METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AGGREGATING AND PRESENTING DATA ASSOCIATED WITH GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS

• US 20170103089A1
• Filed: 12/20/2016
• Published: 04/13/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 05/27/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Qualcomm, Inc.
• Inventors: TSAY, Jeffrey, MANDYAM, Giridhar, BOYNS, Mark, MEHTA, Chand
• Granted Patent: US 10,942,950 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/29 Geographical information databases
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34
• 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 4/185 by embedding added-value information into content, e.g. geo-tagging
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications

Abstract

Implementations relate to systems and methods for aggregating and presenting data related to geographic locations. Geotag data related to geographic locations and associated features or attributes can be collected to build a regional profile characterizing a set of locations within the region. Geotag data related to the constituent locations, such as user ratings or popularity ranks for restaurants, shops, parks, or other features, sites, or attractions, can be combined to generate a profile of characteristics of locations in the region. The platform can generate recommendations of locations to transmit to the user of a mobile device, based for instance on the location of the device in the region as reported by GPS or other location service and the regional profile. Geotag data can include audio data analyzed using region-specific terms, and user recommendations can be presented via dynamic menus based on regional profiles, user preferences or other criteria.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

determining a current location of a mobile device;

obtaining a filtering criterion;

obtaining a regional profile, based on the filtering criterion, of a region that includes the current location of the mobile device, wherein the regional profile includes a set of points of interest, at least one point of interest of the set of points of interest being associated with geotag data, the geotag data including media content associated with the at least one point of interest, wherein the media content is generated by one or more end-users while at the at least one point of interest and is tagged with a geographic location or other point of interest identifier corresponding to the at least one point of interest;

displaying the at least one point of interest;

obtaining a selection of a point of interest from among the displayed points of interest; and

presenting at least some of the media content associated with the selected point of interest.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the method is performed at the mobile device;

the method further comprises transmitting the filtering criterion to a server; and

obtaining the regional profile includes receiving a filtered regional profile from the server.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the geotag data further includes a category, an attribute, a user rating, or any combination thereof.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein presenting at least some of the media content further includes:

displaying at least a portion of the geotag data associated with at least one of the displayed points of interest.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein obtaining the filtering criterion comprises:

receiving from the user of the mobile device an indication of interest in a specific category, a specific attribute, specific media content, a specific user rating, or any combination thereof.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein obtaining the filtering criterion comprises:

analyzing a historic category, a historic attribute, historic media content, a historic user rating, or any combination thereof associated with the user of the mobile device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the media content includes an image captured by the one or more end-users while at the at least one point of interest.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the media content includes a video clip captured by the one or more end-users while at the at least one point of interest.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the media content includes audio data captured by the one or more end-users while at the at least one point of interest.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the geographic location includes latitudinal and longitudinal coordinates.

11. An apparatus, comprising:

memory configured to store data, instructions, or a combination thereof; and

a processor, the processor being configured to;

determine a current location of a mobile device;

obtain a filtering criterion;

obtain a regional profile, based on the filtering criterion, of a region that includes the current location of the mobile device, wherein the regional profile includes a set of points of interest, at least one point of interest of the set of points of interest being associated with geotag data, the geotag data including media content associated with the at least one point of interest, wherein the media content is generated by one or more end-users while at the at least one point of interest and is tagged with a geographic location or other point of interest identifier corresponding to the at least one point of interest;

display the at least one point of interest;

obtain a selection of a point of interest from among the displayed points of interest; and

present at least some of the media content associated with the selected point of interest.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the apparatus is included in the mobile device, and the apparatus further comprises:

a transceiver configured to transmit the filtering criterion to a server and receive a filtered regional profile from the server.

13. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the geotag data further includes a category, an attribute, a user rating, or any combination thereof.

14. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein to present at least some of the media content, the processor is further configured to:

display at least a portion of the geotag data associated with at least one of the displayed points of interest.

15. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein to obtain the filtering criterion, the processor is further configured to:

receive from the user of the mobile device an indication of interest in a specific category, a specific attribute, specific media content, a specific user rating, or any combination thereof.

16. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein to obtain the filtering criterion, the processor is further configured to:

analyze a historic category, a historic attribute, historic media content, a historic user rating, or any combination thereof associated with the user of the mobile device.

17. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the media content includes an image captured by the one or more end-users while at the at least one point of interest.

18. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the media content includes a video clip captured by the one or more end-users while at the at least one point of interest.

19. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the media content includes audio data captured by the one or more end-users while at the at least one point of interest.

20. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the geographic location includes latitudinal and longitudinal coordinates.

21. An apparatus, comprising:

means for determining a current location of a mobile device;

means for obtaining a filtering criterion;

means for obtaining a regional profile, based on the filtering criterion, of a region that includes the current location of the mobile device, wherein the regional profile includes a set of points of interest, at least one point of interest of the set of points of interest being associated with geotag data, the geotag data including media content associated with the at least one point of interest, wherein the media content is generated by one or more end-users while at the at least one point of interest and is tagged with a geographic location or other point of interest identifier corresponding to the at least one point of interest;

means for displaying the at least one point of interest;

means for obtaining a selection of a point of interest from among the displayed points of interest; and

means for presenting at least some of the media content associated with the selected point of interest.

22. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the apparatus is included in the mobile device, and the apparatus further comprises:

means for transmitting the filtering criterion to a server; and

means for receiving a filtered regional profile from the server.

23. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the geotag data further includes a category, an attribute, a user rating, or any combination thereof.

24. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the media content includes an image captured by the one or more end-users while at the at least one point of interest.

25. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the media content includes a video clip captured by the one or more end-users while at the at least one point of interest.

26. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising at least one instruction for causing a processor to perform operations, comprising:

code for determining a current location of a mobile device;

code for obtaining a filtering criterion;

code for obtaining a regional profile, based on the filtering criterion, of a region that includes the current location of the mobile device, wherein the regional profile includes a set of points of interest, at least one point of interest of the set of points of interest being associated with geotag data, the geotag data including media content associated with the at least one point of interest, wherein the media content is generated by one or more end-users while at the at least one point of interest and is tagged with a geographic location or other point of interest identifier corresponding to the at least one point of interest;

code for displaying the at least one point of interest;

code for obtaining a selection of a point of interest from among the displayed points of interest; and

code for presenting at least some of the media content associated with the selected point of interest.

27. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 26, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable medium is included in the mobile device, and the non-transitory computer-readable medium further comprises:

code for transmitting the filtering criterion to a server; and

code for receiving a filtered regional profile from the server.

28. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 26, wherein the geotag data further includes a category, an attribute, a user rating, or any combination thereof.

29. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 26, wherein the media content includes an image captured by the one or more end-users while at the at least one point of interest.

30. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 26, wherein the media content includes a video clip captured by the one or more end-users while at the at least one point of interest.