System and method for driving directions based on non-map criteria
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1. A method for providing travel directions to a user, the method comprising:
- receiving coordinate information from the user;
receiving non-coordinate information from at least one data source; and
automatically generating at least one trip route based, at least in part, on the coordinate information and non-coordinate information.
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Abstract
The present invention introduces the notion of a route provider that efficiently and automatically helps and rewards drivers for traversing optimal driving routes. In particular, described is a technique for receiving one or more conditions and criteria associated with map directions over a computer network from a service bureau. The route provider or a third party may reward drivers for traversing preferred routes.
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1. A method for providing travel directions to a user, the method comprising:
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receiving coordinate information from the user;
receiving non-coordinate information from at least one data source; and
automatically generating at least one trip route based, at least in part, on the coordinate information and non-coordinate information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An automated route provider coupled to a client, the route provider comprising:
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a coordinate information receiving module configured to receive coordinate information from the client;
a non-coordinate information receiving module configured to receive non-coordinate information from at least one data source; and
a routing module configured to generate a trip route based, at least in part, on the coordinate information and non-coordinate information. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer program product embodied in a tangible media comprising:
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computer readable program codes coupled to the tangible media for providing travel directions to a user, the computer readable program codes configured to cause the program to;
receive coordinate information from the user;
receive non-coordinate information from at least one data source; and
generate at least one trip route based, at least in part, on the coordinate information and non-coordinate information. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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