User interface and geo-parsing data structure
A method to complete partially entered geographical address information. The method receives the partial geographical address information, parses the information to determine the missing portions of the address by locating in a compact data structure offsets to address information corresponding to the missing portions and populates the set of fields for geographic locations, wherein the partial geographical address information is received at the graphical user interface in response to a copy-and paste or drag-and-drop command.
1. A computer-implemented method to provide selections that complete partial geographical address information, the method comprising:
receiving the partial geographical address information at a graphical user interface having a set of fields for geographic locations, wherein the partial geographical address information completes less than all of the fields included in the set of fields;
parsing the partial geographical address information to populate the set of fields for geographic locations and to determine missing portions of the partial geographical address information, wherein the partial geographical address information is received at the graphical user interface in response to a copy-and-paste or drag-and-drop command;
locating in a compact data structure offsets to address information corresponding to the missing portions, wherein the compact data structure organizes geographic location information; and
generating, for selective display, a set of potential geographical addresses that includes the geographical address information corresponding to the missing portions that complete a subset of the set fields in the graphical user interface and restricts the set of potential geographical addresses to a number of potential geographical addresses that complete the partial geographical address information.
2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising validating the partial address information.
3. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising completing the fields of the missing information based on user selections that complete the partial address received at the graphical user interface.
4. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising restricting states and zip codes selectively displayed in a zip code field and a state field of the missing information to states and zip codes related to a city included in the partial address information.
5. The method according to claim 3 , further comprising restricting cities and states selectively displayed in a state field and a city field of the missing information to cities and states related to a zip code included in the partial address information.
6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the compact data structure is memory-mapped.