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System and method for improved mapping and routing

  • US 10,230,803 B2
  • Filed: 07/30/2008
  • Issued: 03/12/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/30/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising the steps of:

  • receiving, over a network, a request for the determination of a route, such that the request comprises an identification of a requesting user, and a plurality of objectives;

    retrieving spatial, temporal, topical, and social data available to the network relating to the requesting user and spatial, temporal, topical, and social data available to the network relating to the plurality of objectives by using a global index of data available to the network and a plurality of data sources using the global index of data available to the network,wherein the global index comprises a global graph that relates entities known to the network with one another,wherein at least a subset of the plurality of data sources comprises a plurality of sensors accessible to the network that continuously transmit real-time data, andwherein each sensor of the plurality of sensors is associated with a spatial reference point;

    selecting, via the network, a plurality of entities which satisfy at least some of the plurality of objectives, such that each entity of the plurality of entities is selected using the retrieved spatial, temporal, topical, and social data for the user and each of the objectives, and each respective entity has a physical location known to the network, said selection using the retrieved spatial, temporal, topical, and social data for the user and each of the objectives occurs prior to mapping the route;

    mapping, based on said selection, a plurality of physical routes between a starting location and each entity of the plurality of entities;

    determining, via the network, a respective personalized distance for each route of the plurality of physical routes using the spatial, temporal, topical, and social data available to the network relating to the requesting user and the plurality of objectives; and

    displaying, on a display medium, each route of the plurality of physical routes and a representation of the respective personalized distance relating to each route of the plurality of physical routes, said representation of the respective personalized distance comprising an indicator associated with a value of the respective personalized distance.

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