Local search optimization using personal footprints
US8706719B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 10, 2010 |
| Grant date | Apr 22, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 5, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/29
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A user's physical location and the time the user is at that location are sampled by an network-enabled mobile computing device at certain intervals, and used to construct a representation of the comparative relevance of the different physical locations where the user lives. This representation is then used then to optimize and prioritize results returned by a local network search operation, informing the user about which search result would be optimal for the user at her intended time for use of that choice.
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