Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and apparatus for employing a user's location in providing information to the user
- Patent Title (中): 采用用户位置向用户提供信息的方法和装置
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Application No.: US13182615Application Date: 2011-07-14
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Publication No.: US08635201B2Publication Date: 2014-01-21
- Inventor: Marc W. Regan , Michael Leong , Carmit Brikman , Ryan S. LaSante , John R. Watson
- Applicant: Marc W. Regan , Michael Leong , Carmit Brikman , Ryan S. LaSante , John R. Watson
- Applicant Address: US MA Burlington
- Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Burlington
- Agency: Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.
- Main IPC: G06F7/00
- IPC: G06F7/00 ; G06F17/30
Abstract:
Some embodiments relate to techniques for receiving a query from a device and location data indicating a location of the device, the location data having a level of specificity; in response to the query being received, identifying at least one first search engine to which to submit a representation of the query; determining whether the level of specificity of the received location data is sufficient for the at least one first search engine; if the level of specificity of the location data is sufficient, instructing the device to issue the representation of the query to the at least one first search engine; and if the level of specificity of the location data is not sufficient, instructing the device to send, to the at least one computer, location data at a greater level of specificity.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130018865A1 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR EMPLOYING A USER'S LOCATION IN PROVIDING INFORMATION TO THE USER Public/Granted day:2013-01-17
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