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System and method for presenting a computed route

  • US 8,577,598 B2
  • Filed: 03/22/2011
  • Issued: 11/05/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/14/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for determining a route, the method comprising:

  • identifying, by a user device, a plurality of locations of the user device;

    generating a user'"'"'s travel history including information identifying the plurality of locations of the user device;

    receiving a starting point and a destination point;

    computing a route from the starting point to the destination point, wherein the computed route comprises a route segment;

    determining, based on a user'"'"'s travel history, that the route segment does not include a location from the plurality of locations, wherein the route segment is an unfamiliar segment;

    identifying, based on the user'"'"'s travel history, a location from the plurality of locations that is associated with the unfamiliar route segment; and

    providing, in a format that distinguishes the location from the computed route, the computed route and the location relative to the unfamiliar segment for presentation of the location within a scaled range of the unfamiliar segment.

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