Method and system for exchanging routing data between end users
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1. A method of providing users with the ability to exchange route information, the method comprising:
- a first user with a first computing system, defining a route from an origin to a destination and storing data that represent the road segments comprising the route in a data file;
distributing the data file to a second user that is different from the first user; and
providing the second user with guidance for following the route on a second computer system using the data file.
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Abstract
A method and system that provides end users with the ability to exchange routing data. A route recorder application on a first computing system provides a first end user with the ability to define a route formed of specific road segments and store data that represent the route in a data file. The data file is distributed to a second end user who uses the data that represent the route in a second computing system to provide guidance for following the route.
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1. A method of providing users with the ability to exchange route information, the method comprising:
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a first user with a first computing system, defining a route from an origin to a destination and storing data that represent the road segments comprising the route in a data file;
distributing the data file to a second user that is different from the first user; and
providing the second user with guidance for following the route on a second computer system using the data file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
determining a position of a vehicle in which the first user is traveling;
identifying road segments on which the vehicle is traveling; and
using the identified road segments to define the route that is stored in the data file.
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6. The method of claim 1 wherein said first computing system is a standalone system.
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7. The method of claim 1 wherein said first computing system is a vehicle navigation system.
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8. The method of claim 1 wherein the data that represent the route in the data file include ID'"'"'s of data records that represent the road segments that form the route.
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9. The method of claim 1 wherein the data that represent the route in the data file include geographic coordinates of the road segments that form the route.
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10. The method of claim 1 wherein the data that represent the route in the data file include street names of the road segments that form the route.
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11. The method of claim 1 wherein the data that represent the route in the data file include directions and distances along road segments that form the route.
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12. A system that enables users to exchange route information, the system comprising:
a first computing system implementing a route recorder application, said route recorder application provides a first user the ability to create and store a data file containing data indicating a route traveled by the first user between an origin and a destination, wherein said data file being capable of being used by a second computing system to provide a second user that is different from the first end user with guidance for following the route traveled by the first user. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method that enables users to exchange route information, the method comprising:
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providing a first user with data defining a trail route from an origin to a destination;
accepting input from the first user that changes the trial route to a new route from the origin to the destination;
storing data that represent the new route as the trail route changed in accordance with input from the first user in a data file;
distributing the data file to a second user that is different from the first user; and
using the data that represent the route in a second computing system to provide the second user with guidance for following the route. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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