US 11,698,269 B2Granted

Systems and methods for resolving points of interest on maps

AssigneeApple Inc.

InventorsShanni A. Weilert, Ryan Studelska, Ren Wang, Ievgeniia Gutenko, Fang Ji, Andrei Makhanov, Aditya Rane, Jarad M. Fisher, Akila Suresh, Ashish C. Nagre, Andrew Williams, Victor Shugaev

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Abstract

The present technology improves points-of-interest (POIs) in applications by the gathering and use of data available from various sources to improve metadata of POIs in applications (e.g., map applications) or any other metadata or information that may be of interest to a user regarding any given POI. The present technology resolves transactions to POIs or Brands (in a map application, for example) and improves, updates, creates, and removes POIs/Brands. The present technology can also gain a clear name, granular and correct categorization, a URL, phone/chat contact info, etc. of the transactions.

Claims17

Dependent claims

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon a sequence of instructions that, when executed by a processor of a computing device, causes the computing device to:

receive a notification of a transaction using an account associated with a mobile device, the notification also including transaction metadata;
determine a transaction type based at least in a part on whether the transaction is made via a payment application or via a physical card, the transaction type identified in the transaction metadata;
and
in accordance with a determination that the transaction type identifies the transaction was made via the physical card:
identify a difference between the transaction metadata and metadata associated with a point-of-interest based at least in part on the determination that the transaction is made via the physical card;
update map application user interface information to identify the difference between the transaction metadata and the metadata associated with the point-of-interest;
and
transmit the updated map application user interface information to a map application of the mobile device.

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A system comprising:

at least one processor;
and
at least one memory storing instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
receive a notification of a transaction using an account associated with a mobile device, the notification also including transaction metadata;
determine a transaction type based at least in part on whether the transaction is made via a payment application or via a physical card, the transaction type identified in the transaction metadata;
and
in accordance with a determination that the transaction type identifies the transaction was made via the physical card:
identify a difference between the transaction metadata and metadata associated with a point-of-interest based at least in part on the determination that the transaction is made via the physical card;
update map application user interface information to identify the difference between the transaction metadata and the metadata associated with the point-of-interest;
and
transmit the updated map application user interface information to a map application of the mobile device.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 16/828,929Filed 24 Mar 2020
Published: US 2020/0300656 A124 Sep 2020
Granted: 11 Jul 2023
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification12 codes

G01C 21/3679
Input/output arrangements for on-board computers: retrieval, searching and output of POI information, e.g. hotels, restaurants, shops, filling…
G06N 20/20
Machine learning: ensemble learning
G01C 21/32
Map- or contour-matching: structuring or formatting of map data
G01C 21/3484
Special cost functions, i.e. other than distance or default speed limit of road segments: personalized, e.g. from learned user behaviour or…