Realtime busyness for places

US11429986B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Google LLC · US

Inventors

• Frank Russo · Sunnyvale, US
• Luuk van Dijk · Zürich, CH
• Paul Donnelly · San Jose, US
• Quang Khanh Ngoc Duong · Rennes, FR
• James Aspinall · Mountain View, US
• Finnegan Southey · Mountain View, US
• Steve Chien · Palomar Park, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 4, 2016
• Grant date: Aug 30, 2022
• Expiry date: Mar 11, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04L67/535
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Real-time busyness information is for a public place is computed in a privacy-sensitive way, and provided for display in relation to historical busyness information. An aggregate amount of real-time location information available for a particular public place is measured (410), and used to determine (420) whether the public place is privacy-qualified. If the public place is privacy-qualified, real-time busyness information is computed (440) for the public place based on the real-time location information. Further, it is determined (450) whether the computed real-time busyness information is accuracy-qualified, based on a comparison of the real-time busyness information to historical busyness information. If both qualifications are met, the real-time busyness information is output (470) for display or to another application.