Product, service and activity based interactive trip mapping system, method, and computer program product
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1. A method of generating a travel itinerary, comprising the steps of:
- specifying a criteria for a query, the criteria including at least one of a start point and an end point of the travel itinerary, the start point and the end point being a geographic location, and at least one route point, the route point being at least one of a service, a product, a place, an activity, and an event;
querying an interactive mapping system with the criteria to obtain information defining the travel itinerary, the information including mapping information including geographic information related to the at least one of the start point and the end point and the at least one route point, and route point descriptive information including consumer information related to the at least one route point; and
displaying the travel itinerary as at least one of a map, driving instructions, and the consumer information.
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Abstract
A system, method, and computer program product for generating a travel itinerary, including specifying a criteria for a query including a start point and an end point of the travel itinerary, and at least one route point, the route point being a service, a product, a place, an activity, or an event. An interactive mapping system is queried with the criteria to obtain information defining the travel itinerary including mapping information and route point descriptive information including consumer information related to the route point. The travel itinerary is displayed as a map, driving instructions, or the consumer information.
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1. A method of generating a travel itinerary, comprising the steps of:
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specifying a criteria for a query, the criteria including at least one of a start point and an end point of the travel itinerary, the start point and the end point being a geographic location, and at least one route point, the route point being at least one of a service, a product, a place, an activity, and an event;
querying an interactive mapping system with the criteria to obtain information defining the travel itinerary, the information including mapping information including geographic information related to the at least one of the start point and the end point and the at least one route point, and route point descriptive information including consumer information related to the at least one route point; and
displaying the travel itinerary as at least one of a map, driving instructions, and the consumer information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for mapping a travel itinerary, comprising:
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means for specifying a criteria for a query, the criteria including at least one of a start point and an end point of the travel itinerary, the start point and the end point being a geographic location, and at least one route point, the route point being at least one of a service, a product, a place, an activity, and an event;
means for querying an interactive mapping system with the criteria to obtain information defining the travel itinerary, the information including mapping information including geographic information related to the at least one of the start point and the end point and the at least one route point, and route point descriptive information including consumer information related to the at least one route point; and
means for displaying the travel itinerary as at least one of a map, driving instructions, and the consumer information. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A computer implemented system for generating a travel itinerary, comprising:
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a mapping database populated with entries including geographic information related to at least one of a start point, an end point, and a route point of the travel itinerary;
a route point database populated with entries including information related to at least one of a service, a product, a place, an activity, or an event;
a processor; and
a computer readable medium encoded with processor readable instructions that when executed by the processor implement, a criteria specification mechanism configured to specify a criteria for a query, the criteria including at least one of a start point and an end point of the travel itinerary, the start point and the end point being a geographic location, and at least one route point, the route point being at least one of a service, a product, a place, an activity, and an event, a query mechanism configured to query an interactive mapping system accessing the mapping database and the route point database with the criteria to obtain information defining the travel itinerary, the information including mapping information including geographic information related to the at least one of the start point and the end point and the at least one route point, and route point descriptive information including consumer information related to the at least one route point, and a display mechanism configured to display the travel itinerary as at least one of a map, driving instructions, and the consumer information. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer program product, comprising:
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a computer storage medium and a computer program code mechanism embedded in the computer storage medium for causing a processor to map an interactive trip, the computer program code mechanism comprising;
a first computer code device configured to specify a criteria for a query, the criteria including at least one of a start point and an end point of the travel itinerary, the start point and the end point being a geographic location, and at least one route point, the route point being at least one of a service, a product, a place, an activity, and an event, a second computer code device configured to query an interactive mapping system accessing a mapping database and a route point database with the criteria to obtain information defining the travel itinerary, the information including mapping information including geographic information related to the at least one of the start point and the end point and the at least one route point, and route point descriptive information including consumer information related to the at least one route point, and a third computer code device configured to display the travel itinerary as at least one of a map, driving instructions, and the consumer information.
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