Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Semantic geotokens
- Patent Title (中): 语义地理学
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Application No.: US14584432Application Date: 2014-12-29
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Publication No.: US09582548B1Publication Date: 2017-02-28
- Inventor: Daniel Francis Lieuwen , Andrew William Hogue , Greg Morris , Denis M. Lynch
- Applicant: Google Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: GOOGLE INC.
- Current Assignee: GOOGLE INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Agency: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP
- Main IPC: G06F17/30
- IPC: G06F17/30

Abstract:
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for providing geographically relevant search results. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a geotoken for a resource. The geotoken can be a resource token that references a geographic location. A semantic geotoken can be selected using the received geotoken. The semantic geotoken is a standardized representation of the geographic location that includes one or more location-specific terms. The semantic geotoken is stored with a reference to the resource. Neighboring locations for the geographic location are determined. The neighboring locations are within a predetermined distance of the geographic location. Semantic geotokens for the neighboring locations are selected and stored with the reference to the resource. Data specifying the semantic geotokens and the reference to the resource are provided.
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