Location-based service implementing method and apparatus

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

receiving a request for a service from an application of a mobile computing device;

determining a latitude and a longitude of a geographic location associated with the mobile computing device;

mapping the geographic location to a corresponding location on an embedded map associated with the application, wherein the embedded map is divided into a plurality of level 1 grids;

determining a level 1 grid in which the corresponding location is located;

determining one or more location-based services located in the level 1 grid and matching the request for the service;

determining a geographic distance between the geographic location associated with the mobile computing device and the one or more location-based services located in the level 1 grid;

determining a granularity corresponding to the geographic distance;

converting the granularity into a corresponding step size on the embedded map; and

dividing the level 1 grid into a plurality of level 2 grids based on the corresponding step size.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the geographic location is mapped to the corresponding location on the embedded map associated with the application based on a GeoHash algorithm.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 , wherein mapping the geographic location to a corresponding location on an embedded map associated with the application further comprises:

performing binary encoding to encode a latitude and the longitude of the geographic location to a binary code based on a binary search; and

using the GeoHash algorithm to convert the binary-encoded latitude and longitude to an alphanumeric string.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of level 2 grids completely overlap the level 1 grid and each of the level 2 grids has a side length of the corresponding step size.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining the level 2 grid in which the corresponding location is located; and

determining one or more providers of the service located in an area corresponding to the determined level 2 grid and eight level 2 grids surrounding the determined level 2 grid.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5 , further comprising sending information of at least a portion of the one or more providers to the mobile computing device to be presented with the application.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 5 , wherein the service is a location-based service and at least a portion of the one or more providers are determined based on one or more predetermined conditions including distance, service type, and service speed.

8. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing one or more instructions executable by a computer system to perform operations comprising:

receiving a request for a service from an application of a mobile computing device;

determining a latitude and a longitude of a geographic location associated with the mobile computing device;

mapping the geographic location to a corresponding location on an embedded map associated with the application, wherein the embedded map is divided into a plurality of level 1 grids;

determining a level 1 grid in which the corresponding location is located;

determining one or more location-based services located in the level 1 grid and matching the request for the service;

determining a geographic distance between the geographic location associated with the mobile computing device and the one or more location-based services located in the level 1 grid;

determining a granularity corresponding to the geographic distance;

converting the granularity into a corresponding step size on the embedded map; and

dividing the level 1 grid into a plurality of level 2 grids based on the corresponding step size.

9. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the geographic location is mapped to the corresponding location on the embedded map associated with the application based on a GeoHash algorithm.

10. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 9 , wherein mapping the geographic location to a corresponding location on an embedded map associated with the application further comprises one or more instructions to:

perform binary encoding to encode a latitude and the longitude of the geographic location to a binary code based on a binary search; and

use the GeoHash algorithm to convert the binary-encoded latitude and longitude to an alphanumeric string.

11. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of level 2 grids completely overlap the level 1 grid and each of the level 2 grids has a side length of the corresponding step size.

12. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 8 , further comprising one or more instructions to:

determine the level 2 grid in which the corresponding location is located; and

determine one or more providers of the service located in an area corresponding to the determined level 2 grid and eight level 2 grids surrounding the determined level 2 grid.

13. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 12 , further comprising one or more instructions to send information of at least a portion of the one or more providers to the mobile computing device to be presented with the application.

14. The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the service is a location-based service and at least a portion of the one or more providers are determined based on one or more predetermined conditions including distance, service type, and service speed.

15. A computer-implemented system, comprising:

one or more computers; and

one or more computer memory devices interoperably coupled with the one or more computers and having tangible, non-transitory, machine-readable media storing one or more instructions that, when executed by the one or more computers, perform one or more operations comprising:

receiving a request for a service from an application of a mobile computing device;

determining a latitude and a longitude of a geographic location associated with the mobile computing device;

mapping the geographic location to a corresponding location on an embedded map associated with the application, wherein the embedded map is divided into a plurality of level 1 grids;

determining a level 1 grid in which the corresponding location is located;

determining one or more location-based services located in the level 1 grid and matching the request for the service;

determining a geographic distance between the geographic location associated with the mobile computing device and the one or more location-based services located in the level 1 grid;

determining a granularity corresponding to the geographic distance;

converting the granularity into a corresponding step size on the embedded map; and

dividing the level 1 grid into a plurality of level 2 grids based on the corresponding step size.

16. The computer-implemented system of claim 15 , wherein the geographic location is mapped to the corresponding location on the embedded map associated with the application based on a GeoHash algorithm, and wherein mapping the geographic location to a corresponding location on an embedded map associated with the application further comprises one or more operations to:

perform binary encoding to encode a latitude and the longitude of the geographic location to a binary code based on a binary search; and

use the GeoHash algorithm to convert the binary-encoded latitude and longitude to an alphanumeric string.

17. The computer-implemented system of claim 15 , wherein the plurality of level 2 grids completely overlap the level 1 grid and each of the level 2 grids has a side length of the corresponding step size.

18. The computer-implemented system of claim 15 , further comprising one or more operations to:

determine the level 2 grid in which the corresponding location is located; and

determine one or more providers of the service located in an area corresponding to the determined level 2 grid and eight level 2 grids surrounding the determined level 2 grid.

19. The computer-implemented system of claim 18 , further comprising one or more operations to send information of at least a portion of the one or more providers to the mobile computing device to be presented with the application.

20. The computer-implemented system of claim 18 , wherein the service is a location-based service and at least a portion of the one or more providers are determined based on one or more predetermined conditions including distance, service type, and service speed.