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Expediting Reverse Geocoding With A Bounding Region

  • US 20110072020A1
  • Filed: 09/18/2009
  • Published: 03/24/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/18/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for reverse geocoding location information obtained by a wireless communications device, the method comprising:

  • determining the location information for a location;

    communicating the location information to a reverse geocoding server that reverse-geocodes the location information to generate location description data for a bounding region that geographically surrounds the location;

    receiving the location description data from the reverse geocoding server for the bounding region containing the location; and

    storing the location description data for the bounding region in a memory on the device.

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