Automated travel planning system
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1. A method of generating a list of places of interest geographically located near a travel route, the method comprising:
- accessing a routing database storing shape points capable of defining a travel route;
determining a travel route from the shape points stored in the routing database;
accessing a place of interest database including geographic centers;
selecting from the place of interest database at least one geographic center that is geographically proximate to the travel route; and
generating a list of places of interest associated with at least one of the selected geographic centers.
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Abstract
A list of places of interest geographically located near a travel route may be generated by accessing a routing database storing shape points capable of defining a travel route, determining a travel route from the shape points stored in the routing database, accessing a place of interest database including geographic centers, selecting from the places of interest database at least one geographic center that is geographically proximate to the travel route, and generating a list of places of interest associated with at least one of the selected geographic centers.
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1. A method of generating a list of places of interest geographically located near a travel route, the method comprising:
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accessing a routing database storing shape points capable of defining a travel route; determining a travel route from the shape points stored in the routing database; accessing a place of interest database including geographic centers; selecting from the place of interest database at least one geographic center that is geographically proximate to the travel route; and generating a list of places of interest associated with at least one of the selected geographic centers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An automated travel planning apparatus, comprising:
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a routing database storing shape points defining travel routes; a routing device structured and arranged to generate a travel route from the shape points stored in the routing database; a place of interest database that includes geographic centers and information capable of relating the geographic centers to at least one shape point; and a selection device structured and arranged to select from the place of interest database geographic centers that are geographically located within a predetermined distance of at least one of the shape points used to generate the travel route, and to generate a list of places of interest associated with at least one of the selected geographic centers. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for generating a list of places of interest related to an identified travel route, the method comprising:
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generating a travel route; accessing a place of interest database that includes geographical groups of places of interest and that relates the geographical groups of places of interest to a geographic center; selecting from the place of interest database one or more geographic centers that are related to the travel route; and generating a list of places of interest associated with the selected geographic centers based on the geographical groups of places of interest stored in the place of interest database and associated with the selected geographic centers. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus for generating a list of places of interest related to an identified travel route, the apparatus comprising:
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a routing device structured and arranged to generate a travel route; a place of interest database that includes geographical groups of places of interest and that relates the geographical groups of places of interest to a geographic center; and a selection device structured and arranged to; select from the place of interest database one or more geographic centers that are related to the travel route, and generate a list of places of interest associated with the selected geographic centers based on the geographical groups of places of interest stored in the place of interest database and associated with the selected geographic centers. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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22. The apparatus of 20 wherein the selection device is structured and arranged to identify the places of interest automatically as a result of identifying the geographic centers.
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27. An automated travel planning apparatus configured to generate a list of places of interest related to an identified travel route, the apparatus comprising:
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means for generating a travel route; means for accessing a place of interest database that includes geographical groups of places of interest and that relates the geographical groups of places of interest to a geographic center; means for select from the place of interest database one or more geographic centers that are related to the travel route; and means for generating a list of places of interest associated with the selected geographic centers based on the geographical groups of places of interest stored in the place of interest database and associated with the selected geographic centers.
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28. An automated travel planning apparatus configured to generate a list of places of interest geographically located near a travel route, the apparatus comprising:
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means for accessing a routing database storing shape points capable of defining a travel route; means for determining a travel route from the shape points stored in the routing database; means for accessing a place of interest database including geographic centers; means for selecting from the place of interest database at least one geographic center that is geographically proximate to the travel route; and means for generating a list of places of interest associated with at least one of the selected geographic centers.
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