Context-based routing and access path selection
US9857191B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 15, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jan 2, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 25, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W4/40
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Systems and methods for determination of an access path are disclosed. The access path may include any drivable route that is within a site, and is often, but not necessarily, exclusive of roads in a road network external to the site. In some cases, access paths may include a set of streets between two or more sites without necessarily including a drivable path within a site. Further, the systems and methods may calculate or determine minimum cost routes that include the access path. In some cases, the calculated route may be the minimum cost route that includes the access path, but not necessarily a minimum cost route to a site. In other words, in some cases, the selection of an access path serves as a constraint that supersedes the calculation of a minimum cost route.
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