LANDMARK-BASED ROUTING

• US 20080319658A1
• Filed: 06/25/2007
• Published: 12/25/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/25/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Li, Jin, Ofek, Eyal, Horvitz, Eric J., Couckuyt, Jeffrey D., Paulin, Alan, Zhuge, Yue, Swartz, Tanya Lisa, Qian, Zhenyu, Wu, Xin, Schwartz, Joseph, Lombardi, Steve
• Application Number:
  US11/767,953
• Publication Number:
  US 20080319658A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/210
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3476 using point of interest [POI] information, e.g. a route passing visible POIs
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3644 Landmark guidance, e.g. using POIs or conspicuous other objects

Abstract

Driving directions can be helpful if in addition to spatial information, landmark information is provided. Landmarks assist in adding context to directions as well as allowing for a greater likelihood of success of an operator following directions. There can be employment of physical identification of landmarks as well as processing regarding the utility of a landmark in regards to driving directions. Driving directions can be highly useful if integrated landmarks relate to knowledge possessed by an operator of a vehicle. Landmark based driving direction can be integrated with advertisements that relate to the directions.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

an input component that obtains from a user at least one landmark that relates to a tentative destination; and

a modification component that incorporates a user landmark in a route.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising a reception component that obtains information that concerns creation of the route.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the reception component obtains the route from an auxiliary location.

4. The system of claim 1, further comprising a generation component that creates the route.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising at least one sensor that collects information utilized in modification of the route.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising storage that holds a landmark database that is used in integration of landmark information to the route.

7. The system of claim 1, further comprising an analysis component that performs an operation upon information related to the route.

8. The system of claim 1, further comprising a calculation component that performs at least one estimation in relation to an operator perception of a landmark, wherein the estimation is used in integration of landmarks upon the route.

9. The system of claim 1, further comprising artificial intelligence that makes an inference or determination on what landmark information to integrate upon the route.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the input component obtains information from the user that relates to a user profile.

11. The system of claim 1, further comprising an advertisement component that supplies at least one announcement related to at least one landmark.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the modification component assimilates at least one announcement related to at least one landmark upon the route.

13. A method, comprising:

modifying a path with at least one landmark that is familiar to a party related to operation of a vehicle; and

presenting the path to an operator of the vehicle.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising receiving data that relates to at least one landmark that is familiar to the party related to operation of the vehicle.

15. The method of claim 13, further comprising updating a database that relates to at least one landmark.

16. The method of claim 13, further comprising integrating advertisement information to the path based on party familiarity of at least one landmark.

17. The method of claim 13, further comprising gathering information that concerns previous operation of the vehicle.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising applying information that concerns previous operation of the vehicle in modifying the path.

19. The method of claim 17, further comprising applying information that concerns previous operation of the vehicle in generating the path.

20. A system, comprising:

means for placing a score on at least one landmark; and

means for selecting a landmark for integration into a route based at least in part on the score.