Using a corridor search to identify locations of interest along a travel route
First Claim
1. A method for determining a location of interest, the method comprising:
- accessing data describing subsections of a geographic region, the subsections dividing the geographic region independently of a route from an origin to a destination;
selecting at least one subsection that corresponds to the route from the origin to the destination by identifying data corresponding to the at least one subsection through which the route traverses; and
identifying one or more locations of interest associated with the at least one identified subsection.
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Abstract
A corridor search process is used to identify locations of interest along a travel route. The corridor search process identifies locations of interest along a travel route by using a grid search process that first identifies shape points that correspond to the travel route. Each shape point is associated with a portion of a grid system used to delineate a region of geography through which the route traverses. The portions of the grid system correspond to a corridor along the travel route. References to redundant portions of the grid system are removed, and locations of interest are identified based on an association between a location of interest with a particular portion of the grid system.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for determining a location of interest, the method comprising:
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accessing data describing subsections of a geographic region, the subsections dividing the geographic region independently of a route from an origin to a destination; selecting at least one subsection that corresponds to the route from the origin to the destination by identifying data corresponding to the at least one subsection through which the route traverses; and identifying one or more locations of interest associated with the at least one identified subsection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus for determining a location of interest, the apparatus being configured to:
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access data describing subsections of a geographic region, the subsections dividing the geographic region independently of a route from an origin to a destination, select at least one subsection that corresponds to the route from the origin to the destination by identifying data corresponding to the at least one subsection through which the route traverses, and identify one or more locations of interest associated with the at least one identified subsection. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for determining a location of interest, the system comprising:
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means for accessing data describing subsections of a geographic region, the subsections dividing the geographic region independently of a route from an origin to a destination; means for selecting at least one subsection that corresponds to the route from the origin to the destination by identifying data corresponding to the at least one subsection through which the route traverses; and means for identifying one or more locations of interest associated with the at least one identified subsection.
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