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System and method for geo-location data type searching in an on demand environment

  • US 9,110,959 B2
  • Filed: 03/15/2013
  • Issued: 08/18/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/03/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of retrieving, from a database containing a list of records, a result set of the list of records located within a user defined distance from a target point, each record in the list of records having a compound geo-location data type including a first data field and a second data field, the first and second data fields comprising latitude and longitude, the method comprising:

  • generating a circle around the target point with a radius corresponding to the user defined distance;

    identifying a subset of the list of records having a geo-location within the circle, wherein identifying the subset comprises;

    determining the coordinates of a first square comprising the smallest dimensions which contain the circle;

    identifying the records outside the first square; and

    filtering out any records outside the first square from the result set;

    including the identified records in a result set; and

    presenting the result set to a user on a display screen;

    wherein identifying comprises treating the first data field and the second data field as a single data element.

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