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Geographical location extraction

  • US 7,849,071 B2
  • Filed: 07/03/2007
  • Issued: 12/07/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/13/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A geographical location extraction method to infer a geographical location from one or more search terms entered as a search query by a user on a search engine, the method comprising:

  • receiving in a computer memory a search query;

    controlling a processor for utilising the following processes;

    word analysis to determine which parts of the search query comprise location names, and to provide an indicator of the extent to which a given search term or part thereof shall be treated as a geographical location,inferring from the word analysis a geographical location; and

    storing in memory the geographical location.

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