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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, through a user interface implemented by a mobile device, a first input specifying a starting location, wherein the mobile device is a handheld device that includes telephony and a display for displaying a route in the user interface;
tracking a position of the mobile device from the starting location in response to receiving the first input;
receiving, through the user interface implemented by the mobile device, a second input specifying a first ending location;
generating a route from the tracking of the mobile device from the starting location to the ending location;
associating a first reference with the route, wherein the route is retrievable by a selection of the first reference;
saving the route and the associated first reference on the mobile device;
retrieving the saved route in response to receiving a third input specifying the first reference;
displaying the route in the user interface of the mobile device display;
while navigating the route, receiving a fourth input indicating that the route is to be edited; and
in response to receiving the fourth input, modifying the route by tracking the position of the mobile device from a location of the mobile device on the route when the fourth input was received to a second ending location.
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Abstract
A user input is received on a wireless device specifying a starting location. The position of the wireless device is tracked from the starting location in response to the user input. A user input is received on the wireless device specifying an ending location, and a route is generated from the tracking of the wireless device from the starting location to the ending location. A first reference is associated with the route, wherein the route is retrievable by a selection of the first reference.
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, through a user interface implemented by a mobile device, a first input specifying a starting location, wherein the mobile device is a handheld device that includes telephony and a display for displaying a route in the user interface; tracking a position of the mobile device from the starting location in response to receiving the first input; receiving, through the user interface implemented by the mobile device, a second input specifying a first ending location; generating a route from the tracking of the mobile device from the starting location to the ending location; associating a first reference with the route, wherein the route is retrievable by a selection of the first reference; saving the route and the associated first reference on the mobile device; retrieving the saved route in response to receiving a third input specifying the first reference; displaying the route in the user interface of the mobile device display; while navigating the route, receiving a fourth input indicating that the route is to be edited; and in response to receiving the fourth input, modifying the route by tracking the position of the mobile device from a location of the mobile device on the route when the fourth input was received to a second ending location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system, comprising:
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one or more processors; and a computer-readable medium including one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, causes; receiving, through a user interface implemented by a mobile device, a first input specifying a starting location, wherein the mobile device is a handheld device that includes telephony and a display for displaying a route in the user interface; tracking a position of the mobile device from the starting location in response to receiving the first input; receiving, through the user interface implemented by the mobile device, a second input specifying a first ending location; generating a route from the tracking of the mobile device from the starting location to the ending location; associating a first reference with the route, wherein the route is retrievable by a selection of the first reference; saving the route and the associated first reference on the mobile device; retrieving the saved route in response to receiving a third input specifying the first reference; displaying the route in the user interface of the mobile device display; while navigating the route, receiving a fourth input indicating that the route is to be edited; and in response to receiving the fourth input, modifying the route by tracking the position of the mobile device from a location of the mobile device on the route when the fourth input was received to a second ending location. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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