Travel time determination
First Claim
1. A method in a computer system for determining a predicted amount of time required to travel from one location to another, the method comprising:
- maintaining a searchable data arrangement that includes travel times associated with traveling from selected departure grids to selected destination grids, each selected departure grid and each selected destination grid being associated with at least one address of interest in a region;
receiving historical data that includes actual amounts of time that have been required to travel from selected departure grids to selected destination grids; and
updating the travel times using the historical data.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to travel time determination, for example, determining a predicted travel time between locations based on historical data. One aspect of the invention is directed toward a method for determining a predicted amount of time required to travel from one location to another that includes dividing a region into multiple grid portions and designating each grid portion that contains at least one address of interest as a departure grid, a destination grid, or both. The method can further include generating a searchable data arrangement that includes travel times associated with traveling from selected departure grids to selected destination grids, and updating the travel times using historical data.
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23 Claims
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1. A method in a computer system for determining a predicted amount of time required to travel from one location to another, the method comprising:
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maintaining a searchable data arrangement that includes travel times associated with traveling from selected departure grids to selected destination grids, each selected departure grid and each selected destination grid being associated with at least one address of interest in a region; receiving historical data that includes actual amounts of time that have been required to travel from selected departure grids to selected destination grids; and updating the travel times using the historical data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer-readable medium containing instructions for controlling a computing environment to perform a method comprising:
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maintaining a searchable data arrangement that includes travel times associated with traveling from selected departure grids to selected destination grids, each selected departure grid and each selected destination grid being associated with at least one address of interest in a region; receiving historical data that includes actual amounts of time that have been required to travel from selected departure grids to selected destination grids; and updating the travel times using the historical data. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A method for determining a predicted amount of time required to travel from one location to another, comprising:
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dividing a region into multiple grid portions; designating each grid portion that contains at least one address of interest as a departure grid, a destination grid, or both; generating a searchable data arrangement that includes travel times associated with traveling from selected departure grids to selected destination grids; and updating the travel times using historical data. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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