Method of electronic map search link

• US 20020133482A1
• Filed: 03/07/2001
• Published: 09/19/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Bircham Digital Technology Corporation
• Original Assignee: Bircham Digital Technology Corporation
• Inventors: Wen Hung, Cheng
• Application Number:
  US09/799,508
• Publication Number:
  US 20020133482A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/3
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method of electronic map search link, wherein the Internet user can obtain the related map information of the website by clicking onto a link ICON appeared at the list of links of the individual website. The link ICON and the accompanied identification code data link are forwarded to the electronic map website. After verification by the server with respect to the code information, the related electronic map data will be displayed at the screen of the user. In additional, the page of the result of the search can be linked to any independent website, and when the electronic map link ICON of the independent website is clicked, the related electronic map information of the website can also be accessed. Thus, the user can obtain the electronic map data within a short time.

Claims

1. A method of electronic map search link to provide database link for individual search engine so that the search engine is provided with the corresponding electronic map, the method comprising the steps of:

(a) Between the search engine and the electronic map website;

(a-1) the electronic map website obtaining basic data (including address) from individual website by individual search engine (S1→

S2) the electronic map search website, being informed of any changes of data on the web station;

(a-2) the electronic map website assigning individual web station a specific identification code and informing the individual search engine (S2→

S1);

(a-3) incorporating a link ICON on the search result page of the individual link by the search engine (S1→

S4), the link ICON contained the identification code data of the website;

(a-4) clicking onto the link ICON and forwarding together with the identification code data link to the server of the electronic map website

(S4→

S2), retrieving corresponding address of the electronic map and displaying on the screen of the user (S2→

S4→

S5);

(b) Between search engine and the individual website;

(b-1) providing basic data to the individual search engine before the establishment of the website (S3→

S1);

(b-2) the individual search engine informing the individual website the identification code data established by the electronic map website, the appropriate position of a web page of the individual website being incorporated with a link ICON;

(b-3) linking the result page of the search to the individual website (S4→

S3);

(c) Between electronic map website and the individual independent website;

(c-1) clicking link ICON on the web page of the independent website to obtain electronic map from the electronic map website database (S3→

S2) and re-transmitting to the screen of the user (S2→

S3→

S5).