PRESENTING A TRAVEL ROUTE

• US 20130073203A1
• Filed: 09/14/2012
• Published: 03/21/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: MapQuest, Inc. (System1 LLC)
• Inventors: NESBITT, David W.
• Granted Patent: US 8,977,497 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/533
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/34 Route searching; Route guidance
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3415 Dynamic re-routing, e.g. recalculating the route when the user deviates from calculated route or after detecting real-time traffic data or accidents
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/367 Details, e.g. road map scale, orientation, zooming, illumination, level of detail, scrolling of road map or positioning of current position marker
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3673 Labelling using text of road map data items, e.g. road names, POI names
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3682 output of POI information on a road map G01C21/3614, G01C21/3685 take precedence

Abstract

Techniques are provided for presenting a route using a route presentation that provides both a context map and one or more detail route maps. Narrative instructions for the route also may be presented. The presentation of the context map and the one or more detail route maps may be interactive. The route presentation also may be user controllable such that a user may control the portions of a route that are printed. The route presentation also may include a re-routing feature that allows a user to request that a new route be identified that avoids a particular maneuver or maneuvers in a route.

Claims

1-21. -21. (canceled)

22. A computer-implemented method for providing a travel route, comprising:

determining, with at least one processor, a route between an origin and a destination, the determined route comprising a plurality of maneuvers;

generating, based on a constraint, a map comprising at least one of the plurality of maneuvers;

providing text describing at least one instruction for the at least one maneuver; and

providing the map and the text for simultaneous display on a client device.

23. The method of claim 22, further comprising:

receiving an indication that identifies a maneuver to be avoided; and

determining a second route between the origin and the destination that excludes the maneuver to be avoided.

24. The method of claim 22, further comprising:

identifying a position of a vehicle traveling the route; and

re-orienting the map based on the position of the vehicle.

25. The method of claim 22, further comprising:

providing one or more points of interest for display on the client device.

26. The method of claim 25, wherein the one or more points of interest are provided based on a length of the route and locations of the one or more points of interest along the route.

27. The method of claim 22, wherein a first geographic feature is located closer to the route than a second geographic feature, and the first geographic feature is illustrated on the map in finer detail than the second geographic feature.

28. The method of claim 22, wherein the determined route is one of a driving route, a walking route, or a bicycling route.

29. The method of claim 22, further comprising providing an animation of traveling the route for display on the client device.

30. The method of claim 22, further comprising:

receiving a selection of a portion of the map; and

providing, in response to the selection, a more detailed map of the portion for display on the client device.

31. The method of claim 25, wherein the one or more points of interest include at least one of a gas station, a restaurant, lodging, an entertainment opportunity, an educational opportunity, or a landmark.

32. The method of claim 25, further comprising:

receiving a selection of one of the points of interest; and

providing, in response to the selection, at least one of a name, address, or telephone number associated with the point of interest for display on the client device.

33. A system for providing a travel route, comprising:

at least one memory device storing instructions; and

at least one processor that, when executing the instructions, is configured to;

determine a route between an origin and a destination, the determined route comprising a plurality of maneuvers;

generate a map comprising at least one of the plurality of maneuvers;

provide text describing at least one instruction for the at least one maneuver; and

provide the map and the text for simultaneous display on a client device.

34. The system of claim 33, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

receive an indication that identifies a maneuver to be avoided; and

determine a second route between the origin and the destination that excludes the maneuver to be avoided.

35. The system of claim 33, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

identify a position of a vehicle traveling the route; and

re-orient the map based on the position of the vehicle.

36. The system of claim 33, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

provide one or more points of interest for display on the client device.

37. The system of claim 36, wherein the one or more points of interest are provided based on a length of the route and locations of the one or more points of interest along the route.

38. The system of claim 33, wherein a first geographic feature is located closer to the route than a second geographic feature, and the at least one processor is further configured to illustrate the first geographic feature in finer detail than the second geographic feature on the generated map.

39. The system of claim 33, further comprising providing an animation of traveling the route for display on the client device.

40. The system of claim 33, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

receive a selection of a portion of the map; and

provide, in response to the selection, a more detailed map of the portion for display on the client device.

41. The system of claim 33, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

receive a selection of one of the points of interest; and

provide, in response to the selection, at least one of a name, address, or telephone number associated with the point of interest for display on the client device.