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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2024
Here Global B.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Diana Bursac, Libertyville, IL (US);
Pamela Korda, Chicago, IL (US);
Arnold Sheynman, Northbrook, IL (US);
HERE GLOBAL B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for generating search engine input queries using point-of-interest information and permutations thereof to assess the quality of search results produced by and to improve the search engine. Methods may include: identifying a reference point-of-interest from a reference data database; extracting at least one point-of-interest attribute from the reference point-of-interest; identifying a geographic location of the reference point-of-interest; calculating a test query search center based on the geographic location of the reference point-of-interest; generating a test query based on the at least one point-of-interest attribute from the reference point-of-interest and the test query search center; querying a search engine using the test query; receiving one or more responses to the test query; analyzing the one or more responses to calculate response quality metrics; and modifying the search engine based at least in part on the metrics.