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PROMOTING EXPLORATION

  • US 20120323347A1
  • Filed: 06/16/2011
  • Published: 12/20/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/16/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. One or more computer-readable storage media that store executable instructions to encourage exploration of a physical area, the executable instructions, when executed by a computer, causing the computer to perform acts comprising:

  • maintaining an exploration score for a user;

    first determining where said user is located;

    second determining, based on a heat map of said user'"'"'s historical movement, that said user is physically outside of said user'"'"'s area of common presence;

    based on said user'"'"'s being in a place that is outside of said user'"'"'s area of common presence, increasing said user'"'"'s exploration score; and

    publishing said user'"'"'s exploration score.

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