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Entity lookup system

US7650345B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 28, 2005
Grant dateJan 19, 2010
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Expiry dateMar 17, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/29
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In an electronic document such as a map, an entity lookup system associates primitive data with entity data though parallel or corresponding grids of a primitive quad-tree and an entity quad-tree. A key is assigned to grids in the primitive quad-tree in association to particular grids in the entity quad-tree.

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