Patent ID: 8965689
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: G01C,G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of operating a map display configuration system, the method comprising: receiving a search request transferred by a wireless communication device, wherein the search request comprises at least one search term and a base station identifier for a wireless access node presently serving the wireless communication device; identifying a geographic location of the wireless access node based at least on the base station identifier; processing at least the base station identifier and the at least one search term of the search request to identify a business location related to the at least one search term based at least on proximity of the business location to the geographic location of the wireless access node as identified by the base station identifier; determining a map display configuration comprising a center point and a grid resolution of a geographic map that includes the business location and the geographic location of the wireless access node when a geographic map corresponding to the map display configuration is displayed by the wireless communication device; and transferring the map display configuration for delivery to the wireless communication device, wherein the wireless communication device generates the geographic map display based at least on the map display configuration to at least display the business location and the geographic location of the wireless access node in the geographic map display.