Patents Assigned to Zip2 Corporation
  • Interactive network directory service with integrated maps and directions
    Patent number: 5944769
    Abstract: The present invention provides a network accessible service which integrates both a business directory and a map database. A user can search the business directory in a variety of methods, including using aspects of the map database (i.e., a radius) to quantify the search. The user can then obtain directions from a specified user location to a selected search result. All of this is conveniently accomplished through a single website access.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1999
    Assignee: Zip2 Corporation
    Inventors: Elon Musk, Maurice J. Fitzgerald, II