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Automatically identifying location information in text data

  • US 8,331,958 B2
  • Filed: 09/17/2008
  • Issued: 12/11/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A location-aware device operable to receive content through a communications network, the device comprising:

  • a processor;

    a position module operable to determine a current geographic location of the device;

    memory; and

    one or more modules stored in the memory and executable on the processor to;

    determine a locale context based on the current geographic location of the device, the locale context indicating an address format;

    based at least in part on the locale context, automatically identify location information in the received content received from one or more sources; and

    provide one or more navigational-related functions using the identified location information.

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