Summer Lea Hahne

US Patent:

20060069504, Mar 30, 2006

Filed:

Sep 27, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/236016

Inventors:

Lance Bradley - Keller TX, US
Summer Hahne - Bedford TX, US
Richard Chesworth - Flower Mound TX, US
Richard Drexel - Bedford TX, US
Chris Gawronski - North Richland Hills TX, US
Ashima Kulshreshtha - Grapevine TX, US
Jared McPherson - Keller TX, US
Chris Miller - Arlington TX, US
Shylaja Nagenhalli - Carrollton TX, US
Minaxi Shukla - Keller TX, US

International Classification:

G01C 21/30

US Classification:

701211000, 701209000

Abstract:

A method of searching and retrieving ranked points of interest (POIs) within a polygonal area of interest (AOI) includes defining an AOI. The AOI has a polygon shape and includes a plurality of points. The method also includes identifying at least one POI within the defined AOI, and organizing the identified POIs in an order of rankings associated with the identified POIs. Then, information related to the identified POIs is requested, and presented in the order of the rankings associated with the respective POIs.