Patent ID: 8762056
Filing Date: 2014-06-24
Classification: G01C,G01S

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: receiving, through a user interface implemented by a mobile device, a first input specifying a starting location, wherein the mobile device is a handheld device that includes telephony and a display for displaying a route in the user interface; tracking a position of the mobile device from the starting location in response to receiving the first input; receiving, through the user interface implemented by the mobile device, a second input specifying a first ending location; generating a route from the tracking of the mobile device from the starting location to the ending location; associating a first reference with the route, wherein the route is retrievable by a selection of the first reference; saving the route and the associated first reference on the mobile device; retrieving the saved route in response to receiving a third input specifying the first reference; displaying the route in the user interface of the mobile device display; while navigating the route, receiving a fourth input indicating that the route is to be edited; and in response to receiving the fourth input, modifying the route by tracking the position of the mobile device from a location of the mobile device on the route when the fourth input was received to a second ending location.