Context enabled address selection

• US 8,428,869 B2
• Filed: 06/10/2008
• Issued: 04/23/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 04/07/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Artax LLC (IPValuation Partners, LLC)
• Original Assignee: TeleCommunication Systems Inc (Comtech Telecommunications Corporation)
• Inventors: Gill, Regan, Sano, Darrell, Tsurutome, Kevin Masao
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, TAN QUANG
• Application Number:
  US12/155,822
• Publication Number:
  US 20090254273A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,778 Days
• Field of Search: 701/201, 701/207, 701/208, 701/211, 707/3, 707/5, 707/104.1, 340/995.1, 455/422.1
• US Class Current: 701/410
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3611 using character input or menus, e.g. menus of POIs character input methods in general G06F3/0233
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3614 through interaction with a road map, e.g. selecting a POI icon on a road map
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/29 Geographical information databases
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 29/007 using computer methods
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 29/10 Map spot or coordinate position indicators; Map reading aids optical projection apparatus per se G03B

Abstract

A system allows a user to select an individual address from the multiple addresses for additional information on that particular address. Multiple addresses can be viewed together on a map for selection purposes. Selection of a particular address can trigger new GUIs for presentation of context information for a particular location to a user. Context information can include differing map views, e.g., map view, satellite view, terrain view, etc., landmarks, photos taken from that particular address, local businesses, telephone numbers for that particular address, etc. Presentation of context information can assist a user in making a more informed decision as to which addresses from multiple presented possible addresses to select. Context information provide criteria to select and/or rule out a particular address.

Claims

1. A method of providing context information for a geographic location, comprising:

receiving, at a navigation server, a route guidance database query comprising route guidance search criteria including a geographic route beginning location and a geographic route destination location;

receiving, at said navigation server, a plurality of route guidance destinations that partially match said geographic route destination location; and

providing, at said navigation server, said plurality of route guidance destinations and an option message including an option to display particular destination context information respectively associated with each of said plurality of route guidance destinations, augmenting selection of a particular one of said plurality of route guidance destinations.

2. The method of providing context information for a geographic location according to claim 1, wherein:

at least one of said plurality of route guidance destinations is a route guidance destination address.

3. The method of providing context information for a geographic location according to claim 1, wherein:

said destination context information is a picture associated with said particular route guidance destination.

4. The method of providing context information for a geographic location according to claim 1, wherein:

said destination context information is a telephone number associated with a particular route guidance destination.

5. The method of providing context information for a geographic location according to claim 1, wherein:

said destination context information is one or more businesses located nearby.

6. The method of providing context information for a geographic location according to claim 1, wherein:

said destination context information is a nearby landmark.

7. The method of providing context information for a geographic location according to claim 6, wherein:

said nearby landmark is a hospital.

8. The method of providing context information for a geographic location according to claim 6, wherein:

said nearby landmark is a museum.

9. The method of providing context information for a geographic location according to claim 6, wherein:

said nearby landmark is at least one of a train station, bus station, and rail station.

10. The method of providing context information for a geographic location according to claim 1, wherein:

said supplied search criteria is received over a wireless network.

11. A method of providing context information for a geographic location, comprising:

transmitting, at a wireless device, a route guidance database query for supplied route guidance search criteria including a geographic route beginning location and a geographic route destination location;

receiving, at said wireless device, a plurality of route guidance destinations that partially match said geographic route destination location; and

receiving, at said wireless device, mapping data comprising said plurality of route guidance destinations and an option message including an option to display particular destination context information respectively associated with each of said plurality of route guidance destinations, augmenting selection of a particular one of said plurality of route guidance destinations.

12. The method of providing context information for a geographic location according to claim 11, wherein:

at least one of said plurality of route guidance destinations is an address.

13. The method of providing context information for a geographic location according to claim 11, wherein:

said destination context information is a picture associated with said particular route guidance destination.

14. The method of providing context information for a geographic location according to claim 11, wherein:

said destination context information is a telephone number associated with said particular route guidance destination.

15. The method of providing context information for a geographic location according to claim 11, wherein:

said destination context information is one or more businesses located nearby.

16. The method of providing context information for a geographic location according to claim 11, wherein:

said destination context information is a nearby landmark.

17. The method of providing context information for a geographic location according to claim 16, wherein:

said nearby landmark is a hospital.

18. The method of providing context information for a geographic location according to claim 16, wherein:

said nearby landmark is a museum.

19. The method of providing context information for a geographic location according to claim 16, wherein:

said nearby landmark is at least one of a train station, bus station, and rail station.

20. The method of providing context information for a geographic location according to claim 11, wherein:

said supplied search criteria is received over a wireless network.