METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GROUPING POINTS-OF-INTEREST ACCORDING TO AREA NAMES
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1. A method comprising:
- causing, at least in part, reception of a message from a mobile terminal, wherein the message specifies point-of-interest information and an associated area name corresponding to one of a plurality of cells of a communication network;
parsing the message to determine the point-of-interest information and the associated area name; and
selectively updating a connectivity graph specifying relationships among the cells with the point-of-interest information.
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Abstract
An approach is provided for crowd sourcing and grouping points-of-interest based on cell broadcast message information. Reception of a message from a mobile terminal is caused, at least in part. The message specifies point-of-interest information and an associated area name corresponding to one of a plurality of cells of a communication network. The message is parsed to determine the point-of-interest information and the associated area name. A connectivity graph specifying relationships among the cells is selectively updated with the point-of-interest information.
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1. A method comprising:
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causing, at least in part, reception of a message from a mobile terminal, wherein the message specifies point-of-interest information and an associated area name corresponding to one of a plurality of cells of a communication network; parsing the message to determine the point-of-interest information and the associated area name; and selectively updating a connectivity graph specifying relationships among the cells with the point-of-interest information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following, cause, at least in part, reception of a message from a mobile terminal, wherein the message specifies point-of-interest information and an associated area name corresponding to one of a plurality of cells of a communication network; parse the message to determine the point-of-interest information and the area name; and selectively update a connectivity graph specifying relationships among the cells with the point-of-interest information. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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generating, at a mobile terminal, point-of-interest information; associating the point-of-interest information with a cell broadcast message identifier corresponding to one of a plurality of cells of a communication network, wherein the cell broadcast message identifier includes an area name; and generating a message specifying the point-of-interest information and the area name. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following, generate, at a mobile terminal, point-of-interest information; associate the point-of-interest information with a cell broadcast message identifier corresponding to one of a plurality of cells of a communication network, wherein the cell broadcast message identifier includes an area name; and generate a message specifying the point-of-interest information and the area name. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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