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System and method for identifying a location of interest to be named by a user

  • US 8,407,213 B2
  • Filed: 08/31/2006
  • Issued: 03/26/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2006
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus for identifying a location for naming, the apparatus comprising:

  • a monitoring module configured to monitor actions taken by a user via a mobile communication device and to monitor a location of the mobile communication device when an action is taken by the user and at predetermined time intervals;

    a data store for storing user-specific location information, the user-specific location information including at least one of a number of times the user is present at or near the location during a first predetermined time interval and an amount of time the user is present at or near the location, and user-specific action information associated with the location monitored by the monitoring module; and

    a location naming module configured to calculate a relevance rating of the location based on the user-specific action information associated with the location and on the user-specific location information, and to prompt the user to name the location based on its relevance rating,wherein at least one of the modules includes at least one electronic hardware component.

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