Trusted maps: updating map locations using trust-based social graphs
US8812585B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 29, 2010 |
| Grant date | Aug 19, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 2, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/4758
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for updating and correcting the location of geospatial entities, the method comprising receiving at a server from a mobile device operated by a first user, a proposed location for a geospatial entity, the proposed location determined by a wireless location system, and based upon a current location of the mobile device; providing information about the proposed location for the geospatial entity to a first plurality of other users; receiving votes from the first plurality of users as to whether the proposed location is correct and responsive to the received votes, determining whether to update the location information for the geospatial entity.
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