Method and Apparatus for Automatically Determining Practicality of a Trip
First Claim
1. A method for execution in a computing device, the method comprising:
- obtaining a starting location and a finishing location for a trip;
obtaining at least one point of interest; and
for each point of interest, automatically determining an indication of practicality for making the point of interest an intermediate location to be visited during the trip based on both the starting location and the finishing location for the trip.
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Abstract
Provided is a method and an apparatus for automatically determining practicality of a trip. A mobile device obtains at least one point of interest among a starting location and a finishing location for a trip. In accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure, for each point of interest, the mobile device automatically determines an indication of practicality for making the point of interest an intermediate location to be visited during the trip based on both the starting location and the finishing location for the trip. By considering both the starting location and the finishing location, the points of interest can be presented to the user in a manner that reflects how practical it is to visit the points of interest given that the user is to end up at the finishing location.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for execution in a computing device, the method comprising:
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obtaining a starting location and a finishing location for a trip; obtaining at least one point of interest; and for each point of interest, automatically determining an indication of practicality for making the point of interest an intermediate location to be visited during the trip based on both the starting location and the finishing location for the trip. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computing device comprising:
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a processor; and a POI practicality determiner configured for; obtaining a starting location and a finishing location for a trip; obtaining at least one point of interest; and for each point of interest, automatically determining an indication of practicality for making the point of interest an intermediate location to be visited during the trip based on both the starting location and the finishing location for the trip. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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