Patent Application Number: 2007342244
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LATEST PRIOR ART
| Date | Title | Reviewer |
|---|---|---|
| 01/31/10 | US6944447: Location-based services | Steven Pearson |
| 01/27/10 | Location influenced search results | Jimmy Ti |
| 01/27/10 | Method of and apparatus for topologically based retrieval of information | Jimmy Ti |
DISCUSSION
Steven Pearson (7 months ago)
Strange use of the term "unparsed" in claim 2. I suspect what is meant is "not parsed", in the sense of "not found" (in the search terms) here. Jimmy Ti (7 months ago)
Hi all, followed is my brief summary of this application. Please join in the discussion if you have any suggestions and findings.
The application talks about a system of refining search results using location modifier. The way it is being suggested is when a user submitted a search query, a Search Refiner Server (SRS) will try to refine the search via modifying the search string to include location information. The SRS will then tries to determine location information of the user via the following means:
- GPS module in user device
- Social networks (addresses put up on social networking sites)
- Phonebook in user device
- Network information (IP address, MAC address).
From the description, SRS will first parse the original query string, then add location modifier if not specified by the user, or enhance the location modifier otherwise. For example, when SRS parses the search term "Cafe near John's", it will gather John's addresses from either the phonebook or social networking account, and modified the search string to have John's addresses, in order for the search engine to find cafe around the addresses found. The system also describe the idea of having a default location for the user (possibly gathered by last location observed) if the user's current location cannot be obtained.PEER TO PATENT ACTIVITY
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