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Generating instructions for shared travel experiences

  • US 10,288,444 B2
  • Filed: 01/10/2017
  • Issued: 05/14/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/10/2017
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for creating a shared travel experience for a first user and a second user, the system comprising:

  • at least one computing device; and

    a trip engine comprising a navigation device configured to;

    receive a request for the second user to follow the first user, wherein the request comprises a first route associated with the first user and a current location of the first user, and wherein the first route comprises a destination location;

    provide instructions for the second user to follow the first user to the destination location using the first route;

    receive an updated current location of the first user;

    determine that a difference between a current location of the second user and the updated current location of the first user exceeds a threshold, wherein the threshold is one of a distance between the current location of the user and the updated current location of the first user or is a travel time between the current location of the user and the updated current location of the first user;

    in response to the determination, determine a second route to the destination location from the current location of the second user; and

    display, on a user interface of the computing device, instructions for the second user to travel to the destination location using the second route.

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