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Geographic data update based on user input

  • US 8,849,567 B2
  • Filed: 05/31/2012
  • Issued: 09/30/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method for updating information contained in a geographic information system, the method comprising:

  • receiving, at one or more processors and from a client computing device, a name of a point of interest and a location associated with the point of interest;

    comparing, at the one or more processors, the name and location of the received point of interest to names and locations of a plurality of points of interest stored in a data repository;

    determining, at the one or more processors, whether a first point of interest in the data repository has a name that matches the name of the received point of interest, and a location that is within a predetermined distance of the location of the received point of interest;

    increasing a confidence value for the first point of interest or verifying that the confidence value for the first point of interest is at a maximum if the first point of interest has a name that matches the name of the received point of interest, and a location that is within a predetermined distance of the location of the received point of interest; and

    adding the name and location of the received point of interest to a temporary set of points of interest, stored in the memory if it is determined that no point of interest in the data repository has a name that matches the name of the received point of interest, and a location that is within a predetermined distance of the location of the received point of interest; and

    when it is determined that the first point of interest in the data repository has a name that matches the name of the received point of interest, and a location that is within a predetermined distance of the location of the received point of interest;

    determining whether a second point of interest in the data repository has a location that is within a predetermined distance of the location of the received point of interest, but a name that does not match the name of the received point of interest;

    determining whether the confidence value associated with the first point of interest exceeds a second predetermined threshold; and

    reducing the confidence value of the second point of interest if the confidence value of the first point of interest exceeds the second predetermined threshold.

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