Method and System for Managing Relationships Between Location Identifiers
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A method of providing indoor navigation, comprising:
- obtaining data associated with a first location identifier;
obtaining data associated with a second location identifier;
storing data associated with a relationship between the first location identifier and the second location identifier based on the obtained data;
identifying a relationship hierarchy that includes the relationship between the first and second location identifiers; and
using the hierarchy to provide navigation guidance within a building.
3 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A method and system for managing relationships between location identifiers is disclosed. A relationship includes an originating identifier and a target identifier. A unique relationship is defined by the location codes and relationship types associated with the originating and target identifier. A synonym service, a translation service, and a validation service analyze a new or modified relationship prior to storing the relationship in a relationship store. A graph service, a statistics service, and a reporting service analyze the relationships stored in the relationship store.
-
Citations
21 Claims
-
1. A method of providing indoor navigation, comprising:
-
obtaining data associated with a first location identifier; obtaining data associated with a second location identifier; storing data associated with a relationship between the first location identifier and the second location identifier based on the obtained data; identifying a relationship hierarchy that includes the relationship between the first and second location identifiers; and using the hierarchy to provide navigation guidance within a building. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
-
-
7. A system for collecting data regarding relationships between two location identifiers, comprising:
-
an input mechanism that allows a user to enter a first location code and a first relationship type associated with a first location identifier and a second location code and a second relationship type associated with a second location identifier; a synonym service that determines whether the entered first and second relationship types are synonyms of a preferred relationship type; a translation service that determines the language used for the first and second relationship types, wherein the translation service assigns a language code to the relationship types based on the determination; a validation service that determines whether the entered first and second location is codes and first and second relationship types form a valid relationship; and a relationship store that stores the valid relationship for use by third party systems, wherein the valid relationship includes the preferred relationship type if one of the first and second relationship types is a synonym of the preferred relationship type. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
-
-
13. A system for providing information regarding a relationship between two location identifiers, comprising:
-
a statistics service that obtains statistics regarding activities related to creating, modifying, and downloading location relationship data, wherein the location relationship data includes a first location code and a first relationship type associated with a first location identifier and a second location code and a second relationship type associated with a second location identifier; and a reporting service that generates an output based on the statistics obtained by the statistics service. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
-
Specification