| US 7,469,182 B2 | ||
| Intelligent geocoding of location information | ||
| Haitao Huang, Gilbert, Ariz. (US); Liu Kungwel, Chandler, Ariz. (US); Hang-Ying Mao, Jiangsu (China); and Feng Tang, Jiangsu (China) | ||
| Assigned to Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, Ill. (US) | ||
| Filed on May 20, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/850,122. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0261823 A1, Nov. 24, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. G01C 21/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 701—200 [707/2] | 19 Claims |
| 8. A method in a geocoding entity coupled to a communication network, the method comprising:
receiving input location information for a particular location, the input location information including a plurality of components;
identifying components of the input location information;
generating multiple candidate locations from combinations of the components identified;
comparing the multiple candidate locations with reference location information until matching reference location information
is found;
providing location information in a specified format based upon the matching reference location information.
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