Dynamic content selection through timed fingerprint location data

• US 8,612,410 B2
• Filed: 06/30/2011
• Issued: 12/17/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Mobility II LLC (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Meredith, Sheldon, Austin, Mark
• Primary Examiner(s): Jami, Hares
• Application Number:
  US13/174,541
• Publication Number:
  US 20130007058A1
• Time in Patent Office: 901 Days
• Field of Search: 707/705, 707/758, 707/769, 707/770, 707/776, 707/999.1, 707/999.3, 455/456.1
• US Class Current: 707/705
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries

Abstract

The disclosed subject matter provides for employing timed fingerprint location (TFL) information in dynamically selecting a subset of content from a set of content. TFL information can provide location information for user equipment without employing conventional location techniques. As such, TLF information can provide for location-centric selection of content. Further, secondary information correlated to TFL information can be received and employed in dynamic content subset selection. In an aspect, rules can be employed to predict the future location of a user equipment such that dynamic content selection can be tailored to the predicted future position of the user equipment. Moreover, privacy components can be employed to limit the propagation of sensitive information.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a memory to store instructions; and

a processor, coupled to the memory, that facilitates execution of the instructions to perform operations, comprising;

receiving timed fingerprint location information;

determining a current location of a user equipment based on a device timing measurement associated with the user equipment and the timed fingerprint location information, wherein the timed fingerprint location information is based on a differential timing measurement related to a pair of NodeB devices comprising a first NodeB device and a second NodeB device, wherein the differential timing measurement is correlated to prior location information for a geographic location determined before the timed fingerprint location information is received by the system, and wherein the prior location information and the differential timing measurement are stored as part of the timed fingerprint location information to facilitate determining the current location of the user equipment, from the timed fingerprint location information, based on a request to determine the geographic location based on the device timing measurement and the differential timing measurement without redetermining the geographic location; and

selecting a subset of content from a set of content based on the current location of the user equipment.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein a condition related to selection of the subset of content from the set of content is determined to be satisfied based on the current location of the user equipment.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the timed fingerprint location information comprises a set of historic location information and a set of time information for the user equipment.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the set of historic location and the set of time information for the user equipment is employed to generate a prediction of a future location of the user equipment.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the timed fingerprint location information comprises another location of a second user equipment.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein a condition related to selection of the subset of content from the set of content is determined to be satisfied based on the current location of the user equipment and the other location of the second user equipment.

7. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a rule associated with a determination of satisfaction of a condition related to selection of the subset of content from the set of content based on the timed fingerprint location information.

8. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

limiting a propagation of information designated as private information.

9. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving secondary information correlated to the timed fingerprint location information.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the secondary information comprises a user preference.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the secondary information comprises historical user information.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the secondary information comprises user demographic information.

13. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a system comprising a processor, timed fingerprint location information associated with a user equipment in a timed fingerprint location environment, wherein the timed fingerprint location information facilitates determining a current location of the user equipment based on a device timing measurement associated with the user equipment and the timed fingerprint location information, wherein the timed fingerprint location information is based on a differential timing measurement related to a pair of NodeB devices comprising a first NodeB device and a second NodeB device, wherein the differential timing measurement is correlated to prior location information for a geographic location determined before the timed fingerprint location information is received by the system, and wherein the prior location information and the differential timing measurement are stored as part of the timed fingerprint location information to facilitate determining the current location of the user equipment based on querying the timed fingerprint location information to determine the geographic location based on the device timing measurement and the differential timing measurement without redetermining the geographic location; and

selecting, by the system, a subset of content from a set of content based on the timed fingerprint location information.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the receiving comprises receiving, by the system, historic location information of the user equipment.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

predicting, by the system, a future location of the user equipment based on the historic location information.

16. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

receiving, by the system, secondary information correlated to the timed fingerprint location information, wherein the selecting the subset of content from the set of content is further based on the secondary information.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the secondary information comprises a user preference.

18. A user equipment, comprising:

a memory to store instructions; and

a processor, coupled to the memory, that facilitates execution of the instructions to perform operations, comprising;

receiving a current location of the user equipment based on a device timing measurement associated with the user equipment and timed fingerprint location information, wherein the timed fingerprint location information is based on a differential timing measurement related to a pair of NodeB devices comprising a first NodeB device and a second NodeB device, wherein the differential timing measurement is correlated to prior location information for a geographic location determined before the timed fingerprint location information is employed in a determination of the current location of the user equipment, and wherein the prior location information and the differential timing measurement are stored as part of the timed fingerprint location information to facilitate determining the current location of the user equipment by accessing the timed fingerprint location information to determine the geographic location based on the device timing measurement and the differential timing measurement without redetermining the geographic location; and

selecting a subset of content from a set of content based on the current location of the user equipment.

19. The user equipment of claim 18, wherein the selecting is based on a future location of the user equipment predicated on the current location of the user equipment.

20. The user equipment of claim 18, further comprising:

receiving secondary user information comprising a user preference, historical user information, and user demographic information, wherein the selecting is further based on the secondary information.