Method of Prioritizing Similar Names of Locations for use by a Navigation System
First Claim
1. A method of organizing a group of geographic names in a geographic database for use by a navigation system, comprising:
- identifying names of locations in the geographic database that are spelled or pronounced in a similar manner;
grouping the names with a common similarity; and
prioritizing the names within a group using at least one attribute in the geographic database used by the navigation system.
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Abstract
Locations having similar names are identified and placed in groups. The naming similarity includes how names or portions of names are spelled and/or pronounced. The names within the groups are then ranked by priority. The ranking is calculated using one or more attributes in a geographic database, such as the number of road segments associated with a named location, the population associated with a named location, distance to a named location, and administrative level of a named location. The ranking may be used during destination entry, when providing route guidance and/or maps, and when providing additional information to a user of a navigation system, such as demographic information.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of organizing a group of geographic names in a geographic database for use by a navigation system, comprising:
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identifying names of locations in the geographic database that are spelled or pronounced in a similar manner; grouping the names with a common similarity; and prioritizing the names within a group using at least one attribute in the geographic database used by the navigation system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of providing guidance to a destination with a computing system, comprising:
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receiving input from a user requesting navigation guidance to a destination, wherein the destination has a name that is similar to other destination names; providing the user a list of destinations having similar names, wherein the list is ordered based at least in part on a number of road segments associated with each of the names; receiving a destination selection of one of the names on the ordered list from the user; and providing guidance to the user based on the destination selection. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of specifying a destination to a navigation system, comprising:
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providing a name for a destination to the navigation system, wherein the name has a characteristic similar to at least one other destination located in a geographic database used by the navigation system; receiving at least one name from a group of names having the similar characteristic, wherein the at least one name is prioritized using at least one attribute in the geographic database; and selecting the destination from the at least one name in the group. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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