Navigation Routing System Having Environmentally Triggered Routing
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1. A routing system for determining a user'"'"'s geographical location and alerting the user to real or perceived safety or security threats in an area encompassing the geographical location;
- the system comprising;
an interface device adapted to communicate with a global positioning system (GPS) to display preselected GPS data, to accept criteria data defined by the user, and to display alerting information to the user; and
a routing system processor in communication with the interface device, the processor operative to employ a routing algorithm to determine a route to a destination designated by the user via the interface device, the processor further operative to alter the routing algorithm in accordance with the criteria data such that the route will avoid a specific threat or uncertainty.
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Abstract
A routing system and method for determining a user'"'"'s geographical location and desired destination alerts the user to real or perceived threats to the user'"'"'s safety or convenience by utilizing data bases containing both historical and real-time information about the user'"'"'s geographical location and user-specified criteria.
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1. A routing system for determining a user'"'"'s geographical location and alerting the user to real or perceived safety or security threats in an area encompassing the geographical location;
- the system comprising;
an interface device adapted to communicate with a global positioning system (GPS) to display preselected GPS data, to accept criteria data defined by the user, and to display alerting information to the user; and a routing system processor in communication with the interface device, the processor operative to employ a routing algorithm to determine a route to a destination designated by the user via the interface device, the processor further operative to alter the routing algorithm in accordance with the criteria data such that the route will avoid a specific threat or uncertainty. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
- the system comprising;
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14. A method for controlling a user routing system comprising:
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identifying the user via a profile indicator; receiving threat criteria associated with the profile indicator via an interface device; determining a geographical location and desired destination of the user; determining an initial user route to the destination with a routing algorithm; retrieving historical information about the location; retrieving real-time information about the location; running a probabilistic model on the retrieved information to determine threat type and level; and selecting an alternate route to the destination whenever the threat level exceeds a predetermined level associated with the user. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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