METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A TRAVEL ROUTE PREFERENCE REPOSITORY BASED ON GPS SERVICES

• US 20080103688A1
• Filed: 10/30/2006
• Published: 05/01/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Flaxer, David B., Helander, Mary E., Chess, David M.
• Application Number:
  US11/554,155
• Publication Number:
  US 20080103688A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/202
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3484 Personalized, e.g. from learned user behaviour or user-defined profiles
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/36 Input/output arrangements for on-board computers

Abstract

A system and method for a travel route preference repository based on global positioning services (GPS). The system includes an information input member being configured to accept input information from users of the system. The input information is an evaluation of routes that the users have traversed. An information correlation member is communicatively connected via a network to the information input member. The information correlation member is configured to render a response pertaining to the input information such that users that have not entered an evaluation of the routes may have a current evaluation of the routes. An information access member is communicatively connected via the network to the information input member and the information correlation member. The information access member is configured to permit users of the system to have access to the response of the information correlation member.

Claims

1. A system for a travel route preference repository based on global positioning services (GPS), comprising:

an information input member configured to accept input information from users of the system, the input information being an evaluation of routes that the users have traversed;

an information correlation member communicatively connected via a network to the information input member, the information correlation member configured to render a response pertaining to the input information such that users that have not entered an evaluation of the routes may have a current evaluation of the routes;

an information access member communicatively connected via the network to the information input member and the information correlation member, the information access member configured to permit users of the system to have access to the response of the information correlation member; and

wherein the response rendered by the information correlation member is at least one of, (i) a high evaluation representing a good route to travel, and (ii) a low evaluation representing a poor route to travel.

2. The system of claim 1, further including a global positioning receiver communicatively connected via the network to a global positioning system (GPS), the information input member, the information correlation member and the information access member.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the GPS is utilized to establish the location of the user.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the input information is utilized to determine the physical locations traversed by the users of the route.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the information correlation member is further configured to render an evaluation of the quality of the route on at least one dimension.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the information correlation member is further configured to render a response based upon the user specifying a particular trip pattern.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the information correlation member is further configured to render a response that predicts how much a particular user shall at least one of, (i) like, and (ii) dislike a route, the response being predicated upon other users'"'"' expressed preferences and the particular user'"'"'s expressed preferences, both the users'"'"' and the particular user'"'"'s preferences being at least one of, (a) correlated, and (b) non-correlated.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the information correlation member is further configured to render a map with preference attributes such that the map shall be the instructional tool followed by the traveler.

9. The system of claim 8, being further configured to permit users to trace the routes traversed by previous users over time.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the information input member includes at least one of, (i) a keypad member for manually entering input information, (ii) a touch screen member for at least one of, (a) manually entering input information, and (b) displaying graphical location illustrations of the user location, and (iii) a voice recording module for at least one of, (c) verbally entering the input information, and (d) for providing verbal narratives pertaining to the routes being traversed by the user.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the user may segment the route and assign particular attributes to each segment, such segments may be for any size desired by the user.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the data collected via the information input information member is at least one of, (i) collected in real time and, (ii) collected after the user traverses the route.

13. A method for a travel route preference repository based on global positioning services (GPS), comprising:

inputting input information that represents an evaluation of routes traveled by users;

rendering a response regarding the input information such that users that have not entered an evaluation of the routes may have a current evaluation of the routes;

permitting users to have access to the rendered response; and

wherein the response rendered by the information correlation member is at least one of, (i) a high evaluation representing a good route to travel, and (ii) a low evaluation representing a poor route to travel.

14. The method of claim 13, further including:

pinpointing the location of the user.

15. The method of claim 14, further including:

determining the physical locations traversed by the users of the route.

16. The method of claim 15, further including:

rendering an evaluation of the quality of the route on at least one dimension.

17. The method of claim 16, further including:

rendering a response based upon a user specifying a particular trip pattern.

18. The method of claim 17, further including:

permitting users to trace the routes traversed by previous users over time.