Providing location-based search information

• US 7,774,002 B1
• Filed: 06/29/2009
• Issued: 08/10/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/18/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: A9.com Incorporated (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: A9.com Incorporated (Amazon.com, Inc.)
• Inventors: Ortega, Ruben E., Frederick, Robert, Dorfman, Barnaby
• Primary Examiner(s): Gary; Erika A
• Application Number:
  US12/493,720
• Time in Patent Office: 407 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 455/456.2
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/026 using orientation information, e.g. compass
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/18 Information format or content conversion, e.g. adaptation by the network of the transmitted or received information for the purpose of wireless delivery to users or terminals

Abstract

Common search queries can be provided that are associated with a location. A location of a mobile device can be determined, and common search queries associated with the location can be transmitted to the mobile device. A user of the mobile device is able to execute the common search queries from the mobile device.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for providing location-related search queries, comprising:

under control of one or more computer systems configured with executable instructions;

determining whether a mobile device has moved to a new location based at least in part upon location information received from the mobile device; and

at a time after the mobile device is determined to have moved to a new location;

automatically generating a set of search queries determined to be relevant to the new location; and

transmitting the set of search queries to the mobile device,

wherein each of the set of search queries is capable of being executed from the mobile device.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the set of search queries comprises an ordered set of frequently submitted search requests, relevant to the new location, over a determined period of time.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the set of search requests is filtered based on one or more attributes of the mobile device or a user associated with the mobile device.

4. A computer-implemented method for providing search requests based on a location, comprising:

automatically, without user input, and under control of one or more computer systems configured with executable instructions;

receiving information identifying a current location of a mobile device;

generating a set of search requests determined to be relevant to the current location; and

transmitting the set of search requests to the mobile device,

wherein each of the set of search requests is capable of being executed from the mobile device.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4, wherein the set of search requests comprises a set of frequently submitted search requests relevant to the current location.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 4, wherein the set of search requests is filtered such that only search requests performed by at least one defined user group are used in generating the set.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 4, wherein the set of search requests is filtered based on one or more attributes of the mobile device or a user associated with the mobile device.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 4, wherein the set of search requests is filtered based on a geographic proximity of information relating to each of the search requests and the location or information received from at least one external source of content.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 4, wherein receiving a current location includes receiving coordinates from a global positioning satellite or receiving a current location generated based on cell tower triangulation.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 4, wherein generating the set of search requests includes generating the set based on a location type associated with the current location.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 4, wherein the set of search requests includes search information associated with each of the search requests, and further comprising:

sorting the set of search requests based on the search information associated with the search requests.

12. A system for suggesting location-relevant search requests, comprising:

a processor;

memory including instructions that, when executed by the processor provide for, automatically and without user input;

identifying a current location of a mobile device;

generating a set of search requests determined to be relevant to the current location; and

transmitting the set of search requests to the mobile device,

wherein each of the set of search requests is capable of being executed from the mobile device.

13. The system of claim 12, further comprising:

a location database configured to maintain information relating to a plurality of locations and a plurality of search requests, the information being used in generating the set of search requests.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the set of search requests comprises an ordered set of frequently submitted search requests, relevant to the current location, over a determined period of time.

15. The system of claim 12, further comprising:

a user database configured to store one or more attributes associated with a user of the mobile device and wherein the set of search requests is filtered based on one or more of the user attributes.

16. The system of claim 12, wherein the set of search requests is filtered based on a geographic proximity of the search requests to the location or information received from an external source.

17. The system of claim 12, wherein the user is assigned to a user group based at least in part upon a user profile, and wherein the set of search requests is generated based at least in part on the user group.

18. The system of claim 12, wherein identifying the current location of the mobile device includes receiving coordinates from a global positioning satellite or receiving a location generated based on a cell tower triangulation method.

19. The system of claim 12, wherein generating the set of search requests includes generating the set based on a location type associated with the location.

20. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium including executable instructions for suggesting location-relevant search requests that, when executed by at least one processing device, cause the at least one processing device to, automatically and without user input:

identify a current location of a mobile device;

generate a set of search requests determined to be relevant to the current location; and

transmit the set of search requests to the mobile device,

wherein each of the set of search requests is capable of being executed from the mobile device.

21. The computer readable storage medium of claim 20, wherein the set of search requests comprises an ordered set of frequently submitted search requests relevant to the current location.

22. The computer readable storage medium of claim 20, wherein the set of search requests is filtered based on a geographic proximity of the search requests to the location or information received from an external source.

23. The computer readable storage medium of claim 20, wherein the user is assigned to a user group based at least in part upon a user profile, and wherein the set of search requests is generated based at least in part on the user group.

24. The computer readable storage medium of claim 20, wherein identifying the current location of the mobile device includes receiving coordinates from a global positioning satellite or receiving a location generated based on a cell tower triangulation method.

25. The computer readable storage medium of claim 20, wherein generating the set of search requests includes generating the set based on a location type associated with the location.