Method and system for providing location services

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9031579
APP PUB NO 20140094194A1
SERIAL NO

13632859

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A computer-implemented method including executing instructions stored on a computer-readable medium is provided. The method includes receiving a request for location services from a user, the request including one or more request parameters. The method also includes formatting the request as a single uniform resource locator (URL) string including the one or more request parameters and transmitting the formatted request to a first of a plurality of geolocation service providers. The method also includes receiving from the first of a plurality of geolocation service providers one or more geographic coordinates related to the request and the one or more request parameters. The method includes outputting the one or more geographic coordinates to the user.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ravenscraft, Cliff Kirkwood, US 1 31
Schwent, Stephen O'Fallon, US 1 31

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