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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2018
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Katharina Probst, St. Leon Rot, DE;
Manuel Mayr, Walldorf, DE;
Olaf Rutz, Sandhausen, DE;
Oliver Petrik, Stuttgart, DE;
Maurice Debatin, Mannheim, DE;
Jochen Röhrig, Stuttgart, DE;
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/36 (2006.01); G06F 16/29 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/3691 (2013.01); G06F 16/29 (2019.01);
Abstract
A method for enriching map functions of a digital geographical map is provided. Additional data are stored in a storage unit outside map data of the digital geographical map and direct related map metadata. Elements of the additional data are correlated to coordinates of the digital geographical map. Further, access is provided to the additional data via an authentication service while navigating the geographical map.