Patent №
US 6,701,307
Granted
2004-03-02
Filed 1998
Owner
VICINITY CORPORATION
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Lab
AI components
1
nlp
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
09182746
A method and apparatus for improving searching capability on a Web. At index time, a Web page is spidered and the text and metatags returned to a processor. The processor extracts spatial information from the text and metatags. A geocode is generated for the spatial information. The geocode is then indexed along with the remaining contents of the page. A subsequent query during query time can search for entries based on proximity to a known location using the indexed geocode.
AI classification
Ownership
VICINITY CORPORATION
assignment · 96490527
MICROSOFT CORPORATION
merger · 142930105
Assignors
HIMMELSTEIN, MARTIN W., ASPINWALL, DWIGHT C., HALSTEAD, GERALD F., GOLDENSHER, CHARLES
On an employer assignment, the assignors are typically the inventors.