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GENERATING OPTIMAL ITINERARIES BASED ON NETWORK CONNECTIVITY

  • US 20130124087A1
  • Filed: 01/02/2013
  • Published: 05/16/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/17/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of generating optimal itineraries, the method comprising the steps of:

  • a global positioning device receiving a destination of a vehicle on a trip, a service requested for a mobile device being transported by the vehicle, a plurality of service providers that provide the service, and one or more networks via which the plurality of service providers provide the service to the mobile device, the global positioning device being transported by the vehicle, and the global positioning device being a first computer system;

    the global positioning device determining a geographic position of the vehicle;

    subsequent to the step of receiving the destination and determining the position, the global positioning device sending a first message to a second computer system that is remote from the vehicle, wherein the first message indicates the geographic position of the vehicle, the destination of the trip, the service, the plurality of service providers, and the one or more networks;

    the global positioning device receiving a second message as a response to the first message, wherein the second message indicates a plurality of optimal itineraries generated by the second computer system;

    the global positioning device extracting the plurality of optimal itineraries from the second message;

    subsequent to the step of extracting the plurality of optimal itineraries, the global positioning device generating and displaying a plurality of choices identifying the plurality of optimal itineraries on a display device;

    subsequent to the step of displaying the plurality of choices, the global positioning device receiving a selection by a user of a choice of the plurality of choices, wherein the selection identifies an optimal itinerary of the plurality of optimal itineraries, wherein the optimal itinerary includes a set of optimal parameters that indicate a path, a hop, an updated service provider of the plurality of service providers, and an updated network of the one or more networks;

    in response to the step of receiving the selection, the global positioning device storing the optimal itinerary in a computer memory;

    the global positioning device detecting that the vehicle is located at a position indicated by the hop;

    in response to the step of detecting that the vehicle is located at the position indicated by the hop, the global positioning device generating a third message indicating the updated service provider and the updated network; and

    the global positioning device sending the third message to the mobile device, wherein a result of the step of sending the third message and the step of receiving the selection identifying the optimal itinerary includes the mobile device making a connectivity change, wherein the connectivity change is selected from a group consisting of a first change from an initial service provider providing the service to the mobile device to the updated service provider providing the service to the mobile device, a second change from an initial network via which the service is provided to the mobile device to the updated network via which the service is provided to the mobile device, and a combination thereof, wherein the initial service provider is included in the plurality of service providers, and wherein the initial network is included in the one or more networks.

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