Patent ID: 8359158
Filing Date: 2013-01-22
Classification: G01C,G06Q,G06T

Abstract:
1. A method of operating a navigation system comprising: determining a route between an origin and a destination; providing a photographic image showing a geographic area through which said route passes, wherein said photographic image shows the geographic area from a land-based viewpoint; identifying a business visible in the photographic image; obtaining an advertisement from a database stored on a computer readable medium for the identified business visible in the photographic image; identifying, in the photographic image, a point of interest separate from advertisement for the business visible in the photographic image; providing a route highlight on said photographic image identifying a path corresponding to the route; providing a label associated with the point of interest on said photographic image; and providing the advertisement on said photographic image at a location of the business visible in the photographic image.