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Route planning device and associated method

  • US 10,260,896 B2
  • Filed: 08/18/2015
  • Issued: 04/16/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/20/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A route planning system for a multi vehicle mode return journey, the system comprising:

  • a route planning device; and

    a dedicated software application operable on a user'"'"'s personal mobile device,wherein the route planning device is configured to transfer information to the dedicated software application, and further wherein the route planning device comprises an electronic processor and an electronic storage device having a computer program code stored therein, wherein the processor is configured to access the storage device and execute the code stored therein such that it is configured to;

    identify a start location for a return journey;

    identify a destination for the journey;

    identify an intermediate location for a user to travel to in the vehicle and change to a different mode of transport;

    identify at least one car park proximal to the identified intermediate location for parking the vehicle, and determine one or more of the following parameters relating to each car park;

    availability of parking spaces for the vehicle;

    a financial cost of parking the vehicle; and

    opening hours of the car park;

    generate a travel route from the start location to the destination and back;

    cause the generated travel route to be presented to the user to enable the user to confirm acceptance of the generated travel route;

    wherein generating the travel route comprises comparing a plurality of modes of transport and selecting at least one of said plurality of modes of transport in dependence on one or more preferences associated with a vehicle user, and also comprises generating the travel route in dependence on the identified at least one car park and at least one of the determined one or more parameters relating to each of said identified at least one car park;

    the processor monitoring current data during the duration of the journey from a user leaving the start location until returning to the start location, and in response to changes in current data and in dependence on preferences based on historical data and current data, determining whether to propose a modification to the travel route and causing the proposed modification to be presented to the user by causing information concerning the proposed modification to be transferred to the dedicated software application on the user'"'"'s personal mobile device to enable the user to confirm acceptance of the proposed modification.

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