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Textual geographical location processing

  • US 9,495,359 B1
  • Filed: 08/21/2014
  • Issued: 11/15/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/21/2013
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A computer program product stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer program logic recorded thereon for performing location positioning, comprising:

  • means, using deterministic grammatical analysis, for determining a geographical area associated with a document from text contained in the document, wherein the text includes a home for a person, and not using a GPS signal;

    means for determining at least one placename and coordinates for the one placename within the area;

    means for performing association between the placename and a specific area using deterministic grammatical analysis to determine at least one other placename, wherein the placename and the one other placename are geographic synonyms;

    means for performing analysis on the association to relate the placename to the one other placename and coordinates for the one other placename;

    means for comparing the placename and the other placename with a document repository, wherein the document repository contains job locations to determine which job locations are proximate to the placename and the other placename; and

    means for displaying the proximate job locations to the person.

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