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System and method for presenting a computed route

  • US 9,228,850 B2
  • Filed: 10/30/2013
  • Issued: 01/05/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/14/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for determining a route, the method comprising:

  • by an electronic device including one or more processors;

    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 is an unfamiliar segment;

    determining an alternative route from the starting point to the destination point that includes a familiar road identified based on the user'"'"'s travel history instead of the unfamiliar segment; and

    providing the computed route and the alternative route for presentation in a format that distinguishes the computed route from the alternative route.

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