Patent ID: 9739631
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: G01C

Claim:
1. A method comprising: receiving, by a device and from an electronic device; associated with a user, and over a network, user input data that includes at least a destination location; determining, by the device, that a distance between a start location and the destination location is equal to or above a pre-determined distance threshold; generating, by the device, a planned route from the start location to the destination location; providing, by the device and for display by the electronic device, an electronic map that includes the planned route; providing, by the device and for display by the electronic device, and based on determining that the distance is equal to or above the pre-determined distance threshold, a pin icon along the planned route, receiving, by the device and from the electronic device, a drop location indicating a location along the planned route at which the pin icon is moved and dropped, calculating, by the device, a snap location, along the planned route, that is closest to the drop location, providing, by the device and for display by the electronic device, animated movement of the pin icon from the drop location to the snap location, providing, by the device and for display by the electronic device, the geographical mapping information associated with the POI,