[OSM-talk] [Fwd: [Geowanking] Geographic Search Patented]

[Dave]

On 03/07/07, Raphaël Jacquot <sxpert at sxpert.org> wrote:
>
> Abstract:
> A local search engine geographically indexes information for searching
> by identifying a geocoded web page of a web site and identifying at
> least one geocodable web page of the web site. The system identifies a
> geocode contained within content of the geocoded web page of the web
> site. The geocode indicates a physical location of an entity
> associated with the web site. The system indexes content of the
> geocoded web page and content of the geocodable web page. The indexing
> including associating the geocode contained within content of the
> geocoded web page to the indexed content of the geocoded web page and
> the geocodable web page to allow geographical searching of the content
> of the web pages.
>

Sounds primarily to be an exercise in how often it's possible to
squeeze "geo" & "web" into a single paragraph. And as such, it's an
impressive effort: 13 & 13 by my (probably poor) count.