TRAVEL DEPARTURE TIME DETERMINATION USING SOCIAL MEDIA AND REGIONAL EVENT INFORMATION
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, at a processor, a request from a route traveler for a suggested departure time associated with travel to a destination;
evaluating community event and social media information related to events and activities near a travel route to the destination;
determining the suggested departure time based upon the community event and social media information related to the events and activities near the travel route to the destination; and
providing the suggested departure time determined based upon the community event and social media information related to the events and activities near the travel route to the destination.
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Abstract
A request is received from a route traveler for a suggested departure time associated with travel to a destination. Community event and social media information, related to events and activities near a travel route to the destination, is evaluated. The suggested departure time is determined based upon the community event and social media information related to the events and activities near the travel route to the destination. The suggested departure time determined based upon the community event and social media information related to the events and activities near the travel route to the destination is provided.
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, at a processor, a request from a route traveler for a suggested departure time associated with travel to a destination; evaluating community event and social media information related to events and activities near a travel route to the destination; determining the suggested departure time based upon the community event and social media information related to the events and activities near the travel route to the destination; and providing the suggested departure time determined based upon the community event and social media information related to the events and activities near the travel route to the destination. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system, comprising:
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a memory; and a processor programmed to; receive a request from a route traveler for a suggested departure time associated with travel to a destination; evaluate community event and social media information obtained from the memory related to events and activities near a travel route to the destination; determine the suggested departure time based upon the community event and social media information related to the events and activities near the travel route to the destination; and provide the suggested departure time determined based upon the community event and social media information related to the events and activities near the travel route to the destination. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer program product, comprising:
a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, where the computer readable program code when executed on a computer causes the computer to; receive a request from a route traveler for a suggested departure time associated with travel to a destination; evaluate community event and social media information related to events and activities near a travel route to the destination; determine the suggested departure time based upon the community event and social media information related to the events and activities near the travel route to the destination; and provide the suggested departure time determined based upon the community event and social media information related to the events and activities near the travel route to the destination. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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