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SPEED AND TOPOLOGY RELEVANT DYNAMIC GEO SEARCH

  • US 20140094197A1
  • Filed: 10/03/2013
  • Published: 04/03/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/03/2012
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A geographic searching method comprising:

  • (a) determining a location, a speed of travel, and a direction of travel of a mobile terminal using a location-determination module on the mobile terminal;

    (b) communicating the location, the speed of travel and the direction of travel to a server over a global network;

    (c) the server defining a look-ahead search region based on the location, the speed of travel and the direction of travel of the mobile terminal, the look-ahead search region being spaced from the location of the mobile terminal by displacement distance that is either predefined or is dependent on the speed of travel;

    (d) the server accessing a location database including points of interest; and

    (e) the server acquiring relevant points of interest within the look-ahead search region.

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