Method for obtaining information for a geographic database
US6640187B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 26, 2002 |
| Grant date | Oct 28, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 26, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G1/123
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system and method for collecting address data for a geographic database are disclosed. Data are collected using a plurality of end users' navigation systems. The data indicate a location at which a trip by a vehicle in which a navigation system is located ended and a desired destination entered into the navigation system by an end user prior thereto. These data are received in a data collection facility that statistically analyzes the data and uses the data to update a geographic database.
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