MONITORING SUGGESTED ROUTES FOR DEVIATIONS
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1. A method for use with a vehicle that travels actual routes and is equipped with a navigation device that recommends suggested routes, the method comprising:
- receiving a first suggested route from the navigation device;
detecting a first deviation between the first suggested route and a first actual route traveled by a vehicle; and
storing a first deviation data related to the first deviation at the navigation device;
detecting a second actual route traveled by the vehicle, the second actual route including following the first suggested route past the first deviation; and
based at least in part on the second actual route following the first suggested route past the first deviation, erasing the first deviation data or resetting a counter associated with the first deviation data.
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Abstract
Traffic patterns are monitored for adherence of a user to a suggested route. Deviations from suggested routes are recorded for later upload and/or analysis. Repeated deviations by one, or more, users following similar navigation routes are identified for possible changes in maps and/or routing algorithms.
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1. A method for use with a vehicle that travels actual routes and is equipped with a navigation device that recommends suggested routes, the method comprising:
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receiving a first suggested route from the navigation device; detecting a first deviation between the first suggested route and a first actual route traveled by a vehicle; and storing a first deviation data related to the first deviation at the navigation device; detecting a second actual route traveled by the vehicle, the second actual route including following the first suggested route past the first deviation; and based at least in part on the second actual route following the first suggested route past the first deviation, erasing the first deviation data or resetting a counter associated with the first deviation data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer program product for use with a vehicle that travels actual routes and is equipped with a navigation device that recommends suggested routes, the computer program product including a computer readable storage medium, the computer program product comprising computer program instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause a computing device to perform operations comprising:
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receiving a first suggested route from a navigation device; detecting a first deviation between the first suggested route and a first actual route traveled by a vehicle; and storing a first deviation data related to the first deviation;
detecting a second actual route traveled by the vehicle, the second actual route including following the first suggested route past the first deviation; andbased at least in part on the second actual route following the first suggested route past the first deviation, erasing the first deviation data or resetting a counter associated with the first deviation data. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer system for use with a vehicle that travels actual routes and is equipped with a navigation device that recommends suggested routes, the computer system comprising one or more computer processors, a computer readable storage medium operatively coupled to the one or more computer processors, the computer readable storage medium having disposed within it computer program instructions that, when executed by the computer processor, cause the computer system to perform operations comprising:
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receiving a first suggested route; detecting a first deviation between the first suggested route and a first actual route; and storing a first deviation data related to the first deviation; detecting a second actual route traveled by the vehicle, the second actual route including following the first suggested route past the first deviation; and based at least in part on the second actual route following the first suggested route past the first deviation, erasing the first deviation data or resetting a counter associated with the first deviation data. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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