Method and Apparatus for Vehicle-Based Data Gathering
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving a desired route end-time;
calculating time remaining until the end-time once a vehicle is within a predetermined distance-to-destination;
searching, once the vehicle is within the predetermined distance-to-destination, for a store selling an item from a stored shopping list;
estimating travel-time to the store;
andrecommending a detour to the store, based on the travel-time to the store and subsequent travel to a destination being less than the time remaining.
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Abstract
A computer implemented method includes accessing a list containing one or more items for purchase. The method further includes receiving a vehicle location. The method also includes searching for one or more stores within a predefined distance of the vehicle location, which sell at least one item from the list, and the prices those stores offer. Additionally, the method includes recommending a stop at at least one of the one or more stores, and providing directions to a store for which a stop was recommended.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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receiving a desired route end-time; calculating time remaining until the end-time once a vehicle is within a predetermined distance-to-destination; searching, once the vehicle is within the predetermined distance-to-destination, for a store selling an item from a stored shopping list; estimating travel-time to the store; and recommending a detour to the store, based on the travel-time to the store and subsequent travel to a destination being less than the time remaining. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system comprising:
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a processor configured to; populate a list of stores along a predetermined route that sell products corresponding to products on a stored shopping list; set a stopping point along the route near a store on the list; determine a time-to-destination when the stopping point is reached; and recommend a detour to the store if a time-to-destination is less than an amount of time remaining before a desired arrival time. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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receiving a desired route end-time; calculating time remaining until the end-time once a vehicle reaches a predetermined stopping point; estimating travel-time to a store, associated with the predetermined stopping point, selling an item from a stored shopping list; and recommending a detour to the store, based on the travel-time to the store and subsequent travel to a destination being less than the time remaining. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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