PERSONALIZED LOCATION TAGS
First Claim
1. A method for personalizing user location information, comprising:
- analyzing at least one computer database containing information about a selected user to determine whether the at least one computer database includes geographical location information associated with the selected user;
selecting a result set from the at least one computer database if it includes the geographical location information, the result set including at least one physical location;
configuring personalized geotags for each physical location in the result set;
storing the personalized geotags in a memory; and
setting mapping information for a map, the mapping information including at least a selected one of the personalized geotags.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for creating and using personalized location information tags (geotags). Personalized geotags take the place of generic location information such as latitude/longitude coordinates or granular city/state information. Such geotags may be published to present to selected people, e.g., family and friends, a user'"'"'s current location. Thus, the user'"'"'s location may be shown as “Home” or “Gym,” providing user-specific information without having to list a street address or latitude/longitude coordinates. Personalized geotags may be inferred based upon historical location information of the user. Geotags may also be inferred based upon geotag selections from other users in a network. A matching engine may select an appropriate geotag given the current location of a user device or based upon historical location information associated with the user.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for personalizing user location information, comprising:
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analyzing at least one computer database containing information about a selected user to determine whether the at least one computer database includes geographical location information associated with the selected user; selecting a result set from the at least one computer database if it includes the geographical location information, the result set including at least one physical location; configuring personalized geotags for each physical location in the result set; storing the personalized geotags in a memory; and setting mapping information for a map, the mapping information including at least a selected one of the personalized geotags. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A processing system for processing personalized user location information, comprising:
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at least one processor; a matching engine associated with the at least one processor; and memory for storing data, the memory coupled to the at least one processor; wherein the matching engine is configured to analyze at least one computer database stored in the memory, the at least one computer database containing information about a selected user to determine whether the at least one computer database includes geographical location information associated with the selected user;
to select a result set from the at least one computer database if it includes the geographical location information, the result set including at least one physical location;
to configure personalized geotags for each physical location in the result set; and
to set mapping information for a map, the mapping information including at least a selected one of the personalized geotags. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of managing personalizing user location information, comprising:
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identifying, by a matching engine, one or more personalized geotags, each personalized geotag identifying a specific user and a location of the specific user; determining, by the matching engine, whether there is an overlap between a given one of the personalized geotags and any other geotags; and selecting the geotag with that most closely correlates to a given location of the specific user. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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