Location-based novelty index value and recommendation system and method
First Claim
1. A method for determining one or more resource recommendations utilizing novelty index values, the method comprising:
- receiving, utilizing at least one interface, history location information including a plurality of history locations associated with a wireless device;
assigning, utilizing at least one processor, one or more novelty index values associated with the wireless device for at least one location within the received history location information,wherein the assigned novelty index value provides a measure of novelty for the wireless device occupying an associated location;
determining context information with respect to the wireless device, wherein the context information comprises current location information and the one or more assigned novelty index value associated with the current location information for the wireless device;
configuring at least one application, based at least in part on the determined context information, by customizing one or more augmentations of the at least one application, based at least in part on a plurality of the assigned novelty index value associated with the current location information and the history location information; and
determining one or more resource recommendations associated with the customizing of the one or more augmentations of the at least one application.
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Abstract
The invention is a system and method for computing a result for a location, wherein the result indicates how novel it is for a wireless device to occupy a specific location. After determining the location of a wireless device through various means, a Novelty Index Value (NIV) is calculated for the location, and the NIV is then stored into a database. The NIV may then be subsequently used by application programs to compute a desired result from the NIV. Multiple users may utilize and/or share the same NIV values. The NIV may also be used to alter the configuration of a wireless device as well. A recommendation system is also disclosed, wherein user context is utilized along with NIV values to compute particular results for a user.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for determining one or more resource recommendations utilizing novelty index values, the method comprising:
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receiving, utilizing at least one interface, history location information including a plurality of history locations associated with a wireless device; assigning, utilizing at least one processor, one or more novelty index values associated with the wireless device for at least one location within the received history location information, wherein the assigned novelty index value provides a measure of novelty for the wireless device occupying an associated location; determining context information with respect to the wireless device, wherein the context information comprises current location information and the one or more assigned novelty index value associated with the current location information for the wireless device; configuring at least one application, based at least in part on the determined context information, by customizing one or more augmentations of the at least one application, based at least in part on a plurality of the assigned novelty index value associated with the current location information and the history location information; and determining one or more resource recommendations associated with the customizing of the one or more augmentations of the at least one application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for determining one or more resource recommendations utilizing novelty index values, the apparatus comprising:
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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, receive, utilizing at least one interface, history location information including a plurality of history locations associated with a wireless device, assign, utilizing the at least one processor, one or more novelty index values associated with the wireless device for at least one location within the received history location information, wherein the assigned novelty index value provides a measure of novelty for the wireless device occupying an associated location, determine context information with respect to the wireless device, wherein the context information comprises current location information and the one or more assigned novelty index value associated with the current location information for the wireless device, configure at least one application, based at least in part on the determined context information by customizing one or more augmentations of the at least one application, based at least in part on a plurality of the assigned novelty index value associated with the current location information and the history location information; and determining one or more resource recommendations associated with the customizing of the one or more augmentations of the at least one application. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for determining one or more resource recommendations utilizing novelty index values, the medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause an apparatus to at least perform the following steps:
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receiving, utilizing at least one interface, history location information including a plurality of history locations associated with a wireless device; assigning, utilizing at least one processor, one or more novelty index values associated with the wireless device for at least one location within the received history location information, wherein the assigned novelty index value provides a measure of novelty for the wireless device occupying an associated location; determining context information with respect to the wireless device, wherein the context information comprises current location information and the one or more assigned novelty index value associated with the current location information for the wireless device; configuring at least one application, based at least in part on the determined context information by customizing one or more augmentations of the at least one application, based at least in part on a plurality of the assigned novelty index value associated with the current location information and the history location information; and determining one or more resource recommendations associated with the customizing of the one or more augmentations of the at least one application. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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