System and method for providing a temporally or geographically relevant item

• US 9,547,722 B2
• Filed: 10/26/2012
• Issued: 01/17/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/27/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Huston, Catherine Emma, Fioravanti, Ryan James
• Primary Examiner(s): Jacob, Ajith
• Application Number:
  US13/662,343
• Publication Number:
  US 20150205813A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,544 Days
• Field of Search: 707/725
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/248 Presentation of query results
• 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: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries

Abstract

A system and method for providing at least one of a geographically relevant item or a temporally relevant item are provided. A geographical location or temporal information of a device that is configured to access items associated with an electronic messaging account is determined. First items associated with the electronic messaging account are filtered to obtain an item relevant to the determined geographical location or temporal information. Second items associated with the electronic messaging account are filtered to obtain one or more items contextually relevant to the relevant item. The relevant item and one or more items contextually relevant to the relevant item are provided for display, wherein the display is differentiated from other items of the electronic messaging account.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

determining a geographical location or temporal information of a device, wherein the device is configured to access items associated with an electronic messaging account;

filtering first items associated with the electronic messaging account to obtain an item relevant to the determined geographical location or the determined temporal information;

identifying an event, for user participation, based on the relevant item;

filtering second items associated with the electronic messaging account to obtain one or more items contextually relevant to the identified event, the second items being different than the filtered first items and the event, the obtained one or more items comprising an event characteristic which is shared with the relevant item, and which is different than a geographical characteristic or a temporal characteristic; and

providing for display, the relevant item and the one or more items contextually relevant to the identified event, wherein the relevant item provided for display is differentiated from other items of the electronic messaging account.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein filtering the first items further comprises:

determining geographical location or temporal information for the first items;

comparing the geographical location or temporal information for the first items with the determined geographical location or the determined temporal information of the device, respectively; and

filtering the first items to obtain the relevant item, based on the comparison.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein filtering the second items further comprises:

determining historical information for the second items;

determining historical information for the relevant item;

comparing the historical information for the second items with the historical information for the relevant item; and

filtering the second items to obtain the one or more items contextually relevant to the identified event, based on the comparison.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 3, wherein historical information for an item comprises information about the item'"'"'s source, individuals identified by the item, one or more destinations identified by the item, or a user'"'"'s prior interactions with the individuals identified by the item.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising assigning the relevant item and the one or more items contextually relevant to the identified event to a folder that is differentiated from other folders of the electronic messaging account.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5, further comprising assigning the relevant item and the one or more items contextually relevant to the identified event to different subfolders within the folder based on the relevant item'"'"'s temporal or geographical relevance.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein providing for display further comprises:

assigning a color to the relevant item and the one or more items contextually relevant to the identified event, wherein, the assigned color is based on whether the relevant item is relevant to the determined geographical location, temporal information, or both; and

providing for display, the relevant item and the one or more items contextually relevant to the identified event in the assigned color.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the relevant item is relevant to the determined geographical location, and the relevant item comprises an advertisement, an itinerary or an address.

9. A system comprising:

a memory storing executable instructions; and

one or more processors configured to execute the executable instructions stored in the memory, which when executed by the processors, cause the processors to perform operations comprising;

determining a geographical location or temporal information of a device, wherein the device is configured to access items associated with an electronic messaging account;

filtering first items associated with the electronic messaging account to obtain an item relevant to the determined geographical location or the determined temporal information further comprising;

determining geographical location or temporal information for the first items;

comparing the geographical location or temporal information for the first items with the determined geographical location or the determined temporal information of the device, respectively; and

filtering the first items to obtain the relevant item, based on the comparison;

identifying an event, for user participation, based on the relevant item;

filtering second items associated with the electronic messaging account to obtain one or more items contextually relevant to the identified event, the second items being different than the filtered first items and the event, the obtained one or more items comprising an event characteristic which is shared with the relevant item, and which is different than a geographical characteristic or a temporal characteristic; and

providing for display, the relevant item and the one or more items contextually relevant to the identified event, wherein the relevant item provided for display is differentiated from other items of the electronic messaging account.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein filtering the second items further comprises:

determining historical information for the second items;

determining historical information for the relevant item;

comparing the historical information for the second items with the historical information for the relevant item; and

filtering the second items to obtain the one or more items contextually relevant to the identified event, based on the comparison.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein historical information for an item comprises information about the item'"'"'s source, individuals identified by the item, one or more destinations identified by the item, or a user'"'"'s prior interactions with the individuals identified by the item.

12. The system of claim 9, further comprising assigning the relevant item and the one or more items contextually relevant to the identified event to a folder that is differentiated from other folders of the electronic messaging account.

13. The system of claim 12, further comprising assigning the relevant item and the one or more items contextually relevant to the identified event to different subfolders within the folder based on the relevant item'"'"'s temporal or geographical relevance.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein providing for display further comprises:

assigning a color to the relevant item and the one or more items contextually relevant to the identified event, wherein, the assigned color is based on whether the relevant item is relevant to the determined geographical location, temporal information, or both; and

providing for display, the relevant item and the one or more items contextually relevant to the identified event in the assigned color.

15. A machine-readable medium storing machine-executable instructions which when executed by a machine cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

determining a geographical location or temporal information of a mobile device, wherein the mobile device is configured to access items associated with an electronic messaging account;

filtering first items associated with the electronic messaging account to obtain an item relevant to the determined geographical location or the determined temporal information further comprising;

determining geographical location or temporal information for the first items;

comparing the geographical location or temporal information for the first items with the determined geographical location or the determined temporal information of the mobile device, respectively; and

filtering the first items to obtain the relevant item, based on the comparison;

identifying an event, for user participation, based on the relevant item;

filtering second items associated with the electronic messaging account to obtain one or more items contextually relevant to the identified event, the second items being different than the filtered first items and the event, the obtained one or more items comprising an event characteristic which is shared with the relevant item, and which is different than a geographical characteristic or a temporal characteristic; and

providing for display on the mobile device, the relevant item and the one or more items contextually relevant to the identified event, wherein the relevant item provided for display is differentiated from other items of the electronic messaging account.

16. The machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein filtering the second items further comprises:

determining historical information for the second items;

determining historical information for the relevant item;

comparing the historical information for the second items with the historical information for the relevant item; and

filtering the second items to obtain the one or more items contextually relevant to the identified event, based on the comparison.

17. The machine-readable medium of claim 16, wherein historical information for an item comprises information about the item'"'"'s source, individuals identified by the item, one or more destinations identified by the item, or a user'"'"'s prior interactions with the individuals identified by the item.

18. The machine-readable medium of claim 15, further comprising assigning the relevant item and the one or more items contextually relevant to the identified event to a folder that is differentiated from other folders of the electronic messaging account.

19. The machine-readable medium of claim 18, further comprising assigning the relevant item and the one or more items contextually relevant to the identified event to different subfolders within the folder based on the relevant item'"'"'s temporal or geographical relevance.

20. The machine-readable medium of claim 15, wherein providing for display further comprises:

assigning a color to the relevant item and the one or more items contextually relevant to the identified event, wherein, the assigned color is based on whether the relevant item is relevant to the determined geographical location, temporal information, or both; and

providing for display, the relevant item and the one or more items contextually relevant to the identified event in the assigned color.