Computer-aided route selection
First Claim
1. A system for assisting a user in selecting a route, comprising:
- a user interaction module configured to receive a route request comprising parameters that include map information and route information entered by the user,the map information selected from the group consisting of a starting point, an ending point, a landmark point, and combinations thereof,the route information selected from the group consisting of lighting criteria, travel surface criteria, population density criteria, weather criteria, distance criteria, speed criteria, calorie criteria, time criteria, elevation change criteria, landmark criteria, and combinations thereof;
a map retrieving module configured to retrieve a map based on the map information;
a parameter creation module and an iteration module configured to provide one or more selected routes on the map based on the route information, the parameter creation module being configured to receive parameters from the user interaction module at a processor through an interface, the iteration module being configured to assist the parameter creation module in generating the route corresponding to parameters provided by the user, a route selection module configured to identify one or more potential routes based on a first route information item and then to identify one or more selected routes by identifying which of the one or more potential routes satisfy a second route information item;
the processor being configured to determine whether the parameters entered provide adequate information to enable the map retrieving module to retrieve a map from a map application or to enable the processor to select a route, wherein if the processor determines that the parameters entered do not provide said adequate information then the processor causes a notification to be displayed to the user requesting additional information;
a display providing module to provide the one or more selected routes and the map to the user on a display.
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Abstract
In one aspect, the invention features a system for assisting a user in selecting a route. The system may include a request receiving module. The request receiving module may be configured to receive a route request including map information and route information entered by a user. The map information may be selected from the group consisting of a starting point, an ending point, a landmark point, and combinations thereof. The route information may be selected from the group consisting of lighting criteria, travel surface criteria, population density criteria, weather criteria, distance criteria, speed criteria, calorie criteria, time criteria, elevation change criteria, landmark criteria, and combinations thereof. The system may include a map retrieving module that is configured to retrieve a map based on the map information. The system may include a route providing module that is configured to provide one or more selected routes on the map based on the route information. The system may include a display providing module to provide the one or more selected routes and the map for display to the user.
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16 Claims
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1. A system for assisting a user in selecting a route, comprising:
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a user interaction module configured to receive a route request comprising parameters that include map information and route information entered by the user, the map information selected from the group consisting of a starting point, an ending point, a landmark point, and combinations thereof, the route information selected from the group consisting of lighting criteria, travel surface criteria, population density criteria, weather criteria, distance criteria, speed criteria, calorie criteria, time criteria, elevation change criteria, landmark criteria, and combinations thereof; a map retrieving module configured to retrieve a map based on the map information; a parameter creation module and an iteration module configured to provide one or more selected routes on the map based on the route information, the parameter creation module being configured to receive parameters from the user interaction module at a processor through an interface, the iteration module being configured to assist the parameter creation module in generating the route corresponding to parameters provided by the user, a route selection module configured to identify one or more potential routes based on a first route information item and then to identify one or more selected routes by identifying which of the one or more potential routes satisfy a second route information item; the processor being configured to determine whether the parameters entered provide adequate information to enable the map retrieving module to retrieve a map from a map application or to enable the processor to select a route, wherein if the processor determines that the parameters entered do not provide said adequate information then the processor causes a notification to be displayed to the user requesting additional information; a display providing module to provide the one or more selected routes and the map to the user on a display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer-readable medium programmed with instructions for performing a method of assisting a user in selecting a route, the medium comprising instructions for causing a programmable processor to:
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receive a route request comprising parameters that include map information and route information entered by the user, the map information selected from the group consisting of a starting point, an ending point, a landmark point, and combinations thereof, the route information selected from the group consisting of lighting criteria, travel surface criteria, population density criteria, weather criteria, distance criteria, speed criteria, calorie criteria, time criteria, elevation change criteria, landmark criteria, and combinations thereof; retrieve a map based on the map information; receive the parameters at a parameter creation module from a user interaction module through an interface; determine whether the parameters entered provide adequate information to enable a map retrieving module to retrieve a map from a map application or to enable a processor to select a route, wherein if the processor determines that the parameters entered do not provide said adequate information, then the processor causes a notification to be displayed to the user requesting additional information; identify one or more potential routes with the parameter creation module based on a first route information item and then identify one or more selected routes with the parameter creation module and an iteration module by identifying which of the one or more potential routes satisfy a second route information item; provide the one or more selected routes on the map, using the parameter creation module and the iteration module, based on the route information; and provide the one or more selected routes and the map to the user on a display. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for assisting a user in selecting a route and providing the user multiple route selection modes, comprising:
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a user interaction module configured to receive a route request comprising parameters that include map information and route information entered by the user, the map information selected from the group consisting of a starting point, an ending point, a landmark point, and combinations thereof, the route information selected from the group consisting of lighting criteria, travel surface criteria, population density criteria, weather criteria, distance criteria, speed criteria, calorie criteria, time criteria, elevation change criteria, landmark criteria, and combinations thereof; a map retrieving module configured to retrieve a map based on the map information; a parameter creation module and an iteration module configured to provide one or more selected routes on the map based on the route information, the parameter creation module being configured to receive parameters from the user interaction module at a processor through an interface, the iteration module being configured to assist the parameter creation module in generating the route corresponding to parameters provided by the user, a route selection module configured to identify one or more potential routes based on a first route information item and then to identify one or more selected routes by identifying which of the one or more potential routes satisfy a second route information item; the processor being configured to determine whether the parameters entered provide adequate information to enable the map retrieving module to retrieve a map from a map application or to enable the processor to select a route, wherein if the processor determines that the parameters entered do not provide said adequate information then the processor causes a notification to be displayed to the user requesting additional information; a display providing module to provide the one or more selected routes and the map to the user on a display; a trace module configured to generate one or more traced routes based on input received via tracing an input instrument on a touch-sensitive screen of the display; a storage module configured to retrieve one or more stored routes from a storage repository; and a request processing module configured to receive the route request from the user and to provide the route request to at least one of the parameter creation module, the trace module, and the storage module that the request processing module determines is equipped to provide responsive information. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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