One step map retrieval by inputting a unique number

• US 20010044803A1
• Filed: 05/21/2001
• Published: 11/22/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 05/22/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kehyeh Szutu
• Original Assignee: Kehyeh Szutu
• Inventors: Szutu, Kehyeh
• Application Number:
  US09/862,845
• Publication Number:
  US 20010044803A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/104.1
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/26 specially adapted for navigation in a road network
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9537 Spatial or temporal dependent retrieval, e.g. spatiotemporal queries

Abstract

The present invention discloses a network system. The network system includes a map server for receiving a numeric data input. The map server further includes a first database-search enabling means for enabling a first database search for determining a geographic location associated with the numeric data input. The map server further includes a second database-search enabling means for enabling a second database search for retrieving a map associated with the geographic location determined by the first database search. In a preferred embodiment, the map server further includes a first database containing data for relating the numeric data input to the geographic location. In another preferred embodiment, the map server further includes a second database containing data for relating the geographic location to the map.

Claims

1. A method for retrieving a map from an Internet web-site comprising:

a) sending a map request with a telephone number to said Internet web-site; and

b) receiving a map from said Internet web site associated with said telephone number sent with said map request.

2. The method of

claim 1

wherein:

said step a) of sending a map request with a telephone number comprising a step of sending said map request to a map server for processing said map request with said telephone number for obtaining an address for said telephone number.

3. The method of

claim 2

wherein:

said step b) further comprising a step of retrieving a map of said address.

4. The method of

claim 1

wherein:

said step a) of sending a map request with a telephone number comprising a step of sending said map request from a mobile phone to a map server for processing said map request with said telephone number for obtaining an address for said telephone number.

5. The method of

claim 4

wherein:

said step a) of sending said map request from a mobile phone to a map server further comprising a step of pushing a map-retrieval key on said mobile phone for logging on to said map server.

6. The method of

claim 1

wherein:

said step a) of sending a map request with a telephone number to said Internet web-site further comprising a step of said Internet web site receiving and normalizing said telephone number sent with said map request into a normalized telephone number.

7. The method of

claim 6

wherein:

said step a) of sending a map request with a telephone number to said Internet web-site further comprising a step of applying said normalized telephone number for searching an address listed for said normalized telephone number.

8. The method of

claim 7

wherein:

said step b) further comprising a step of retrieving a map of said address listed for said normalized telephone number.

9. A method for retrieving a map from network server comprising:

a) sending a map request as a numeric input data to said network server; and

b) receiving a map from said network server associated with said numeric data input sent with said map request.

10. The method of

claim 9

wherein:

said step a) of sending a map request as a numeric input data comprising a step of sending said map request to said network server with a partial telephone number.

11. The method of

claim 9

wherein:

said step a) of sending a map request as numeric input data comprising a step of sending said map request from a mobile phone to a network server for processing said numeric input data for obtaining a geographic location associated with said numeric input data.

12. An Internet system comprising:

an Internet web site linking to a map server for receiving a map request for a telephone number sent to said Internet web-site; and

said Internet web site comprising a map request processor for enabling a database search for determining a geographic location associated with said telephone number and retrieving a map for said geographic location.

13. The Internet system of

claim 12

wherein:

said map request processor further comprising a database for associating said telephone number with a geographic location and associating said geographic location with a map.

14. The Internet system of

claim 12

wherein:

said map request processor further comprising a first database for associating said telephone number with a geographic location and a second database for associating said geographic location with a map.

15. The Internet system of

claim 12

wherein:

said map request processor further comprising a telephone number normalization processor for normalizing said telephone number sent with said map request into a normalized telephone number for enabling said database search for retrieving a map for said normalized telephone number.

16. The Internet system of

claim 12

wherein:

said map request processor further comprising a map request handler for handing said map request submitted in hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP), simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP) and telephonic-tone input as said map request.

17. The Internet system of

claim 16

wherein:

said map request handler further comprising a partial telephone number handler for handing said map request submitted with partial telephone number.

18. The Internet system of

claim 12

wherein:

said map request processor further comprising an automatic Internet universal resource location (URL) linking processor for linking to several universal resource locations (URLs) for enabling a database search for determining a geographic location associated with said telephone number and for retrieving a map for said geographic location.

19. The Internet system of

claim 12

further comprising:

a telephone for sending said map request with a telephone number to said map request processor.

20. The Internet system of

claim 19

wherein:

said telephone is a wireless telephone for sending said map request.

21. A network system comprising:

a map server for receiving a numeric data input;

said map server further includes a database-search enabling means for enabling a database search for determining a geographic location associated with said numeric input and a map associated with said geographic location.

22. A network system comprising:

a geocentric server for receiving a numeric data input;

said geocentric server further includes a database-search enabling means for enabling a geocentric database search for determining a geographic location associated with said numeric input.

23. The network system of

claim 22

wherein:

said geocentric server further includes a geocentric filter means for applying said geographic location associated with said numeric input to establish a geocentric filter for filtering a subsequent database search.

24. The network system of

claim 22

wherein:

said geocentric server is provided for receiving a numeric data input comprising at least a first part of a telephone number; and

said database-search enabling means is provided for enabling a geocentric database search for determining a geographic location associated with said first part of said telephone number.

25. The network system of

claim 23

wherein:

said geocentric server further includes a normalization processor for normalizing said numeric data input into a normalized numeric data input.