Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Geotemporal search
- Patent Title (中): 地理搜索
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Application No.: US12686128Application Date: 2010-01-12
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Publication No.: US08260775B2Publication Date: 2012-09-04
- Inventor: David Dongjah Ahn , Michael Paul Bieniosek , Ian Robert Collins , Franco Salvetti , Toby Takeo Sterrett , Giovanni Lorenzo Thione , Grigor Shirakyan , Hamed Esfahani
- Applicant: David Dongjah Ahn , Michael Paul Bieniosek , Ian Robert Collins , Franco Salvetti , Toby Takeo Sterrett , Giovanni Lorenzo Thione , Grigor Shirakyan , Hamed Esfahani
- Applicant Address: US WA Redmond
- Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
- Current Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Redmond
- Agency: Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.
- Main IPC: G06F7/00
- IPC: G06F7/00

Abstract:
Computer-readable media and a computing device are described for providing geotemporal search and a search interface therefor. A search interface having a location portion and a timeline portion is provided. A geographic area is selected in the location portion by adjusting the visible area of a map. A temporal window is selected in the timeline portion by adjusting sliders along a timeline to a desired start and end time. The start and end times can be in the past, present, or future. A geotemporal search is executed based on the selected geographic area and temporal window to identify search results having associated metadata indicating a relationship to the selected geographic area and temporal window. One or more search terms are optionally provided to further refine the geotemporal search.
Public/Granted literature
- US20110173193A1 GEOTEMPORAL SEARCH Public/Granted day:2011-07-14
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