Software based driving directions

• US 8,224,569 B2
• Filed: 12/22/2009
• Issued: 07/17/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/14/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Omnitek Partners LLC
• Original Assignee: Omnitek Partners LLC
• Inventors: Spinelli, Thomas
• Primary Examiner(s): Camby, Richard M.
• Application Number:
  US12/645,461
• Publication Number:
  US 20100100312A1
• Time in Patent Office: 938 Days
• Field of Search: 701202-213, 701/410, 701/412, 701/428, 701/431, 701/432, 340988-990
• US Class Current: 701/410
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/34 Route searching; Route guidance
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3461 Preferred or disfavoured areas, e.g. dangerous zones, toll or emission zones, intersections, manoeuvre types, segments such as motorways, toll roads, ferries

Abstract

A method for electronically generating driving directions including: indicating a starting address; indicating an ending address; indicating one or more preferences for the directions to include less than all steps that would otherwise be generated if not for the one or more preferences; and generating driving directions based on the indicated starting address, ending address, and one or more preferences. Also provided is a method for electronically generating driving directions including: indicating a starting address; indicating an ending address; instructing the use of less than all steps that would otherwise be generated if not for the instruction; and generating driving directions based on the indicated starting address, ending address, and instruction. Also provided is a method for electronically generating driving directions by indicating addresses or locations on a map.

Claims

1. A method for electronically generating driving directions without text entry, the method comprising:

indicating a starting address or starting location on a map without text entry;

indicating an ending address or ending location on a map without text entry; and

generating driving directions based on the indicated starting address or starting location and ending address or ending location;

wherein the starting address is indicated on a first map and the ending address is indicated on a second map.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the indicating comprises clicking on the starting address or location on the map and clicking on the ending address or location on the map.

2. A method for electronically generating driving directions without text entry, the method comprising:

indicating a starting address or starting location on a map without text entry;

indicating an ending address or ending location on a map without text entry;

generating driving directions based on the indicated starting address or starting location and ending address or ending location; and

indicating an intermediate address or location on the map where the generating generates driving directions from the starting address or location to the intermediate address and location and from the intermediate address or location to the ending address or location;

wherein the intermediate address is indicated on a different map as one of the starting and ending address.

4. A method for electronically generating driving directions without text entry, the method comprising:

indicating a starting address or starting location on a map without text entry;

indicating an ending address or ending location on a map without text entry; and

generating driving directions based on the indicated starting address or starting location and ending address or ending location;

wherein the indicating comprises clicking on the starting address or location on the map and dragging to the ending address or location on the map.