System and method for providing a geographic search function

Details System and method for providing a geographic search function System and method for providing a geographic search function

2005-03-21

2010-06-22

LeRoux, Etienne P (Department: 2166)

Data processing: database and file management or data structures

Database and file access

Query optimization

C709S241000, C709S241000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07743048

ABSTRACT:
A system and method are provided for implementing a geographic search mode in connection with a search engine. The method may include indexing geographic locations for resources available to the search engine in a search engine index. The method may additionally include determining a target location for a particular user upon receiving a user query from the particular user and searching the search engine index for geographic location matches matching the target location.

REFERENCES:
patent: 6202065 (2001-03-01), Wills
patent: 6577946 (2003-06-01), Myr
patent: 6587787 (2003-07-01), Yokota
patent: 6701307 (2004-03-01), Himmelstein et al.
patent: 2001/0011270 (2001-08-01), Himmelstein et al.
patent: 2002/0052786 (2002-05-01), Kim et al.
patent: 2002/0156779 (2002-10-01), Elliott et al.
patent: 2002/0156917 (2002-10-01), Nye
patent: 2005/0131866 (2005-06-01), Badros et al.
patent: WO 00/41090 (2000-07-01), None
EP Search Report dated Apr. 13, 2006 for corresponding European Appl. No. 05109687.3.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

System and method for providing a geographic search function does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with System and method for providing a geographic search function, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and System and method for providing a geographic search function will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-4245859