Patent ID: 7451045

Claim:
A method for providing travel directions over a selected network, said method comprising the steps of: sending a request for directions regarding a specified destination from a requestor to a Directions Provider; retrieving said requested directions and furnishing them to said requestor; generating annotations associated with said furnished directions in accordance with a set of rules, and sending said generated annotations to said requestor; selectively sending annotations provided by said requestor in regard to said furnished directions to a central repository, wherein said annotations provided by said requestor are added to annotations previously contained in said repository, said previously contained annotations being used to generate said annotations sent to said requestor, and said annotations provided by said requestor including one or more corrections to said furnished directions and a numerical rating of the accuracy of said furnished directions; enabling said requestor to dynamically access direction corrections and ratings contained in said repository; and establishing a profile of preferences of said requestor, for use in connection with furnishing directions to said requestor, wherein said profile of preferences includes trusted submitters, types of directions, a listing of specific websites that provide directions, and a listing of services for use in accessing and inputting annotations.