Method and Apparatus for Duration-Based Search
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1. An apparatus for effecting a duration-based search, comprising:
- a feasibility search engine comprising a module configured for receiving input information comprising;
user information comprising a value for an amount of time that a user has available for any of a plurality of activities or a focused request on a singular activity, a user'"'"'s current location, and personality information related to said user;
real time transportation information; and
activity related information;
said feasibility search engine configured for combining said input information to identify activities that are available to said user within said amount of time from said user'"'"'s current location; and
a navigation facility configured;
for receiving user instrumented portions of said user information and for conveying said user instrumented portions of said user information to said feasibility search engine;
for displaying to said user navigation tools to allow user interaction with said feasibility search engine; and
for receiving from said feasibility search engine, and displaying to said user, information comprising activities identified by said feasibility search engine as available to said user within said amount of time from said user'"'"'s current location or whether or not there is time for one specific activity that the user has specified.
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Abstract
Feasibility search considers the amount of time that one has to spend and combines it with a number of additional variables, such as location and personality information, historical search data, social networking, and check-in data, as well as real time transportation and event data, so a user can quickly find great things to do. The tool can also be used to determine if there is enough time available to complete a certain task. For example, “Do I have enough time to pick up a couple of things from Target before I pick the kids up from school?”
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18 Claims
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1. An apparatus for effecting a duration-based search, comprising:
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a feasibility search engine comprising a module configured for receiving input information comprising; user information comprising a value for an amount of time that a user has available for any of a plurality of activities or a focused request on a singular activity, a user'"'"'s current location, and personality information related to said user; real time transportation information; and activity related information; said feasibility search engine configured for combining said input information to identify activities that are available to said user within said amount of time from said user'"'"'s current location; and a navigation facility configured; for receiving user instrumented portions of said user information and for conveying said user instrumented portions of said user information to said feasibility search engine; for displaying to said user navigation tools to allow user interaction with said feasibility search engine; and for receiving from said feasibility search engine, and displaying to said user, information comprising activities identified by said feasibility search engine as available to said user within said amount of time from said user'"'"'s current location or whether or not there is time for one specific activity that the user has specified. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computing implemented method for effecting a duration-based search, comprising:
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a processor receiving input information comprising; user information comprising a value for an amount of time that a user has available for any of a plurality of activities, a user'"'"'s current location, and personality information related to said user; real time transportation information; and activity related information; said processor combining said input information to identify activities that are available to said user within said amount of time from said user'"'"'s current location; and providing a navigation facility configured; for receiving user instrumented portions of said user information and for conveying said user instrumented portions of said user information to said feasibility search engine; for displaying to said user navigation tools to allow user interaction with said feasibility search engine; and for receiving from said feasibility search engine, and displaying to said user, information comprising activities identified by said feasibility search engine as available to said user within said amount of time from said user'"'"'s current location.
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18. A storage medium having stored therein program instructions which, when executed by a processor, executed a method for effecting a duration-based search, comprising:
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receiving input information comprising; user information comprising a value for an amount of time that a user has available for any of a plurality of activities or a specific activity, a user'"'"'s current location, and personality information related to said user; real time or historical transportation information; and activity related information; combining said input information to identify activities that are available to said user within said amount of time from said user'"'"'s current location; and at a navigation facility; receiving user instrumented portions of said user information and conveying said user instrumented portions of said user information to said feasibility search engine; displaying to said user navigation tools to allow user interaction with said feasibility search engine; and receiving from said feasibility search engine, and displaying to said user, information comprising activities identified by said feasibility search engine as available to said user within said amount of time from said user'"'"'s current location.
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