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Translating search strings into physical locations

  • US 9,378,289 B2
  • Filed: 07/01/2008
  • Issued: 06/28/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/01/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method comprising:

  • receiving a search string for translation into a physical location, wherein the search string is received from a call log of a mobile device;

    searching a plurality of representations of search strings for the search string received, the plurality of representations of search strings associated with physical locations;

    in response to locating the search string in the plurality of representations of search strings, determining the physical location associated with the search string, the physical location corresponding to a location of an entity represented by the search string; and

    providing the physical location as input to a navigation engine for navigating to the location of the search string.

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