Meeting location determination using spatio-semantic modeling
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1. A method for determining a meeting location, comprising:
- obtaining a location for each of two or more persons;
determining a central location based on the obtained locations;
obtaining a list of activity preferences fox each of the two or more persons;
computing a ranked list of activity preferences based on the obtained lists of activity preferences, wherein the ranked list represents a convergence of interests for the two or more persons; and
determining one or more meeting locations by combining the central location and ranked list.
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Abstract
One or more embodiments of the invention provide a method, method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for determining a meeting location. A location for each of two or more persons is obtained. A central location is then determined based on the obtained locations. A list of activity preferences for each of the two or more persons is also obtained. Thereafter, a ranked list of activity preferences based on the obtained lists of activity preferences is computed. The ranked list represents a convergence of interests for the two or more persons. One or more meeting locations are then determined by combining the central location and ranked list.
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1. A method for determining a meeting location, comprising:
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obtaining a location for each of two or more persons;
determining a central location based on the obtained locations;
obtaining a list of activity preferences fox each of the two or more persons;
computing a ranked list of activity preferences based on the obtained lists of activity preferences, wherein the ranked list represents a convergence of interests for the two or more persons; and
determining one or more meeting locations by combining the central location and ranked list. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for determining a meeting location in a computer system comprising:
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(a) a computer having a memory;
(b) an application executing on the computer;
(c) a central location that is determined by the application based on locations obtained for each of two or more persons;
(d) a ranked list of activity preferences that is computed by the application based on lists of activity preferences for each of the two or more persons, wherein the ranked list represents a convergence of interests for the two or more persons; and
(e) one or more meeting locations that are determined by the application by combining the central location and ranked list. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. An article of manufacture comprising a program storage medium readable by a computer and embodying one or more instructions executable by the computer to perform a method for determining a meeting location in a computer system, the method comprising:
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obtaining a location for each of two or more persons;
determining a central location based on the obtained locations;
obtaining a list of activity preferences for each of the two or more persons;
computing a ranked list of activity preferences based on the obtained lists of activity preferences, wherein the ranked list represents a convergence of interests for the two or more persons; and
determining one or more meeting locations by combining the central location and ranked list. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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