Neighborhood guide for semantic search system and method to support local POI discovery
US8498991B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 28, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jul 30, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 13, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01C21/3679
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A neighborhood guide system, related method and associated database for providing information about businesses and other locations to a vehicle driver, or other user, in a more natural and informative manner than traditional IVR systems. When interacting with the user, the neighborhood guide system typically will only provide choices for the user to select from based on a user request that are in the particular vicinity of the user. Further, the neighborhood guide system provides usable information about the selected business by the user, such as hours of operation, cost, ratings, parking, etc.
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