SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING DIGITAL MAP, ROUTING, OR NAVIGATION INFORMATION WITH NEED-BASED ROUTING
First Claim
25-1. The system of claim 1, wherein said attributes information comprises information on an available size of the product of interest.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing digital map or navigation information with need-based routing. In accordance with an embodiment, the system disclosed herein provides a means for suppliers, such as suppliers or retailers of goods and services, to provide information about the availability of those goods and services. When a user interacts with the system and a need is determined, the system can offer information, such as directing the user to an appropriate supplier, including where appropriate a map and/or route to the supplier. In accordance with an embodiment the system can take into account the user'"'"'s location, and/or the supplier'"'"'s locations, and/or a cost associated with an item, and/or other geographic and non-geographic information that can be stored and retrieved from a digital map or a supplier.
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35 Claims
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25-1. The system of claim 1, wherein said attributes information comprises information on an available size of the product of interest.
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34. A method for need-based routing, comprising the steps of:
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providing a computing device capable of receiving and recording user needs, said computing device being further capable of determining a location of interest, said device being further capable of transmitting said user needs and said location of interest; providing a needs-based routing logic capable of receiving said user needs and said location, wherein said needs-based routing logic comprises a database, wherein said database comprises needs-satisfaction information, including availability of goods and services at different suppliers, that is used by said needs-based routing logic translate a need to an offered product or service and to compute a set of one or more top locations most likely to satisfy said user need-based on said user needs and said location, said needs-based routing logic being further capable of transmitting to said computing device said set of one or more top locations; and wherein said computing device is further capable of receiving and recording said set of one or more top locations.
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35. A computer readable medium including computer readable instructions stored thereon which when read and executed by a computer cause the computer to perform the steps of:
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providing a computing device capable of receiving and recording user needs, said computing device being further capable of determining a location of interest, said device being further capable of transmitting said user needs and said location of interest; providing a needs-based routing logic capable of receiving said user needs and said location, wherein said needs-based routing logic comprises a database, wherein said database comprises needs-satisfaction information, including availability of goods and services at different suppliers, that is used by said needs-based routing logic to translate a need to an offered product or service and compute a set of one or more top locations most likely to satisfy said user need-based on said user needs and said location, said needs-based routing logic being further capable of transmitting to said computing device said set of one or more top locations; and wherein said computing device is further capable of receiving and recording said set of one or more top locations.
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