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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2007
Adam T. Berns, Bellevue, WA (US);
James E. Allard, Seattle, WA (US);
Nicholas C. Baker, Cupertino, CA (US);
Todd E. Holmdahl, Redmond, WA (US);
Oliver R. Roup, Seattle, WA (US);
David H. Sloo, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Curtis G. Wong, Medina, WA (US);
Dawson Yee, Bellevue, WA (US);
Adam T. Berns, Bellevue, WA (US);
James E. Allard, Seattle, WA (US);
Nicholas C. Baker, Cupertino, CA (US);
Todd E. Holmdahl, Redmond, WA (US);
Oliver R. Roup, Seattle, WA (US);
David H. Sloo, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Curtis G. Wong, Medina, WA (US);
Dawson Yee, Bellevue, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
The claimed subject matter relates to a first architecture that can create an intensity map based upon intensity scores, and to a second architecture that can provide intensity scores and can request and receive the intensity map. Intensity scores can relate to an approval or a level of satisfaction of a current location of a user and can be conveniently provided, in some cases with a single keystroke (e.g., 0-9 from a conventional cell phone keypad) by, say, mobile device users. Numerous intensity scores can be received and aggregated to produce an intensity map of a given area or region. Portions of the intensity map can be provided to requesting devices, potentially filtered based upon a variety of criteria. As a result, the intensity map can provide in substantially real-time a visual indication of locations or entities that might be interesting to explore.