US 8,301,371 B2 · Point of interest spatial rating search method and system

Abstract

Searching and retrieving location information associated with one or more points of interests (POI). Search criteria can be dependent upon preferences or search restrictions selected by the user device, e.g., rating information about the POI, as well as location of a POI with respect to the real-time position of the user device. Upon selecting a POI from the search result, the user device is then given further information regarding the selected POI, e.g., directions for traveling to the POI. The user device provides a proximity notification once the user device is within a certain distance from the POI. While at a POI, the user device can provide to the system information regarding the POI, such as a rating of the establishment, without having to specifically identify the POI as the system can self-identify the POI by using the position information of the user device.

Claims23

Dependent claims

A method of retrieving information associated to a point-of-interest, comprising:

receiving real-time location information associated with a mobile device;
receiving a search request requesting point-of-interest information;
in response to said search request, performing a search for said point-of-interest information using a plurality of search methods, at least one of said search methods being based on a distance of a point-of-interest from a real-time location of said mobile device, and each of said plurality of search methods providing at least one unique search result;
combining said at least one unique search result to generate at least one recommended point-of-interest information;
and
communicating said at least one recommended point-of-interest information with said mobile device.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

13/137,639Filed 31 Aug 2011 · continuation

Priority

16 Aug 2001

Published

US 2012/0011137 A112 Jan 2012

Granted

30 Oct 2012

Term ends

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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…
G08G 1/0962
Arrangements for giving variable traffic instructions: having an indicator mounted inside the vehicle, e.g. giving voice messages
H04L 67/52
Network services: specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
H04W 4/02
Services specially adapted for wireless communication networks; Facilities therefor: services making use of location information

Family

Application60/313,010Us provisional application · filed 16 Aug 2001

Application10/222,450Parent of this division · filed 16 Aug 2002

Application11/450,171Parent of this division · filed 8 Jun 2006

Application11/947,719Parent of this continuation · filed 29 Nov 2007

US 2012/0011137 A1Pre-grant publication · published 12 Jan 2012

US 8,014,939 B2Parent of this continuation

US 7,321,826 B2Parent of this division

Application11/947,719Parent of this division

US 7,082,365 B2Parent of this division

US 2003/0036848 A1Published application

US 2006/0229807 A1Published application

US 2008/0076451 A1Published application

US 8,301,371 B2This patent

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Point of interest spatial rating search method and system

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Claims23