Method, system and article of manufacture for identifying regularly traveled routes
First Claim
1. A method of operating a navigation system comprising:
- storing data that represent a route traveled by an end user of the navigation system, wherein the route comprises a series of road segments connecting an origin to a destination;
storing data indicating a number of times the route has been traveled;
if the number of times the route has been traveled is greater than a predetermined number, identifying the route as a routinely-traveled route;
identifying a current trip destination;
comparing the current trip destination to the destination associated with the routinely-traveled route; and
providing to the end user information corresponding to a point of interest proximate one of the road segments of the routinely-traveled route.
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Abstract
An in-vehicle navigation system includes a receiver for receiving real-time traffic information (RTTI), a database for storing routine trip information, and a processor for running a regular route application. The regular route application includes a learning mode program and an operational mode program. The learning mode program records information regarding trips regularly taken by a vehicle and populates the database with records of routine trip information. The recorded trip information can include driver identifiers, trip departure times, origin points, destination points, dates of travel, days of travel, and route data. When the vehicle begins a new trip, the operational mode program determines whether the vehicle is engaging in a routine trip. This is accomplished by comparing current vehicle location or departure time information to routine trip information in the database. If the vehicle is starting a routine trip, the operational mode program retrieves from the database trip information stored in a trip record associated with the routine trip, accesses RTTI corresponding to the trip information, and notifies an end user about traffic conditions indicated by the RTTI.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of operating a navigation system comprising:
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storing data that represent a route traveled by an end user of the navigation system, wherein the route comprises a series of road segments connecting an origin to a destination; storing data indicating a number of times the route has been traveled; if the number of times the route has been traveled is greater than a predetermined number, identifying the route as a routinely-traveled route; identifying a current trip destination; comparing the current trip destination to the destination associated with the routinely-traveled route; and providing to the end user information corresponding to a point of interest proximate one of the road segments of the routinely-traveled route. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of operating a navigation system comprising:
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storing data that represent a route traveled by an end user of the navigation system, wherein the route comprises a series of road segments connecting mi origin to a destination; storing data indicating a number of times the route has been traveled; if the number of times the route has been traveled is greater than a predetermined number, identifying the route as a regularly-traveled route; obtaining traffic data for the regularly-traveled route; and determining whether the end user will reduce travel time for said regularly-traveled route by changing a departure time associated with regularly-traveled route. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of operating a computing platform comprising:
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storing data that represent a route traveled by an end user of the computing platform; storing data indicating a number of times the route has been traveled; and if the number of times the route has been traveled is greater than a predetermined number, providing the end user with information corresponding to a point of interest proximate the route. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of operating a computing platform comprising:
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storing data that represent a route traveled by an end user of the computing platform, wherein the route comprises a series of road segments connecting an origin to a destination; storing data indicating a number of times the route has been traveled; and if the number of times the route has been traveled is greater than a predetermined number, obtaining traffic data for the regularly-traveled route.
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