Electronic apparatus, information determining server, information determining method, program, and information determining system
First Claim
1. A method for determining a category of a location, comprising:
- determining, at a first time, information identifying a first device location of a first device associated with a user;
storing the first device location information and information identifying the first time in a location history;
determining, at a second time, information identifying a second device location of the first device;
storing, in the location history, the second device location information and information identifying the second time;
determining personal information associated with the user;
determining, based on the location history and the personal information, a category of a location, wherein the determining of the category of the location comprises determining whether an amount of time during which the first device was located at at least one of the first device location and the second device location is equal to or greater than a predetermined amount of time;
determining information based on the determined category of the location and user setting of the category of the location; and
customizing presentation of information to the user based on the determined information.
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Abstract
A method is provided for determining a category of a location. The method comprises determining, at a first time, information identifying a first device location of a first device associated with a user; and storing the first device location information and information identifying the first time in a location history. The method further comprises determining, at a second time, information identifying a second device location of the first device; and storing, in the location history, the second device location information and information identifying the second time. The method still further comprises determining, based on the location history, a category of a location.
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38 Claims
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1. A method for determining a category of a location, comprising:
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determining, at a first time, information identifying a first device location of a first device associated with a user; storing the first device location information and information identifying the first time in a location history; determining, at a second time, information identifying a second device location of the first device; storing, in the location history, the second device location information and information identifying the second time; determining personal information associated with the user; determining, based on the location history and the personal information, a category of a location, wherein the determining of the category of the location comprises determining whether an amount of time during which the first device was located at at least one of the first device location and the second device location is equal to or greater than a predetermined amount of time; determining information based on the determined category of the location and user setting of the category of the location; and customizing presentation of information to the user based on the determined information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. At least one non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, which when executed by at least one computer, cause the at least one computer to perform a method of determining a category of a location, the method comprising:
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determining, at a first time, information identifying a first device location of a first device associated with a user; storing the first device location information and information identifying the first time in a location history; determining, at a second time, information identifying a second device location of the first device; storing, in the location history, the second device location information and information identifying the second time; determining personal information associated with the user; determining, based on the location history and the personal information, a category of a location, wherein the determining of the category of the location comprises determining whether an amount of time during which the first device was located at at least one of the first device location and the second device location is equal to or greater than a predetermined amount of time; determining information based on the determined category of the location and user setting of the category of the location; and customizing presentation of information to the user based on the determined information. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. An apparatus for determining a category of a location, comprising:
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at least one memory, storing instructions; and at least one processor, programmed via the instructions to; determine, at a first time, information identifying a first device location of a first device associated with a user; store the first device location information and information identifying the first time in a location history; determine, at a second time, information identifying a second device location of the first device; store, in the location history, the second device location information and information identifying the second time; determine personal information associated with the user; determine, based on the location history and the personal information, a category of a location, wherein the determining of the category of the location comprises determining whether an amount of time during which the first device was located at at least one of the first device location and the second device location is equal to or greater than a predetermined amount of time; determine information based on the determined category of the location and user setting of the category of the location; and customize presentation of information to the user based on the determined information. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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