Presenting driving directions
AssigneeAmerica Online, Inc.
InventorG. Duane Gearhart
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Abstract
Techniques are provided for reducing the number of maneuvers presented in narrative driving directions for a route from an origin location to a destination location. Maneuvers are combined to reduce the number of maneuvers presented. Maneuvers may be combined based on a maneuver being associated with a highway interchange or maneuvers including a shared reference to a particular road.
Claims24
A computer-implemented method for displaying driving directions having multiple maneuvers, the method comprising:
- accessing route information for a route from an origin to a destination;
- generating maneuvers for the route based on the route information;
- and
- combining a first maneuver with a second maneuver based at least in part upon the first maneuver being associated with a highway interchange and the second maneuver being associated with the highway interchange;
- and
- presenting the combined route maneuver on a user system.
A computer-implemented method for displaying driving directions having multiple maneuvers, the method comprising:
- accessing route information for a route from an origin to a destination;
- generating maneuvers for the route based on the route information;
- and
- combining a first maneuver with a second maneuver to produce a combined route maneuver based at least in part upon the first maneuver including a reference to a particular road;
- and
- presenting the combined route maneuver on a user system.
A computer-readable medium or propagated signal having embodied thereon a computer program configured to display driving directions having multiple maneuvers, the medium or signal comprising one or more code segments configured to:
- access route information for a route from an origin to a destination;
- generate maneuvers for the route based on the route information;
- combine a first maneuver with a second maneuver based at least in part upon the first maneuver being associated with a highway interchange and the second maneuver being associated with the highway interchange;
- and
- present the combined route maneuver on a user system.
A computer-readable medium or propagated signal having embodied thereon a computer program configured to display driving directions having multiple maneuvers, the medium or signal comprising one or more code segments configured to:
- access route information for a route from an origin to a destination;
- generate maneuvers for the route based on the route information;
- and
- combine a first maneuver with a second maneuver to produce a combined route maneuver based at least in part upon the first maneuver including a reference to a particular road;
- and
- present the combined route maneuver on a user system.
A system for displaying driving directions having multiple maneuvers, the system comprising a processor connected to a storage device and one or more input/output devices, wherein the processor is configured to:
- access route information for a route from an origin to a destination;
- generate maneuvers for the route based on the route information;
- combine a first maneuver with a second maneuver based at least in part upon the first maneuver being associated with a highway interchange and the second maneuver being associated with the highway interchange;
- and
- present the combined route maneuver on a user system.
A system for displaying driving directions having multiple maneuvers, the system comprising a processor connected to a storage device and one or more input/output devices, wherein the processor is configured to:
- access route information for a route from an origin to a destination;
- generate maneuvers for the route based on the route information;
- and
- combine a first maneuver with a second maneuver to produce a combined route maneuver based at least in part upon the first maneuver including a reference to a particular road;
- and
- present the combined route maneuver on a user system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.