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Map enriched by data other than metadata

US10890461B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Katharina Probst · Dyer, US
Manuel Mayr · Walldorf, DE
Olaf Rutz · Sandhausen, DE
Oliver Petrik · Stuttgart, DE
Maurice Debatin · Mannheim, DE
Jochen Röhrig · Stuttgart, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 30, 2018
Grant date	Jan 12, 2021
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 10, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F21/6218
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method for enriching map functions of a digital geographical map is provided. Additional data are stored in a storage unit outside map data of the digital geographical map and direct related map metadata. Elements of the additional data are correlated to coordinates of the digital geographical map. Further, access is provided to the additional data via an authentication service while navigating the geographical map.

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