FIRST-PERSON VIDEO-BASED TRAVEL PLANNING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method for providing a first-person view of a travel route, comprising:
- receiving a start location and a destination location for the travel route from a user;
planning the travel route based between the start location and the destination location;
generating high-speed video media depicting at least a portion of the travel route from the start location to the destination location along a planned travel path, wherein the video media is generated by sequencing a series of previously stored still images associated with locations between the start location and the destination location, the still images displaying first photographic imagery in a driving direction of the travel route; and
displaying the high-speed video media to the user.
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Abstract
A system provides a first person video depiction of a planned travel route from a designated start location to a designated destination location in response to a user'"'"'s travel planning request. A user interface receives a start location and a destination location for the travel route from a user. A routing component plans the travel route based between the start location and the destination location. A first person image database stores still images associated with locations between the start location and the destination location. The still images display first-person photographic imagery in a driving direction of the travel route. A video generator generates high-speed video media depicting at least a portion of the travel route from the start location to the destination location along a planned travel path. The video media is generated by sequencing a series of the still images associated with locations between the start location and the destination location. A display monitor displays the high-speed video media to the user.
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28 Claims
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1. A method for providing a first-person view of a travel route, comprising:
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receiving a start location and a destination location for the travel route from a user;
planning the travel route based between the start location and the destination location;
generating high-speed video media depicting at least a portion of the travel route from the start location to the destination location along a planned travel path, wherein the video media is generated by sequencing a series of previously stored still images associated with locations between the start location and the destination location, the still images displaying first photographic imagery in a driving direction of the travel route; and
displaying the high-speed video media to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for providing a first-person view of a travel route, comprising:
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a user interface to receive a start location and a destination location for the travel route from a user;
a routing component to plan the travel route based between the start location and the destination location;
a first person image database to store still images associated with locations between the start location and the destination location, the still images displaying first person photographic imagery in a driving direction of the travel route;
a video generator to generate high-speed video media depicting at least a portion of the travel route from the start location to the destination location along a planned travel path, wherein the video media is generated by sequencing a series of the still images associated with locations between the start location and the destination location; and
a video display to display the high-speed video media to the user. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for a video generation module to generate a first-person view of a travel route, the method comprising:
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receiving a planned travel route based between a start location and a destination location;
accessing a first person image database that stores still images associated with locations between the start location and the destination location, the still images displaying imagery in a driving direction of the travel route;
generating high-speed video media depicting at least a portion of the travel route from the start location to the destination location along a planned travel path, wherein the video media is generated by sequencing a series of previously stored still images associated with locations between the start location and the destination location, the still images displaying first person photographic imagery in a driving direction of the travel route; and
providing the high-speed video media to a display device. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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