TRAVEL ROUTES BASED ON COMMUNICATION CHANNEL AVAILABILITY

• US 20160091333A1
• Filed: 09/25/2014
• Published: 03/31/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/25/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Chakra, Al, Dunne, Jonathan, Harpur, Liam, Rice, John
• Granted Patent: US 10,712,164 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3617 using user history, behaviour, conditions or preferences, e.g. predicted or inferred from previous use or current movement
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3667 Display of a road map G01C21/3614 takes precedence; guidance using 3D or perspective road maps G01C21/3635

Abstract

Arrangements relate to determining a travel route. An origin and a destination of intended travel can be received. A plurality of first inputs can be received. Each first input can relate to the availability of a respective communication channel between the origin and the destination. Each first input can create at least one data item representing the availability of the respective communication channel. One or more suggested travel routes between the origin and the destination can be determined based on one or more of the received plurality of first inputs. At least a subset of the determined one or more suggested travel routes can be presented to a user.

Claims

1. A method of determining a travel route, comprising:

receiving an origin and a destination of intended travel;

receiving a plurality of first inputs entered into a communication device, each first input being related to the availability of a respective communication channel between the origin and the destination, each first input creating at least one data item representing the availability of the respective communication channel;

determining, using a processor, one or more suggested travel routes between the origin and the destination based on at least one of the received plurality of first inputs; and

displaying visual information, or generating an audio output signal, indicating at least a subset of the determined one or more suggested travel routes to a user.

2. The method of claim 1, further including:

receiving one or more second inputs entered into the communication device, wherein each second input is related to a communication parameter, and

wherein determining, using a processor, one or more suggested travel routes between the origin and the destination is further based on at least one of the received second inputs.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the communication parameter is a preferred type of communication channel of a user.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the communication parameter is an application usage profile of a user.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein determining, using a processor, one or more suggested travel routes between the origin and the destination based on at least one of the received one or more preferred communication attributes is performed in real-time.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more suggested travel routes includes a plurality of travel routes, wherein each travel route is determined based on the availability of a different communication channel or a different group of communication channels.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein presenting at least a subset of the determined one or more suggested travel routes to a user includes presenting at least a subset of the determined one or more suggested travel routes on map.

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