Systems and methods for a home area recommender

• US 9,619,569 B1
• Filed: 08/04/2014
• Issued: 04/11/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: United Services Automobile Association
• Original Assignee: United States Automobile Association (United Services Automobile Association)
• Inventors: Oakes, III, Charles L., Medina, III, Reynaldo, Bueche, Jr., Michael P., Billman, Bradly J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Vo, Truong
• Application Number:
  US14/451,050
• Time in Patent Office: 981 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24578 using ranking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/29 Geographical information databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/16 Real estate
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles

Abstract

Disclosed herein are a method, system, and computer-readable storage medium with instructions for recommending locations to a user. Preferred criteria may be selected by the user, for example, or a third party, and provide objective or subjective information that the user is seeking in a location. Embodiments may include compiling objective information with the location and comparing the objective information to preferred criteria. A user'"'"'s profile may be compared to another person'"'"'s profile, where the other person'"'"'s profile is associated to the location. A location may be recommended to the user if the objective information correlates to the preferred criteria and if the other person'"'"'s profile correlates to the user'"'"'s profile. Subjective information associated with the location may be provided to the user along with the recommended location. Furthermore, a location may be recommended to the user if the subjective information correlates to the preferred criteria.

Claims

1. A computer-readable storage medium comprising computer-readable instructions for recommending a location to a user and providing subjective information, the computer-readable instructions comprising instructions that:

compile objective information associated with a location;

compare the objective information to preferred criteria;

compile subjective information associated with the location;

compare the subjective information to the preferred criteria; and

recommend the location to the user when the compiled objective information and the compiled subjective information at least in part correlates to the preferred criteria.

2. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the instructions that recommend the location to the user comprise automatically generating a search report and providing the search report to the user.

3. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein at least a portion of the compiled subjective information is provided by a social network.

4. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the preferred criteria is at least one of:

objective location information or subjective location information.

5. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the subjective information provided is associated with another person'"'"'s profile, the other person'"'"'s profile at least in part correlating to the user'"'"'s profile.

6. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein instructions further comprise instructions that compare a user profile to a profile other than the user that is associated with a location to determine if there is a correlation between the user profile and the profile other than the user.

7. A computer system for recommending a location to a user and providing subjective information, comprising:

a memory configured to store instructions;

a processor disposed in communication with said memory, wherein said processor upon execution of the instructions is configured to;

compile objective information associated with a location;

compare the objective information to preferred criteria;

compile subjective information associated with the location;

compare the subjective information to the preferred criteria; and

recommend the location to the user when the compiled objective information and the compiled subjective information at least in part correlates to the preferred criteria.

8. A computer system as recited in claim 7, wherein the instructions are further configured to compare a user profile to a profile other than the user that is associated with a location to determine if there is a correlation between the user profile and the profile other than the user.