User-specified route rating and alerts
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by a mobile device, from a route engine or from a user interface, a selection of a route of a geographic map;
submitting a query on the selected route by the mobile device and to a navigation service;
receiving route information on the selected route by the mobile device and as a response to the query from the navigation service, the route information comprising user ratings of the selected route and route characteristics of the selected route, the user ratings and route characteristics being previously received by the navigation service from a plurality of computing devices, wherein the user rating of the selected route and route characteristics of the selected route are provided by users of the computing devices, anddisplaying a representation of the route information about the selected route on the mobile device, the representation comprising an average of the user ratings and at least a portion of the route characteristics that include pre-defined characteristics of the route that are most commonly selected by the users of the computing devices.
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Abstract
In some implementations, a user can provide ratings for routes, streets and/or locations. In some implementations, the user can initiate an alert associated with a location. In some implementations, user-specified ratings and alerts can be included in a route determination. In some implementations, route rating and alert information can be transmitted to other users and/or devices.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a mobile device, from a route engine or from a user interface, a selection of a route of a geographic map; submitting a query on the selected route by the mobile device and to a navigation service; receiving route information on the selected route by the mobile device and as a response to the query from the navigation service, the route information comprising user ratings of the selected route and route characteristics of the selected route, the user ratings and route characteristics being previously received by the navigation service from a plurality of computing devices, wherein the user rating of the selected route and route characteristics of the selected route are provided by users of the computing devices, and displaying a representation of the route information about the selected route on the mobile device, the representation comprising an average of the user ratings and at least a portion of the route characteristics that include pre-defined characteristics of the route that are most commonly selected by the users of the computing devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. 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 the one or more processors to perform operations comprising; receiving from a route engine or from a user interface, a selection of a route of a geographic map; submitting a query on the selected route and to a navigation service; receiving route information on the selected route and as a response to the query from the navigation service, the route information comprising user ratings of the selected route and route characteristics of the selected route, the user ratings and route characteristics being previously received by the navigation service from a plurality of computing devices, wherein the user rating of the selected route and route characteristics of the selected route are provided by users of the computing devices, and displaying a representation of the route information about the selected route on the mobile device, the representation comprising an average of the user ratings and at least a portion of the route characteristics that include pre-defined characteristics of the route that are most commonly selected by the users of the computing devices. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by a mobile device, causes the mobile device to perform operations comprising:
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receiving, by the mobile device, from a route engine or from a user interface, a selection of a route of a geographic map; submitting a query on the selected route by the mobile device and to a navigation service; receiving route information on the selected route by the mobile device and as a response to the query from the navigation service, the route information comprising user ratings of the selected route and route characteristics of the selected route, the user ratings and route characteristics being previously received by the navigation service from a plurality of computing devices, wherein the user rating of the selected route and route characteristics of the selected route are provided by users of the computing devices, and displaying a representation of the route information about the selected route on the mobile device, the representation comprising an average of the user ratings and at least a portion of the route characteristics that include pre-defined characteristics of the route that are most commonly selected by the users of the computing devices. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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