Method for differentiating duplicate or similarly named...

Data processing: vehicles – navigation – and relative location – Navigation – Employing position determining equipment

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C701S200000, C707S724000

Reexamination Certificate

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07831382

ABSTRACT:
A method and system for differentiating duplicate yet disjoint localities, such as cities, within a state or other principal geographic unit of interest is for use with electronic maps and databases. Duplicate locality name entries are stored in a database, locality name database entries are condensed for localities having two or more similar names, and adornments for duplicate locality names are stored in the database. In the adornment selection process, for a first duplicate locality, a second duplicate locality is selected that is closest to the first. Selected adornments are first and second significant localities, such as large cities, and are closer to the first and second duplicate localities, respectively, than the first and second duplicate localities are to each other, and are more significant than the first and second duplicate localities. Adornments to duplicate localities are displayed to the user. The process is repeated for remaining duplicate localities.

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International Search Report and Written Opinion for PCT/US07/61405, dated Feb. 14, 2008, 8 pages.

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