Patent ID: 8352178

Claim:
A method for generating and communicating, from a wireless device to a recipient, a geographic route, the method comprising: presenting a reference map via an output user interface of the wireless communication device, wherein the reference map provides a reference for facilitating input of the geographic route; receiving, via an input user interface of the wireless communication device, route input indicative of the geographic route relative to the reference map; processing said route input to generate processed route information indicative of the geographic route with respect to a reference coordinate system, wherein processing said route input comprises converting data indicative of the geographic route with respect to a first coordinate system to data indicative of the geographic route with respect to said reference coordinate system, wherein the first coordinate system is associated with the reference map, and wherein the reference coordinate system is substantially independent of a particular display map; and forming a message for delivery via a wireless communication network from the wireless communication device to the recipient, said message containing at least a portion of said processed route information.