Patent ID: 8706134

Claim:
A method comprising: receiving, at a directory assistance platform, a directory assistance request regarding a requested listing from a mobile device of a user; selectively determining, by the directory assistance platform, that the mobile device includes a navigation capability, wherein the navigation capability includes a routing capability; and in response to the determination, transmitting location information for the requested listing to the mobile device for the mobile device to generate navigation information for the requested listing, wherein, in the determining step it is determined that the mobile device does not include the navigation capability, the method further comprising: in response to the determination, generating navigation information for the requested listing; and transmitting the generated navigation information to the mobile device, wherein the step of generating comprises forwarding an address for the requested listing to a navigation application platform, and wherein the navigation information is forwarded to a navigation application resident in a device separate from the mobile device, the user receiving navigation instructions from the separate device.