Method and apparatus for customizing travel directions
First Claim
1. A method for customizing travel actions in travel directions, comprising:
- providing a first set of travel directions to a user, the first set of travel directions comprising at least one travel action;
receiving from the user at least one selected travel action and a replacement travel action associated with the first set of travel directions, wherein the replacement travel action replaces the at least one selected travel action in a second set of travel directions; and
outputting the second set of travel directions.
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Abstract
Various methods, systems, and apparatuses for customizing travel actions in travel directions are disclosed. One method and apparatus includes providing a first set of travel directions to a user, the travel directions including at least one travel action, receiving at least one selected travel action and a replacement travel action from the user associated with the first set of travel directions, and outputting a second set of travel directions associated with the at least one selected travel action and the replacement travel action. Another method and apparatus includes obtaining travel directions based on a start point and an end point, comparing travel actions from the travel directions with a customization file, the customization file including at least one selected travel action and a replacement travel action, determining that at least one travel action in the travel directions is the same as the at least one selected travel action, and integrating the replacement travel action into the travel directions.
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37 Claims
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1. A method for customizing travel actions in travel directions, comprising:
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providing a first set of travel directions to a user, the first set of travel directions comprising at least one travel action; receiving from the user at least one selected travel action and a replacement travel action associated with the first set of travel directions, wherein the replacement travel action replaces the at least one selected travel action in a second set of travel directions; and outputting the second set of travel directions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for customizing travel actions in travel directions, comprising:
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obtaining travel directions based on a staff point and an end point; comparing travel actions from said travel directions with a customization file, said customization file including at least one selected travel action and a replacement travel action; determining that at least one travel action in said travel directions is the same as said at least one selected travel action; and integrating said replacement travel action into said travel directions. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer program product, comprising:
a computer usable medium having computer readable program code embodied therein to customize travel directions, the computer readable program code in the computer program product including; computer readable program code to provide a first set of travel directions to a user, the first set of travel directions comprising at least one travel action; computer readable program code to receive from the user at least one selected travel action associated with the first set of travel directions; computer readable program code to receive from the user a replacement travel action associated with the at least one selected travel action; and computer readable program code to replace the at least one selected travel action with the replacement travel action in a second set of travel directions. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. An apparatus for customizing travel directions, comprising:
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means for obtaining a first set of travel directions, the first set of travel directions comprising at least one travel action; means for comparing travel actions from the first set of travel directions with a customization file, the customization file comprising at least one selected travel action and a replacement travel action; means for determining that the at least one travel action from the first set of travel directions corresponds with the at least one travel action from the customization file; and means for outputting a second set of travel directions, wherein the replacement travel action replaces the at least one travel action from the first set of travel directions. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. An apparatus for customizing travel directions, comprising:
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a communication unit adapted to obtain a first set of travel directions, the first set of travel directions comprising at least one travel action; a selection unit adapted to receive a user'"'"'s selection of a portion of the first set of travel directions; a replacement travel action entry unit adapted to receive a replacement travel action associated with the portion of the first set of travel directions; and a directions output unit adapted to output a second set of travel directions, wherein the replacement travel action replaces the portion of the first set of travel directions. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A system for customizing travel directions, comprising:
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a server in communication with a network, the server adapted to obtain a first set of travel directions, to transmit the first set of travel directions via the network to a computing device, to receive from the computing device at least one selected travel action and a replacement travel action associated with the first set of travel directions, wherein the replacement travel action replaces the at least one selected travel action in a second set of travel directions, and to transmit the second set of travel directions to the computing device and; the computing device in communication with the network, the computing device adapted to receive the first set of travel directions from the server, to transmit the at least one selected travel action and the replacement travel action associated with the first set of travel directions to the server, to receive the second set of travel directions from the server, and to output the second set of travel directions. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method for customizing travel actions in travel directions, comprising:
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providing a first set of travel directions to a computing device, the first set of travel directions comprising a plurality of travel actions; receiving a selection of the plurality of travel actions and a replacement travel action from the computing device; generating a second set of travel directions by replacing the selection of the plurality of travel actions in the first set of travel directions with the replacement travel action; and outputting the second set of travel directions to the computing device.
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37. A computer program product, comprising:
a computer usable medium having computer readable program code embodied therein to customize travel directions, the computer readable program code in the computer program product including; computer readable program code to provide a first set of travel directions to a computing device, the first set of travel directions comprising a plurality of travel actions; computer readable program code to receive a selection of the plurality of travel actions and a replacement travel action from the computing device; computer readable program code to generate a second set of travel directions by replacing the selection of the plurality of travel actions in the first set of travel directions with the replacement travel action; and computer readable program code to output the second set of travel directions to the computing device.
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