Patents by Inventor Lakshmi N. Mummidi

Lakshmi N. Mummidi has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Discovering points of interest from users map annotations
    Patent number: 8401771
    Abstract: The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates generating a point of interest related to a map. An interface component can collect a portion of annotation data from two or more users, wherein the portion of annotation data is associated with a digital map and includes at least one of a map location and a user specific description of the map location. An annotation aggregator can evaluate annotation data corresponding to the map location on the digital map. The annotation aggregator can create a point of interest (POI) for the map location based upon the evaluation and populates the digital map with at least one of an identified location extracted from two or more users or a universal description extracted from two or more users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: John C. Krumm, Lakshmi N. Mummidi
  • DISCOVERING POINTS OF INTEREST FROM USERS MAP ANNOTATIONS
    Publication number: 20100023259
    Abstract: The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or a method that facilitates generating a point of interest related to a map. An interface component can collect a portion of annotation data from two or more users, wherein the portion of annotation data is associated with a digital map and includes at least one of a map location and a user specific description of the map location. An annotation aggregator can evaluate annotation data corresponding to the map location on the digital map. The annotation aggregator can create a point of interest (POI) for the map location based upon the evaluation and populates the digital map with at least one of an identified location extracted from two or more users or a universal description extracted from two or more users.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2008
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: John C. Krumm, Lakshmi N. Mummidi