Method and navigation device for providing at least one route
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1. A method of providing at least one route for travel from an origin to a destination, the method comprising the acts of:
- providing descriptions for each of a plurality of locations, the description including a number of associated content items;
on a processorreceiving the destination from a user;
selecting a subset of the plurality of locations situated between the origin and the destination based on the number of content items associated with the locations being more than a predetermined number of associated content items;
ranking the plurality of locations in the selected subset by determining a score for a specific location of the plurality of locations based on the number of content items associated with the specific location and the distance between the specific location and the shortest or fastest route, wherein the ranking is based on the score and the act of selecting the subset is also based on the ranking of the plurality of locations;
selecting at least one location from the selected subset of the plurality of locations based on preferences for the locations described in a profile of the user; and
providing the at least one route for travel from the origin to the destination that passes via the selected at least one location.
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Abstract
A method and navigation device for providing at least one route is described. A destination is received from a user (step 204). Locations having more than a predetermined amount of content associated therewith are determined (step 206) and locations are selected based on a profile of the user (step 208). At least one route is provided to the destination via at least one location of the determined and selected locations (step 210).
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1. A method of providing at least one route for travel from an origin to a destination, the method comprising the acts of:
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providing descriptions for each of a plurality of locations, the description including a number of associated content items; on a processor receiving the destination from a user; selecting a subset of the plurality of locations situated between the origin and the destination based on the number of content items associated with the locations being more than a predetermined number of associated content items; ranking the plurality of locations in the selected subset by determining a score for a specific location of the plurality of locations based on the number of content items associated with the specific location and the distance between the specific location and the shortest or fastest route, wherein the ranking is based on the score and the act of selecting the subset is also based on the ranking of the plurality of locations; selecting at least one location from the selected subset of the plurality of locations based on preferences for the locations described in a profile of the user; and providing the at least one route for travel from the origin to the destination that passes via the selected at least one location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A non-transitory computer readable memory medium comprising program code that when executed on a processor performs a method of providing at least one route for travel from an origin to a destination, the method comprising acts of:
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receiving descriptions for each of a plurality of locations, the description including a number of associated content items; receiving the destination from a user; selecting a subset of the plurality of locations situated between the origin and the destination based on the number of content items associated with the locations being more than a predetermined number of the associated content items; ranking the plurality of locations in the selected subset by determining a score for a specific location of the plurality of locations based on the number of content items associated with the specific location and the distance between the specific location and the shortest or fastest route, wherein the ranking is based on the score and the act of selecting the subset is also based on the ranking of the plurality of locations; selecting at least one location from the selected subset of the plurality of locations based on preferences for the locations described in a profile of the user; and providing the at least one route for travel from the origin to the destination that passes via the selected at least one location.
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9. A navigation device for providing at least one route for travel from an origin to a destination, the device comprising:
a processor configured to receive descriptions for each of a plurality of locations, the description including a number of associated content items; interact with a user interface for receiving the destination from a user; select a subset of the plurality of locations situated between the origin and the destination based on number of content items associated with the locations being more than a predetermined number of associated content items; rank the plurality of locations in the selected subset by determining a score for a specific location of the plurality of locations based on the number of content items associated with the specific location and the distance between the specific location and the shortest or fastest route, wherein the ranking is based on the score and the selecting the subset is also based on the ranking of the plurality of locations; utilize a filter for selecting at least one location from the selected subset of the plurality of locations based on preferences for the locations described in a profile of the user; and output the at least one route that passes from the origin to the destination via the selected at least one location. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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