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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 18, 2004
Zhiying Jin, Lexington, MA (US);
Fenglin Yin, Lexington, MA (US);
Sharon Marie Walker, Coppell, TX (US);
Jennifer Logan Stelling, Southlake, TX (US);
David A. Philbin, Arlington, MA (US);
Demetrios Karis, Cambridge, MA (US);
Hannah Y. Moon, Boston, MA (US);
John S. Huitema, Arlington, MA (US);
William Christopher Smith, Lewisville, TX (US);
Zhiying Jin, Lexington, MA (US);
Fenglin Yin, Lexington, MA (US);
Sharon Marie Walker, Coppell, TX (US);
Jennifer Logan Stelling, Southlake, TX (US);
David A. Philbin, Arlington, MA (US);
Demetrios Karis, Cambridge, MA (US);
Hannah Y. Moon, Boston, MA (US);
John S. Huitema, Arlington, MA (US);
William Christopher Smith, Lewisville, TX (US);
Verizon Laboratories Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
A map-based search application for map-based category navigation includes geographic data, category data, and categorized data comprising at least one item, wherein each item is associated with each of the geographic data and the category data. Accordingly, a user is enabled to search for categorized data that satisfies at least one condition related to the geographic data and at least one condition related to the category data. The invention further comprises a display for displaying a list of results from a search, wherein the list comprises the at least one item.