{
  "patent_number": "US 12299012",
  "country": "US",
  "title": "How to Map Physical Locations to Human-Friendly Web Addresses",
  "original_title": "System and method for location domain name service",
  "summary": "A system that assigns easy-to-read web domain names to specific geographic areas on a map, making it easier to search, own, and trade location-based digital data.",
  "what_it_does": "This system creates a bridge between complex geographic coordinates and simple web addresses. It takes groups of pixels on a map—represented by technical 'geohashes'—and assigns them a human-readable domain name, like 'park.city'. It uses a hierarchical structure where sub-domains represent smaller areas within a larger location cluster. The system also includes a compression method to store these large lists of geographic data efficiently and uses blockchain technology to ensure that each domain name is unique and can be legally owned or traded.",
  "what_it_does_not_cover": [
    "Does not cover traditional GPS navigation systems that do not use a domain-name-based hierarchy.",
    "Does not cover raw geohashing techniques that lack the specific hierarchical domain-name mapping described.",
    "Does not cover general-purpose blockchain smart contracts that are not specifically tied to location-based domain mapping."
  ],
  "filed": "2023-02-14",
  "granted": "2025-05-13",
  "expires": null,
  "status": "active",
  "holder": "Unl Network BV",
  "holder_url": "https://patentbrief.org/company/unl-network-bv",
  "inventors": [
    {
      "name": "Xander Van Der Heijden",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/inventor/xander-van-der-heijden"
    },
    {
      "name": "Bulent Ozel",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/inventor/bulent-ozel"
    },
    {
      "name": "Emre Turan",
      "url": "https://patentbrief.org/inventor/emre-turan"
    }
  ],
  "times_cited": 0,
  "tags": [
    "software",
    "ai_ml",
    "telecommunications",
    "ecommerce"
  ],
  "abstract": "Clusters of locations on a geographic grid are mapped into human-friendly domain names wherein the location hierarchy is represented by a subdomain hierarchy. The resolver of the so-called location domain name service (LDNS) maps the domain name to a unique identifier of the cluster that is used as a pointer to a plurality of geohashes that are highly compressed according to a method of the present invention. Each cluster's domain name is associated with location-based static and temporal data that represent some aspect of the corresponding location including location-associated crypto economy components. An embodiment of the system of the present invention LDNS implemented on a blockchain system. Furthermore, location-oriented top-level domain categories, that enable quick data searching, are created with templatized smart contracts. Mapping a list that has long alphanumeric strings to a unique human-friendly domain name further allows definition of ownership rights for the corresponding location data.",
  "url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/12299012/superdraco-engines",
  "markdown_url": "https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/12299012/superdraco-engines/md",
  "google_patents_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US12299012",
  "relatedPatents": []
}