USER-SELECTED TAGS FOR ANNOTATING GEOGRAPHIC DOMAINS CONTAINING POINTS-OF-INTEREST
First Claim
1. A method for providing enhanced location information concerning a mobile user, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving information from a mobile device of a user identifying a plurality of locations the user has visited;
determining a geographical domain that encompasses at least some of the plurality of locations the user has visited;
presenting the geographical domain to the user via the mobile device;
prompting the user via the mobile device to tag the geographical domain with an annotation; and
storing the geographical domain and the annotation associated therewith for subsequent retrieval.
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Abstract
A location-based service is provided that allows a user of a mobile device to tag and track the places he or she visits and share these places with social networking members. To implement this service a system receives location information from the user'"'"'s location-aware mobile device over a wireless network. The location information identifies various locations or other points-of-interest that the user has visited. Based on this information the system determines a geographical domain that encompasses at least some of the locations the user has visited. Once a geographic domain has been determined it is presented to the user via the mobile device. The user is prompted to tag the geographical domain with an annotation that describes the geographic domain. The system stores the geographical domain and the annotation associated therewith so that it can be searched and accessed or retrieved by the user or members of the user'"'"'s social network.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for providing enhanced location information concerning a mobile user, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving information from a mobile device of a user identifying a plurality of locations the user has visited; determining a geographical domain that encompasses at least some of the plurality of locations the user has visited; presenting the geographical domain to the user via the mobile device; prompting the user via the mobile device to tag the geographical domain with an annotation; and storing the geographical domain and the annotation associated therewith for subsequent retrieval. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for providing enhanced location information concerning social networking members, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a request from a member of a social networking group to obtain geographic information concerning other members of the social networking group; based on the request, determining at least one geographical domain that encompasses at least some of a plurality of points-of-interest that at least one other member of the social network group has visited; and communicating the geographical domain information and a tag annotating the geographical domain to the member of the social networking group. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A location-based social networking manager comprising the following computer-implemented components:
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a first interface component for receiving information obtained from a location-aware mobile device of a user identifying a plurality of points-of-interest the user has visited; a domain calculation engine for determining one or more geographic domains based on the information obtained from the mobile device of the user; a second interface component for prompting the user of the mobile device for an annotation describing each of the one or more geographic domains; and a social network component for storing user profiles specifying members of a social network associated with the user who are authorized to receive, upon request, the one or more geographic domains and the annotations associated therewith. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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