ADDITIONAL CONTENT BASED ON INTENDED TRAVEL DESTINATION

• US 20090157307A1
• Filed: 12/14/2007
• Published: 06/18/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Black, Neil W., Panabaker, Ruston, Krumm, John C., Couckuyt, Jeffrey D., Seltzer, Michael Lewis, Tashev, Ivan J.
• Granted Patent: US 8,473,198 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/209
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/26 specially adapted for navigation in a road network
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/047 Optimisation of routes or paths, e.g. travelling salesman problem
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/10 specially adapted for electronic funds transfer [EFT] systems; specially adapted for home banking systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0273 Determination of fees for advertising
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096716 where the received information does not generate an automatic action on the vehicle control
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096758 where no selection takes place on the transmitted or the received information
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 1/096775 where the origin of the information is a central station

Abstract

When users travel to an intended destination, a plurality of information can be beneficial to assist their travel. If a person is traveling to a crowded event, then information can be provided such that congested traffic areas can be provided. There can be financial opportunities available in relation to providing information concerning an intended destination. An advertiser can pay money to have information played about the advertiser when it relates to the intended destination. Furthermore, a user can pay money for detailed data concerning an intended location, such as where cheapest parking is located.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a gather component that collects route information, a user location, and contextual data; and

a selection component that chooses a detail associated with an intended location to present to a user, wherein detail choice is based upon route information, the user location, contextual data, or a combination thereof.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the chosen detail is a commercial detail.

3. The system of claim 1, further comprising a disclosure component that presents the chosen detail to the user.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the disclosure component presents two details chosen by the selection component, wherein a first detail is presented on a first portion of the disclosure component and a subsequent detail is presented on a subsequent portion of the disclosure component.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising a compensation component that provides a reward in relation to presentment of the chosen detail to the user.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising an artificial intelligence component that makes at least one inference or at least one determination in relation to detail choice.

7. The system of claim 1, further comprising a generation component that constructs a route to an intended destination, wherein the route provides the route information.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the selection component chooses the detail based upon a financial consideration, the intended location is a location that is to be traveled to by use of a vehicle, the intended location is an intended destination, the gather component obtains balance information as contextual data, the gather component implements upon a vehicle, the selection component implement upon a vehicle, or a combination thereof.

9. The system of claim 1, further comprising a summary component that constructs a profile of at least one creature, wherein collected contextual data includes the profile.

10. A method, comprising:

appointing information for presentment to a user; and

presenting the appointed information, wherein appointed information relates to an intended destination of the user.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising gathering information capable of being appointed and at least one detail concerning an intended destination, wherein appointing information takes place through analysis of the gathered details.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the appointed information is a commercial detail.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein appointing information for presentment to a user is based upon a received compensation.

14. The method of claim 10, further comprising performing a financial transaction in relation to presenting the appointed information.

15. The method of claim 10, further comprising generating a route to the intended destination.

16. A system, comprising:

means for analyzing an intended travel destination of a user; and

means for commissioning information associated with the intended travel destination for presentment to the user, wherein commissioning information is based upon a result of the analyzed intended travel destination.

17. The system of claim 16, further comprising means for evaluating information, wherein the means for commissioning information associated with the intended travel destination for presentment to the user utilizes the evaluated information to commission information.

18. The system of claim 17, further comprising means for means for collecting information, wherein the collected information is evaluated by the means for analyzing an intended travel destination of a user.

19. The system of claim 16, further comprising means for operating a fiscal proceeding in relation to the information commissioning.

20. The system of claim 16, further comprising means for generating a route to the intended travel destination.