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Apparatus and method to update geographic database

  • US 9,672,240 B2
  • Filed: 11/21/2013
  • Issued: 06/06/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving a user generated submission from a mobile device, wherein the user generated submission is associated with a geolocation;

    identifying an incomplete entry in a geographic database based on the geolocation;

    generating a probe question for the incomplete entry;

    sending the probe question to the mobile device;

    receiving an answer message for the probe question from the mobile device;

    comparing the answer message to one or more previously received answers; and

    if the answer message corroborates the one or more previously received answers, updating the geographic database according to information in the answer message.

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