METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A SMART ADDRESS FINDER

• US 20150066962A1
• Filed: 08/27/2013
• Published: 03/05/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/27/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HERE Global B.V. (HERE Holding Corporation)
• Original Assignee: HERE Global B.V. (HERE Holding Corporation)
• Inventors: CORTES, Francisco
• Granted Patent: US 9,892,176 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/755
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/252 between a Database Management System and a front-end application
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/29 Geographical information databases
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/025 using location based information parameters

Abstract

An approach is provided for parsing one or more communications to determine location details and to make those details available to one or more applications that can enable a user to determine how and when to get to a particular location. A parsing platform causes, at least in part, a parsing of one or more communications to determine one or more indicators of at least one location, wherein the one or more communications are associated with at least one application. The parsing platform causes a storage of the one or more indicators in at least one database based, at least in part, on the at least one application. The parsing platform further causes, at least in part, a granting of access to the at least one database to at least one other application for determining the at least one location based, at least in part, on the one or more indicators.

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 parsing of one or more communications to determine one or more indicators of at least one location, wherein the one or more communications are associated with at least one application;

a storage of the one or more indicators in at least one database based, at least in part, on the at least one application; and

a granting of access to the at least one database to at least one other application for determining the at least one location based, at least in part, on the one or more indicators.

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 whether the one or more indicators are unambiguous, ambiguous, a point of interest, a common location expression, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on at least one comparison of the one or more indicators against one or more entries in the at least one database, one or more other databases, or a combination thereof.

3. A method of claim 2, wherein the one or more indicators are ambiguous 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:

at least one determination of location information associated with at least one device associated with the one or more communications; and

a comparison of the one or more indicators against the location information, the one or more other databases, or a combination thereof to determine whether the one or more indicators match the location information,

wherein the determining of the at least one location is further based, at least in part, on the at least one comparison.

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:

a presentation of the at least one location via the at least one other application,

wherein the presentation is based, at least in part, on the at least one application.

5. A method of claim 4, wherein the at least one location is associated with at least one appointment 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 parsing of the one or more communications to determine at least one contextual parameter associated with the at least one appointment,

wherein the presentation of the at least one location is based, at least in part, on the at least one contextual parameter.

6. A method of claim 2, wherein the one or more indicators are a point of interest or a common location expression 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:

at least one determination of the at least one location based, at least in part, on the location information, the one or more other databases, or a combination thereof.

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:

a processing of the one or more communications to determine at least one status of the one or more communications,

wherein the storage of the one or more indicators, the presentation of the at least one location, or a combination thereof is further based, at least in part, on the at least one status.

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 one or more credentials associated with the at least one application,

wherein the parsing of the one or more communications is based, at least in part, on the one or more credentials.

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 processing of the one or more communications to determine at least one placement of the one or more indicators within the one or more communications,

wherein the storage of the one or more indicators, the presentation of the at least one location, or a combination thereof, is further based, at least in part, on the at least one placement.

10. A method of claim 1, wherein the parsing of the one or more communications occurs in substantially real-time, periodically, according to a schedule, on demand, 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,

cause, at least in part, a parsing of one or more communications to determine one or more indicators of at least one location, wherein the one or more communications are associated with at least one application;

cause, at least in part, a storage of the one or more indicators in at least one database based, at least in part, on the at least one application; and

cause, at least in part, a granting of access to the at least one database to at least one other application for determining the at least one location based, at least in part, on the one or more indicators.

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

determine whether the one or more indicators are unambiguous, ambiguous, a point of interest, a common location expression, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on at least one comparison of the one or more indicators against one or more entries in the the at least one database, one or more other databases, or a combination thereof.

13. An apparatus of claim 12, wherein the one or more indicators are ambiguous and wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

determine location information associated with at least one device associated with the one or more communications; and

cause, at least in part, at least one comparison of the one or more indicators against the location information, the one or more other databases, or a combination thereof to determine whether the one or more indicators match the location information,

wherein the determining of the at least one location is further based, at least in part, on the at least one comparison.

14. 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 via the at least one other application,

wherein the presentation is based, at least in part, on the at least one application.

15. An apparatus of claim 14, wherein the at least one location is associated with at least one appointment and wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

cause, at least in part, a parsing of the one or more communications to determine at least one contextual parameter associated with the at least one appointment,

wherein the presentation of the at least one location is based, at least in part, on the at least one contextual parameter.

16. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the one or more indicators are a point of interest or a common location expression and wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

determine the at least one location based, at least in part, on the location information, the one or more other databases, or a combination thereof.

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

process and/or facilitate a processing of the one or more communications to determine at least one status of the one or more communications,

wherein the storage of the one or more indicators, the presentation of the at least one location, or a combination thereof is further based, at least in part, on the at least one status.

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

determine one or more credentials associated with the at least one application,

wherein the parsing of the one or more communications is based, at least in part, on the one or more credentials.

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

process and/or facilitate a processing of the one or more communications to determine at least one placement of the one or more indicators within the one or more communications,

wherein the storage of the one or more indicators, the presentation of the at least one location, or a combination thereof, is further based, at least in part, on the at least one placement.

20. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the parsing of the one or more communications occurs in substantially real-time, periodically, according to a schedule, on demand, or a combination thereof.

21-48. -48. (canceled)