METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING LOCATION STAMPS

• US 20130102328A1
• Filed: 10/24/2011
• Published: 04/25/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Kalofonos, Dimitris, Card, James, Brondmo, Hans Peter, Barss-Bailey, Jacob, Silva, Eric Anthony, Antoniou, Zoe, Peterson, Mark, Cheng, Eric
• Granted Patent: US 8,868,105 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/456.2
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

An approach for generating location stamps in response to a request from a device is presented. A location stamping platform receives a request from a device for one or more location stamps. The location stamping platform then processes and/or facilitates a processing of a hierarchy of one or more policies to determine one or more candidate location stamps in response to the request.

Claims

1. A method comprising facilitating a processing of and/or processing (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal, the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal based, at least in part, on the following:

a request from a device for one or more location stamps; and

a processing of a hierarchy of one or more policies to determine one or more candidate location stamps in response to the request,

wherein the one or more policies cause, at least in part, a determination of the one or more candidate location stamps based, at least in part, on a cache history, a personal history, a reverse geocoding, a point-of-interest determination, a regional determination, or a combination thereof associated with the device.

2. A method of claim 1, wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:

at least one determination of a location associated with the device;

a creation of the cache history comprising, at least in part, one or more previously used location stamps associated with the location.

3. A method of claim 2, wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:

at least one determination that the device has moved to another location that is beyond a predetermined proximity of the location; and

a creation of another cache history associated with the another location.

4. A method of claim 2, wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:

a creation of the personal history based, at least in part, on the cache history, the another cache history, one or more previously created cache histories, or a combination thereof.

5. A method of claim 1, wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:

at least one determination of a presentation order of the one or more candidate location stamps based, at least in part, on the hierarchy.

6. A method of claim 1, wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:

contextual information associated with the device,

wherein the determination of the one or more candidate locations is further based, at least in part, on the contextual information.

7. A method of claim 6, wherein the contextual information includes, at least in part, timing information, location information, activity information, behavioral information, or a combination thereof.

8. A method of claim 1, wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:

at least one determination of a granularity of the one or more candidate location stamps based, at least in part, on one or more privacy policies, one or more user preferences, or a combination thereof.

9. A method of claim 1, wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:

a group history for the device, one or more other devices, or a combination thereof,

wherein the determination of the one or more candidate location stamps is further based, at least in part, on the group history.

10. A method of claim 1, wherein the (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:

another request to post event information, one or more content items, or a combination thereof from the device; and

an initiation of the request for the one or more candidate location stamps based, at least in part, on the another request.

11. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs,

the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,

receive a request from a device for one or more location stamps; and

process and/or facilitate a processing of a hierarchy of one or more policies to determine one or more candidate location stamps in response to the request,

wherein the one or more policies cause, at least in part, a determination of the one or more candidate location stamps based, at least in part, on a cache history, a personal history, a reverse geocoding, a point-of-interest determination, a regional determination, or a combination thereof associated with the device.

12. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

determine a location associated with the device;

cause, at least in part, a creation of the cache history comprising, at least in part, one or more previously used location stamps associated with the location.

13. An apparatus of claim 12, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

determine that the device has moved to another location that is beyond a predetermined proximity of the location; and

cause, at least in part, a creation of another cache history associated with the another location.

14. An apparatus of claim 12, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

cause, at least in part, a creation of the personal history based, at least in part, on the cache history, the another cache history, one or more previously created cache histories, or a combination thereof.

15. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

determine a presentation order of the one or more candidate location stamps based, at least in part, on the hierarchy.

16. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

determine contextual information associated with the device,

wherein the determination of the one or more candidate locations is further based, at least in part, on the contextual information.

17. An apparatus of claim 16, wherein the contextual information includes, at least in part, timing information, location information, activity information, behavioral information, or a combination thereof.

18. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

determine a granularity of the one or more candidate location stamps based, at least in part, on one or more privacy policies, one or more user preferences, or a combination thereof.

19. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

determine a group history for the device, one or more other devices, or a combination thereof,

wherein the determination of the one or more candidate location stamps is further based, at least in part, on the group history.

20. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

determine another request to post event information, one or more content items, or a combination thereof from the device; and

cause, at least in part, an initiation of the request for the one or more candidate location stamps based, at least in part, on the another request.

21-48. -48. (canceled)