US 8,219,318 B2
Information mapping approachesGeneral
US 8,219,318 B2
Information mapping approaches
Tech Center:
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security and License and Review
Examiner:
Dalena Tran
Art Unit:
3664 Computerized Vehicle Controls and Navigation, Radio Wave, Optical and Acoustic Wave Communication, Robotics, and Nuclear Systems
Inventors:
Keith Kreft
Assignee:
Priority:
04/19/05
Filed:
04/22/08
Granted:
07/10/12
Expiration:
04/03/27
Abstract
Methods, systems and applications for updating, enhancing, organizing, and utilizing geographic maps, for locating points of interest and places of businesses, or POI's. Embodiments provide a method for collecting geo-coordinate data on POIs by eliciting participation of the business owners or designated employees to identify the specific locations of POI's on a map; a map program which synchronizes to a centralized database where POI and other more frequently changing and time-dependent map information is downloaded to individual users; a map program, where in addition to the standard contact information, “qualitative” information and website links are included in an POI information box to aid in pre-qualifying a POI before selection and in booking a reservation; a method for locating markers on an Internet-based search engine map; and an improved contact management system that allows locations of contacts to be viewed on a map while minimizing address geocoding.
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
G01G01C21/3811G01CG06F16/2379G06T11/60G06Q30/0259G06F