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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2012
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Scott Forstall, Los Altos, CA (US);
Marcel van Os, San Francisco, CA (US);
Bradford A. Moore, San Francisco, CA (US);
Brady A. Law, San Francisco, CA (US);
APPLE INC., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Some embodiments provide a mapping application that provides routing information to third-party applications on a device. The mapping application receives route data that includes first and second locations. Based on the route data, the mapping application provides a set of routing applications that provide navigation information. The mapping application receives a selection of a routing application in the set of routing applications. The mapping application passes the route data to the selected routing application in order for the routing application to provide navigation information.