Patent ID: 9146123
Filing Date: 2015-09-29
Classification: G01C,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: determining, by a processor, a source location of a mobile electronic device and a destination location in response to an input received through one of a first short message service (SMS) and a general packet radio service (GPRS); receiving, by the processor, a request from a vendor to advertise or quote their company name as a landmark while providing driving directions; determining, by the processor, a first milestone between the source location and the destination location, the first milestone being determined in terms of an estimated first time period for reaching the first milestone; sending, by the processor, directions to the mobile electronic device to reach the first milestone from the source location through a second SMS and an identifier associated with the first milestone; detecting, by the processor, when to send directions to the mobile electronic device to reach one of a second milestone and the destination location from the first milestone, wherein detecting when to send the directions to reach one of the second milestone and the destination location from the first milestone is in terms of expiry of the estimated first time period for reaching the first milestone while the user is still in transit to the first milestone; sending, by the processor, directions to the mobile electronic device to reach one of the second milestone and the destination location through a third SMS based on detecting; obtaining, by the processor, a cell ID of a mobile phone service provider associated with the destination location; and employing, by the processor, the cell ID to confirm that the user is close to the destination location.