Using boundaries associated with a map view for business location searching
US8068980B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 2, 2010 |
| Grant date | Nov 29, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 2, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/9537
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system aggregates entity location information from multiple documents distributed among multiple locations in a network. The system searches the entity location information to identify a first set of entities located within the entirety of a first geographic region selected by a user. The system provides a first digital map to the user via a network, the first digital map including the first geographic region and further including visual representations of the first set of identified entities and their associated geographic locations.
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