Using boundaries associated with a map view for business location searching
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
- providing a first map to a user, the first map including a geographic region having first boundaries;
receiving an indication of a boundary reselection from the user;
providing a second map to the user, the second map including a geographic region having second boundaries, wherein the second boundaries are different than the first boundaries;
identifying a geographic search area based on the second boundaries;
searching entity location information to identify entities located within the identified geographic search area; and
providing the identified entities, and associated geographic location information, to the user.
2 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A system aggregates entity location information from multiple documents distributed among multiple locations in a network. The system searches the entity location information to identify a first set of entities located within the entirety of a first geographic region selected by a user. The system provides a first digital map to the user via a network, the first digital map including the first geographic region and further including visual representations of the first set of identified entities and their associated geographic locations.
-
Citations
27 Claims
-
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
-
providing a first map to a user, the first map including a geographic region having first boundaries;
receiving an indication of a boundary reselection from the user;
providing a second map to the user, the second map including a geographic region having second boundaries, wherein the second boundaries are different than the first boundaries;
identifying a geographic search area based on the second boundaries;
searching entity location information to identify entities located within the identified geographic search area; and
providing the identified entities, and associated geographic location information, to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
-
-
10. A method, comprising:
-
aggregating entity location information from a plurality of documents distributed among a plurality of locations in a network;
searching the entity location information to identify a first set of entities located within the entirety of a first geographic region selected by a user; and
providing a first digital map to the user via the network, the first digital map covering the first geographic region and including visual representations of the first set of identified entities and their associated geographic locations. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
-
-
17. A system connected to a network, comprising:
-
a memory to aggregate entity location information from a plurality of documents distributed among a plurality of locations in the network;
a processing unit to;
search the entity location information to identify a first set of entities located within the entirety of a first geographic region selected by a user, and provide a first digital map to the user via the network, the first digital map displaying the first geographic region and including visual representations of the first set of identified entities and their associated geographic locations.
-
-
18. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
-
defining a first geographic region associated with a digital map based on first user input; and
searching business location information to identify businesses located within the entirety of the first geographic region. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
-
-
26. A system, comprising:
-
an interface to receive input from a user via a network;
a processing unit to;
define a first geographic region associated with a digital map based on the user input, and search business location information to identify businesses located within the entirety of the first geographic region.
-
-
27. A system, comprising:
-
means for aggregating entity location information from a plurality of documents distributed among a plurality of locations in a network;
means for searching the entity location information to identify a first set of entities located within the entirety of a first geographic region selected by a user; and
means for providing a first digital map to the user via a network, the first digital map comprising the first geographic region and including visual representations of the first set of identified entities and their associated geographic locations.
-
Specification