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System, method and computer program product for searching and retrieving ranked points of interest within a polygonal area of interest

US7715981B2 · kind B2 · utility

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9References

27Claims

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Assignee

Travelocity.com LP · US

Inventors

Lance P. Bradley · Keller, US
Summer Hahne · Bedford, US
Richard Chesworth · Flower Mound, US
Richard J. Drexel, III · Bedford, US
Chris Gawronski · Oosterdijk, US
Ashima Kulshreshtha · Grapevine, US
Jared McPherson · Keller, US
Chris Miller · Conshohocken, US
Shylaja Nagenhalli · Carrollton, US
Minaxi H. Shukla · Keller, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 27, 2005
Grant date	May 11, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 5, 2028

Classification

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

Abstract

A method of searching and retrieving ranked points of interest (POIs) within a Polygonal area of interest (AOI) includes defining an AOI. The AOI has a Polygon shape and includes a plurality of points. The method also includes identifying at least one POI within the defined AOI, and organizing the identified POIs in an order of rankings associated with the identified POIs. Then, information related to the identified POIs is requested, and presented in the order of the rankings associated with the respective POIs.

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