US 12,249,010 B2
Geocoding personal information
Adam Bliss, Drain, OR (US); and David P. Conway, Los Altos, CA (US)
Assigned to GOOGLE LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed by Google LLC, Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed on May 26, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/202,619.
Application 18/202,619 is a continuation of application No. 17/119,110, filed on Dec. 11, 2020, granted, now 11,704,847.
Application 17/119,110 is a continuation of application No. 15/999,550, filed on Aug. 20, 2018, granted, now 10,867,419, issued on Dec. 15, 2020.
Application 15/999,550 is a continuation of application No. 14/721,881, filed on May 26, 2015, granted, now 10,055,862, issued on Aug. 21, 2018.
Application 14/721,881 is a continuation of application No. 13/295,490, filed on Nov. 14, 2011, granted, now 9,069,865, issued on Jun. 30, 2015.
Application 13/295,490 is a continuation of application No. 12/256,078, filed on Oct. 22, 2008, granted, now 8,060,582, issued on Nov. 15, 2011.
Prior Publication US 2023/0419566 A1, Dec. 28, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 15/16 (2006.01); G01C 21/00 (2006.01); G06F 16/9537 (2019.01); G06F 17/15 (2006.01); G06T 11/20 (2006.01); G06T 11/60 (2006.01); G09G 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC G06T 11/20 (2013.01) [G01C 21/3874 (2020.08); G06F 16/9537 (2019.01); G06F 17/15 (2013.01); G06T 11/60 (2013.01); G09G 5/003 (2013.01)] 23 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving, at a computing device, a query from a particular user;
submitting the query from the computing device to a search system;
rendering a map on a display of the computing device;
receiving, at the computing device and from the search system, one or more search results responsive to the query, wherein the one or more search results include a first search result that represents a personal contact of the particular user, wherein the personal contact was determined by the search system to be responsive to the query from the particular user;
receiving, at the computing device and from the search system, a location descriptor that indicates a location of the personal contact; and
presenting a marker for the first search result on the map, the marker presented at a position of the map corresponding to the location of the personal contact.