公开(公告)号：US09000937B1

公开(公告)日：2015-04-07

申请号：US13887800

申请日：2013-05-06

Applicant: Google Inc.

Inventor： Steven Lee ,  Christopher Lambert ,  Rohan Seth ,  Michael Chu ,  Yuhua Luo

IPC: G08B21/00 ,  G08B21/18

CPC classification number: G08B21/18 ,  G01S19/42

Abstract: An alert server is operative to notify users when they are in proximity within one another. The alert server may determine to alert a first user of the proximity of a second user when the second user is in an unusual location. The alert server may determine that the second user is in an unusual location when the second user is outside his or her routine geographic location. The alert server may determine whether the second user is outside his or her routine geographic location by assigning confidence values to geographic locations that the second user has previously visited. The alert sent to the first user may be in the form of a text message, e-mail, or other electronic communication. The first user may receive the alert on a mobile device, such as a cellphone, smartphone, netbook, or other mobile device.

Abstract translation: 警报服务器可操作以在用户彼此接近时通知用户。 当第二用户处于异常位置时，警报服务器可以确定警告第一用户第二用户的接近度。 当第二用户在他或她的常规地理位置之外时，警报服务器可以确定第二用户处于异常位置。 警报服务器可以通过将置信度值分配给第二用户先前访问过的地理位置来确定第二用户是否在他或她的常规地理位置之外。 发送到第一用户的警报可以是文本消息，电子邮件或其他电子通信的形式。 第一用户可以在诸如手机，智能电话，上网本或其他移动设备的移动设备上接收警报。

公开(公告)号：US20150363449A1

公开(公告)日：2015-12-17

申请号：US14545018

申请日：2015-03-16

Applicant: Google Inc.

Inventor： Christopher Lambert ,  Mike Chu ,  Rohan Seth

IPC: G06F17/30

CPC classification number: G06F17/30345 ,  G01C21/3682 ,  G01S5/02 ,  G01S5/021 ,  G01S5/0257 ,  G06F17/30241 ,  G06F17/30321 ,  G06F17/3087 ,  G06F17/30876 ,  G06Q30/02 ,  H04L67/18 ,  H04L67/306 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W4/029 ,  H04W4/18

Abstract: The present invention pertains to enhancement or refinement of estimated locations based upon user-specific information. Upon user authorization, geographical information is extracted from a number of user-related sources, including the web browser history, search history, maps history, address book, e-mail archives and calendar entries. Such information is used to build a spatial index of specific physical locations for a geocoded result set. From this, heat maps identifying particular locations from the user-related sources are created for different periods of time. The heat maps may be used to refine an initial location estimate of the user. This may be done by determining whether one or more positions in a given heat map provide a more accurate position of the user than the initial estimate. If so, a best position is selected. This can be used to provide enhanced driving directions to the user.

Abstract translation: 本发明涉及基于用户特定信息来增强或改进估计位置。 在用户授权之后，从多个用户相关来源中提取地理信息，包括网络浏览器历史，搜索历史，地图历史，通讯录，电子邮件档案和日历条目。 这样的信息用于构建地理编码结果集的特定物理位置的空间索引。 由此，在不同的时间段内创建从用户相关源识别特定位置的热图。 热图可以用于细化用户的初始位置估计。 这可以通过确定给定热图中的一个或多个位置是否提供比初始估计更准确的用户位置来完成。 如果是，选择最佳位置。 这可以用于为用户提供增强的驾驶方向。

公开(公告)号：US09674223B1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-06

申请号：US14061573

申请日：2013-10-23

Applicant: Google Inc.

Inventor： Yan Yu ,  Michael Chu ,  Chung-Man Tam ,  Steven Lee ,  Ravi Jain ,  Tu Tsao ,  Christopher Lambert

IPC: G06F17/00 ,  H04L29/06

CPC classification number: H04L63/20 ,  H04L63/102 ,  H04L67/00 ,  H04W4/21

Abstract: A computer program product has a computer-readable storage medium having computer program instructions embodied therein for performing a method for implementing a privacy policy for a user. The method may include the user developing rules that determine whether another user (requester) can access information related to the user. The rules may be stored in a database coupled to a server and evaluated when a request is received from the requester to access the information. If a rule is satisfied by the requester, the server can return the information to the requester. The information can be returned at a level of granularity specified by the user in the satisfied rule. A privacy level can be set by the user to allow access to requesters based on the rules or to deny access to any requesters.