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59 results about "Location-based service" patented technology

A location-based service (LBS) is the name for a general class of policies in software-level services that provide for accessing data, files, pipes, memory objects, streams and other or online services. Access policies are controlled by location data and/or time-of-day constraints, or a combination thereof. As such, an LBS is an information service and has a number of uses in social networking today as information, in entertainment or security, which is accessible with mobile devices through the mobile network and which uses information on the geographical position of the mobile device.

LBS (Location Based Service)-based river-lake four-disorder problem studying and judging method and system

The invention provides an LBS-based river-lake four-disorder problem studying and judging method and system, and belongs to the technical field of informatization management.The method comprises the steps that on the basis of grid-processed river-lake management range vector data and desensitized LBS signaling data, personnel activity indexes in a space grid are extracted, and a personnel activity intensity time sequence is obtained; then STL time sequence decomposition and residual error anomaly detection are carried out on the personnel activity intensity time sequence, and an anomaly activity grid is extracted; performing spatial fusion and conflict judgment on the abnormal active grids and the multi-source geographic data to obtain a suspected violation conflict area set; extracting an LBS behavior feature vector based on the suspected violation conflict area set, and intelligently classifying the suspected violation conflict areas through a preset Bayesian classification framework to obtain each classified conflict area; and finally, based on the classified conflict areas, constructing a multi-industry ecological pressure fusion evaluation model to carry out multi-industry ecological pressure fusion evaluation, thereby realizing intelligent identification and risk evaluation.
Owner:长江水利委员会网络与信息中心

Method, apparatus, and computer program product for second level anonymization of trajectories

A method, apparatus, and computer program product are provided for establishing and applying a second level of anonymization of trajectories to improve privacy. Methods may include: receiving anonymized mobility data for a geographic region subdivided into a plurality of map tiles, where the mobility data includes a plurality of probe data points anonymized with a first anonymization level, where sequences of probe data points define trajectories; determining, based on the anonymized mobility data, one or more map tiles of the plurality of map tiles where anonymization of trajectories using the first anonymization level fails to satisfy a predefined anonymity parameter value; removing a subset of the anonymized mobility data corresponding to the one or more map tiles; and publishing the anonymized mobility data without the subset of the mobility data corresponding to the one or more map tiles for use with one or more location-based services.
Owner:HERE GLOBAL BV

Systems and methods for photometrically extracting 3-dimensional depth

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the disclosure relates to an application system and server kit that create and serve digital twin-enabled applications. This disclosure also relates to a hub-and-spoke classification system. This disclosure also relates to a location-based services framework that leverages a generative content process to improve location prediction. This disclosure also relates to virtual reality and augmented reality applications, as well as digital agents that support various types of applications. This disclosure also relates to systems and methods for photometrically extracting information about objects and their features, including three-dimensional depth and related features.
Owner:UMAJIN INC

Method, apparatus, and computer program product for estimating the privacy risk of anonymized trajectory data

Embodiments described herein relate estimating a privacy level of an anonymized dataset based on an anonymization strategy selected using parameters of the dataset that form a dataset profile. Methods may include: receiving a dataset defining at least one trajectory; determining parameters of the dataset; generating a profile of the dataset based on the parameters of the dataset to establish a dataset profile; identifying a predetermined profile corresponding to the dataset profile; determining an anonymization strategy corresponding to the predetermined profile; anonymizing the dataset using the anonymization strategy to generate an anonymized dataset; and publishing the anonymized dataset for use with location-based services. According to some embodiments, identifying the predetermined profile corresponding to the dataset profile includes identifying a predetermined profile having parameters within a predefined degree of similarity of the parameters of the dataset.
Owner:HERE GLOBAL BV

Cell-free communication and positioning solutions

A Position Calculation Unit, e.g., a PPU for a wireless communication network is provided, wherein the position calculation unit comprises an input, e.g., comprising an interface, adapted for receiving information related to a dynamic cooperation cluster of access points (DCC devices, APs, TRPs), DCC, and adapted for receiving a channel estimation result related to a channel between devices of the DCC, such as APs, and a device to be located; and a calculator configured for determining a location of the device based on the information related to the DCC and the channel estimation result. The Position Calculation Unit is configured for providing information related to the location, e.g., for a location based service and / or for use by the network.
Owner:FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV

Information processing apparatus and control method

The invention provides an information processing apparatus and a control method. The control method includes, based on successful acquisition of the predetermined information by the predetermined application, not executing predetermined processing for allowing a user to perform an operation allowing the predetermined application to use a location-based service, and based on failure of acquisition of the predetermined information by the predetermined application, executing the predetermined processing.
Owner:CANON KK

Method and system for location-based service using radio frequency beacons

A method of performing a location based service and in particular a contactless check-in procedure in a public transportation vehicle, which is considered very user-friendly, but also robust, reliable and accurate. In a first aspect there is provided, a method of performing a location-based service using a radio frequency, RF, signal based positioning system, the method comprising the steps of: - broadcasting, by a mobile device, an RF signal upon approaching the location of the location based service; - receiving, by at least one RF beacon, said RF signal, wherein the RF beacon is installed at the location of the location based service; - measuring, by a processing unit, said a signal strength of the received RF signal, wherein the processing unit is in communicative connection with said at least one RF beacon; - determining, by the processing unit, a location of the mobile device within said location of the location-based service, wherein said location is determined by said measured signal strength; - forwarding, by the processing unit, said location of the mobile device to a central server over a wireless telecommunication network, for comparing the location with a predefined service location for performing a service of said location-based service to said mobile device, wherein the RF beacon comprises an array of antennas arranged for monopulse tracking to accurately determine the location of the mobile device within said predefined service location.
Owner:MOBYYOU BV

Facilitating on demand location based services in advanced networks

Facilitating on demand location based services in advanced networks is provided herein. Operations of a system include deploying a group of disposable satellite devices in a defined geographic area including forming a sky network that comprises the group of disposable satellite devices. The group of disposable satellite devices can be independent of network equipment currently dispersed within the defined geographic area. The operations can also include receiving, from a disposable satellite device of the group of disposable satellite devices, coordinate information associated with a monitored user equipment based on the monitored user equipment being within a communication range of the disposable satellite device. Further, the operations can include communicating the coordinate information to the monitored user equipment via a secure communication channel. The secure communication channel bypasses a communication channel established between the monitored user equipment and the network equipment currently dispersed within the defined geographic area.
Owner:AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I L P

Geographic interest point retrieval method based on tree sampling and large language model

The invention relates to a geographic interest point retrieval method based on tree sampling and a large language model. The method is suitable for location-based service scenes such as map navigation and online travel. The core process of the method comprises the following steps of: mapping a POI geographic coordinate into a character string through Geohash coding, and constructing a prefix tree index; sampling positive and negative samples on the basis of a spatial proximity strategy of a prefix tree, and training a representation model with spatial semantic expression ability in combination with unsupervised spatial contrast loss; and recalling a candidate POI set through a vector database, constructing a Prompt template by the candidate POI set and user query, inputting a large language model after LoRA fine tuning, and completing semantic rearrangement in combination with a retrieval enhancement generation (RAG) mechanism. According to the scheme, unified modeling of geographic space and text semantics is achieved, the comprehensive matching precision of retrieval results is effectively improved, dynamic changes such as POI addition and position change can be rapidly adapted, the cross-region and cross-domain generalization ability is achieved, and a more accurate and efficient retrieval solution is provided for various position-based service systems.
Owner:CHONGQING UNIV OF POSTS & TELECOMM

Creating segments for directed information using location information

In non-limiting examples, passive information is used to verify the location of a client computing device and to create segment categories for directed information using location-based services and / or applications. In aspects, passive information is received from a client computing device. The client computing device is detected as being located at a predicted venue using the passive information. It may be determined whether directed information associated with the predicted venue has been displayed at an earlier time on a predetermined portion of the client computing device. In response to determining directed information associated with the predicted venue has been displayed on the predetermined portion of the client computing device, a statistical model may be applied to calculate a confidence score that the client computing device is located at the predicted venue. When the confidence score meets a predetermined threshold, a directed information conversion record may be stored in a data store.
Owner:FOURSQUARE LABS INC

Methods and apparatus to monitor consumer behavior associated with location-based web services

Example methods, apparatus, systems, and articles of manufacture to monitor consumer behavior associated with location-based web services are disclosed. Example disclosed apparatus include a receiver to receive a query from a mobile device including a query criterion and a first location identifier. Disclosed example apparatus further include a database to associate a second location identifier with an advertisement identifier indicative of an advertisement at a fixed location. Disclosed example apparatus also include an analyzer to credit the advertisement indicated by the advertisement identifier as having been exposed to a user of the mobile device in response to the first location identifier matching the second location identifier or the first location identifier being indicative of a first location within a distance of a second location indicated by the second location identifier.
Owner:THE NIELSEN CO (US) LLC

Location based service management

Various example embodiments of this disclosure relate to location based service management. In an aspect, a first network device receives first coarse location information of a terminal device during a service attempt procedure for the terminal device. Then, based on an event that the terminal device is not located within an area where the terminal device is allowed to be served, the first network device initiates a detach procedure for the terminal device, wherein determination of the event is based on the first coarse location information.
Owner:ALCATEL LUCENT SHANGHAI BELL CO LTD +2

Smart registration and discovery of network functions

Systems and methods are provided for the implementation of a locality-priority parameter that can specify a plurality of locality-priority preferences regarding locality-based satisfaction of a service request set forth by a network function (NF) consumer. NF producers may register profiles with a Network Repository Function (NRF). An NF consumer may perform discovery to identity NF producers that are capable of satisfying the service request, the NRF sending registered profiles of capable NF producers based on the locality-priority parameter.
Owner:HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEV LP

Real-time house resource matching system and method based on LBS (Location Based Service) and dynamic weight

The invention discloses a real-time house resource matching system and method based on LBS and dynamic weight, and relates to the technical field of house resource information processing, and the method comprises the steps: constructing a dynamic semantic network fusing a house resource description text and geographic space information; establishing a dynamic weight calibration strategy of spatio-temporal situation perception, and generating a dynamic house resource weight representing the current spatio-temporal situation and the potential demand of the user; based on the dynamic semantic network and the dynamic house resource weight, performing multi-source evidence cross validation in combination with user query semantics, house resource geographic space attributes, historical user evaluation emotion tendencies and house resource surrounding real-time environment data to generate a house resource matching evaluation result; collecting and analyzing a user interaction behavior track, and identifying dynamic transformation information of a user behavior mode; and according to the housing resource matching evaluation result and the dynamic transformation information, generating and executing differential matching strategies for different users.
Owner:XUANFANGBAO (ZHUHAI HENGQIN) DIGITAL TECH CO LTD

Generative content system that supports location-based services and methods therefor

A generative content system is disclosed. According to implementations, the generative content system generates literal representations of an environment based on data collected from a plurality of data sources that are selected in correspondence of the environment. In embodiments, the literal representations are used to generate a 3D rendering of the environment. In some embodiments, the generative content is used to support a location-based service system that locates devices based on a literal representation of an area as represented by the signal strengths observed throughout the area.
Owner:UMAJIN INC

Headset and application control based on location data

Disclosed is a headset for audio communication, a software application for an electronic device associated with a headset, and a method for controlling a headset feature. The headset is configured to be worn by a user. The headset comprises a speaker for sound transmission into the user's ear, a transceiver or a radio communication unit for communication with an external device, a connection to a location-based service software, the location-based service software is configured for controlling at least one headset feature based on location data of the headset, and a processing unit. The processing unit is configured for enabling the location-based service software to detect if the current location data of the headset indicates a change in location data corresponding to a certain change criterion and changing the at least one headset feature, if a change criterion associated with the change in location data is satisfied.
Owner:GN HEARING AS

Location-based service method and device, equipment and storage medium

The invention provides a location-based service method and device, equipment and a storage medium, which can be applied to the technical field of cloud computing. The method comprises the following steps: in response to an interaction request initiated by a user on a preset page, obtaining geographical location information of the user under the condition that the user agrees or authorizes; encoding the geographical location information to obtain a target parameter, and splicing the target parameter with a resource locator of a target activity page to obtain a spliced locator, the target activity page being a page skipped from a preset page according to the interaction request; analyzing the target parameter in the splicing locator into geographical location information of the user by using a predefined mapping table; and providing corresponding service content for the user on the target activity page based on the analyzed geographical location information.
Owner:CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK +1

Electronic device for providing location-based service and method for operating same

An electronic device, according to one embodiment, comprises: at least one communication circuit; and at least one processor operatively connected to the at least one communication circuit, wherein the at least one processor is configured to: measure a first distance between the electronic device and a first external electronic device and a second distance between the electronic device and a second external electronic device through the at least one communication circuit; determine, on the basis of the first distance and the second distance, whether a first condition that the first external electronic device and the second external electronic device exist in a designated area is satisfied; determine whether a function of the electronic device corresponding to the first condition is registered, on the basis of a determination that the first condition is satisfied; and perform the function of the electronic device corresponding to the first condition, on the basis of a determination that the function of the electronic device corresponding to the first condition is registered, wherein the first distance is measured when a second condition that triggers measurement of the distance between the electronic device and the first external electronic device by the first external electronic device is satisfied, and the second distance is measured when a third condition that triggers measurement of the distance between the electronic device and the second external electronic device by the second external electronic device is satisfied. Other embodiments may be possible.
Owner:SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

Location based service (LBS) enhanced by short-range wireless communication

The present disclosure is related to a terminal device, a server, and methods for location based service enhanced by short-range wireless communication. A method at a server for locating a first terminal device, the method comprises: selecting, from one or more terminal devices, at least one second terminal device based on at least first information reported by the first terminal device and / or second information reported by the at least one second terminal device, the first information indicating a second identifier of the at least one second terminal device received by the first terminal device via short-range wireless communication, the second information indicating a first identifier of the first terminal device received by the at least one second terminal device via short-range wireless communication; and determining a location of the first terminal device based on at least a location of the at least one second terminal device.
Owner:TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)

Wide area augmented reality location-based services

Apparatus, methods and systems of providing AR content are disclosed. Embodiments of the inventive subject matter can obtain an initial map of an area, derive views of interest, obtain AR content objects associated with the views of interest, establish experience clusters and generate a tile map tessellated based on the experience clusters. A user device could be configured to obtain and instantiate at least some of the AR content objects based on at least one of a location and a recognition.
Owner:NANT HOLDINGS IP LLC

An ar information visualization marking method and device based on lbs and image recognition

This specification provides an AR information visualization annotation method and apparatus based on LBS and image recognition, comprising: responding to a user sending AR message information via a mobile phone, obtaining the latitude and longitude of the current AR message sending location through location-based services (LBS), and determining the latitude and longitude coordinates; establishing a three-dimensional coordinate system with the camera position as the origin, adjusting the camera to the direction of the AR message sending location, and determining the horizontal and vertical rotation angles between the current camera direction and the starting direction; obtaining the horizontal and vertical rotation angles, determining the endpoint coordinates of the message location using trigonometric functions, and generating AR message information at the endpoint coordinates. By combining virtual and real scenes, the accuracy of information annotation location is improved, and the operation is simple and recording is fast.
Owner:BEIJING UNIV OF TECH

Navigation method, device and method for providing location-based services

The present disclosure provides a navigation method, an apparatus, and a location-based service providing method, including: in response to receiving a lane change signal, generating a decision disc in a navigation map according to the position of a vehicle in the navigation map, wherein the position of the vehicle in the navigation map is determined based on the position of the vehicle in an actual road scenario, and the decision disc is used to represent the position after lane change corresponding to the position of the vehicle in the navigation map; controlling the center point of the navigation map to move from the position of the vehicle in the navigation map to the decision disc; and controlling the vehicle to move in the navigation map towards the decision disc, so as to effectively and reliably follow the lane change process of the vehicle in the navigation map, improve the effectiveness and reliability of the navigation map, and enhance the dynamic perception experience of a riding user regarding the lane change of the vehicle.
Owner:AUTONAVI SOFTWARE CO LTD

Wide area augmented reality location-based services

Apparatus, methods and systems of providing AR content are disclosed. Embodiments of the inventive subject matter can obtain an initial map of an area, derive views of interest, obtain AR content objects associated with the views of interest, establish experience clusters and generate a tile map tessellated based on the experience clusters. A user device could be configured to obtain and instantiate at least some of the AR content objects based on at least one of a location and a recognition.
Owner:NANT HOLDINGS IP LLC

LBS (Location Based Service) parallel judgment method, system and equipment and storage medium

The invention discloses an LBS parallel judgment method, system and device and a storage medium, and the method comprises the steps: obtaining and carrying out the parallel matching of user position information and a business text, and carrying out the intersection processing of a first object list and a second object list obtained through matching, and obtaining a target object list; the matching of the user position information comprises the following steps: acquiring a first data set comprising an object identifier and a position identifier from a remote cache; starting a plurality of processing threads, fragmenting the first data set, and distributing the fragmented first data set to the plurality of processing threads; each processing thread reads geographical range information from a near cache composed of an out-of-heap memory and a shared disk according to the object identifier and the position identifier, and matches the user position information with the geographical range information to determine a matched object; and summarizing the matching objects of the plurality of processing threads to obtain a first object list. According to the method, the GB-level data geographical screening efficiency and cost are improved, geographical screening and text filtering decoupling are achieved, and the LBS judgment speed is increased.
Owner:ZHUHAI CHENGMI TECH CO LTD

Paperless venue entry and location-based services

When attending an event at a venue, the attendee typically presents ticket information that is scanned by a venue scanner. In conventional systems, once validated, the scanner prints a paper stub that typically includes seat location data. Production of this paper stub can be dispensed with, and the associated data conveyed by the paper stub as well as additional information not contemplated or possible with paper stubs can be conveyed by an electronic stub or e-stub that resides on a device of the attendee, generally the same device employed to present the ticket information.
Owner:FLASH SEATS LLC

Location-based service discovery system having hierarchical structure

The present disclosure relates to a 5G or 6G communication system for supporting higher data transmission rates. A method executed by a terminal according to an embodiment disclosed herein may comprise the steps of: transmitting a domain name system (DNS) query message including information related to the location of the terminal to a network entity that processes DNS messages in order to support edge computing; and receiving a DNS response message from the network entity in response to the DNS query message, wherein the information related to the location of the terminal includes at least one of information indicating the range from the location of the terminal or an indicator requesting that information indicating the range from the location of the terminal be configured.
Owner:SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

Adjacent base station position correlation calibration method fusing user track LBS (Location Based Service) data

The invention relates to the technical field of base station coordinate calibration, in particular to an adjacent base station position correlation calibration method fusing user track LBS data, and the method specifically comprises the steps: obtaining the user track LBS data of a target base station and an adjacent base station; respectively determining an association degree index of the adjacent base station relative to the target base station, geographic features of the adjacent base station and the target base station and a calibration contribution index of the adjacent base station relative to the target base station based on a relative position relationship between the target base station and the adjacent base station and user trajectory LBS data, and calculating to obtain the calibration weight of the adjacent base station relative to the target base station, and calibrating the position information of the target base station according to the calibration weight. According to the technical scheme provided by the invention, the adjacent base station with higher contribution degree to the calibration of the target base station can be obtained, the offset interference influence of complex terrain environments such as cities on the position calibration of the target base station is avoided, and the accuracy and the stability of the position calibration of the target base station are improved.
Owner:CHINA CRIMINAL POLICE UNIV

Cell-free positioning and communication solutions

A Position Calculation Unit, e.g., a PPU for a wireless communication network is provided, wherein the position calculation unit comprises an input, e.g., comprising an interface, adapted for receiving information related to a dynamic cooperation cluster of access points (DCC devices, APs, TRPs), DCC, and adapted for receiving a channel estimation result related to a channel between devices of the DCC, such as APs, and a device to be located; and a calculator configured for determining a location of the device based on the information related to the DCC and the channel estimation result. The Position Calculation Unit is configured for providing information related to the location, e.g., for a location based service and / or for use by the network.
Owner:FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV

Automation to reduce location error rate in e911 location-based services

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device comprising: a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising: obtaining a list of a plurality of known cell sites, the list comprising for each known cell site of the plurality of known cell sites a respective set of known geospatial coordinates; obtaining for each set of known geospatial coordinates, a corresponding aerial image; applying each corresponding aerial image to an automated process to generate a model, the model being usable to determine whether a particular test aerial image depicts a cell site; obtaining from a database an identification of an asserted cell site, the identification of the asserted cell site comprising a set of asserted geospatial coordinates; obtaining for the set of asserted geospatial coordinates, a test aerial image; applying the test aerial image to the model to determine whether the test aerial image depicts the asserted cell site, resulting in a determination; and outputting the determination of whether the test aerial image depicts the asserted cell site. Other embodiments are disclosed.
Owner:AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I L P