Point of interest retrieval
US9715553B1 · kind B1 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 18, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jul 25, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 10, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/9537
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on one or more computer storage devices, for retrieving points of interest. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a current location of a user's electronic device and retrieving data identifying multiple points of interest within a predetermined distance to the current location. Each point of interest is ranked based at least in part on the point of interest's proximity to the current location. For at least one point of interest, the ranking is further based on one or more updates associated with the point of interest. Each update includes data about the point of interest input by an author (other than the user) into an online social network that includes the user. Based on the ranking, data identifying one or more of the points of interest is provided to the electronic device for presentation to the user on a display.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.