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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2008
Applicants:
Amin Charaniya, Milpitas, CA (US);
Michael T. Jones, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Inventors:
Amin Charaniya, Milpitas, CA (US);
Michael T. Jones, Los Altos Hills, CA (US);
Assignee:
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/24 (2006.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/241 (2013.01); G06F 17/30663 (2013.01);
Abstract
A geographic information system and method that facilitate the display of user-annotated datasets. The dataset can include data such as user-generated videos, photos, blogs, etc., and is processed to search for geo-annotations. The geo-annotations and other data signals are utilized by a scorer to determine a level-of-detail for the particular data. The level-of-detail provided by the scorer is utilized by the geographic information system to determine which data to display as a user navigates around a map.