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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2019
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Edwin J. Bruce, Corinth, TX (US);
Marlentae Johnson, Fort Lawn, SC (US);
Huida Liu, Irving, TX (US);
Chaithra Mysore Nagaraj, Coppell, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a computer implemented method to annotate electronic maps with historical data, the method comprising: receiving a first query from a user, wherein the first query includes a request for historical data of a mapped area. The method also comprises retrieving a plurality of references, wherein each reference includes a location reference, and each reference is related to the mapped area. The method further comprises normalizing each location reference to a common coordinate system. The method also comprises ranking each of the plurality of references. The method further comprises generating a first result, wherein the first result is responsive to the first query, and the first result is based on the ranking. The method further comprises determining a confidence score for the first result, and returning the first result to the user.