Geographical Location Extraction
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1. A geographical location extraction method to infer a likely geographical location from one or more search terms entered as a search query by a user on a search engine or the like, the method comprising utilising the following processes:
- word analysis to determine which parts of a search query comprise location names and provide an indicator of the extent to which a given search term or part thereof should be treated as a geographical location, and inferring from the word analysis a likely geographical location.
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Abstract
A geographical location extraction method and tool to infer a likely geographical location from one or more search terms entered as a query by a user on a search engine or the like.
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1. A geographical location extraction method to infer a likely geographical location from one or more search terms entered as a search query by a user on a search engine or the like, the method comprising utilising the following processes:
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word analysis to determine which parts of a search query comprise location names and provide an indicator of the extent to which a given search term or part thereof should be treated as a geographical location, and inferring from the word analysis a likely geographical location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-readable medium containing a set of instructions for a general purpose computer and adapted to infer a likely geographical location from one or more search terms entered as a query by a user on a search engine or the like, when said program is run on a computer, by utilizing the following processes:
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word analysis to determine which parts of a search query comprise location names and provide an indicator of the extent to which a given search term or part thereof should be treated as a geographical location, and ranking geographical location names in accordance with the probability that the location names are likely to be searched. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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