	US 11,982,536 B2
	Configurable routes
Amanda S. Brooks, Minneapolis, MN (US); and Taylor J. Sampson, Shakopee, MN (US)
Assigned to FastZach, LLC, Minneapolis, MN (US)
Filed by FastZach, LLC, Minneapolis, MN (US)
Filed on Sep. 14, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/474,280.
Application 17/474,280 is a continuation of application No. 16/397,478, filed on Apr. 29, 2019, granted, now 11,118,920.
Application 16/397,478 is a continuation of application No. 15/394,172, filed on Dec. 29, 2016, granted, now 10,274,327, issued on Apr. 30, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0404815 A1, Dec. 30, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G01C 21/34 (2006.01); G01C 21/20 (2006.01); G01C 21/36 (2006.01); G01S 19/19 (2010.01)

CPC G01C 21/343 (2013.01) [G01C 21/20 (2013.01); G01C 21/3407 (2013.01); G01C 21/3476 (2013.01); G01C 21/3614 (2013.01); G01C 21/3667 (2013.01); G01S 19/19 (2013.01)]

20 Claims

1. A portable electronic device for providing a configurable route, comprising:

a global positioning system (GPS) receiver to track the portable electronic device;

a processor;

a memory in communication with the processor;

a display to display location relevant cartographic data; and

program instructions storable in memory and executable by the processor to:

receive an input for a starting location;

receive an input for a distance;

receive a set of route criteria;

cause a search of a plurality of regions of cartographic data in different bounded searchable directions, beginning at the starting location and ending at the starting location and based on the received distance input, in order to:

select points from sets of points within a given bounded searchable direction that match the received set of route criteria; and

provide the selected points as coordinates to a routing algorithm to cause the routing algorithm to generate a route that:

is based on the received distance;

begins and ends at the starting location; and

incorporates a plurality of the selected points.