System and method for selecting and presenting a route to a user
US7698061B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 23, 2005 |
| Grant date | Apr 13, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 11, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G1/096844
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and system are provided for selecting and presenting a route to a user. An exemplary embodiment includes storing at least a portion of routes taken by a plurality of users; receiving from a particular user a request for at least one recommended route from an origination point to a destination point; formulating a query based on user specified parameters to obtain routes taken by other users, wherein the specified parameters include the origination point, the destination point and characteristics of other users of other users; retrieving a plurality of the stored routes taken by other users in response to the query; and presenting the at least one recommended route to the particular user using at least one of the received routes that most closely matches the specified parameters.
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