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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2010
Barry Hayes, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Barry Hayes, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
Aspects of the invention provide systems and methods for providing turn by turn directions based on imprecise destination information. In one embodiment, a user may request turn by turn directions based on a first location, such as an address, and a destination area, defined by the name of a geographic area, such as a city or state. A plurality of access locations may be identified based on the geographic area. These access locations may be displayed to the user so that the user may select a particular destination. The selected location may then be used, along with the first location, to provide a set of turn by turn directions to the user.