SECONDARY INDICATIONS OF USER LOCATIONS AND USE THEREOF BY A LOCATION-BASED SERVICE
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- obtaining a secondary indication of a location of one or more users, the secondary indication comprising the location of the one or more users and timing information that defines when the one or more users were or will be at the location; and
utilizing the secondary indication of the location of the one or more users to provide a location-based service.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for obtaining secondary indications of locations of users for use by a location-based service. In one embodiment, a secondary indication of a location of one or more users is obtained from a source of secondary indications of locations of users. The secondary indication includes a location of the one or more users and timing information defining when the one or more users were or will be located at the location. The secondary indication of the location of the one or more users is then stored and utilized to provide the location-based service. In one embodiment, the secondary indication is utilized to store historical aggregate user profile data by location and/or to provide aggregate user profile data for crowds of users formed via a spatial crowd formation process.
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21 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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obtaining a secondary indication of a location of one or more users, the secondary indication comprising the location of the one or more users and timing information that defines when the one or more users were or will be at the location; and utilizing the secondary indication of the location of the one or more users to provide a location-based service. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computing device comprising:
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a communication interface adapted to communicatively couple the computing device to a network; and a controller associated with the communication interface and adapted to; obtain, via the communication interface, a secondary indication of a location of one or more users from a source of secondary locations of users, the secondary indication comprising the location of the one or more users and timing information that defines when the one or more users were or will be at the location; and utilize the secondary indication of the location of the one or more users to provide a location-based service.
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21. A computer readable medium storing software for instructing a controller of a computing device to:
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obtain a secondary indication of a location of one or more users from a source of secondary locations of users, the secondary indication comprising the location of the one or more users and timing information that defines when the one or more users were or will be at the location; and utilize the secondary indication of the location of the one or more users to provide a location-based service.
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