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Disfavored Route Progressions or Locations

  • US 20130166208A1
  • Filed: 02/22/2013
  • Published: 06/27/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method performed by a mobile device, the method comprising:

  • determining preferences associated with a user for traveling;

    identifying a destination that the user intends to travel to;

    computing one or more routes for traveling to the destination, wherein each of the one or more routes includes route progressions, a route progression indicating a discrete length of a road that is part of a route;

    for each of the one or more routes, analyzing the included route progressions based on the preferences associated with the user;

    selecting a route from the one or more routes based on the analyzing;

    navigating to the destination using the selected route;

    determining whether the destination has been reached;

    based on determining that the destination has not been reached, retrieving alternative routes for traveling to the destination;

    analyzing the route progressions included in the alternative routes based on the preferences associated with the user; and

    based on the analyzing, presenting one or more alternative routes to the user for rerouting to the destination.

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