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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2007
Ivan Tashev, Kirkland, WA (US);
Michael Lewis Seltzer, Seattle, WA (US);
Yun-cheng Ju, Bellevue, WA (US);
Alex Acero, Bellevue, WA (US);
Ivan Tashev, Kirkland, WA (US);
Michael Lewis Seltzer, Seattle, WA (US);
Yun-Cheng Ju, Bellevue, WA (US);
Alex Acero, Bellevue, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
The presentation of location information to a user that is distracted by traveling can result in the user quickly forgetting, or never even comprehending, key parts of the location information, such as the street number. Identification can be made of intersections and points of interest near the user's destination, which can then be provided instead of, or in addition to, the address, thereby increasing user comprehension and retention, especially when distracted. Map data can be parsed into addresses, intersections and points of interest databases. These databases can be accessed to identify proximate intersections and points of interest, which can then be filtered and subsequently ranked to identify one intersection, one point of interest, or both, that can be presented to the user to aid the user in comprehending and retaining the location information even when distracted.