METHOD OF OPERATING A NAVIGATION SYSTEM TO BLOCK UNWANTED ADVERTISEMENTS
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A computer implemented method of operating a navigation system to block advertising messages, the method comprising:
- obtaining a spatially based advertising filtering parameter defining a portion of a geographic region;
identifying a current location of the navigation system;
obtaining an advertising message;
identifying a location of a business associated with the advertising message;
determining whether the location of the business is located outside of the portion of the geographic region defined by the spatially based advertising filtering parameter; and
if so, blocking a presentation of the advertising message.
2 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A method of operating a navigation system to block advertising messages is disclosed. A spatially based advertising filtering parameter defining a portion of a geographic region and an advertising message are obtained. A current location of the navigation system and a location of a business associated with the advertising message are identified. The method determines whether the location of the business is located outside of the portion of the geographic region defined by the spatially based advertising filtering parameter. If so, presentation of the advertising message is blocked.
-
Citations
20 Claims
-
1. A computer implemented method of operating a navigation system to block advertising messages, the method comprising:
-
obtaining a spatially based advertising filtering parameter defining a portion of a geographic region; identifying a current location of the navigation system; obtaining an advertising message; identifying a location of a business associated with the advertising message; determining whether the location of the business is located outside of the portion of the geographic region defined by the spatially based advertising filtering parameter; and if so, blocking a presentation of the advertising message. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
-
-
11. A navigation system comprising:
-
a processor, a geographic database associated with the processor, and an advertising filtering program executed on the processor, wherein the advertising filtering program blocks a presentation of an advertising message for a point of interest according to a filtering parameter. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
-
-
17. A method of operating a computer platform to block advertising messages, the method comprising:
-
obtaining a filtering parameter defining a spatial filter region; obtaining an advertising message; identifying a location of a business associated with the advertising message; determining whether the location of the business is located outside the spatial filter region; and if so, blocking a presentation of the advertising message. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
-
Specification