Method of planning a route to a destination
US10724870B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 20, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jul 28, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 17, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G1/0969
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention combines the geographical coverage possible with fixed, pre-defined route segment costs (e.g. the legal speed limit) with, wherever possible, richer time dependent costs. A user of, for example, a portable navigation device, can therefore continue route planning as before to virtually any destination in a country covered by the stored map database, but wherever possible, can also use traffic data with time-dependent costs, so that the effect of congestion with any time predictability can be accurately taken into account as an automatic, background process. It leaves the user to simply carry on driving, following the guidance offered by the navigation device, without needing to be concerned about congestion that exists now, and whether it will impact his journey.
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