Mobile device with localized app recommendations
US10002199B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 30, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jun 19, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 21, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W40/242
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Mobile devices can provide app recommendations that are relevant to a location of interest. A localized app recommendation can be triggered (e.g., by a mobile device coming within a threshold distance of an application hotspot or some other user action). A location of interest can be determined. The location of interest can be the current location of the mobile device or another location (e.g., the destination in a mapping app). Using the location of interest, a localized application ranking database with app hotspot data can be queried with location data representing the location of interest. App recommendations can be received and displayed on the mobile device. Icons for apps that are relevant to the location of interest can be visually distinguished from other apps.
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