Map-based guide system and method

• US 20080147312A1
• Filed: 11/29/2007
• Published: 06/19/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/22/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Location Based Services, LLC (Leigh M. Rothschild)
• Original Assignee: Searete LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Lord, Robert W., Jung, Edward K.Y., Levien, Royce A., Malamud, Mark A., Rinaldo, John D.
• Granted Patent: US 8,635,014 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/201
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3476 using point of interest [POI] information, e.g. a route passing visible POIs
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/047 Optimisation of routes or paths, e.g. travelling salesman problem
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0207 Discounts or incentives, e.g. coupons or rebates
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0241 Advertisements

Abstract

Provided is a computer system and methods for a map-based guide. A method includes but is not limited to receiving a request for the map-based guide; determining a location associated with the request; preparing a route in accordance with the location associated with the request and in accordance with at least one of a profit-motive and/or a goodwill factor; and transmitting the map-based guide.

Claims

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36. (canceled)

39. A computer program product comprising:

a signal bearing medium bearing

one or more instructions for transmitting from a display device a request for a map-based guide of a predefined area, the request including an identifier associated with the display device, and

one or more instructions for receiving the map-based guide of the predefined area, the map-based guide including a route through the predefined area based on the identifier, the identifier enabling a server-based decision-making process to determine a number and type of locations to include in the route.

31. The computer program product of claim 39 wherein the one or more instructions for receiving the map-based guide includes one or more instructions for receiving a bundling of one or more advertising locations in the map-based guide.

32. The computer program product of claim 39 wherein the one or more instructions for transmitting a request for the map-based guide include:

one or more instructions for transmitting an identifier associated with a destination in the predefined area and a location parameter identifying a starting location, the request being for a map-based guide from the starting location to the destination.

34. The computer program product of claim 39 further comprising:

one or more instructions for determining whether the display device is entitled to a supported map-based guide.

35. The computer program product of claim 39 wherein the one or more instructions for receiving the map-based guide include:

one or more instructions for receiving a route guiding past one or more locations associated with compensation for providing the route past the location.

37. The computer program product of claim 39 wherein the one or more instructions for receiving the map-based guide of a predefined area include:

one or more instructions for receiving a route in accordance with a profit motive associated with the redefined area, the profit motive including a revenue-generating goal, wherein the route includes one or more commercial establishments as a function of meeting the revenue-generating goal.

38. The computer program product of claim 39 wherein the one or more instructions for receiving the map-based guide of a predefined area include:

one or more instructions for preparing receiving a route in accordance with a goodwill factor associated with the predefined area, the goodwill factor including directing the route past one or more locations determined according to a predetermined number of visitors for the one or more locations.

40. The computer program product of claim 39 wherein the signal bearing medium comprises:

a recordable medium.

41. The computer program product of claim 39 wherein the signal bearing medium comprises:

a transmission medium.

42. The computer program product of claim 39 further comprising:

one or more instructions for connecting with a server, the server determining the route through the predefined area according to the server-based decision-making process.

43. The computer program product of claim 39 wherein the one or more instructions for receiving the map-based guide of the predefined area include one or more instructions for receiving one or more advertisements with the map-based guide, the advertisements associated with one or more locations on the route through the predefined area.

44. The computer program product of claim 39 further comprising:

one or more instructions for wirelessly transmitting the request to a server over a wireless network.

45. The computer program product of claim 44 wherein the instructions for wirelessly transmitting the request to a server over a wireless network include instructions for transmitting via one of a wireless LAN (WLAN), an IEEE 802 type wireless network, a Bluetooth type wireless network, and/or a satellite network.

46. The computer program product of claim 39 wherein the one or more instructions for transmitting a request from a display device include:

one or more instructions for transmitting the identifier to enable determining whether the identifier is located on a data store on a server, the server determining the route through the predefined area according to the server-based decision-making process by matching the identifier to an entry on the data store to determine a number of advertiser locations to include with the route.

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