Patent ID: 9501524
Filing Date: 2016-11-22
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A method implemented by one or more computing devices, the method comprising: receiving a search request; obtaining a map including a geographical region from a geographic location database; dividing the geographical region into a plurality of grids; obtaining multiple target objects and respective pieces of attribute information from an information database; determining a respective grid corresponding to a target object of the multiple target objects based at least in part on a respective piece of attribute information of the target object; calculating a respective popularity value of the respective grid in accordance with one or more target objects belonging to the respective grid; determining multiple grids in accordance with popularity values of the plurality of grids and a respective distance between each individual pair of the plurality of grids; and merging at least some of the multiple grids to form an active area, merging the at least some of the multiple grids to form the active area comprising: searching the active area corresponding to the search request in accordance with the search request; and returning information of the active area.