Data processing: vehicles – navigation – and relative location – Navigation – Employing position determining equipment
Reexamination Certificate
2006-01-17
2008-11-11
Black, Thomas G. (Department: 3661)
Data processing: vehicles, navigation, and relative location
Navigation
Employing position determining equipment
C701S211000, C340S995100, C340S995130, C340S995240, C707S793000, C707S793000, C709S217000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07451045
ABSTRACT:
A method and system is provided for providing and storing annotations that pertain to travel directions to a particular destination, the annotations generally including ratings of the accuracy of the directions and errors observed in the directions by prior users. Annotations submitted by users are stored in a central repository, for access by those who subsequently become interested in the directions or the particular destination. A useful embodiment of the invention is directed to a method for providing travel directions over a selected network, wherein a request for directions regarding a specified destination is sent from a requester to a Directions Provider. The Provider retrieves the requested directions and furnishes them to the requestor. The method further includes generating annotations associated with the furnished directions in accordance with a set of rules resulting from one or more decisions made by the requester, and sending the annotations to the requester. The requestor then selectively provides annotations regarding the furnished directions to a central repository.
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Ratliff Emily Jane
Simon Kimberly DaShawn
Black Thomas G.
International Business Machines - Corporation
LaBaw Jeffrey S.
Olsen Lin B
Skarsten James O.
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