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METHOD OF CALCULATING ROUTE, AND METHOD OR DEVICE FOR OBTAINING ROUTE

  • US 20160216125A1
  • Filed: 12/13/2013
  • Published: 07/28/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/13/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of, at a server, determining whether re-calculation of a route for a trip identified by a departure point and a destination is required using traffic information, the method comprising:

  • receiving a current location of a terminal from the terminal when the terminal moves from a previously reported location by a specific distance;

    acquiring a current location of a third party when the destination is a location of the third party defined by an identifier (ID) of the third party; and

    determining whether re-calculation of the route is required according to specific conditions based on the acquired current location of the third party,wherein the specific conditions include;

    (1) the third party moves from a previously reported location by a predetermined distance or more, or(2) the third party does not move from the previously reported location by the predetermined distance or more and a distance between the current location of the terminal and the current location of the third party is less than a threshold value, andwherein, if one of the specific conditions is satisfied, a determination is made that re-calculation of the route is required.

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