System, method and computer program product for searching and retrieving ranked points of interest within a polygonal area of interest
First Claim
1. A system for performing a method of searching and retrieving ranked points of interest (POIs) within a Polygonal area of interest (AOI), wherein the system comprises at least one processing element for at least one of performing or facilitating performance of the method, the method comprising:
- defining an AOI representing a geographic area, the AOI having a Polygon shape including a plurality of points defining the geographic area of the AOI;
identifying at least one geographic POI located within the defined AOI; and
organizing the identified POIs in an order of rankings pre-associated with the identified POIs, the POIs being organized such that information related to at least some of the identified POIs is capable of being requested and thereafter presented in the order of the rankings pre-associated with the respective POIs.
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Abstract
A method of searching and retrieving ranked points of interest (POIs) within a Polygonal area of interest (AOI) includes defining an AOI. The AOI has a Polygon shape and includes a plurality of points. The method also includes identifying at least one POI within the defined AOI, and organizing the identified POIs in an order of rankings associated with the identified POIs. Then, information related to the identified POIs is requested, and presented in the order of the rankings associated with the respective POIs.
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27 Claims
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1. A system for performing a method of searching and retrieving ranked points of interest (POIs) within a Polygonal area of interest (AOI), wherein the system comprises at least one processing element for at least one of performing or facilitating performance of the method, the method comprising:
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defining an AOI representing a geographic area, the AOI having a Polygon shape including a plurality of points defining the geographic area of the AOI; identifying at least one geographic POI located within the defined AOI; and organizing the identified POIs in an order of rankings pre-associated with the identified POIs, the POIs being organized such that information related to at least some of the identified POIs is capable of being requested and thereafter presented in the order of the rankings pre-associated with the respective POIs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer-implemented method of searching and retrieving ranked points of interest (POIs) within a Polygonal area of interest (AOI), the method comprising:
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defining an AOI representing a geographic area, the AOI having a polygon shape including a plurality of points defining the geographic area of the AOI; identifying at least one geographic POI located within the defined AOI; and organizing the identified POIs in an order of rankings pre-associated with the identified POIs, the POIs being organized such that information related to at least some of the identified POIs is capable of being requested and thereafter presented in the order of the rankings pre-associated with the respective POIs. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer program product for performing a method of searching and retrieving ranked points of interest (POIs) within a polygonal area of interest (AOI), wherein the computer program product comprises at least one computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable, executable program code portions stored therein for at least one of performing and facilitating performance of the method, the method comprising:
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defining an AOI representing a geographic area, the AOI having a Polygon shape including a plurality of points defining the geographic area of the AOI; identifying at least one geographic POI located within the defined AOI; and organizing the identified POIs in an order of rankings pre-associated with the identified POIs, the POIs being organized such that information related to at least some of the identified POIs is capable of being requested and thereafter presented in the order of the rankings pre-associated with the respective POIs. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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