Patent ID: 8700321
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: G01C,G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of operating a server to evaluate an attribute of a point of interest, comprising: obtaining, at the server, position data representative of the variation in position of a plurality of users over time; associating, at the server, a region with the point of interest having at least one of a shape and size in dependence on the nature of the goods and services offered at the point of interest; determining, at the server, the users entering the region from a comparison of the obtained position data with position data defining the associated region; evaluating, at the server, the attribute for the point of interest according to at least one of: the number of users entering the associated region; the speed in the associated region of each user entering the associate region; and the length of time spent in the associated region for each user entering the associated region; and sending the attribute from the server to a remote device for display to a user.