Emphasizing Revisited Featured Locations
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1. A computerized method for enhancing the travel experience of a user in vicinity of previously-visited featured locations, the method comprising:
- planning, by a processor, a route according to an origin point and a destination point;
accessing, by a processor, a featured location database, the database including a plurality of featured locations and at least one description for each featured location;
accessing, by a processor, a travel history log of the user;
seeking, by a processor, from the plurality of featured locations, a previously-visited featured location along the route and a selected description of the previously-visited featured location, according to selection criteria that include, at least;
that, according to the travel history log of the user, the previously-visited featured location has been presented to the user in a previous visit, andthat, according to the travel history log of the user, the selected description has not yet been presented to the user;
providing the selected description for presentation to the user; and
recording the selected description in the travel history log of the user.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for presenting to a user audio and/or multimedia descriptions of previously-visited featured locations, so that the same descriptions are not presented in repeated visits to the same locations. Description may be selected to fit between consecutive turn-by-turn navigation instructions.
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1. A computerized method for enhancing the travel experience of a user in vicinity of previously-visited featured locations, the method comprising:
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planning, by a processor, a route according to an origin point and a destination point; accessing, by a processor, a featured location database, the database including a plurality of featured locations and at least one description for each featured location; accessing, by a processor, a travel history log of the user; seeking, by a processor, from the plurality of featured locations, a previously-visited featured location along the route and a selected description of the previously-visited featured location, according to selection criteria that include, at least; that, according to the travel history log of the user, the previously-visited featured location has been presented to the user in a previous visit, and that, according to the travel history log of the user, the selected description has not yet been presented to the user; providing the selected description for presentation to the user; and recording the selected description in the travel history log of the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A server operative to enhance the travel experience of a user in vicinity of previously-visited featured locations, the server comprising:
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a featured location database that includes a plurality of featured locations and at least one description for each featured location; a user database that includes a travel history log of the user; and a processor programmed to; plan a route according to an origin point and a destination point; seek, in the featured location database, a previously-visited featured location along the route and a selected description of the previously-visited featured location, according to selection criteria that include, at least; that, according to the travel history log of the user, the previously-visited featured location has been presented to the user in a previous visit, and that, according to the travel history log of the user, the selected description has not yet been presented to the user; send the selected description to a navigation device of the user for presentation to the user; and record the selected description in the travel history log of the user. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A navigation apparatus operative to enhance the travel experience of a user in vicinity of previously-visited featured locations, the navigation apparatus comprising:
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a featured location database that includes a plurality of featured locations and at least one description for each featured location; a travel history log of the user; and a processor programmed to; plan a route according to an origin point and a destination point; seek, in the featured location database, a previously-visited featured location along the route and a selected description of the previously-visited featured location, according to selection criteria that include, at least; that, according to the travel history log of the user, the previously-visited featured location has been presented to the user in a previous visit, and that, according to the travel history log of the user, the selected description has not yet been presented to the user; present the selected description to the user; and record the selected description in the travel history log of the user. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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