Methods and systems of delivering directions to a mobile device
First Claim
1. A method of delivering directions to a mobile device, the method comprising:
- communicating with the mobile device over a communications network;
in response to a request from the mobile device for directions, determining a list of turn-by-turn directions to a location based on content relating to the location to be transmitted to the mobile device;
determining an optimization constraint associated with at least one of the mobile device and the request;
determining optional selectable content to include with the directions to be transmitted to the mobile device based on at least the optimization constraint; and
transmitting the list of turn-by-turn directions to the mobile device.
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Abstract
Optimization constraints are used to select an appropriate content item from an available group of content items which are ordered in a specific manner to facilitate the proper selection of the content item, even if the exact item desired is not present. The server is then able to insert the selected content item into a document requested by a computer device. The optimization constraints can be, but are not limited to, any one of the following: communication channel performance (bandwidth), client operating system, client processor, client display capabilities, client installed software (video or audio codecs for example), and/or user preferences. A software product and method enable selective delivery of content to client devices of varying performance characteristics, including varying bandwidth, by selective filtering and inclusion of markup language content using tags demarcating optional content. An optimization constraint is used to select one of the items.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of delivering directions to a mobile device, the method comprising:
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communicating with the mobile device over a communications network; in response to a request from the mobile device for directions, determining a list of turn-by-turn directions to a location based on content relating to the location to be transmitted to the mobile device; determining an optimization constraint associated with at least one of the mobile device and the request; determining optional selectable content to include with the directions to be transmitted to the mobile device based on at least the optimization constraint; and transmitting the list of turn-by-turn directions to the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for delivering directions to a mobile device, the system comprising:
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an interface to a communications network to communicate with the mobile device; and a processor configured to, in response to a request from the mobile device for directions, (i) determine a list of turn-by-turn directions to a location based on content relating to a location to be transmitted to the mobile device, (ii) determine an optimization constraint associated with at least one of the mobile device and the request, (iii) determine optional selectable content to include with the directions to be transmitted to the mobile device based on at least the optimization constraint, and (iv) transmit the list of turn-by-turn directions to the mobile device via the interface. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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