Method and system for displaying nowcasts along a route on a map
AssigneeSky Motion Research, Ulc
InventorAndre Leblanc
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Abstract
A system and method for displaying nowcasts along a route on a map. The system receives a map request including a departure location and a destination location from a user, and obtains map data including a route between the destination location and the departure location. A nowcaster is used for outputting nowcasts for a number of key points along the route. The system modifies the map data to include a visual indicator for each nowcast for each key point such that when the modified map data is executed on a display the nowcasts are displayed along the route between the departure location and the destination location.
Claims21
1-15. (canceled)
A method of generating web-based routes and directions using global positioning systems (“GPS”), the method comprising:
- receiving, at a handheld device of a user, a user entry of a first location and a second location;
- receiving, at the handheld device, a user preference of the user, wherein the user preference determines a key point between the first location and the second location;
- transmitting, from the handheld device, the first location and the second location to a remote server via a telecommunications network;
- receiving, from the remote server, a route from the first location to the second location and weather data for the key point;
- generating for display, on the handheld device, a map featuring the route from the first location to the second location and weather data for the key point.
A handheld device of a user for generating web-based routes and directions using global positioning systems (“GPS”), the handheld device configured to:
- receive a user entry of a first location and a second location;
- receive a user preference of the user, wherein the user preference determines a key point between the first location and the second location;
- transmitting, from the handheld device, the first location and the second location to a remote server via a telecommunications network;
- receive, from the remote server, a route from the first location to the second location and weather data for the key point;
- generate for display a map featuring the route from the first location to the second location and weather data for the key point.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.