US 8,943,049 B2Granted

Augmentation of place ranking using 3D model activity in an area

AssigneeGoogle Inc.

InventorsBrian Edmond Brewington, Brian Gammon Brown, James Anthony Guggemos, Dale Hawkins, Bryce Stout

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Abstract

Aspects of the invention relate generally to ranking geographic locations based on perceived user interest. More specifically, a database of three-dimensional models of buildings or other architectural features may be used to determine the level of user interest in a particular location and accordingly rank, for example, geographic locations or web or map search results with local intent. For example, various signals such as the number of models created by users for a particular location, the number of clicks or requests for the models of the particular location, the number of POIs contained within or associated with the models associated with the particular geographic location, number of categories associated with a model associated with the geographic location, number of embedded views or views of the models associated with the particular location on other web sites, and the age of the models associated with the particular geographic location.

Claims15

Dependent claims

A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving, by one or more computing devices, a query from a client device;
retrieving, by one or more computing devices in response to the received query, information identifying at least one points of interest, each of the at least one points of interest having a corresponding geographic location relative to a map;
identifying, by the one or more computing devices, a plurality of 3D models of objects, each 3D model of the plurality of 3D models of objects having a respective geographic location;
and
determining, by the one or more computing devices, a user interest value for each point of interest of the at least one points of interest indicative of user interest in that point of interest based on (1) whether the corresponding geographic location of that point of interest overlaps with any respective geographic location of the plurality of 3D models, (2) a number of 3D models having respective geographic locations that overlap with the corresponding geographic location of that point of interest and (3) a number of user requests of respective 3D model associated with that point of interest during a period of time;
ranking, by the one or more computing devices, a list of search results including geographic locations associated with the retrieved at least one points of interest based on the determined user interest value for each point of interest of the at least one points of interest;
and
providing for display, by the one or more processors, the ranked list of search results to the client device.

5 more elements

A system comprising:

memory storing a map;
and
one or more computing devices configured to:
receive a query from a client device;
retrieve, in response to the received query, information identifying at least one points of interest, each of the at least one points of interest having a corresponding geographic location relative to a man;
identify a plurality of 3D models of objects, each 3D model of the plurality of 3D models of objects having a respective geographic location;
and
determine a user interest value for each point of interest of the at least one points of interest indicative of user interest in that point of interest based on (1) whether the corresponding geographic location of that point of interest overlaps with any respective geographic location of the plurality of 3D models, (2) a number of 3D models having respective geographic locations that overlap with the corresponding geographic location of that point of interest and (3) a number of user requests of respective 3D model associated with that point of interest during a period of time;
rank a list of search results including geographic locations associated with the retrieved at least one points of interest based on the determined user interest value for each point of interest of the at least one points of interest;
and
provide for display, by the one or more processors, the ranked list of search results to the client device.

8 more elements

A computer-readable storage device on which computer readable instructions of a program are stored, the instructions, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform a method, the method comprising:

receiving a query from a client device;
retrieving, in response to the received query, information identifying at least one points of interest, each of the at least one points of interest having a corresponding geographic location relative to a map;
identifying a plurality of 3D models of objects, each 3D model of the plurality of 3D models of objects having a respective geographic location;
and
determining a user interest value for each point of interest of the at least one points of interest indicative of user interest in that point of interest based on (1) whether the corresponding geographic location of that point of interest overlaps with any respective geographic location of the plurality of 3D models, (2) a number of 3D models having respective geographic locations that overlap with the corresponding geographic location of that point of interest and (3) a number of user requests of respective 3D model associated with that point of interest during a period of time;
ranking a list of search results including geographic locations associated with the retrieved at least one points of interest based on the determined user interest value for each point of interest of the at least one points of interest;
and
providing for display, by the one or more processors, the ranked list of search results to the client device.

5 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 13/960,932Filed 7 Aug 2013 · continuation
Priority: 23 Dec 2010
Published: US 2014/0040251 A16 Feb 2014
Granted: 27 Jan 2015
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification3 codes

G06F 16/29
Of structured data, e.g. relational data: geographical information databases
G06F 16/9537
Querying, e.g. by the use of web search engines: spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries
G06F
Computing and data processing

Family

Application12/977,267Parent of this continuation · filed 23 Dec 2010
US 2014/0040251 A1Pre-grant publication · published 6 Feb 2014
US 8,533,187 B2Parent of this continuation
US 2012/0166431 A1Published application
US 8,943,049 B2This patent

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