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Method and apparatus for generating and displaying tourist maps

  • US 8,954,860 B1
  • Filed: 08/27/2012
  • Issued: 02/10/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/27/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method for modifying a category of points of interest (POIs) for display on a digital map at a client computing device based on a bias value corresponding to a user classification, the method comprising:

  • receiving an interaction event sent from a plurality of first client computing devices via a computer network, wherein the interaction event includes an interaction event POI from the plurality of POIs that are displayed on the digital map at the plurality of first client computing devices, each of the plurality of first client computing devices includes user profile data, and each POI includes a category and a default zoom level;

    comparing the user profile data to an area of the digital map surrounding the interaction event POI, wherein the user profile data includes one or more of a preferred geographic location, a current address, and a social network profile;

    determining the user classification of the first client computing device for the interaction event, wherein the user classification indicates a degree of familiarity with the area of the digital map surrounding the POI for an originator of the interaction event and the user classification is based on the comparison of the user profile data to the area of the digital map surrounding the interaction event POI;

    assigning a numerical bias to each POI that includes the category of each interaction event POI, wherein the numerical bias includes a bias value and the determined user classification of the first client computing device for the interaction event;

    subsequently receiving a request for mapping data from a second client computing device, the request including;

         1) a request for one or more POIs that were assigned the numerical bias,

         2) a request zoom level, and

         3) a user classification of the second client computing device, wherein the user classification of the second computing device corresponds to at least one user classification for POIs that were assigned the numerical bias;

    calculating a rank for the POIs that satisfy the request, the rank based on both the bias value for each POI that satisfies the request and the user classification of the second client computing device associated with the subsequently received request;

    modifying the default zoom level of one or more POIs that satisfy the request to the request zoom level based on the calculated rank; and

    sending the requested mapping data to the second client computing device in response to the subsequent request.

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