Tool for assisting user in finding a fair meeting location
US10228257B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 29, 2016 |
| Grant date | Mar 12, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 24, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01C21/206
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A computer-implemented technique is described herein for assisting at least two users in finding and traveling to (and/or from) a meeting location. In one implementation, the technique generates and displays a heat map that shows at least one fair region having meeting locations that satisfy a fairness consideration. In one case, a meeting location within the fair region(s) satisfies the fairness consideration when the users can travel to (and/or from) the meeting location with an equal amount of cost. The heat map can also show one or more fairness-deficient regions that fail to satisfy the fairness consideration, relative to a specific user, with respect to one or more specified degrees of cost mismatch.
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