METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING USER LOCATION

• US 20160036932A1
• Filed: 09/25/2015
• Published: 02/04/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/09/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Yandex Europe AG (Yandex N.V.)
• Original Assignee: Yandex Europe AG (Yandex N.V.)
• Inventors: EVDOKIMOV, Denis Aleksandrovich
• Application Number:
  US14/866,027
• Publication Number:
  US 20160036932A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0205 Location or geographical consideration
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/535 Tracking the activity of the user network monitoring arrangements H04L43/00; recording of computer activity G06F11/34

Abstract

There is disclosed a method of determining a user location based on web service session information. The method is executable at a server. The method comprises (i) based on the indication of the user interaction within the first modifiable component of the first web service, determining a first location-indicating parameter, the first location-indicating parameter being suggestive of a first user location of interest; (ii) based on the indication of the user interaction within the second modifiable component of the second web service, determining a second location-indicating parameter, the second location-indicating parameter being suggestive of the first location of interest; (iii) determining a user current location, at least in part based on the first location-indicating parameter determined and the second location-indicating parameter; and (iv) providing the user with the future web service session, the future web service session having a modifiable component having been modified by the server based on the user current location.

Claims

1. A method of determining a user location, the method executable at a server, the method comprising:

(a) receiving a request from a user for a first web service session, the first web service session having a first modifiable component based on the user location;

(b) acquiring an indication of a user interaction with the first modifiable component within the first web service session, the user interaction with the first modifiable component changing the first modifiable component, the user interaction creating an association with a first user location of interest;

(c) based on the indication of the user interaction within the first modifiable component, determining a first location-indicating parameter, the first location-indicating parameter being suggestive of the first user location of interest;

(d) receiving a request from a user for a second web service session, the second web service session having a second modifiable component based on the user location;

(e) acquiring an indication of a user interaction with the second modifiable component within the second web service session, the user interaction with the second modifiable component changing the second modifiable component, the user interaction creating an association with the first user location of interest;

(f) based on the indication of the user interaction within the second modifiable component, determining a second location-indicating parameter, the second location-indicating parameter being suggestive of the first user location of interest;

(g) receiving a request from the user for a third web service session;

(h) determining a user current location associated with the third web service session, at least in part based on the first location-indicating parameter determined in association with the first web service session and the second location-indicating parameter determined in association with the second web service session; and

(i) providing the user with the third web service session, the third web service session having a third modifiable component, the third modifiable component having been modified by the server based on the user current location.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said user interaction with the first modifiable component within the first web service session is a first user interaction, the method further comprising:

acquiring an indication of a second user interaction with the first modifiable component within the first web service session;

based on the indication of the second user interaction within the first modifiable component, determining a third location-indicating parameter, the third location-indicating parameter being suggestive of a second user location of interest.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising, prior to said determining the user current location, reconciling the first location-indicating parameter and the third location-indicating parameter with the objective of said determining the user current location.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein said reconciling comprises (i) assigning a respective score point to each one of the first location-indicating parameter and the third location-indicating parameter, and (ii) comparing said respective score points to determine which one of the first location-indicating parameter and the third location-indicating parameter is the most indicative of the user current location.

5. The method of claim 2, further comprising, prior to said determining the user current location, reconciling at least two of the first location-indicating parameter, the second location-indicating parameter and the third location-indicating parameter.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein said reconciling comprises (i) assigning a respective score point to the at least two of the first location-indicating parameter, the second location-indicating parameter and the third location-indicating parameter, and (ii) comparing said respective score points to determine which one of the first location-indicating parameter, the second location-indicating parameter and the third location-indicating parameter is the most indicative of the user current location.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the user is associated with authorization information, and wherein the method further comprises storing said first location-indicating parameter and said second location-indicating parameter in association with the authorization information.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein said authorization information comprises a log in credential for at least one of the first web service session and the second web service session and the third web service session.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein said first web service session comprises a map service, and wherein said first modifiable component comprises a geographical location within the map service and wherein said user interaction with the first modifiable component comprises selecting said geographical location.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein said first web service session comprises a cloud storage service, and wherein said first modifiable component comprises an upload link to a cloud storage server used for upload, the cloud storage server having a geographical location associated therewith, and wherein said user interaction comprises initiating upload to the cloud storage server and wherein said first location-indicating parameter is based, at least in part, on the geographical location of the cloud storage server.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein said first web service session comprises a web site, the website having a content portion associated with a geographical location, and wherein said first location-indicating parameter is based, at least in part, on the geographical location associated with the content portion of the site.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein said first web service session comprises a weather forecast service and wherein said determining the first location-indicating parameter is based on a geographical location of the weather forecast for a region being viewed by the user.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein said first web service session comprises a web search service and wherein said determining the first location-indicating parameter is based on a geographical location associated with a web search query, the web search query is requested by the user.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein said first web service session comprises a delivery service and wherein said determining the first location-indicating parameter is based on a geographical location of the delivery request being booked by the user.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the user location information comprises at least one of an address, a postal code, a map, GPS coordinates, directions, a time zone and a local language.

16. A server comprising non-transient computer usable information storage medium that includes computer-readable instructions, the instructions for causing the server to be configured to:

(a) receive a request from a user for a first web service session, the first web service session having a first modifiable component based on the user location;

(b) acquire an indication of a user interaction with the first modifiable component within the first web service session, the user interaction with the first modifiable component changing the first modifiable component, the user interaction creating an association with a first user location of interest;

(c) based on the indication of the user interaction within the first modifiable component, determine a first location-indicating parameter, the first location-indicating parameter being suggestive of the first user location of interest;

(d) receive a request from a user for a second web service session, the second web service session having a second modifiable component based on the user location;

(e) acquire an indication of a user interaction with the second modifiable component within the second web service session, the user interaction with the second modifiable component changing the second modifiable component, the user interaction creating an association with the first user location of interest;

(f) based on the indication of the user interaction within the second modifiable component, determine a second location-indicating parameter, the second location-indicating parameter being suggestive of the first user location of interest;

(g) receive a request from the user for a third web service session;

(h) determine a user current location associated with the third web service session, at least in part based on the first location-indicating parameter determined in association with the first web service session and the second location-indicating parameter determined in association with the second web service session; and

(i) provide the user with the third web service session, the third web service session having a third modifiable component, the third modifiable component having been modified by the server based on the user current location.

17. The server of claim 16, wherein said instructions are for causing the server to be further configured to:

acquire an indication of a second user interaction with the first modifiable component within the first web service session;

based on the indication of the second user interaction within the first modifiable component, determine a third location-indicating parameter, the third location-indicating parameter being suggestive of a second user location of interest.

18. The server of claim 17, wherein said instructions are for causing the server to be further configured, prior to determining the user current location, to reconcile the first locating parameter and the third locating parameter with the objective of said determining the user current location.

19. The server of claim 18, wherein said instructions are for causing the server to be further configured, in order to reconcile the first locating parameter and the third locating parameter, to (i) assign a respective score point to each one of the first location-indicating parameter and the third location-indicating parameter, and (ii) compare said respective score points to determine which one of the first location-indicating parameter and the third location-indicating parameter is the most indicative of the user current location.

20. The server of claim 17, wherein said instructions are for causing the server to be further configured, prior to determining the user current location, reconcile at least two of the first location-indicating parameter, the second location-indicating parameter and the third location-indicating parameter.

21. The server of claim 20, wherein said instructions are for causing the server to be further configured, in order to reconcile at least two of the first location-indicating parameter, the second location-indicating parameter and the third location-indicating parameter, to (i) assign a respective score point to the at least two of the first location-indicating parameter, the second location-indicating parameter and the third location-indicating parameter, and (ii) compare said respective score points to determine which one of the first location-indicating parameter, the second location-indicating parameter and the third location-indicating parameter is the most indicative of the user current location.

22. The server of claim 16, wherein said first web service session comprises a map service, and wherein said first modifiable component comprises a geographical location within the map service and wherein said user interaction comprises selecting said geographical location.

23. The server of claim 16, wherein said first web service session comprises a cloud storage service, and wherein said first modifiable component comprises an upload link to a cloud storage server used for upload, the cloud storage server having a geographical location associated therewith, and wherein said user interaction comprises initiating upload to the cloud storage server and wherein said first location-indicating parameter is based, at least in part, on the geographical location of the cloud storage server.

24. The server of claim 16, wherein said first web service session comprises a web site, the website having a content portion associated with a geographical location, and wherein said first location-indicating parameter is based, at least in part, on the geographical location associated with the content portion of the site.

25. The server of claim 16, wherein said first web service session comprises a weather forecast service and wherein said determining the first location-indicating parameter is based on a geographical location of the weather forecast for a region being viewed by the user.

26. The server of claim 16, wherein said first web service session comprises a web search service and wherein said determining the first location-indicating parameter is based on a geographical location associated with a web search query, the web search query is requested by the user.

27. The server of claim 16, wherein said first web service session comprises a delivery service and wherein said determining the first location-indicating parameter is based on a geographical location of the delivery request being booked by the user.