Patent ID: 8825370
Filing Date: 2014-09-02
Classification: G01C

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving, at a computing device, user input from a web page used by a user to create a trip plan, the trip plan comprising content pertaining to an upcoming or past trip; providing, by the computing device, a list of destinations to the user; adding, by the computing device and to the trip plan, via the web page, at least one trip plan item, wherein the at least one trip plan item comprises a location of interest for the trip and is based upon at least one destination selected by the user from the list; receiving, by the computing device, metadata from the user concerning the at least one trip plan item, wherein the metadata comprises at least one user defined tag describing the at least one trip plan item; transmitting, by the computing device, a promotion to the user based on information collected or saved into the trip plan; associating, by the computing device, the metadata with the at least one trip plan item, wherein the at least one trip plan item is retrievable by searching for the at least one user defined tag; transmitting, by the computing device, the trip plan, including the at least one trip plan item and the metadata, to at least one other user, wherein the transmitting comprises generating a web page that represents the trip plan and providing the web page to a browser associated with the at least one other user or providing a link to the web page to the at least one other user; suggesting, by the computing device, additional tags for the metadata based on previously used tags by the at least one other user; and generating, by the computing device, a map view of the trip plan, the map view including an icon of the at least one trip plan item displayed on the map in a position based upon an address associated with the at least one trip plan item, wherein a single icon is displayed for at least two trip plan items if the at least two trip plan items are located in a region of less than a defined area.