System for providing driving directions with visual cues
US6199014A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 23, 1997 |
| Grant date | Mar 6, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01C21/3647
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system and method are described for providing navigational instructions including representations of photographs of geographical locations along the route to be traveled. Geographical information and photographic information are stored in databases; the photographic information includes representations of photographs of actual geographic locations. The coordinates of each location photographed are also stored. Each of the representations of photographs is matched with the geographical information, thereby associating the photograph with the geographical information regarding the location depicted therein. The starting and destination points, geographic information and photographic information are processed to determine a route for travel to the destination point. Navigational instructions for traveling the route are generated, including representations of photographs. The navigational instructions and the photographic representations of geographic locations are outputted in a sequence, thereby providing a sequence of directions and photographic representations of geographic locations along the route.
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