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Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2013

Filed:

Jan. 17, 2008
Applicant:

Raimund Grün, Eschborn, DE;

Inventor:

Raimund Grün, Eschborn, DE;

Assignee:

Navteq B.V., Veldhoven, NL;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Locations having similar names are identified and placed in groups. The naming similarity includes how names or portions of names are spelled and/or pronounced. The names within the groups are then ranked by priority. The ranking is calculated using one or more attributes in a geographic database, such as the number of road segments associated with a named location, the population associated with a named location, distance to a named location, and administrative level of a named location. The ranking may be used during destination entry, when providing route guidance and/or maps, and when providing additional information to a user of a navigation system, such as demographic information.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Grün, Raimund. (2013). Method of prioritizing similar names of locations for use by a navigation system (U.S. Patent No. 8401780). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8401780

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