Method and apparatus for providing hub-based indexing and services
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- indexing location-based content according to one or more location hubs of one or more transportation lines;
determining a current proximity, a predicted proximity, or a combination thereof of one or more devices to the one or more location hubs, wherein the one or more devices are (a) traveling on the one or more transportation lines, (b) predicted to travel on the one or more transportation lines, or (c) a combination thereof;
presenting at least a portion of the location-based content based, at least in part, on the current proximity, the predicted proximity, or a combination thereof; and
determining history information relating to prior traveling associated with the one or more devices and the one or more transportation lines,wherein the history information comprises how frequently the one or more devices utilize a particular transportation line, how frequently the one or more devices utilize the one or more location hubs for departure, and time of day the one or more devices utilize the one or more transportation lines or the one or more hubs, andwherein the determination of the current proximity, the predicted proximity, or a combination thereof is based, at least in part, on the history information.
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Abstract
An approach is provided for providing hub-based indexing and services. The hub-based platform causes, at least in part, an indexing of location-based content according to one or more location hubs of one or more transportation lines, Next, the hub-based platform determines a current proximity, a predicted proximity, or a combination thereof of one or more devices to the one or more location hubs, wherein the one or more devices are (a) traveling on the one or more transportation lines, (b) predicted to travel on the one or more transportation lines, or (c) a combination thereof. Then, the hub-based platform causes, at least in part, a presentation of at least a portion of the location-based content based, at least in part, on the current proximity, the predicted proximity, or a combination thereof.
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19 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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indexing location-based content according to one or more location hubs of one or more transportation lines; determining a current proximity, a predicted proximity, or a combination thereof of one or more devices to the one or more location hubs, wherein the one or more devices are (a) traveling on the one or more transportation lines, (b) predicted to travel on the one or more transportation lines, or (c) a combination thereof; presenting at least a portion of the location-based content based, at least in part, on the current proximity, the predicted proximity, or a combination thereof; and determining history information relating to prior traveling associated with the one or more devices and the one or more transportation lines, wherein the history information comprises how frequently the one or more devices utilize a particular transportation line, how frequently the one or more devices utilize the one or more location hubs for departure, and time of day the one or more devices utilize the one or more transportation lines or the one or more hubs, and wherein the determination of the current proximity, the predicted proximity, or a combination thereof is based, at least in part, on the history information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following, cause, at least in part, an indexing of location-based content according to one or more location hubs of one or more transportation lines; determine a current proximity, a predicted proximity, or a combination thereof of one or more devices to the one or more location hubs, wherein the one or more devices are (a) traveling on the one or more transportation lines, (b) predicted to travel on the one or more transportation lines, or (c) a combination thereof; cause, at least in part, a presentation of at least a portion of the location-based content based, at least in part, on the current proximity, the predicted proximity, or a combination thereof; and determine history information relating to prior traveling associated with the one or more devices and the one or more transportation lines, wherein the history information comprises how frequently the one or more devices utilize a particular transportation line, how frequently the one or more devices utilize the one or more location hubs for departure, and time of day the one or more devices utilize the one or more transportation lines or the one or more hubs, and wherein the determination of the current proximity, the predicted proximity, or a combination thereof is based, at least in part, on the history information. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause an apparatus to at least perform the steps of:
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causing, at least in part, an indexing of location-based content according to one or more location hubs of one or more transportation lines; determining a current proximity, a predicted proximity, or a combination thereof of one or more devices to the one or more location hubs, wherein the one or more devices are (a) traveling on the one or more transportation lines, (b) predicted to travel on the one or more transportation lines, or (c) a combination thereof; causing, at least in part, a presentation of at least a portion of the location-based content based, at least in part, on the current proximity, the predicted proximity, or a combination thereof; determining history information relating to prior traveling associated with the one or more devices and the one or more transportation lines, wherein the history information comprises how frequently the one or more devices utilize a particular transportation line, how frequently the one or more devices utilize the one or more location hubs for departure, and time of day the one or more devices utilize the one or more transportation lines or the one or more hubs, and wherein the determination of the current proximity, the predicted proximity, or a combination thereof is based, at least in part, on the history information.
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