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System and method for providing alternative routes

US8825376B1 · kind B1 · utility

21Cited by

1References

18Claims

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Assignee

Google LLC · US

Inventors

Andrew Timothy Szybalski · San Francisco, US
Jocelyn Lin · Mountain View, US
Daniel Timothy Hoag · Mountain View, US
Audrey Ya-Jun Yang · San Francisco, US
Judith Shade · Tokyo, JP
Jens Riegelsberger · London, GB

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 28, 2012
Grant date	Sep 2, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 28, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01C21/20
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

At least some embodiments herein provide a navigation interface which provides notifications to a user regarding the impact a missed transit connection will have on the user's final arrival time. The navigation interface may also provide pre-calculated transit-based route alternatives. The missed connection notifications and pre-calculated alternatives may allow an individual to a make more informed decisions regarding the route he/she is travelling to his/her desired destination.

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