least one of:

a WiFi receiver

an accelerometer;

a clock; and

a calendar.

15. The system of claim 9, wherein the computing device is a laptop computer, and wherein the laptop computer is configured to delay a standby and/or a hibernation process for a predetermined amount of time after the laptop computer'"'"'s lid is closed.

16. The system of claim 9, wherein the computing device is a mobile device.

17. A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform a method for location labeling, the method comprising:

collecting contextual information recorded by one or more components located on a computing device associated with a user;

determining whether the computing device is stationary based on collected information; and

responsive to the computing device being stationary, allowing the user to provide a location label.

18. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the method further comprises determining a time period during which the computing device is stationary, and applying a single location label to all contextual information collected over the time period.

19. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the method further comprises determining whether the computing device is currently located at a predetermined location

20. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the method further comprises allowing the user to provide a location label for a place that the user has visited previously.

21. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 20, wherein the method further comprises determining a time period during which the computing device is stationary at the previously visited place.

22. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the one or more components comprise at least one of:

a WiFi receiver;

an accelerometer;

a clock; and

a calendar.

23. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the computing device is a laptop computer, and wherein the laptop computer is configured to delay a standby and/or a hibernation process for a predetermined amount of time after the laptop computer'"'"'s lid is closed.

24. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the computing device is a mobile device.