System and method for assigning globally unique identifiers to attractions based upon their geographical locations and/or categories

• US 20040010516A1
• Filed: 06/02/2003
• Published: 01/15/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 07/15/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Yu Meng
• Original Assignee: Yu Meng
• Inventors: Meng, Yu
• Application Number:
  US10/452,529
• Publication Number:
  US 20040010516A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/104.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/29 Geographical information databases

Abstract

The system and method of the invention assign globally unique identifiers to attractions. An attraction is a natural or manmade object or site that is of actual or potential historical, emotional, or aesthetic significance. The identifier contains information about the geographical location and/or category of the attraction. When the information about the attraction is stored, the unique identifier can be used as a bookmark to retrieve relevant information.

Claims

1. For use with a computer, a GUAID management system for assigning globally unique identifiers to attractions based upon attributes of the attractions, comprising:

a database storing GUAIDs and attraction information; and

means for receiving unregistered attraction information and assigning a GUAID for the attraction based upon the information about the attraction.

2. The GUAID management system as recited in claim 1 wherein said attributes of the attractions selected from the group consisting of:

geographical locations,

categories.

3. The GUAID management system as recited in claim 1 wherein said database storing GUAIDs and attraction information contains data selected from the group consisting of:

geographical location data,

category data,

attraction data,

GUAIDs.

4. The GUAID management system as recited in claim 1 wherein said means for receiving unregistered attraction information and assigning a GUAID for the attraction based upon the information about the attraction comprising:

means for storing GUAIDs and attraction information in a database;

means for verifying that the inputted attraction is unregistered based upon the attraction information;

means for generating a GUAID for the unregistered attraction;

means for receiving a modified GUAID for the unregistered attraction from the administrator;

means for saving the GUAID and attraction information for the attraction.

5. A computer-implemented GUAID management method for assigning globally unique identifiers to attractions based upon attributes of the attractions, comprising the steps of:

storing GUAIDs and attraction information in a database; and

receiving unregistered attraction information and assigning a GUAID for the attraction based upon the information about the attraction.

6. The GUAID management method as recited in claim 5 wherein said attributes of the attractions selected from the group consisting of:

geographical locations,

categories.

7. The GUAID management method as recited in claim 5 wherein said storing GUAIDs and attraction information contains data selected from the group consisting of:

geographical location data,

category data,

attraction data,

GUAIDs.

8. The GUAID management method as recited in claim 5 wherein said receiving unregistered attraction information and assigning a GUAID for the attraction based upon the information about the attraction comprising the steps of:

storing GUAIDs and attraction information in a database;

verifying that the inputted attraction is unregistered based upon the attraction information;

generating a GUAID for the unregistered attraction;

receiving a modified GUAID for the unregistered attraction from the administrator;

saving the GUAID and attraction information for the attraction.