# US 10,371,532 B2 · Method and apparatus for providing geospatial and temporal navigation

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- Number: US 10,371,532 B2
- Document ID: US10371532B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 14/562,498
- Filed: 2014-12-05
- Published: 2015-04-02
- Granted: 2019-08-06
- Earliest claimed: 2006-11-20
- Assignees: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
- Applicants: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
- Inventors: Yih-Farn Chen; Giuseppe Di Fabbrizio; David Gibbon; Rittwik Jana; Serban Jora; Bernard S. Renger; Bin Wei
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10371532B2

## CPC

- G01C 21/26: specially adapted for navigation in a road network
- G06Q 10/10: Office automation; Time management
- G01C: MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY (measuring liquid level G01F; radio navigation, determining distance or velocity by use of propagation effects, e.g. Doppler effects, propagation time, of radio waves, analogous arrangements using other waves G01S)
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR

## Abstract

A method and apparatus for processing at least one information feed are disclosed. For example, the method receives at least one content via at least one automated feed. The method associates the at least one content to one or more geographical locations on a map, wherein the one or more geographical locations are determined from the at least one content. The method then presents an access to the at least one content to a user via the map.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method comprising:
receiving, by a processor, a content via a really simple syndication feed;
associating, by the processor, the content to a plurality of geographical locations on a map, wherein the plurality of geographical locations is mined from a textual content of the content by extracting proper names from the textual content;
receiving, by the processor, an input from a user, the input specifying a predefined time period, wherein the content is tracked temporally over the predefined time period; and
presenting, by the processor, an access to the content to the user via the map, wherein the map is presented via a display, wherein the access to the content is presented as a plurality of symbols displayed on the map, wherein accessing one of the plurality of symbols displayed on the map causes a link to the content to be displayed, wherein the presenting comprises providing a visual indication of an intensity of frequency associated with the content via the plurality of symbols, wherein the intensity of frequency associated with the content comprises an intensity of a number of events of the content or other content associated with one of the plurality of geographical locations over the predefined time period, wherein the visual indication is dynamically changed to reflect a change in the intensity of frequency associated with the content or the other content.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein one of the plurality of geographical locations comprises a city.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein one of the plurality of geographical locations is associated with a coordinate system comprising a latitudinal parameter and a longitudinal parameter.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the accessing the one of the plurality of symbols on the map further displays a second symbol for accessing a universal resource locator.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the map comprises a picture-in-picture display, where accessing one of the plurality of symbols on the map causes a geographic location to be displayed in the picture-in-picture display.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the content is tracked temporally over a period of time.

### Claim 7

A tangible computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
receiving a content via a really simple syndication feed;
associating the content to a plurality of geographical locations on a map, wherein the plurality of geographical locations is mined from a textual content of the content by extracting proper names from the textual content;
receiving an input from a user, the input specifying a predefined time period, wherein the content is tracked temporally over the predefined time period; and
presenting an access to the content to the user via the map, wherein the map is presented via a display, wherein the access to the content is presented as a plurality of symbols displayed on the map, wherein accessing one of the plurality of symbols displayed on the map causes a link to the content to be displayed, wherein the presenting comprises providing a visual indication of an intensity of frequency associated with the content via the plurality of symbols, wherein the intensity of frequency associated with the content comprises an intensity of a number of events of the content or other content associated with one of the plurality of geographical locations over the predefined time period, wherein the visual indication is dynamically changed to reflect a change in the intensity of frequency associated with the content or the other content.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein one of the plurality of geographical locations is associated with a coordinate system comprising a latitudinal parameter and a longitudinal parameter.

### Claim 9 (depends on 7)

The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein the accessing the one of the plurality of symbols on the map further displays a second symbol for accessing a universal resource locator.

### Claim 10 (depends on 7)

The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein the content is tracked temporally over a period of time.

### Claim 11

An apparatus comprising:
a processor; and
a computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
receiving a content via a really simple syndication feed;
associating the content to a plurality of geographical locations on a map, wherein the plurality of geographical locations is mined from a textual content of the content by extracting proper names from the textual content;
receiving an input from a user, the input specifying a predefined time period, wherein the content is tracked temporally over the predefined time period; and
presenting an access to the content to the user via the map, wherein the map is presented via a display, wherein the access to the content is presented as a plurality of symbols displayed on the map, wherein accessing one of the plurality of symbols displayed on the map causes a link to the content to be displayed, wherein the presenting comprises providing a visual indication of an intensity of frequency associated with the content via the plurality of symbols, wherein the intensity of frequency associated with the content comprises an intensity of a number of events of the content or other content associated with one of the plurality of geographical locations over the predefined time period, wherein the visual indication is dynamically changed to reflect a change in the intensity of frequency associated with the content or the other content.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The apparatus of claim 11, wherein one of the plurality of geographical locations comprises a city.

### Claim 13 (depends on 11)

The apparatus of claim 11, wherein one of the plurality of geographical locations is associated with a coordinate system comprising a latitudinal parameter and a longitudinal parameter.

### Claim 14 (depends on 11)

The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the accessing the one of the plurality of symbols on the map further displays a second symbol for accessing a universal resource locator.

### Claim 15 (depends on 11)

The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the map comprises a picture-in-picture display, where accessing one of the plurality of symbols on the map causes a geographic location to be displayed in the picture-in-picture display.

### Claim 16 (depends on 11)

The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the content is tracked temporally over a period of time.

### Claim 17 (depends on 7)

The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein one of the plurality of geographical locations comprises a city.

### Claim 18 (depends on 7)

The tangible computer-readable medium of claim 7, wherein the map comprises a picture-in-picture display, where accessing one of the plurality of symbols on the map causes a geographic location to be displayed in the picture-in-picture display.