Method of operating a navigation system to provide geographic location information
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method of operating a navigation system to provide geographic location information, the method comprising:
- receiving a text string query for only a child geographic location;
providing a plurality of candidate geographic locations for the child geographic location from a geographic database;
receiving a selection of one of the candidate geographic locations from a user;
recording the candidate geographic location that was selected in a use history database;
increasing, using a processor, a usage pattern weight for the candidate geographic location that was selected; and
increasing, using the processor, a usage pattern weight for a parent geographic feature that includes the child geographic location from the text string query, wherein the parent geographic feature is a composite geographic feature that includes other geographic features.
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Abstract
A computer implemented method of operating a navigation system to provide geographic location information is provided. The method comprises receiving a query text string representing a query for a geographic location and providing a plurality of candidate geographic locations for the queried geographic location from a geographic database. The method receives a selection of one of the candidate geographic locations from a user and records the candidate geographic location that was selected in a use history database. The method increases a usage pattern weight for the candidate geographic location that was selected and increases a usage pattern weight for a parent geographic feature that includes the candidate geographic location that was selected.
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1. A computer implemented method of operating a navigation system to provide geographic location information, the method comprising:
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receiving a text string query for only a child geographic location; providing a plurality of candidate geographic locations for the child geographic location from a geographic database; receiving a selection of one of the candidate geographic locations from a user; recording the candidate geographic location that was selected in a use history database; increasing, using a processor, a usage pattern weight for the candidate geographic location that was selected; and increasing, using the processor, a usage pattern weight for a parent geographic feature that includes the child geographic location from the text string query, wherein the parent geographic feature is a composite geographic feature that includes other geographic features. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer implemented method of operating a navigation system to provide geographic location information, the method comprising:
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receiving a text string query representing a request for information; providing a plurality of candidate information records for the queried information from a database; receiving a selection of one of the candidate information records from a user, wherein the one of the candidate information records is a street address; recording the candidate information record that was selected in a use history database; increasing, using a processor, a usage pattern weight for the street address in the candidate information record that was selected; and increasing, using the processor, a usage pattern weight for a parent information record that includes the candidate information record that was selected, wherein the parent information describes an area including the street address. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A navigation system comprising:
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a geographic database; a computer; and a geocoding program executed on the computer, the geocoding program receives a query text string associated with only a child geographic location, provides a plurality of candidate locations, receives a selection of one of the candidate child locations, increases a usage pattern weight for the candidate child location that was selected, and increases a usage pattern weight for a parent geographic feature that includes the candidate child location that was selected, wherein the usage pattern weight for the parent geographic feature is increased by a predetermined amount when the candidate child location is selected a plurality of times. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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