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Travel route adjustment

  • US 8,255,158 B2
  • Filed: 03/23/2007
  • Issued: 08/28/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • receiving a request for a travel route, the request including an origin, a destination, and an estimated time of departure;

    determining the travel route;

    calculating a normal travel time;

    using the normal travel time and the estimated time of departure to determine an estimated time of arrival;

    multiplying the normal travel time by at least one adjustment factor to calculate an adjusted travel time, wherein the at least one adjustment factor is a numeric value associated with at least one of a weather condition, a construction condition, and an estimated travel time for a segment of the travel route based on current traffic data; and

    calculating an adjusted estimated time of arrival based on the estimated time of departure and the adjusted travel time.

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