Patent ID: 11959755
Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 15:
16. A computer implemented method, comprising:
creating a route for navigating a transit hub or plaza using a navigation application executing on a user's mobile device, including:
accessing a tessellated map, the tessellated map comprising tiles on a map of a transit hub or a plaza, wherein the tiles comprise:
first tiles, each of the first tiles including a different area of interest on the map; and
second tiles, wherein a plurality of the second tiles include a walkable area connecting the different areas of interest;

indicating one of the first tiles with a first color, wherein each of the first tiles is a first type of single tile sized and colored to define one of the different areas of interest selected from a boarding area, a ticketing area, a ticket checking area, a crossing area, a shelter area, or an exit area, so that the tiles adjacent the first type of single tile are differentiated as being outside the one of the different areas of interest;
indicating, with a second color, one of the second tiles including a location of the mobile device on the map wherein each of the second tiles is a second type of single tile sized and colored to define an area having a certain purpose so that tiles adjacent the second type of single tile are differentiated as not having the certain purpose;
indicating, using a colored highlighting, a series of the second tiles linking the location to the one of the different areas of interest;
identifying the one of the second tiles with respect to a relevant landmark to aid with orientation;
requesting a destination served using a departure from the boarding area in the transit hub; and
automatically determining and indicating the one of the first tiles, comprising the boarding area, using data on a server computer coupled to the mobile device, the data comprising information on the boarding area associated with a transport route serving a destination from the transit hub.