Journey planning
US11085784B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 20, 2019 |
| Grant date | Aug 10, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 9, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01C21/3484
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A computer-implemented method includes accessing a user database, accessing a transport database, and generating a global recommended travel plan. The user database includes travel preferences and a metric preference for each user. The travel preferences include an origin, and a destination. The transport database includes transport data. The global recommended travel plan includes, for each user, a recommended route from the user's origin to the user's destination, a recommended mode, and a recommended start time. Generating the global recommended travel plan includes simultaneously optimizing each user's metric preference based on the transport data and the travel preferences. The computer-implemented method further includes returning each user's recommended route, recommended mode, and recommended start time. A corresponding computer program product and computer system are also disclosed.
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