Determining additional information associated with geographic location information

• US 9,369,418 B2
• Filed: 09/04/2013
• Issued: 06/14/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/13/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.
• Inventors: Fan, Di
• Primary Examiner(s): Gillis, Brian J
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ballard, Matthew
• Application Number:
  US14/018,216
• Publication Number:
  US 20140074950A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,014 Days
• Field of Search: 709/206, 709/204
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/063 Content adaptation, e.g. replacement of unsuitable content
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/08 Annexed information, e.g. attachments
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/222 using geographical location information, e.g. messages transmitted or received in proximity of a certain spot or area

Abstract

Determining additional information associated with geographic location information included in a message is disclosed, including: receiving a message including geographic location information from a first device; extracting the geographic location information from the message; determining additional information associated with the geographic location information; and sending the message and the additional information to a second device.

Claims

1. A messaging server, comprising:

one or more processors configured to;

receive a message including geographic location information within the body of the message from a first user of a first device;

extract the geographic location information from the message, wherein to extract the geographic location information from the message includes to perform recognition on at least a portion of the message using a recognition technique associated with a format associated with the message;

determine additional information associated with the geographic location information; and

send the message and the additional information to a second user of a second device; and

one or more memories coupled to the one or more processors and configured to provide the one or more processors with instructions.

2. The messaging server of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to receive identifying information associated with the second device.

3. The messaging server of claim 1, wherein the geographic location information includes one or more of:

an address, a name of a business, an area, a name of a public location, and a name of a building.

4. The messaging server of claim 1, wherein the additional information includes one or more of:

a map associated with the geographic location information, a picture associated with the geographic location information, and a link associated with information relevant to the geographic location information.

5. The messaging server of claim 1, wherein to determine the additional information associated with the geographic location information includes the one or more processors being further configured to:

determine that the geographic location information is not successfully validated;

determine alternative geographic location information based on at least a portion of the geographic location information; and

determine additional information associated with the alternative geographic location information.

6. The messaging server of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors are further configured to send computer instructions with the message and the additional information to the second device, wherein the computer instructions are configured to cause the second device to simultaneously display the message and the additional information.

7. The messaging server of claim 1, wherein to extract the geographic location information from the message includes to:

determine whether preset geographic location identifiers are included in the message; and

determine that the at least portion of the message in between a first preset geographic location identifier and a second preset geographic location identifier comprises the geographic location information.

8. A method for sending a message, comprising:

receiving the message including geographic location information within the body of the message from a first user of a first device;

extracting the geographic location information from the message, wherein extracting the geographic location information from the message includes performing recognition on at least a portion of the message using a recognition technique associated with a format associated with the message;

determining additional information associated with the geographic location information; and

sending the message and the additional information to a second user of a second device.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the additional information associated with the geographic location information includes:

determining that the geographic location information is not successfully validated;

determining alternative geographic location information based on at least a portion of the geographic location information; and

determining additional information associated with the alternative geographic location information.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising sending computer instructions with the message and the additional information to the second device, wherein the computer instructions are configured to cause the second device to simultaneously display the message and the additional information.

11. A first device, comprising:

one or more processors configured to;

receive a message including geographic location information within the body of the message from a first user via a user interface of the first device;

extract the geographic location information from the message, wherein to extract the geographic location information from the message includes to perform recognition on at least a portion of the message using a recognition technique associated with a format associated with the message;

determine additional information associated with the geographic location information; and

send the message and the additional information to a second user of a second device; and

one or more memories coupled to the one or more processors and configured to provide the one or more processors with instructions.

12. The first device of claim 11, wherein the message comprises text.

13. The first device of claim 11, wherein the message comprises a voice recording.

14. The first device of claim 11, wherein to receive the message includes to receive a preset geographic location identifier.

15. The first device of claim 11, wherein the message and the additional information are sent to a messaging server, wherein the messaging server is configured to forward the message and the additional information to the second device.

16. The first device of claim 11, wherein to determine the additional information associated with the geographic location information includes the one or more processors being further configured to:

determine that the geographic location information is not successfully validated;

determine alternative geographic location information based on at least a portion of the geographic location information; and

determine additional information associated with the alternative geographic location information.

17. A second device, comprising:

one or more processors configured to;

receive a message including geographic location information within the body of the message from a first user of a first device;

extract the geographic location information from the message, wherein to extract the geographic location information from the message includes to perform recognition on at least a portion of the message using a recognition technique associated with a format associated with the message;

determine additional information associated with the geographic location information; and

present the message and the additional information at a user interface of the second device; and

one or more memories coupled to the one or more processors and configured to provide the one or more processors with instructions.

18. The second device of claim 17, wherein the message and the additional information are simultaneously presented.

19. The second device of claim 17, wherein to determine the additional information associated with the geographic location information includes the one or more processors being further configured to:

determine that the geographic location information is not successfully validated;

determine alternative geographic location information based on at least a portion of the geographic location information; and

determine additional information associated with the alternative geographic location information.