Patent ID: 8731821
Filing Date: 2014-05-20
Classification: G01C

Abstract:
1. A method for providing aiding information to a user in a system comprising an application server the method comprising: receiving at the application server a desired destination from a user; receiving a current location and a velocity of the user; calculating, via a processor, routing information relating to a route of the user to the desired destination and sending the routing information to the user; receiving desired point of interest information from the user at the application server; identifying points of interest to the user and ranking them at the application server according to their relevance to the user's current location based on the user's route beyond the current location, the user's current location, the user's velocity, and a relevance time, wherein a size of a geographic area from which the points of interest are identified is determined based at least in part on the user's velocity and wherein the relevance time is indicative of an estimated time the point of interest will remain relevant to the user; and wirelessly sending the identified points of interest from the application server to the user based on the relevance of the points of interest.