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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2006
Filed:
May. 28, 2004
Steven G. Smith, Roswell, GA (US);
Robert H. Willis, Jr., Louisville, KY (US);
Mitchell E. Davis, Palmetto, GA (US);
Marvin R. Hamrick, Watkinsville, GA (US);
Roland T. Morton, Jr., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Jeffery A. Sylvester, Dallas, GA (US);
Steven G. Smith, Roswell, GA (US);
Robert H. Willis, Jr., Louisville, KY (US);
Mitchell E. Davis, Palmetto, GA (US);
Marvin R. Hamrick, Watkinsville, GA (US);
Roland T. Morton, Jr., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Jeffery A. Sylvester, Dallas, GA (US);
BellSouth Intellectual Property Corporation, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for generating directions for traveling from a first service location to at least a second service location. One exemplary method embodiment includes obtaining through a server at least one set of 'from' coordinates associated with the first service location; obtaining through the server at least one set of 'to' coordinates associated with the second service location; transmitting the “from” and the “to” coordinates to a mapping system; and receiving directions from the mapping system based on the “to” and the “from” coordinates. Another exemplary method embodiment includes receiving first knowledge of one or more service personnel locations, receiving second knowledge of one or more service locations, and applying an algorithm with a computer using the first and the second knowledge to facilitate moving a service person to a most appropriate service location.