System and method for storing and providing routes

1. A method comprising:

receiving, by one or more processors, a plurality of previously traveled routes by a plurality of client devices, each previously traveled route of the plurality of previously traveled routes identifying a route between two or more locations;

receiving, by the one or more processors from a requesting client device, a request for directions to a destination location, the request identifying a sensor based location determination of the requesting client device;

selecting, by the one or more processors, a subset of previously traveled routes of the plurality of previously traveled routes based on the two or more locations, the destination location, and the sensor based location determination;

selecting, by the one or more processors, a given route of the subset of previously traveled routes based on a total number of client devices that have provided the given route as one or more of the plurality of previously traveled routes; and

providing, by the one or more processors, the given route to the requesting client device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the given route is further selected based on a time that the request for directions is received.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the given route is further selected based on user preferences associated with the requesting client device.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the given route is further selected based on user preferences associated with the requesting client device.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the given route is further selected based on whether the given route has been previously traveled by a minimum number of client devices of the plurality of client devices.

6. A system comprising one or more computers having one or more processors configured to:

access a plurality of previously traveled routes by a plurality of client devices, each previously traveled route of the plurality of previously traveled routes identifying a route between two or more locations;

receive from a requesting client device, a request for directions to a destination location, the request identifying a sensor based location determination of the requesting client device;

select a subset of previously traveled routes of the plurality of previously traveled routes based on the two or more locations, the destination location, and the sensor based location determination;

select a given route of the subset of previously traveled routes based on a total number of client devices that have provided the given route as one or more of the plurality of previously traveled routes; and

provide the given route to the requesting client device.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to select the given route further based on a time that the request for directions is received.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to select the given route further based on user preferences associated with the requesting client device.

9. The system of claim 6 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to select the given route further based on user preferences associated with the requesting client device.

10. The system of claim 6 , wherein the one or more processors are further configured to select the given route further based on whether the given route has been previously traveled by a minimum number of client devices of the plurality of client devices.

11. The system of claim 6 , further comprising memory storing the plurality of previously traveled routes.

12. A non-transitory, tangible computer-readable storage medium on which computer readable instructions of a program are stored, the instructions, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method, the method comprising:

receiving a plurality of previously traveled routes by a plurality of client devices, each previously traveled route of the plurality of previously traveled routes identifying a route between two or more locations;

receiving from a requesting client device, a request for directions to a destination location, the request identifying a sensor based location determination of the requesting client device;

selecting a subset of previously traveled routes of the plurality of previously traveled routes based on the two or more locations, the destination location, and the sensor based location determination;

selecting a given route of the subset of previously traveled routes based on a number of client devices that have provided the given route as one or more of the plurality of previously traveled routes; and

providing the given route to the requesting client device.

13. The medium of claim 12 , wherein the given route is further selected based on a time that the request for directions is received.

14. The medium of claim 13 , wherein the given route is further selected based on user preferences associated with the requesting client device.

15. The medium of claim 12 , wherein the given route is further selected based on user preferences associated with the requesting client device.

16. The medium of claim 12 , wherein the given route is further selected based on whether the given route has been previously traveled by a minimum number of client devices of the plurality of client devices.

17. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of previously traveled routes are received from the plurality of client devices.

18. The method of claim 4 , wherein the user preference relates to popularity of previously traveled routes.

19. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving a first location from the requesting client device;

selecting a second route of the plurality of routes based on the first location and the two or more locations of the given route;

stringing the given route with the second route to generate a single route, such that providing the given route includes providing the single route.