LOCATION BASED SYSTEM WITH CONTEXTUAL LOCATOR AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF

• US 20130029696A1
• Filed: 10/09/2012
• Published: 01/31/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/22/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: TeleNav Incorporated
• Original Assignee: TeleNav Incorporated
• Inventors: Ellanti, Manohar, Jin, HaiPing, Carolan, Shawn Timothy
• Granted Patent: US 8,666,436 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/457
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72457 according to geographic location
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/2072 Schedules, e.g. personal calendars
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42348 Location-based services which utilize the location information of a target

Abstract

A method of operation of a location based system includes: detecting an event representing a gathering of event participants; establishing a geofence associated with the event; and identifying a matching target from the event participants located within the geofence during the search time window for displaying on a device.

Claims

1. A method of operation of a location based system comprising:

detecting an event representing a gathering of event participants;

establishing a geofence associated with the event;

setting a search time window associated with the event; and

identifying a matching target from the event participants located within the geofence during the search time window for displaying on a device.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 wherein identifying the matching target includes identifying the matching target scheduled to be located within the geofence during the search time window.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising:

accessing a participant profile;

identifying a search item; and

wherein identifying the matching target includes;

identifying the matching target having the search item in the participant profile.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising:

establishing a close contact boundary during the event; and

detecting a contact event, having a contact time and a contact location, when one or more of the event participants is located within the close contact boundary during the event.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 further comprising:

logging a communication profile, having a communication time, a communication location, a communication type, and a participant communication location with the communication profile associated with one or more of the event participants; and

displaying a previous-communication reminder based on matching the communication profile and the matching target.

6. A method of operation of a location based system comprising:

detecting an event representing a gathering of event participants;

detecting an event location of the event and an event time of the event;

establishing a geofence associated with the event;

setting a search time window associated with the event;

identifying a matching target from the event participants located within the geofence during the search time window; and

identifying a present target location of the matching target for displaying on a device.

7. The method as claimed in claim 6 further comprising:

identifying a future target location, where the matching target is scheduled to be at a time occurring in the future; and

identifying a future contact opportunity, having an opportune location and an opportune time, based on matching the future target location and a calendar event.

8. The method as claimed in claim 6 further comprising:

calculating an ingress travel route from the present target location to a device location; and

sending the ingress travel route to the matching target.

9. The method as claimed in claim 6 further comprising:

setting a past time period for identifying the matching target previously within the geofence within the past time period;

identifying a participant prior location for locating one or more of the event participants at a time occurring in the past; and

wherein identifying the matching target includes;

comparing the participant prior location identified within the time not exceeding the past time period.

10. The method as claimed in claim 6 further comprising:

setting a future time period for identifying the matching target scheduled to be arriving in the geofence within the future time period;

identifying a participant future location for locating one or more of the event participants at a time occurring in the future; and

wherein identifying the matching target includes;

comparing the participant future location identified within the time not exceeding the future time period.

11. A location based system comprising:

an event context module for detecting an event representing a gathering of event participants;

a geofence module, coupled to the event context module, for establishing a geofence associated with the event;

a context time module, coupled to the event context module, for setting a search time window associated with the event; and

a filter module, coupled to the geofence module, for identifying a matching target from the event participants located within the geofence during the search time window for displaying on a device.

12. The system as claimed in claim 11 wherein the filter module is for identifying the matching target scheduled to be located within the geofence during the search time window.

13. The system as claimed in claim 11 further comprising:

a profile access module, coupled to the filter module, for accessing a participant profile;

a search item module, coupled to the profile access module, for identifying a search item; and

wherein;

the filter module is for identifying the matching target having the search item in the participant profile.

14. The system as claimed in claim 11 further comprising:

a close contact module, coupled to the event context module, for establishing a close contact boundary; and

a contact recognition module, coupled to the close contact module, for detecting a contact event, having a contact time and a contact location, when one or more of the event participants is located within the close contact boundary during the event.

15. The system as claimed in claim 11 further comprising:

a communication logging module, coupled to the filter module, for logging a communication profile, having a communication time, a communication location, a communication type, and a participant communication location with the communication profile associated with one or more of the event participants; and

a communication reminder module, coupled to the filter module, for displaying a previous-communication reminder, based on matching the event participants of the communication profile and the matching target.

16. The system as claimed in claim 11 further comprising a locator module, coupled to the filter module, for identifying a present target location of the matching target for displaying on a device.

17. The system as claimed in claim 16 further comprising:

a future location module, coupled to the filter module, for identifying a future target location, where the matching target is scheduled to be at a time occurring in the future; and

a schedule overlap module, coupled to the future location module, for identifying a future contact opportunity, having an opportune location and an opportune time, based on matching the future target location and a calendar event.

18. The system as claimed in claim 16 further comprising:

a route calculation module, coupled to the locator module, for calculating an ingress travel route from the present target location to a device location; and

an outgoing message module, coupled to the route calculation module, for sending the ingress travel route to the matching target.

19. The system as claimed in claim 16 further comprising:

a past buffer module, coupled to the context time module, for setting a past time period for identifying the matching target previously within the geofence within the past time period;

a participant location module, coupled to the filter module, for identifying a participant prior location for identifying a location of one or more of the event participants at a time occurring in the past; and

wherein;

the filter module is for identifying the matching target based on comparing the participant prior location identified within the time not exceeding the past time period.

20. The system as claimed in claim 16 further comprising:

a future buffer module, coupled to the context time module, for setting a future time period for identifying the matching target scheduled to be arriving in the geofence within the future time period;

a participant location module, coupled to the filter module, for identifying a participant future location for locating one or more of the event participants at a time occurring in the future; and

wherein;

the filter module is for identifying the matching target based on comparing the participant future location identified within the time not exceeding the future time period.