User contribution based mapping system and method
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1. A computer-implemented user contribution method comprising:
- receiving a plurality of user identifying criteria from a plurality of users;
receiving from the plurality of users indications of at least one geographic area comprising ratings of the at least one geographic area;
receiving from a first user an indication of at least one preferred user identifying criteria and an indication of a predetermined range of quality value;
determining a quality value of the at least one geographic area based on at least one indication of the at least one geographic area received from at least one of the plurality of users corresponding to the at least one preferred user identifying criteria;
comparing the quality value of the at least one geographic area with the predetermined range and determining whether the quality value falls within the predetermined range;
receiving via a network mobile device location information of a user mobile device corresponding to a second user from at least one of the user mobile device and a remote telecommunication carrier server in communication with the user mobile device indicating that the user mobile device has at least one of entered and exited the at least one geographic area;
transmitting an indication to the first user that the user mobile device has at least one of entered and exited the at least one geographic area if the quality value of the at least one geographic area falls within the predetermined range; and
providing a map to the second user displaying the at least one geographic area; and
providing an indication to the second user indicating whether the at least one geographic area is designated as allowable or not allowable based on whether the quality value of the at least one geographic area falls within the predetermined range.
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Abstract
A computer implemented user contribution method is provided. The method includes receiving identifying information from a plurality of users and receiving from the plurality of users indications of one or more geographic areas. A quality value of the one or more geographic areas is determined based on the indications of the one or more geographic areas from the plurality of users, and the quality value is transmitted to one or more of the plurality of users. The present invention further provides a user contribution based mapping system.
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19 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented user contribution method comprising:
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receiving a plurality of user identifying criteria from a plurality of users; receiving from the plurality of users indications of at least one geographic area comprising ratings of the at least one geographic area; receiving from a first user an indication of at least one preferred user identifying criteria and an indication of a predetermined range of quality value; determining a quality value of the at least one geographic area based on at least one indication of the at least one geographic area received from at least one of the plurality of users corresponding to the at least one preferred user identifying criteria; comparing the quality value of the at least one geographic area with the predetermined range and determining whether the quality value falls within the predetermined range; receiving via a network mobile device location information of a user mobile device corresponding to a second user from at least one of the user mobile device and a remote telecommunication carrier server in communication with the user mobile device indicating that the user mobile device has at least one of entered and exited the at least one geographic area; transmitting an indication to the first user that the user mobile device has at least one of entered and exited the at least one geographic area if the quality value of the at least one geographic area falls within the predetermined range; and providing a map to the second user displaying the at least one geographic area; and providing an indication to the second user indicating whether the at least one geographic area is designated as allowable or not allowable based on whether the quality value of the at least one geographic area falls within the predetermined range. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A user contribution based mapping system comprising at least one computing device including at least one memory comprising instructions operable to enable the computing device to perform a procedure comprising:
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receiving user identifying criteria from at least a first user and a second user; receiving from the at least the first user and the second user indications of at least one geographic area comprising ratings of the at least one geographic area; receiving an indication of at least one preferred user identifying criteria and an indication of a predetermined range of quality value from a third user; determining a quality value of the at least one geographic area based on the indications of the at least one geographic area from the at least the first user and the second user in response to the at least the first user and the second user corresponding to the at least one preferred user identifying criteria; comparing the quality value of the at least one geographic area with the predetermined range and determining whether the quality value falls within the predetermined range; receiving mobile device location information of a user mobile device corresponding to a fourth user from at least one of the user mobile device and a remote telecommunication carrier server in communication with the user mobile device indicating that the user mobile device has at least one of entered and exited the at least one geographic area; and transmitting an indication to the third user that the user mobile device corresponding to the fourth user has at least one of entered and exited the at least one geographic area if the quality value of the at least one geographic area falls within the predetermined range; providing a map to the fourth user displaying the at least one geographic area; and providing an indication to the fourth user indicating whether the at least one geographic area is designated as allowable or not allowable based on whether the quality value of the at least one geographic area falls within the predetermined range. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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