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| 20080204462 | MAP INTERFACE WITH REMOVABLE PATH LOCATIONS - A map user interlace is described, including a first view transmitted from a server computer system to the client computer system, the first view including a first map and the initial path displayed on the first map, the initial path being from a starting location via at least one intermediate location to an end location, a deletion selector, selection of the deletion selector causing transmission of a deletion command being indicative of removal, of a selected one of the locations, and a second view generated in response to the transmission of the deletion command, the second view including a second map and the modified path displayed on the second map, the modified path including all of the locations but not including the selected location. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080208443 | MAP INTERFACE WITH DIRECTIONS FOR ALTERNATE MODE OF TRANSPORTATION - A map user interlace is described, including at least one view transmitted from a server computer system to a client computer system, the said at least one view including at least one map and a first path representing a first mode of transportation from a starting location to an end location displayed on the said at least one map, and a second path representing a second mode of transportation from a starting location to an end location displayed on the said at least one map, the second path being at least partially different from the first path. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080208456 | MAP INTERFACE WITH A MOVABLE MARKER - A map user interface is described, including a view transmitted from a server computer system to a client computer system, the view including a map and a location marker at an initial location on the map, the location marker being movable from the initial location to a target location on the map. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080208457 | MAP INTERFACE WITH PLACEABLE MARKER - A map user interlace is described, including a first view transmitted from a server computer system to the client computer system, the first view including a map, and a location marker placed at the selected location on the map upon receiving a placement request indicating selection of a selected location for placement of a location marker. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080208463 | MAP INTERFACE WITH PATH LOCATIONS THAT CAN BE REORDERED - A map user interface is described, including a first view transmitted from a server computer system to the client computer system, the first view including a first map and the initial path displayed on the first map, the initial path being from a starting location via at least one intermediate location to an end location, a reordering selector, selection of the reordering selector causing transmission of a reordering command being indicative of removal of a selected one of the locations, and a second view generated in response to the transmission of the reordering command, the second view including a second map and at least a first modified path displayed on the second map, the modified path including ail of the locations but following a sequence other than from a starting location via the intermediate location to the end location. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080208464 | MAP INTERFACE WITH LOCATION-SPECIFIC EXECUTABLE INSTRUCTIONS - A map user interlace is described, including a first view including a first map, a selection window in proximity to a selected location, a plurality of alternatives displayed in the selection window, a second view including a second map that may be at least partially the same as the first map but modified from the first map depending on the location of the selected location of the first map, and depending on which one of the plurality of location-specific commands may be selected. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080208465 | MAP INTERFACE WITH ENHANCED DRIVING DIRECTIONS - A map user interlace is described, including at least one view transmitted from a server computer system to a client computer system, the said at least one view including at least one map, successive steps of driving directions for following a path from a starting location to an end location displayed at intersections of the path on the map. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080209331 | MAP INTERFACE WITH A MOVABLE MAP - A map user interlace is described, including a first view transmitted from a server computer system to a client computer system, the first view including a first area of a map, and a second view at least partially generated in response to the moving command received at the server computer system from the client computer system and transmitted from a server computer system to a client computer system, the second view including a second area of the map, the first and second areas of the map including an overlapping area and the overlapping area in the second view being moved relative to the overlapping area in the first view. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080209332 | MAP INTERFACE WITH DIRECTIONAL NAVIGATION - A map user interlace is described, including a first view transmitted from a server computer system to the client computer system, the first view including a first area of a map and a plurality of directional indicators, each directional indicator being selectable by a user of the client computer system, selection of a respective one of the directional indicators bringing a second area of the map into view, the second area depending on the respective directional indicator selected by the user. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20090132468 | RANKING OF OBJECTS USING SEMANTIC AND NONSEMANTIC FEATURES IN A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONDUCTING A SEARCH - The invention provides for a system for ranking data including a first calculation component that calculates a qualitative semantic similarity score of at least one data entry from at least one data source, a second calculation component that calculates a general quantitative score of the at least one data entry from at least one data source, a third calculation component that combines the qualitative semantic similarity score and the general quantitative score of the at least one data entry from at least one data source into a vector score for the at least one data entry, and a ranking component that ranks the at least one data entry among other data entries using the vector score. General qualitative scores such as distance scores are never overruled by semantic scores. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090132483 | USER INTERFACE AND METHOD IN A LOCAL SEARCH SYSTEM WITH AUTOMATIC EXPANSION - The invention also provides a method of interfacing with a client computer system, wherein search results include search results with geographic locations outside the first selected area if the number of the search results that have geographic locations within the selected area are less than a predetermined threshold value. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090132504 | CATEGORIZATION IN A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONDUCTING A SEARCH - The invention provides a system to categorize user queries including an identification component that receives an original user query and identifies a what-component and a where-component using the original user query, a first classification component that analyzes and classifies the what-component of the original user query, a second classification component that analyzes and processes the where-component of the original user query, and a transmission component that sends the results of the first and second classification components and a processed user query to a backend search engine. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090132511 | USER INTERFACE AND METHOD IN A LOCAL SEARCH SYSTEM WITH LOCATION IDENTIFICATION IN A REQUEST - A user interface including a first view transmitted from a server computer system to the client computer system, the first view including a search identifier and a location identifier. Selection of the search identifier causing transmission of a search request from the client computer system to the server computer system and interaction with the location identifier causing transmission of a selected location from the client computer system to the server computer system. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090132512 | SEARCH SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONDUCTING A LOCAL SEARCH - The invention provides a system for searching data including an online query processing system, a ranking system, an offline data processing component, and a backend search engine. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090132573 | USER INTERFACE AND METHOD IN A LOCAL SEARCH SYSTEM WITH SEARCH RESULTS RESTRICTED BY DRAWN FIGURE ELEMENTS - The invention provides a user interface to display search results including a first view transmitted from a server computer to a client computer system displaying a map including information relating to geographic location, at least one selector for drawing at least one figure element on the map displayed in the at least a first view, and a search identifier related to the at least one figure element drawn on the map of said at least first view. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090132644 | USER INTERFACE AND METHOD IN A LOCAL SEARCH SYSTEM WITH RELATED SEARCH RESULTS - The invention provides a user interface including a first view transmitted from a server computer system to a client computer system, the first view including a search identifier, interaction with the search identifier causing of a search request from the client computer system to the server computer system, the search request being utilized at the server computer system to extract at least an initial search result from a search data source, the initial search result including information relating to a geographic location to the client computer system for display at the client computer system, and a second view transmitted from the server computer system in response to the user interacting with the search identifier, the second view including the initial search result and the plurality of related search suggestions. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090132929 | USER INTERFACE AND METHOD FOR A BOUNDARY DISPLAY ON A MAP - The invention provides a user interface including an input to transmit a request from a client computer system at a server computer system, a view transmitted from the server computer system to the client computer system in response to the request, the view being displayed at the client computer system, wherein the view may include a map with boundary of an area displayed on the map. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090289815 | MAP INTERFACE WITH REMOVABLE PATH LOCATIONS - A map user interface is described, including a first view transmitted from a server computer system to the client computer system, the first view including a first map and the initial path displayed on the first map, the initial path being from a starting location via at least one intermediate location to an end location, a deletion selector, selection of the deletion selector causing transmission of a deletion command being indicative of removal of a selected one of the locations, and a second view generated in response to the transmission of the deletion command, the second view including a second map and the modified path displayed on the second map, the modified path including all of the locations but not including the selected location. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20100121917 | MAP INTERFACE WITH DIRECTIONAL NAVIGATION - A map user interface is described, including a first view transmitted from a server computer system to the client computer system, the first view including a first area of a map and a plurality of directional indicators, each directional indicator being selectable by a user of the client computer system, selection of a respective one of the directional indicators bringing a second area of the map into view, the second area depending on the respective directional indicator selected by the user. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20110112754 | MAP INTERFACE WITH PLACEABLE MARKER - A map user interface is described, including a first view transmitted from a server computer system to the client computer system, the first view including a map, and a location marker placed at the selected location on the map upon receiving a placement request indicating selection of a selected location for placement of a location marker. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110112755 | MAP INTERFACE WITH PLACEABLE MARKER - A map user interface is described, including a first view transmitted from a server computer system to the client computer system, the first view including a map, and a location marker placed at the selected location on the map upon receiving a placement request indicating selection of a selected location for placement of a location marker. | 05-12-2011 |
