Method and apparatus for providing activity-based map job

• US 9,402,189 B2
• Filed: 07/02/2014
• Issued: 07/26/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/02/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HERE Global B.V. (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: HERE Global B.V. (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Hohs, Cory, Richter, Jan Peter, Fink, Oliver, Tjie, Sian-Kit, Marioni, Reno, Hermann, Nicol, Otero, Priscila
• Primary Examiner(s): Shen, Qun
• Application Number:
  US14/322,361
• Publication Number:
  US 20160007209A1
• Time in Patent Office: 755 Days
• Field of Search: 455/456.3, 455/404.2, 455410-411, 370/33
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3811 Point data, e.g. Point of Interest [POI]
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3841 Data obtained from two or more sources, e.g. probe vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/29 Geographical information databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/101 Collaborative creation, e.g. joint development of products or services
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 29/106 using electronic means
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 16/18 Network planning tools
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 24/08 Testing, supervising or monitoring using real traffic
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/50 Service provisioning or reconfiguring

Abstract

An approach is provided for validating crowd-sourced information. The approach includes processing and/or facilitating a processing of map error data to generate at least one map job and at least one activity context associated with the at least one map job, the map error data, or a combination thereof. The approach also includes determining one or more devices based, at least in part, on the at least one activity context. Further, the approach includes causing, at least in part, a transmission of the at least one map job to the one or more devices for resolving one or more map errors indicated in the at least one map job, the map error data, or a combination thereof.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

generating, by an apparatus, at least one map data update task and at least one activity context associated with the at least one map data update task based on map error data, map request data, or a combination thereof, received via a network from devices;

determining, by the apparatus, at least some of the devices to transmit the at least one map data update task based on the at least one activity context, wherein the some of the devices include a plurality of user devices;

initiating, by the apparatus, a transmission of the at least one map data update task with an award tag to the some of the devices;

receiving, at the apparatus, responses to the at least one data update task from the some of the devices, wherein the responses to the at least one data update task include one or more phone numbers associated with a point of interest, one or more internet links associated with the point of interest, or a combination thereof;

comparing, by the apparatus, the responses against one another to meet at least one threshold logic that determines the at least one map data update task has been resolved; and

adding, by the apparatus, awards to user accounts associated with the some of the devices based on the award tag and reliability of the responses in resolving the at least one map data update task, wherein the awards include credit points,

wherein the at least one activity context includes a mode of transportation,

wherein the at least one map data update task includes, at least in part, geo-fencing information for triggering a presentation of the at least one map data update task at the some of the devices, and

wherein the some of the devices for transmitting the at least one map data update task are further determined based on device capabilities of the some of the devices, schedules of the users, or a combination thereof.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the credit points are determined further based on user trust levels, corrected error types, a priority of corrected errors, or a combination thereof.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the map error data includes map error reports from the devices, the map request data includes requests for missing map information items from the devices, and the method further comprising:

initiating a clustering of the map error reports, the missing map information items, or a combination thereof, based on the at least one activity context, geo-location data, or a combination thereof to generate the at least map data update task, wherein the geo-location data is associated with the map error reports, the missing map information items, or a combination thereof.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one threshold is based, at least in part, on a predetermined number of matched responses to the at least one data update.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the responses to the at least one data update task include, at least in part, image data, video data, audio data, or a combination thereof to confirm that the at least one map data update task has been resolved, and

wherein the award tag includes an award amount, a priority level, and an expiration time.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the responses to the at least one data update task include location information of another point of interest in the area, and the method further comprising:

initiating a signaling of at least the some of the devices that the at least one map data update task has been resolved.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the signaling initiates a removal of the at least one map data update task from at least one task queue of the some of the devices.

8. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

determining the threshold logic based on a map error type, the at least one activity context, trust level information associated with the some of the devices, or a combination thereof.

9. The method of claim 4, wherein the at least one threshold logic includes, at least in part, one or more rules, one or more criteria, or a combination thereof for determining that the at least one map data update task has been resolved.

10. An apparatus comprising:

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,

generate at least one map data update task and at least one activity context associated with the at least one map data update task based on map error data, map request data, or a combination thereof, received via a network from devices;

determine at least some of the devices to transmit the at least one map data update task based on the at least one activity context, wherein the some of the devices include a plurality of user devices;

initiate a transmission of the at least one map data update task with an award tag to the some of the devices;

receive responses to the at least one data update task from the some of the devices, wherein the responses to the at least one data update task include one or more phone numbers associated with a point of interest, one or more internet links associated with the point of interest, or a combination thereof;

compare the responses against one another to meet at least one threshold logic that determines the at least one map data update task has been resolved; and

add awards to user accounts associated with the some of the devices based on the award tag and reliability of the responses in resolving the at least one map data update task, wherein the awards include credit points,

wherein the at least one activity context includes a mode of transportation,

wherein the at least one map data update task includes, at least in part, geo-fencing information for triggering a presentation of the at least one map data update task at the some of the devices, and

wherein the some of the devices for transmitting the at least one map data update task are further determined based on device capabilities of the some of the devices, schedules of the users, or a combination thereof.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the at least one activity context includes, at least in part, a mode of transport, an activity associated with at least one user of the devices, or a combination thereof.

12. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the at least one threshold logic is based on a predetermined number of matched responses to the at least one data update task.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

initiate a signaling of at least the some of the devices that the at least one map data update task has been resolved.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the signaling initiates a removal of the at least one map data update task from at least one task queue of the some of the devices.

15. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

determine the threshold logic based on a map error type, the at least one activity context, trust level information associated with the some of the devices, or a combination thereof.

16. A non-transitory computer program product including one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause an apparatus to at least perform:

generating at least one map data update task and at least one activity context associated with the at least one map data update task based on map error data, map request data, or a combination thereof, received via a network from devices;

determining at least some of the devices to transmit the at least one map data update task based on the at least one activity context, wherein the some of the devices include a plurality of user devices;

initiating a transmission of the at least one map data update task with an award tag to the some of the devices;

receiving responses to the at least one data update task from the some of the devices, wherein the responses to the at least one data update task include one or more phone numbers associated with a point of interest, one or more internet links associated with the point of interest, or a combination thereof;

comparing the responses against one another to meet at least one threshold logic that determines the at least one map data update task has been resolved; and

adding awards to user accounts associated with the some of the devices based on the award tag and reliability of the responses in resolving the at least one map data update task, wherein the awards include credit points,

wherein the at least one activity context includes a mode of transportation,

wherein the at least one map data update task includes, at least in part, geo-fencing information for triggering a presentation of the at least one map data update task at the some of the devices, and

wherein the some of the devices for transmitting the at least one map data update task are further determined based on device capabilities of the some of the devices, schedules of the users, or a combination thereof.

17. The non-transitory computer program product of claim 16, wherein the at least one activity context includes, at least in part, a mode of transport, an activity associated with at least one user of the devices, or a combination thereof.