In this paper, we explore the problem of processing a novel type of location based queries, named the location based top-k query, which involves both of spatial and non-spatial sp...
HaRim Jung, Byung Ku Cho, Yon Dohn Chung, Ling Liu
Abstract. Modern mobile phones and PDAs are equipped with positioning capabilities (e.g., GPS). Users can access public location-based services (e.g., Google Maps) and ask spatial ...
Gabriel Ghinita, Panos Kalnis, Spiros Skiadopoulos
— In location-based services, users with location-aware mobile devices are able to make queries about their surroundings anywhere and at any time. While this ubiquitous computing...
Mobile devices equipped with positioning capabilities (e.g., GPS) can ask location-dependent queries to Location Based Services (LBS). To protect privacy, the user location must n...
Gabriel Ghinita, Panos Kalnis, Ali Khoshgozaran, C...
The wide spread of location-based services results in a strong market for location-detection devices (e.g., GPS-like devices, RFIDs, handheld devices, and cellular phones). Example...