Method and apparatus for map display of news stories
First Claim
1. A method of displaying information relating to a news story by a computer system, comprising the steps of, receiving the news story, determining whether the news story has preprogrammed story content, determining whether the news story corresponds to a preprogrammed location which is associated with the preprogrammed story content, and displaying a story indicator on a map at the preprogrammed location if it is determined that both the preprogrammed story content and preprogrammed location are present.
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Abstract
A method of displaying information relating to a news story by a computer system, comprising the steps of, receiving the news story, determining whether the news story has preprogrammed story content, determining whether the news story corresponds to a preprogrammed location which is associated with the preprogrammed story content, and displaying a story indicator on a map at the preprogrammed location if it is determined that both the preprogrammed story content and preprogrammed location are present. It is determined whether the news story has at least one of preprogrammed hotwords and preprogrammed activities.
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1. A method of displaying information relating to a news story by a computer system, comprising the steps of,
receiving the news story, determining whether the news story has preprogrammed story content, determining whether the news story corresponds to a preprogrammed location which is associated with the preprogrammed story content, and displaying a story indicator on a map at the preprogrammed location if it is determined that both the preprogrammed story content and preprogrammed location are present.
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7. An apparatus for displaying information relating to a news story, comprising an electrical node for receiving a plurality of news stories,
a memory for storing the received news stories, an electronic map of a geographical region, and a processor for determining whether the news story has preprogrammed story content, determining whether the news story corresponds to a preprogrammed location which is associated with the preprogrammed story content, and displaying a story indicator on a map at the preprogrammed location if it is determined that both preprogrammed story content and preprogrammed location are present.
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