Method and apparatus for discovering significant places
AssigneeNokia Corporation
InventorGuang YANG
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Abstract
An approach is provided for determining significant places from cell identifiers. A circular sequence of cell identifiers associated with a mobile device is determined. Each of the cell identifiers has timing information according to when the mobile device has coverage by a corresponding one of a plurality of cells. The circular sequence also has a predetermined cardinality. The cell identifiers of the circular sequence are correlated using the timing information. One or more clusters of cell identifiers are generated based on the correlated cell identifiers. The one or more clusters are designated as one or more significant places.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- determining a circular sequence of cell identifiers associated a mobile device, each of the cell identifiers having timing information according to when the mobile device has coverage by a corresponding one of a plurality of cells, wherein the circular sequence has a predetermined cardinality;
- correlating the cell identifiers of the circular sequence using the timing information;
- and
- generating one or more clusters of cell identifiers based on the correlated cell identifiers, wherein the one or more clusters are designated as one or more significant places.
An apparatus comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- at least one memory including computer program code,
- the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,
- determine a circular sequence of cell identifiers associated a mobile device, each of the cell identifiers having timing information according to when the mobile device has coverage by a corresponding one of a plurality of cells, wherein the circular sequence has a predetermined cardinality,
- correlate the cell identifiers of the circular sequence using the timing information, and
- generate one or more clusters of cell identifiers based on the correlated cell identifiers, wherein the one or more clusters are designated as one or more significant places.
A computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause an apparatus to perform at least the following:
- determine a circular sequence of cell identifiers associated a mobile device, each of the cell identifiers having timing information according to when the mobile device has coverage by a corresponding one of a plurality of cells, wherein the circular sequence has a predetermined cardinality;
- correlate the cell identifiers of the circular sequence using the timing information;
- and
- generate one or more clusters of cell identifiers based on the correlated cell identifiers, wherein the one or more clusters are designated as one or more significant places.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.