METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ASSOCIATING PHYSICAL LOCATIONS TO ONLINE ENTITIES
First Claim
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 one or more user interactions by at least one user with at least one user interface element embedded in at least one website of at least one online entity, wherein the at least one user interface element is associated with one or more physical locations of the at least one online entity; and
a storage of the one or more physical locations in at least one user collection database based, at least in part, on the one or more user interactions.
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Abstract
An approach is provided for associating physical locations to websites. The element platform may determine one or more user interactions by at least one user with at least one user interface element embedded in at least one website of at least one online entity, wherein the at least one user interface element is associated with one or more physical locations of the at least one online entity. Then, the element platform may cause, at least in part, a storage of the one or more physical location sin at least one user collection database based, at least in part, on the one or more interactions.
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21 Claims
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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:
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at least one determination of one or more user interactions by at least one user with at least one user interface element embedded in at least one website of at least one online entity, wherein the at least one user interface element is associated with one or more physical locations of the at least one online entity; and a storage of the one or more physical locations in at least one user collection database based, at least in part, on the one or more user interactions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus comprising:
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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 one or more user interactions by at least one user with at least one user interface element embedded in at least one website of at least one online entity, wherein the at least one user interface element is associated with one or more physical locations of the at least one online entity; and cause, at least in part, a storage of the one or more physical locations in at least one user collection database based, at least in part, on the one or more user interactions. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21-48. -48. (canceled)
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