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Patent US7920968 - Generating human-centric directions in mapping systems - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsDigital mapping techniques are disclosed that provide visually-oriented information to the user, such as driving directions that include visual data points along the way of the driving route, thereby improving the user experience. The user may preview the route associated with the driving directions,...http://www.google.com/patents/US7920968?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7920968 - Generating human-centric directions in mapping systemsAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS7920968 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/466,326Publication dateApr 5, 2011Priority dateJul 13, 2005Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS7831387, US20050288859, US20070016368, WO2007008809A2, WO2007008809A3Publication number11466326, 466326, US 7920968 B2, US 7920968B2, US-B2-7920968, US7920968 B2, US7920968B2InventorsCharles Chapin, Michele Covell, Tiruvilwamalai Venkatraman Raman, Andrew R. Golding, Jens Eilstrup RasmussenOriginal AssigneeGoogle Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (140), Non-Patent Citations (54), Referenced by (31), Classifications (18), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetGenerating human-centric directions in mapping systems
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