Method of generating a route

摘要

A method of generating a route across an electronic map representative of an area, the method comprising using a processing circuitry 302 to generate a set of cost functions 607 associated with at least one route planning profiles 602 and comprising the steps of: ) collecting information relating to at least one example route associated with the at least one route planning profile 607; 2) processing, with a cost function generating process 716, the information relating to the at least one example route to generate one or more cost functions 607 to be used with the at least one route planning profile 607; and 3) using the or each cost function 607 to generate a route across the electronic map for that route planning profile 602.

主权项

1. A method of generating a route across an electronic map representative of an area using processing circuitry to generate a set of cost functions associated with at least one route planning profile comprising:
creating information for at least one example route by at least one of: a user categorizing existing information relating to a route as belonging to at least one particular route planning profile, and a user inputting information to create an example route for at least one particular route planning profile; the example route being a route that a user knows to have a predominance of desirable or undesirable features for the particular route planning profile; collecting the created information relating to said at least one example route associated with the at least one route planning profile; processing the information relating to the at least one example route to generate one or more cost functions to be used with the at least one route planning profile; and using the one or more cost functions to generate a route across the electronic map for that route planning profile.