Patent ID: 7706973
Filing Date: 2010-04-27
Classification: G01C,G09B

Abstract:
1. A system for assisting a user in selecting a route, comprising: a user interaction module configured to receive a route request comprising parameters that include map information and route information entered by the user, a map retrieving module configured to retrieve a map based on the map information; a parameter creation module and an iteration module configured to provide one or more selected routes on the map based on the route information, the parameter creation module being configured to receive parameters from the user interaction module at a processor through an interface, the iteration module being configured to assist the parameter creation module in generating the route corresponding to parameters provided by the user, a route selection module configured to identify one or more potential routes based on a first route information item and then to identify one or more selected routes by identifying which of the one or more potential routes satisfy a second route information item; the processor being configured to determine whether the parameters entered provide adequate information to enable the map retrieving module to retrieve a map from a map application or to enable the processor to select a route, wherein if the processor determines that the parameters entered do not provide said adequate information then the processor causes a notification to be displayed to the user requesting additional information; a display providing module to provide the one or more selected routes and the map to the user on a display.