DETERMINING TRAVEL ROUTES BY USING FEE-BASED LOCATION PREFERENCES
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of determining a route that includes a location according to a fee charged to an entity associated with the location, said method comprising:
- receiving a request from a user for a determination of a route from a first point to a second point;
assigning a preferential weight to a location associated with a vendor;
selecting said location as being capable of being included along said route, wherein said selecting said location is based on said request and said preferential weight;
determining a fee to be charged to said vendor for presenting said route to said user as a recommended route, wherein said fee is based on said location being included along said recommended route;
a processor of a computer system determining said route so that said location is included along said route; and
presenting said determined route to said user as said recommended route.
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Abstract
A method and system for determining a travel route that includes a location as a result of fee-based preferential weighting. A user request is received for determining a route from point A to point B. A preferential weight is assigned to a location associated with a vendor. The location is selected as being capable of being included along the route. Selecting the location is based on the request and preferential weight. A fee to be charged to the vendor is determined. The fee is for presenting the route to the user as a recommended route and is based on the location being included along the recommended route. The route is determined so that the location is included along the route. The route is presented to the user as the recommended route.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of determining a route that includes a location according to a fee charged to an entity associated with the location, said method comprising:
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receiving a request from a user for a determination of a route from a first point to a second point; assigning a preferential weight to a location associated with a vendor; selecting said location as being capable of being included along said route, wherein said selecting said location is based on said request and said preferential weight; determining a fee to be charged to said vendor for presenting said route to said user as a recommended route, wherein said fee is based on said location being included along said recommended route; a processor of a computer system determining said route so that said location is included along said route; and presenting said determined route to said user as said recommended route. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer program product, comprising a computer readable storage medium having a computer readable program code stored therein, said computer readable program code containing instructions executable by a processor of a computer system to implement a method of determining a route that includes a location according to a fee charged to an entity associated with the location, said method comprising:
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receiving a request from a user for a determination of a route from a first point to a second point; assigning a preferential weight to a location associated with a vendor; selecting said location as being capable of being included along said route, wherein said selecting said location is based on said request and said preferential weight; determining a fee to be charged to said vendor for presenting said route to said user as a recommended route, wherein said fee is based on said location being included along said recommended route; determining said route so that said location is included along said route; and presenting said determined route to said user as said recommended route. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A process for supporting computing infrastructure, said process comprising providing at least one support service for at least one of creating, integrating, hosting, maintaining, and deploying computer-readable code in a computing system comprising a processor, wherein said processor carries out instructions of said code to cause the computing system to specify a method of determining a route that includes a location according to a fee charged to an entity associated with the location, said method comprising:
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receiving a request from a user for a determination of a route from a first point to a second point; assigning a preferential weight to a location associated with a vendor; selecting said location as being capable of being included along said route, wherein said selecting said location is based on said request and said preferential weight; determining a fee to be charged to said vendor for presenting said route to said user as a recommended route, wherein said fee is based on said location being included along said recommended route; determining said route so that said location is included along said route; and presenting said determined route to said user as said recommended route. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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