Method and apparatus for simplifying and accelerating the definition, dynamic generation and identification of geographic regions
CA 2377451 A1 · Owner: Ebert, Peter · Inventors: Ebert, Peter
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A system and method for defining, generating and identifying a geographic area is disclosed. This may be done by establishing zip codes as the basic building blocks for the geographic area. For example the United States may represent a , region which includes all of the zip codes in the United States. A region may also be divided into mutually exclusive subregions. For example individual , states within the United States may represent the subregions wherein the , individual states represent all of the zip codes within that state. The subregions are then divided into mutually exclusive sections. For example zip , codes within the individual states may represent the sections. Simplified …
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- Filed May 3, 2001. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended May 3, 2021.
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