Compact text encoding of latitude/longitude coordinates
July 31, 2023. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesCharacter string input system for completing an input character string with an incomplete input indicative sign System and method for deriving field boundaries using alpha shapes Internet based geographic location referencing system and method Character data input apparatus and method thereof System and method for defining and creating surrogate addresses for township and range quarter sections Method and apparatus for defining location coordinates Nesting grid structure for a geographic referencing system and method of creating and using the same Method for organizing and compressing spatial data Encoding geographic coordinates in a fuzzy geographic address Geographical data markup on a personal digital assistant (PDA) Patent #: 7142196 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 10631611 filed on 07/31/2003US Classes:701/214, Means to improve accuracy of position or location382/229, Context analysis or word recognition (e.g., character string)709/217, REMOTE DATA ACCESSING707/3, Query processing (i.e., searching)382/187, On-line recognition of handwritten characters702/5, Topography (e.g., land mapping)701/201, Determination of travel data based on the start point and destination point382/189, With a display701/300, RELATIVE LOCATION701/200, NAVIGATION341/50, DIGITAL CODE TO DIGITAL CODE CONVERTERS715/513, Structured document (e.g., HTML, SGML, ODA, CDA)345/173, Touch panel700/283, Dispensing management (e.g., spraying)704/257Natural languageExaminersPrimary: To, Toan CAttorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassG06F 15/16AbstractMethods are disclosed for encoding latitude/longitude coordinates within a URL in a relatively compact form. The method includes converting latitude and longitude coordinates from floating-point numbers to non-negative integers. A set of base-N string representations are generated for the integers (N represents the number of characters in an implementation-defined character set being utilized). The latitude string and longitude string are then concatenated to yield a single output string. The output string is utilized as a geographic indicator with a URL.Other References
Field of SearchNAVIGATIONDetermination of travel data based on the start point and destination point For use in a map data base system Using Global Positioning System (GPS) RELATIVE LOCATION Means to improve accuracy of position or location Topography (e.g., land mapping) DATABASE OR FILE ACCESSING Query processing (i.e., searching) DIGITAL CODE TO DIGITAL CODE CONVERTERS Structured document (e.g., HTML, SGML, ODA, CDA) Context analysis or word recognition (e.g., character string) EDITING, ERROR CHECKING, OR CORRECTION (E.G., POSTRECOGNITION PROCESSING) On-line recognition of handwritten characters Touch panel REMOTE DATA ACCESSING | |
