System for automatically integrating a digital map system
First Claim
1. A method of integrating a digital map system with a source document, comprising:
- detecting a location description in said source document; and
replacing said detected location description with a hyperlink linking to a depiction of said location description.
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Abstract
A method and system for integrating a digital map system with a source document is disclosed including detecting a location description in the source document, and replacing the detected location description with a hyperlink linking to a depiction of the location description. Another embodiment may include a method and system for integrating a digital map system with a source document including detecting a location description in a source document, verifying that the location description describes an actual location, and integrating a hyperlink linking a depiction of the location description into the source document.
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31 Claims
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1. A method of integrating a digital map system with a source document, comprising:
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detecting a location description in said source document; and
replacing said detected location description with a hyperlink linking to a depiction of said location description. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of integrating a digital map system with a source document comprising:
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detecting a location description in a source document;
verifying that said location description describes an actual location; and
integrating a hyperlink linking a depiction of said location description into said source document. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus for use with a digital map system, comprising:
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means for detecting a location description in a source document;
means for verifying that said location description exists; and
means for integrating a hyperlink linking to a depiction of said location description into said source document. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer program product, comprising:
a computer usable medium having computer readable program code embodied therein to integrate a digital map system with a source document, the computer readable program code in said computer program product including;
computer readable program code to detect a location description in said source document;
computer readable program code to replace said detected location description with a hyperlink linking to a depiction of said location description.
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23. A computer program product, comprising:
a computer usable medium having computer readable program code embodied therein to integrate a digital map system with a source document, the computer readable program code in said computer program product including;
computer readable program code to detect a location description in a source document;
computer readable program code to verify that said location description describes an actual location; and
computer readable program code to integrate a hyperlink linking a depiction of said location description into said source document.
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24. An apparatus for integrating a digital map system in a source document prior to outputting said source document to a user, comprising:
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means for detecting a location description in said source document;
means for integrating a hyperlink linking to a depiction of said location description into said source document; and
means for outputting said integrated hyperlink and said source document. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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