Patent ID: 8094043

Claim:
A method of presenting information on a road map by distinctively visually indicating segments of existing roadways that, when traveled, will provide certain experiences to a traveler, comprising: providing first identification means at an existing segment of a roadway on a map, the segment having met certain criteria established by a maker, designer or printer of the map, to visually indicate a level of enjoyment anticipated or expected along the road segment as a result of change in vehicle direction or elevation; providing at least second identification means at an additional existing segment of said roadway on the map, the additional existing segment having also met certain criteria established by the maker, designer or printer of the map, to visually indicate a greater level of enjoyment anticipated or expected along the additional existing segment as a result of a greater change in vehicle direction or elevation; whereby the first and second identification means can comprise at least one of: varying shades of color overlaid onto existing segments of roadways on a map to indicate different levels of enjoyment; varying sizes or arrangement of symbols including dots, hash marks, dashed lines, arrows, circles or lines at segments of roadways on a map to indicate different levels of enjoyment; varying sizes or arrangement of change in texture of the map surface at roadway segments including mechanically created indentions, bumps and ridges, to indicate different levels of enjoyment; or by varying sizes or arrangements of icons or symbols at roadway segments on a map, to indicate different levels of enjoyment.