Patent ID: 9678986
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: G01C,G06F,H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A method for registering, curating and providing access to location information with a locational identifier (LID) registry, the method comprising: receiving a request, from an electronic device of an owner via a network, to register a non-locational identifier owned by the owner and create a locational identifier for a physical location, the request including the non-locational identifier, wherein the non-locational identifier is at least one of a proprietary name from a social media service and a biometric attribute; verifying automatically by the LID registry that the owner owns the non-locational identifier; converting the non-locational identifier to a locational address within the LID registry; communicating with the LID registry to verify that the locational address is unique and available within the LID registry; registering the locational address to the owner and associating the non-locational identifier with the locational address within the LID registry; and enabling the owner to control access by end users to location information associated the locational address included in the LID registry to facilitate navigation to or locating the physical location associated with the locational address.