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SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING USER SPECIFIED INFORMATION FROM A MAP

  • US 20090265345A1
  • Filed: 06/24/2009
  • Published: 10/22/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/21/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of generating user-specified information, the method comprising:

  • receiving a plurality of points selected on a map, the plurality of points forming a first continuous line having one or more vertices;

    generating a closed polygon having a plurality of edges, wherein at least one edge forms a second continuous line substantially parallel to and spaced apart at a distance from the first continuous line, the distance being greater than zero;

    determining a plurality of coordinate pairs, each coordinate pair associated with a point on the plurality of edges of the closed polygon; and

    retrieving user specified information for an area enclosed by the plurality of coordinate pairs.

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