Transaction method and programming for incrementally updating a geographic database
US6038568A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 22, 1999 |
| Grant date | Mar 14, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 22, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99953
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system and method of providing incremental updates for a geographical data set for use in navigation systems. The system and method include organizing updates of geographical data set into a series of transactions. Each of the transactions includes a transaction identifier that uniquely identifies the transaction, and n steps to be applied to the geographical data set to complete the transaction. All the steps of the transaction are required to be successfully applied in order for the transaction to be completed, otherwise, the entire transaction is not applied.
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