Patent ID: 9185461
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: G01C,G06F,H04H,H04L,H04M,H04N,H04W

Abstract:
1. A spot notification method for use with a device including a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver, the method being for notifying a spot introduced in a program viewed by a user, the method comprising: a viewing history acquisition step of acquiring a program viewing history of the user; a program data acquisition step of acquiring program data including a name and locational information on the spot introduced in the program; a generation step of generating, on the basis of the acquired viewing history and the acquired program data, a spot list including the name and locational information on the spot introduced in the program viewed to by the user; a location acquisition step of acquiring, using the GPS receiver, a current location of the user; an activity history holding step of holding the acquired current location in time series as an activity history; a search range setting step of setting a search range in accordance with the activity history; a search step of referring to the spot list and searching for the spot present within the set search range; and a notification step of notifying the user of information related to the spot that has been searched for, wherein the search range includes a first search range having a first radial distance, a second search range having a second radial distance longer than the first radial distance, and a third search range having a third radial distance longer than the second radial distance, and the search range determination step determines whether or not the acquired current location is included in the activity history over a predetermined period, sets the search range to the first search range when determining that the acquired current location is included in the activity history over the predetermined period, determines whether or not the acquired current location is included in the activity history over a period preceding the predetermined period when determining that the acquired current location is not included in the activity history over the predetermined period, sets the search range to the second search range when determining that the acquired current location is included in the activity history over the period preceding the predetermined period, and sets the search range to the third search range when determining that the acquired current location is not included in the activity history over the period preceding the predetermined period.