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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2006
Gur Kimchi, Bellevue, WA (US);
Amit Dekate, Medina, WA (US);
Ashok Kuppusamy, Seattle, WA (US);
Steve Lombardi, Waukesha, WI (US);
Joseph Schwartz, Redmond, WA (US);
Stephen Lawler, Redmond, WA (US);
Alexander Gounares, Kirkland, WA (US);
Raymond E. Endres, Seattle, WA (US);
Gur Kimchi, Bellevue, WA (US);
Amit Dekate, Medina, WA (US);
Ashok Kuppusamy, Seattle, WA (US);
Steve Lombardi, Waukesha, WI (US);
Joseph Schwartz, Redmond, WA (US);
Stephen Lawler, Redmond, WA (US);
Alexander Gounares, Kirkland, WA (US);
Raymond E. Endres, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Provided is a single repository for capturing, connecting, sharing, and visualizing information based on a geographic location, for example. Provided is a schema, repository, index, and APIs for any information, place, entity, attribute, service or person that can be referenced geographically. A system to provide real time image data includes an input component that receives image data associated with a specific geographic area, a splitter component that splits the image data into at least two quadrants, and a storage component that stores at least a portion of the at least two quadrants. Also provides is on-line or real-time advertising based on a user's mapped location and/or a user preference.