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System and method for providing contextual information for a location

  • US 9,551,586 B2
  • Filed: 06/12/2015
  • Issued: 01/24/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/12/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for providing a contextual description of a location to a user, the method comprising:

  • performing, using one or more processors, steps comprising;

    (a) determining an arrival location from an event trigger, the arrival location being identified by geographic coordinates;

    (b) selecting multiple places that are within a proximity threshold with respect to the arrival location based on the geographic coordinates of the arrival location;

    (c) determining multiple contextual attributes of the arrival location based on the selected multiple places;

    (d) determining a contextual description for the arrival location, the contextual description being based in part on individual or combined contextual attributes, each individual or combined contextual attribute including (i) a text-based identifier of one or more of the multiple places, and (ii) a spatial relationship as between one or more of the places, or as between the multiple places and the arrival location; and

    (e) providing the contextual description to a computing device that is operated by the user, to guide the user in traveling from a current location to the arrival location.

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