COMPUTER AIDED ROUTING AND POSITIONING SYSTEM

摘要

A Computer Aided Routing and Position System (CARPS) determines a travel rou te (123) along selected waypoints (124) that include a travel origin and a trav el destination and intermediate waypoints therebetween. The selected waypoints (124) may be uploaded to or downloaded from various geocoding devices that utilize the Global Positioning System (GPS). A CARPS database incorporates travel information selected from a range of multimedia sources about the transportation routes, waypoints, and geographically locatable points of interest (POIs) selected by the user (103) along the travel route (123). The CARPS software (100) permits user selection of specified POI types within a user-defined region of interest and user selection of particular POIs from t he selected types within the region of interest. The CARPS software (100) is constructed to present a user-customized travel log for preview.