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Patent US7933897 - Entity display priority in a distributed geographic information system - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA system for ranking geospatial entities is described. In one embodiment, the system comprises an interface for receiving ranking data about a plurality of geospatial entities and an entity ranking module. The module uses a ranking mechanism to generate place ranks for the geospatial entities based on...http://www.google.com/patents/US7933897?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7933897 - Entity display priority in a distributed geographic information systemAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7933897 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/548,689Publication dateApr 26, 2011Filing dateOct 11, 2006Priority dateOct 12, 2005Also published asCA2625651A1, CA2625651C, EP1955211A2, EP1955211A4, EP1955211B1, US8290942, US8626754, US20070143345, US20110208724, US20130013621, US20140089052, WO2007044975A2, WO2007044975A3, WO2007044975A8Publication number11548689, 548689, US 7933897 B2, US 7933897B2, US-B2-7933897, US7933897 B2, US7933897B2InventorsMichael T. Jones, Brian McClendon, Amin P. Charaniya, Michael AshbridgeOriginal AssigneeGoogle Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (102), Non-Patent Citations (102), Referenced by (20), Classifications (7), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetEntity display priority in a distributed geographic information systemUS 7933897 B2Abstract A system for ranking geospatial entities is described. In one embodiment, the system comprises an interface for receiving ranking data about a plurality of geospatial entities and an entity ranking module. The module uses a ranking mechanism to generate place ranks for the geospatial entities based on the ranking data. Ranked entity data generated by the entity ranking module is stored in a database. The entity ranking module may be configured to evaluate a plurality of diverse attributes to determine a total score for a geospatial entity. The entity ranking module may be configured to organize ranked entity data into placemark layers.
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