METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING GROUP ROUTE RECOMMENDATIONS

• US 20140046591A1
• Filed: 08/10/2012
• Published: 02/13/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 08/10/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HERE Global B.V. (HERE Holding Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Boldyrev, Sergey, Biswas, Debmalya, Tarkkala, Lauri
• Granted Patent: US 9,883,340 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/533
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/20 Instruments for performing navigational calculations G01C21/24, G01C21/26 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3438 Rendez-vous, i.e. searching a destination where several users can meet, and the routes to this destination for these users; Ride sharing, i.e. searching a route such that at least two users can share a vehicle for at least part of the route
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3484 Personalized, e.g. from learned user behaviour or user-defined profiles
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/047 Optimisation of routes or paths, e.g. travelling salesman problem
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0282 Rating or review of business operators or products
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/0962 having an indicator mounted inside the vehicle, e.g. giving voice messages
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1845 broadcast or multicast in a specific location, e.g. geocast protocols for adapting network applications to user terminal location H04L67/52; services specially adapted for wireless communication networks making use of the location of users or terminals H04W4/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/02 Protecting privacy or anonymity, e.g. protecting personally identifiable information [PII]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/025 using location based information parameters

Abstract

An approach is provided for providing alternative route recommendations for a group of nearby users in a privacy preserving manner. A recommendation platform determines at least one group of one or more users within proximity of at least one location-based service, at least one location-based event, or a combination thereof. A recommendation platform processes and/or facilitates a processing of one or more datasets associated with the group to cause, at least in part, a determination of whether to recommend the at least one location-based service, the at least one location-based event, or a combination thereof to the group. A recommendation platform causes, at least in part, a presentation of the at least one location-based service, the at least one location-based event, or a combination thereof to the group, the one or more users, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on the determination of whether to recommend.

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:

at least one determination of at least one group of one or more users within proximity of at least one location-based service, at least one location-based event, or a combination thereof;

a processing of one or more datasets associated with the at least one group to cause, at least in part, a determination of whether to recommend the at least one location-based service, the at least one location-based event, or a combination thereof to the at least one group; and

a presentation of the at least one location-based service, the at least one location-based event, or a combination thereof to the at least one group, the one or more users, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on the determination of whether to recommend.

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:

a presentation of the at least one location-based service, the at least one location-based event, or a combination thereof in a mapping user interface, a navigation user interface, or a combination thereof.

3. A method of claim 2, wherein the mapping user interface, the navigation user interface, or a combination thereof include, at least in part, one or more alternative travel routes, and 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 presentation of the at least one location-based service, the at least one location-based event, or a combination thereof with respect to the one or more alternative travel routes.

4. 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 one or more privacy settings of the one or more users, to the at least one group, or a combination thereof,

wherein (a) the determination of whether to recommend;

(b) the presentation of the at least one location-based service, the at least one location-based event, or a combination thereof;

or (c) a combination thereof is based, at least in part, on the one or more privacy settings.

5. A method of claim 1, wherein the one or more datasets includes, at least in part, one or more reference datasets, one or more behavioral datasets, one or more social datasets, one or more personal datasets, or a combination thereof.

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:

at least one determination of the at least one group based, at least in part, on whether the one or more reference datasets, the one or more behavioral datasets, the one or more social datasets, the one or more personal datasets, or a combination thereof are at least substantially similar for all or a portion of the one or more users.

7. 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 one or more responses from the at least one group, the one or more users, or a combination thereof to the presentation of the at least one location-based service, the at least one location-based event, or a combination thereof; and

an initiation of one or more services to assist the group, the one or more users, or a combination thereof attend the at least one location-based service, the at least one location-based event, 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 an anonymity level associated with the at least one group based, at least in part, on a number of the one or more users,

wherein (a) the determination of whether to recommend;

(b) the presentation of the at least one location-based service, the at least one location-based event, or a combination thereof or (c) a combination thereof is based, at least in part, on the anonymity level.

9. A method of claim 8, 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 to recommend one or more locations for the one or more users to travel based, at least in part, on the anonymity level.

10. A method of claim 1, wherein the at least one location-based service, the at least one location-based event, or a combination thereof includes, at least in part, a group-oriented service, a group-oriented event, or a combination thereof.

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,

determine at least one group of one or more users within proximity of at least one location-based service, at least one location-based event, or a combination thereof;

process and/or facilitate a processing of one or more datasets associated with the at least one group to cause, at least in part, a determination of whether to recommend the at least one location-based service, the at least one location-based event, or a combination thereof to the at least one group; and

cause, at least in part, a presentation of the at least one location-based service, the at least one location-based event, or a combination thereof to the at least one group, the one or more users, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on the determination of whether to recommend.

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

cause, at least in part, a presentation of the at least one location-based service, the at least one location-based event, or a combination thereof in a mapping user interface, a navigation user interface, or a combination thereof.

13. An apparatus of claim 12, wherein the mapping user interface, the navigation user interface, or a combination thereof include, at least in part, one or more alternative travel routes, and wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

cause, at least in part, a presentation of the at least one location-based service, the at least one location-based event, or a combination thereof with respect to the one or more alternative travel routes.

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

determine one or more privacy settings of the one or more users, to the at least one group, or a combination thereof,

wherein (a) the determination of whether to recommend;

(b) the presentation of the at least one location-based service, the at least one location-based event, or a combination thereof;

or (c) a combination thereof is based, at least in part, on the one or more privacy settings.

15. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the one or more datasets includes, at least in part, one or more reference datasets, one or more behavioral datasets, one or more social datasets, one or more personal datasets, or a combination thereof.

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

determine the at least one group based, at least in part, on whether the one or more reference datasets, the one or more behavioral datasets, the one or more social datasets, the one or more personal datasets, or a combination thereof are at least substantially similar for all or a portion of the one or more users.

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

determine one or more responses from the at least one group, the one or more users, or a combination thereof to the presentation of the at least one location-based service, the at least one location-based event, or a combination thereof; and

cause, at least in part, an initiation of one or more services to assist the group, the one or more users, or a combination thereof attend the at least one location-based service, the at least one location-based event, or a combination thereof.

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

determine an anonymity level associated with the at least one group based, at least in part, on a number of the one or more users,

wherein (a) the determination of whether to recommend;

(b) the presentation of the at least one location-based service, the at least one location-based event, or a combination thereof;

or (c) a combination thereof is based, at least in part, on the anonymity level.

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

determine to recommend one or more locations for the one or more users to travel based, at least in part, on the anonymity level.