Patent ID: 8483962

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for providing route information, the method performed by a client device comprising: receiving a route acquisition command comprising a Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinate of the client device; searching for at least one service unit that provides driving services in a predefined range of the GPS coordinate of the client device, wherein the predefined range is adjusted according to the GPS coordinate of the client device; calculating a distance between each of the located service units and the client device based on a GPS coordinate of the service unit and the GPS coordinate of the client device; determining a suitable service unit from the at least one service unit for the client device according to traffic regulations and the calculated distance; and sending matching route information to the client device and the suitable service unit, wherein the matching route information is determined according to a location of the suitable service unit, a location of the client device, and a suitable route between the client device and the suitable service unit.