METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING AN OPTIMIZED LOCATION BASED SEARCH

• US 20150350409A1
• Filed: 05/28/2014
• Published: 12/03/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/28/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HERE Global B.V. (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: HERE Global B.V. (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: TUUKKANEN, Marko Tapio
• Granted Patent: US 9,565,292 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3614 through interaction with a road map, e.g. selecting a POI icon on a road map
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3664 Details of the user input interface, e.g. buttons, knobs or sliders, including those provided on a touch screen; remote controllers; input using gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3667 Display of a road map G01C21/3614 takes precedence; guidance using 3D or perspective road maps G01C21/3635
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3682 output of POI information on a road map G01C21/3614, G01C21/3685 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/29 Geographical information databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

An approach is provided for optimizing the generation of a location based search result. An optimization platform generates is also caused to initiate at least one second-location based search for at least one non-overlapping area of at least one first search area and at least one second search area to generate at least one set of new results. The optimization platform also designates at least one portion of the at least one first set of results as at least one set of old results. The optimization platform then returns at least one set of new results and the at least one set of old results as at least one second set of results for the at least one second location-based search.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

causing, at least in part, a generation of at least one first set of results for at least one first location-based search associated with at least one first search area;

receiving an input for requesting at least one second location-based search associated with at least one second search area;

causing, at least in part, an initiation of the at least one second-location based search for at least one non-overlapping area of the at least one first search area and the at least one second search area to generate at least one set of new results;

causing, at least in part, a designation of at least one portion of the at least one first set of results as at least one set of old results, wherein the at least one portion of the at least one first set of results is associated with at least one overlapping area of the at least one first search area and the least one second search area; and

causing, at least in part, a return of the at least one set of new results and the at least one set of old results as at least one second set of results for the at least one second location-based search.

2. A method of claim 1, wherein the at least one set of new results is transmitted between at least one search server and at least one device requesting the at least one second location-based server;

and wherein at least one set of old results is retrieved from at least one storage associated with the at least one device.

3. A method of claim 2, further comprising:

causing, at least in part, a creation of at least one result database in the at least one storage,

wherein the at least one result database stores, at least in part, the at least one first set of results, the at least one second set of results, the at least one set of new results, the at least one set of old results, or a combination thereof.

4. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining that the at least one second location-based search is a repeating search of the at least one first location-based search; and

causing, at least in part, an expansion of the at least one second search area,

wherein the at least one second location-based search is further based on the expansion.

5. A method of claim 4, further comprising:

determining at least one corridor area for conducting the at least one second location-based search,

wherein the expansion is based, at least in part, on the at least one corridor area.

6. A method of claim 5, further comprising:

determining the at least one corridor area based, at least in part, on one or more navigation routes, one or more previous location-based searches, or a combination thereof.

7. A method of claim 6, further comprising:

determining one or more destinations, one or more waypoints, or a combination thereof associated with the one or more navigation routes, the one or more previous location-based searches, or a combination thereof,

wherein the expansion is further based, at least in part, on the one or more destinations, the one or more waypoints, or a combination thereof.

8. A method of claim 4, further comprising:

causing, at least in part, a repetition of the expansion until there is at least one matching result for the at least one second location-based search.

9. A method of claim 1, wherein the at least one first location-based search is received via a mapping user interface, and wherein the input for requesting the at least one second location-based search is at least one panning interaction in the mapping user interface.

10. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

causing, at least in part, a presentation of at least one result user interface for displaying the at least one second set of results,

wherein the at least one result user interface differentially renders the at least one set of new results and the at least one set of old results comprising the at least one second set of results.

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 generation of at least one first set of results for at least one first location-based search associated with at least one first search area;

receive an input for requesting at least one second location-based search associated with at least one second search area;

cause, at least in part, an initiation of the at least one second-location based search for at least one non-overlapping area of the at least one first search area and the at least one second search area to generate at least one set of new results;

cause, at least in part, a designation of at least one portion of the at least one first set of results as at least one set of old results, wherein the at least one portion of the at least one first set of results is associated with at least one overlapping area of the at least one first search area and the least one second search area; and

cause, at least in part, a return of the at least one set of new results and the at least one set of old results as at least one second set of results for the at least one second location-based search.

12. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the at least one set of new results is transmitted between at least one search server and at least one device requesting the at least one second location-based server;

and wherein at least one set of old results is retrieved from at least one storage associated with the at least one device.

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

cause, at least in part, a creation of at least one result database in the at least one storage,

wherein the at least one result database stores, at least in part, the at least one first set of results, the at least one second set of results, the at least one set of new results, the at least one set of old results, or a combination thereof.

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

determine that the at least one second location-based search is a repeating search of the at least one first location-based search; and

cause, at least in part, an expansion of the at least one second search area,

wherein the at least one second location-based search is further based on the expansion.

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

determine at least one corridor area for conducting the at least one second location-based search,

wherein the expansion is based, at least in part, on the at least one corridor area.

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

determine the at least one corridor area based, at least in part, on one or more navigation routes, one or more previous location-based searches, or a combination thereof.

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

determine one or more destinations, one or more waypoints, or a combination thereof associated with the one or more navigation routes, the one or more previous location-based searches, or a combination thereof,

wherein the expansion is further based, at least in part, on the one or more destinations, the one or more waypoints, or a combination thereof.

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

cause, at least in part, a repetition of the expansion until there is at least one matching result for the at least one second location-based search.

19. An apparatus of claim 11, wherein the at least one first location-based search is received via a mapping user interface, and wherein the input for requesting the at least one second location-based search is at least one panning interaction in the mapping user interface.

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

cause, at least in part, a presentation of at least one result user interface for displaying the at least one second set of results,

wherein the at least one result user interface differentially renders the at least one set of new results and the at least one set of old results comprising the at least one second set of results.

21-48. -48. (canceled)