# US 2010/0164791 A1 · Method and apparatus for providing mapping data > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2010/0164791 A1 - Document ID: US20100164791A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 12/347,371 - Filed: 2008-12-31 - Published: 2010-07-01 - Earliest claimed: 2008-12-31 - Assignees: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. - Inventors: Christopher Giles; Harold Stewart - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20100164791A1 ## CPC - G01C 21/34: Route searching; Route guidance - G01S 19/13: Receivers - G01S 19/39: the satellite radio beacon positioning system transmitting time-stamped messages, e.g. GPS [Global Positioning System], GLONASS [Global Orbiting Navigation Satellite System] or GALILEO - G01C: MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY (measuring liquid level G01F; radio navigation, determining distance or velocity by use of propagation effects, e.g. Doppler effects, propagation time, of radio waves, analogous arrangements using other waves G01S) - G01S: RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES ## Abstract A method and apparatus for providing mapping data in a network are disclosed. For example, the method receives coordinate data from a customer mobile endpoint device, and processes the coordinate data against at least one existing map. The method then identifies a route associated with the coordinate data as a candidate new route if the route is not previously known on the at least one existing map. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method for processing coordinate data in a network, comprising: receiving coordinate data from a customer mobile endpoint device; processing said coordinate data against at least one existing map; and identifying a route associated with said coordinate data as a candidate new route if said route is not previously known on said at least one existing map. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: verifying said candidate new route. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein said verifying said candidate new route comprises verifying said candidate new route against a predefined threshold. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein said verifying said candidate new route comprises verifying said candidate new route against at least one of: postal addresses, or city planning records. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, further comprising: updating one or more route databases or said at least one map if said candidate new route is successfully verified as a new route. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein said coordinate data comprises one or more of: a longitudinal coordinate, a latitudinal coordinate or an altitudinal coordinate of said customer mobile endpoint device. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein said customer mobile endpoint device comprises a receiver for a global navigation satellite system. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein said global navigation satellite system comprises at least one of: a Global Positioning System (GPS), a Galileo positioning system, or a GLONASS positioning system. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein said coordinate data is received with a street name. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein said coordinate data is received in accordance with a predetermined schedule. ### Claim 11 A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions, the plurality of instructions including instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform steps of a method for processing coordinate data in a network, comprising: receiving coordinate data from a customer mobile endpoint device; processing said coordinate data against at least one existing map; and identifying a route associated with said coordinate data as a candidate new route if said route is not previously known on said at least one existing map. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The computer-readable medium of claim 11, further comprising: verifying said candidate new route. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The computer-readable medium of claim 12, wherein said verifying said candidate new route comprises verifying said candidate new route against a predefined threshold. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The computer-readable medium of claim 12, wherein said verifying said candidate new route comprises verifying said candidate new route against at least one of: postal addresses, or city planning records. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The computer-readable medium of claim 12, further comprising: updating one or more route databases or said at least one map if said candidate new route is successfully verified as a new route. ### Claim 16 (depends on 11) The computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein said coordinate data comprises one or more of: a longitudinal coordinate, a latitudinal coordinate or an altitudinal coordinate of said customer mobile endpoint device. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein said customer mobile endpoint device comprises a receiver for a global navigation satellite system. ### Claim 18 (depends on 11) The computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein said coordinate data is received with a street name. ### Claim 19 (depends on 11) The computer-readable medium of claim 11, wherein said coordinate data is received in accordance with a predetermined schedule. ### Claim 20 An apparatus for processing coordinate data in a network, comprising: means for receiving coordinate data from a customer mobile endpoint device; means for processing said coordinate data against at least one existing map; and means for identifying a route associated with said coordinate data as a candidate new route if said route is not previously known on said at least one existing map.