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Geographic identification system

  • US 9,384,212 B2
  • Filed: 01/15/2015
  • Issued: 07/05/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/10/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A geographic labeling system to retrieve mapping information, comprising:

  • a GEOID server configured to communicate with a database containing a plurality of GEOID labels and geographic information assigned to each GEOID label;

    wherein the each piece of geographic information is longer than the GEOID label to which it is assigned;

    an originating user device configured to create and communicate a new GEOID label to the GEOID server before geographic information is assigned to the new GEOID label;

    the GEOID server is further configured to check and confirm that the new GEOID label is not included in the database containing a plurality of GEOID labels;

    the GEOID server is further configured to communicate back to the originating device confirming availability of the new GEOID label;

    the originating user device is further configured to communicate a set of geographic information to be assigned to the new GEOID label to the GEOID server;

    the GEOID server is configured to communicate to the database and add the new GEOID label and its assigned geographic information to the database;

    a plurality of user devices configured to communicate both with the originating user device and the GEOID server;

    wherein the originating user device is configured to communicate the GEOID label without any additional geographic information to at least one of the plurality of user devices;

    then at least one of the plurality of user devices is configured to communicate the GEOID label without any additional geographic information to the GEOID server;

    wherein the said GEOID server is further configured to communicate with a mapping server via a network;

    wherein the GEOID server is configured to retrieve geographic information from the database in response to a GEOID label received from a user device via the network; and

    wherein the GEOID server is configured to cause the display of at least one piece of the assigned geographic information provided by the mapping server on a user device in response to the GEOID label received from the user device.

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