DEVICES AND METHODS FOR COMPARING AND SELECTING ALTERNATIVE NAVIGATION ROUTES
First Claim
Patent Images
1. An electronic device for navigation comprising:
- a touch-sensitive screen; and
a processing module coupled to the touch-sensitive screen, operative to;
display a map;
calculate a plurality of routes extending from a starting point to a destination point;
display the plurality of routes simultaneously on the touch-sensitive screen; and
receive a selection of a route from the plurality of routes via the touch-sensitive screen.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
Devices, methods, and machine-readable media to facilitate intuitive comparison and selection of calculated navigation routes are disclosed. An electronic device for navigation includes a touch-sensitive screen and a processing module for displaying a map, calculating a number or navigation routes simultaneously on the touch-sensitive screen, and receiving a selection of a route. Callouts, or markers for presenting key information about each route, are also displayed discretely on the map. Navigation tiles including key route information and route pictorials can also be created and displayed for each calculated route.
142 Citations
29 Claims
-
1. An electronic device for navigation comprising:
-
a touch-sensitive screen; and a processing module coupled to the touch-sensitive screen, operative to; display a map; calculate a plurality of routes extending from a starting point to a destination point; display the plurality of routes simultaneously on the touch-sensitive screen; and receive a selection of a route from the plurality of routes via the touch-sensitive screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
-
-
9. A method for identifying a plurality of navigation routes, the method comprising:
-
displaying a map including geographical identifying information, wherein the map is displayed at a first one of several zoom factors; displaying a plurality of navigation routes that are superimposed over the map, each navigation route having the same starting and destination points, and each navigation route being identified by an associated callout; determining where to place each of the callouts on the map so that each callout identifies its associated navigation route for the first zoom factor; and displaying the callouts for each displayed navigation route in the place determined for the first zoom factor. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
-
-
15. A method for comparing and selecting navigational routes on an electronic device, the method comprising:
-
displaying at least one navigation tile from a plurality of navigation tiles on a touch-sensitive screen of the electronic device, the navigation tiles each comprising; a pictorial representation of a calculated navigation route, wherein the calculated navigation routes of all of the navigational tiles have the same starting and ending points; and text information about the route; and receiving a selection of a navigation tile from the plurality of navigation tiles. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
-
-
19. Machine-readable media for controlling an electronic device, comprising computer-readable code recorded thereon for:
-
calculating a plurality of navigation routes; displaying the plurality of navigation routes simultaneously on a map, which is displayed on a screen of the electronic device; and receiving selection of one of the displayed navigation routes. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
-
-
24. An electronic device for navigation comprising:
-
a touch-sensitive screen; and a processing module coupled to the touch-sensitive screen, operative to; calculate a plurality of navigational routes from a starting point to a destination point; provide navigation assistance along one of the plurality of navigational routes; and recalculate a plurality of navigational routes based at least on the current location of the electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28)
-
-
29. A method for providing navigational routes, the method comprising:
-
displaying a map including a plurality of routes; overlaying a navigational route on top of two or more routes, the navigational route including start and destination points; and displaying a route change indicator at a transition point between two routes.
-
Specification