SYSTEM AND METHOD OF REPRESENTING ROUTE INFORMATION
First Claim
1. A method implemented on a computerized device, comprising:
- representing a non-linear route, comprising a sequence of segments, for traveling from a location to a destination, on a display as a linear shape extending between a location end and a destination end;
attributing a scaling factor between a characteristic of the route and a length of the linear shape; and
depicting an informational element pertaining to a point along the route relative to a point along the linear shape corresponding, based on the scaling factor, to the informational element.
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Abstract
A route comprises interconnected road segments that can be traveled to get from a location to a destination. Previously, routes are represented by display of the spatial arrangement of such road segments (e.g., a map). Here, a route is depicted as a linear shape, and portions of the linear shape represent portions of the route, regardless of their spatial arrangement. A scale is applied between a characteristic of the route and the linear shape. Information elements can be depicted at points on the linear shape that correspond, based on the scale, to locations on the route where such information applies. Portions of the linear shape can be colored or cross-hatched according to traffic congestion conditions. Incident reports can be represented by indicators along the linear shape. Alternate routes (detours) can be represented by respective separate linear shapes; lead lines can connect such linear shapes to points of the route linear shape where each such detour would be taken.
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25 Claims
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1. A method implemented on a computerized device, comprising:
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representing a non-linear route, comprising a sequence of segments, for traveling from a location to a destination, on a display as a linear shape extending between a location end and a destination end; attributing a scaling factor between a characteristic of the route and a length of the linear shape; and depicting an informational element pertaining to a point along the route relative to a point along the linear shape corresponding, based on the scaling factor, to the informational element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A tangible computer readable medium storing computer executable instructions for a method comprising:
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representing a non-linear route, comprising a sequence of segments, for traveling from a location to a destination, on a display as a linear shape extending between a location end and a destination end; attributing a scaling factor between a characteristic of the route and a length of the linear shape; and depicting an informational element pertaining to a point along the route relative to a point along the linear shape corresponding, based on the scaling factor, to the informational element. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A mobile device, comprising:
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a display capable of displaying 2-D graphics based on inputs indicative of 2-D graphics; a navigation module for obtaining a location and a destination, and determining a route comprising a plurality of interconnected travel segments between the location and the destination; and a route representation module coupling with the display and the navigation module for outputting to the display a scaled linear representation of the route, with different portions of the linear representation pertaining to different travel segments of the route. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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