UNIQUE REFERENCING SCHEME IDENTIFIER FOR LOCATION
System and method for processing electronic information that identifies a location relevant to electronic information, and associates a location ID code with the electronic information that defines the identified location using a computing device. The location ID code includes a first component that includes version information, a second component that includes country information of the identified location, a third component that includes longitude and latitude coordinates for the identified location, and a fourth component that includes a semantic address expression of the identified location.
1 . A method of processing electronic information, comprising:
identifying a location relevant to electronic information; and
associating a location ID code with the electronic information that defines the identified location using a computing device, wherein the location ID code comprises:
a first component that includes version information,
a second component that includes country information of the identified location,
a third component that includes longitude and latitude coordinates for the identified location, and
a fourth component that includes a semantic address expression of the identified location.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the associating comprises:
dynamically generating the location ID code in response to the identifying.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the associating comprises:
identifying the location ID code from among a plurality of location ID codes.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the associating comprises:
retrieving the location ID code from a second computing device.
5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
identifying a plurality of locations within a geographic area;
generating a plurality of unique location ID codes each corresponding to one of the identified locations and each comprising:
a first component that includes version information,
a second component that includes country information of the corresponding identified location,
a third component that includes longitude and latitude coordinates for the corresponding identified location, and
a fourth component that includes a semantic address expression of the corresponding identified location; and
storing the generated plurality of unique location ID codes in a storage device.
6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein:
the location identified as relevant to the electronic information is one of the plurality of locations within the geographic area, and
the location ID code associated with the electronic information is one of the unique location ID codes.
7 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of locations comprises:
a plurality of discrete locations; and
a plurality of regional locations each including more than one of the discrete locations.
8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
storing at least one portion of the electronic information along with the associated location ID code in a storage device.
9 . The method of claim 8 , wherein the at least one portion of the electronic information stored in the storage device includes a link to where corresponding electronic content is accessible.
10 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving the electronic information by the computing device;
wherein the identifying comprises:
identifying location information within the received electronic information, and
identifying the location relevant to the electronic information based on the identified location information.
11 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving the electronic information by the computing device;
wherein the identifying comprises:
identifying an alias code within the received electronic information, and
identifying the location relevant to the electronic information based on the identified alias code.
12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the associating comprises:
attaching or inserting the location ID code to the electronic information.
13 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the associating comprises:
linking the location ID code with the electronic information.
14 . A system for processing electronic information, comprising:
a computing device being configured to:
identify a location relevant to electronic information, and
associate a location ID code with the electronic information that defines the identified location, wherein the location ID code comprises:
a first component that includes version information,
a second component that includes country information of the identified location,
a third component that includes longitude and latitude coordinates for the identified location, and
a fourth component that includes a semantic address expression of the identified location.
15 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the computing device is configured to dynamically generate the location ID code in response to the identification of the location relevant to the electronic information.
16 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the computing device is configured to identify the location ID code from among a plurality of location ID codes.
17 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the computing device is configured to retrieve the location ID code from a second computing device.
18 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the computing device comprises a storage device configured to store at least one portion of the electronic information along with the associated location ID code.
19 . The system of claim 18 , wherein the at least one portion of the electronic information stored in the storage device includes a link to where corresponding electronic content is accessible.
20 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the computing device is further configured to:
receive the electronic information;
identify location information within the received electronic information, and
identify the location relevant to the electronic information based on the identified location information.
21 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the computing device is further configured to:
receive the electronic information;
identify an alias code within the received electronic information, and
identify the location relevant to the electronic information based on the identified alias code.
22 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the computing device is further configured to:
attach or insert the location ID code to the electronic information.
23 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the computing device is further configured to:
link the location ID code with the electronic information.
24 . A system for processing electronic information, comprising:
a plurality of computing devices;
one of the plurality of computing devices being configured to:
identify a plurality of locations within a geographic area,
generate a plurality of unique location ID codes each corresponding to one of the identified locations and each comprising:
a first component that includes version information,
a second component that includes country information of the corresponding identified location,
a third component that includes longitude and latitude coordinates for the corresponding identified location, and
a fourth component that includes a semantic address expression of the corresponding identified location; and
send at least some of the generated plurality of unique location ID codes to others of the plurality of computing devices.
25 . The system of claim 24 , wherein the one computing device is configured to dynamically generate the unique location ID codes in response to the identification of the locations within the geographic area.
26 . The system of claim 24 , wherein the one computing device comprises a storage device configured to store the generated plurality of unique location ID codes.
27 . The system of claim 24 , wherein the plurality of locations comprises:
a plurality of discrete locations; and
a plurality of regional locations each including more than one of the discrete locations.
28 . The system of claim 24 , wherein the computing device is further configured to:
receive updated information regarding one of the plurality of locations;
modify the location ID code corresponding to the one location based on the received updated information; and
send the modified location ID code to others of the plurality of computing devices.
29 . The system of claim 24 , wherein the computing device is further configured to:
receive updated information regarding one of the plurality of locations;
generate a new location ID code corresponding to the one location based on the received updated information, wherein the new location ID code includes:
a first component that includes version information,
a second component that includes country information of the one location,
a third component that includes longitude and latitude coordinates for the one location, and
a fourth component that includes a semantic address expression of the one location; and
send the new location ID code to others of the plurality of computing devices.