Patent ID: 8612147

Claim:
A computerized method of determining the complete latitude and longitude values of a geographic address, based on input data pertaining to said addresses' lower significant digit latitude and longitude values, and at least one context hint pertaining to the addresses' higher significant digit latitude and longitude values, said method comprising: obtaining an encoded version of said addresses' lower significant digit latitude and longitude values; obtaining or determining a latitude and longitude granularity value; obtaining at least one context hint; wherein said at least one context hint is related to said higher significant digit latitude and longitude values of said address within the error limits defined by said granularity value; using at least one computerized device comprising at least one processor, memory, and software, and said at least one context hint, to determine the higher significant digits of the latitude and longitude associated with said at least one context hint; using said at least one computerized device to parse or decode said encoded lower significant digit latitude and longitude values, thereby producing decoded lower significant digit latitude and longitude values; combining said decoded lower significant digit latitude and longitude values with said higher significant digit latitude and longitude values associated with said context hint, thereby determining a complete address with both higher significant and lower significant latitude and longitude values.