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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2006
Xin LI, North Bergen, NJ (US);
Jiang Qian, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Daniel T. Egnor, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Lawrence E. Greenfield, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Xin Li, North Bergen, NJ (US);
Jiang Qian, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Daniel T. Egnor, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Lawrence E. Greenfield, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that automatically determines if a location is a standalone location, which can be unambiguously identified by a name for the location alone. During operation, the system determines a name score for the location which indicates a popularity of the name for the location. The system also obtains a signature for the location, wherein the signature is a set of combinations of location specifiers, wherein each combination of location specifiers refers to the location. The system then determines a signature score for the location which indicates a popularity of the signature for the location. Finally, the system determines whether the location is a standalone location based on the name score and the signature score.