Method and apparatus for searching point of interest by name or phone number
First Claim
1. A method for searching a point of interest (POI), comprising the following steps of:
- displaying a screen for searching a POI, the screen including an input field for accepting a user'"'"'s input of characters either by a name of POI or by a phone number of POI;
comparing the characters provided to the input field by the user with information in a POI database having a POI name table and a POI phone number table;
retrieving POI names or POI phone numbers from the corresponding tables that match the characters specified by the user in the input field; and
displaying a list of the retrieved POI names or POI phone numbers in a predetermined order.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for searching a point of interest allows a user to input either a name or a phone number in the same field of a monitor screen. The method includes the steps of displaying a screen for searching a POI where the screen includes an input field for accepting a user'"'"'s input of characters either by a name of POI or by a phone number of POI, comparing the characters provided to the input field by the user with information in a POI database having a POI name table and a POI phone number table, retrieving POI names or POI phone numbers from the corresponding tables that match the characters specified by the user in the input field, and displaying a list of the retrieved POI names or POI phone numbers in a predetermined order.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for searching a point of interest (POI), comprising the following steps of:
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displaying a screen for searching a POI, the screen including an input field for accepting a user'"'"'s input of characters either by a name of POI or by a phone number of POI;
comparing the characters provided to the input field by the user with information in a POI database having a POI name table and a POI phone number table;
retrieving POI names or POI phone numbers from the corresponding tables that match the characters specified by the user in the input field; and
displaying a list of the retrieved POI names or POI phone numbers in a predetermined order. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for searching a point of interest (POI), comprising:
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means for displaying a screen for searching a POI, the screen including an input field for accepting a user'"'"'s input of characters either by a name of POI or by a phone number of POI;
means for comparing the characters provided to the input field by the user with information in a POI database having a POI name table and a POI phone number table;
means for retrieving POI names or POI phone numbers from the corresponding tables that match the characters specified by the user in the input field; and
means for displaying a list of the retrieved POI names or POI phone numbers in a predetermined order. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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