Patent Document ID: 9562781
Application ID: 14563978

Base Claim:
1. A mapping system implemented on a computer processor and configured to provide at least one of route guidance and reassurance from an origin to a destination, comprising: a database implemented on a one or more computer storage devices containing: landmark information including for each landmark: a text description; a location; a category of landmark; and a route guidance and reassurance ratings comprising at least one of: multiple user defined rating of at least one of: accuracy; and usefulness; single user defined rating of at least one of: accuracy; and usefulness; fee based ratings; and a road-based routing information including for a plurality of road segments: a text description of each road segment and attribution; and a location of each road segment; and the computer processor controlling a route guidance generator to accept a user input with respect to how to implement route guidance and reassurance based on one or more of the route guidance and reassurance ratings and a preference for landmark based route guidance and reassurance or road-based route guidance and reassurance.

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Claim 4:
4. The mapping system of claim 1 further comprising: a map generator configured to generate a map depicting a calculated route and showing indications on the generated map corresponding to the generated route guidance and reassurance information in the vicinity of the corresponding location of the generated route guidance and reassurance information.