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Method and system for providing geographically targeted information and advertising

  • US 7,577,244 B2
  • Filed: 05/16/2001
  • Issued: 08/18/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of providing information to an information requestor, the information requestor located at first location, comprising the steps of:

  • (a) an information source receiving a request for a business associated with a second location different from said first location, from the information requestor;

    (b) said information source obtaining an utterance from said information requestor, said utterance identifying said business and a location reference associated with said second location, said location reference including a first street;

    (c) using a voice recognition system to identify said business and location reference from said utterance by comparing said utterance to a grammar of street names and a grammar of businesses;

    (d) associating said location reference with one or more street segments within a group of street segments, each of said street segments representing a block;

    (e) determining a listing of said business by locating an address for said business associated with one of said street segments within said group; and

    (f) said information source providing said listing to said information requestor.

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