Method and arrangement for reducing criminal risk to an overland transport
First Claim
1. A method for determining a trip route for travel comprising:
- obtaining start point data for a start point;
obtaining end point data for an end point;
obtaining crime risk data for at least one point along a possible trip route between the start point and the end point;
determining a portion of a safe trip route between the start point and the endpoint based on the crime risk data;
evaluating the portion of safe trip route by introducing at least one randomized variation to it;
optimizing the portion of safe trip route considering item data regarding at least one item to be transported; and
communicating the evaluated and optimized portion of the safe trip route via a navigation device.
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Abstract
In navigation systems and methods thereof and, more particularly, navigation systems and methods for vehicles and, even more particularly, navigation systems and methods that reduce/minimize the incidence criminal activity during transport of cargo along a route a method is provided for determining a trip route for travel including the following steps: (i) obtaining start point data for a start point; (ii) obtaining end point data for an end point; (iii) obtaining crime risk data for at least one point along a possible trip route between said start point and said end point; (iv) determining a portion of a safe trip route between said start point and said endpoint based on said crime risk data; and, (v) communicating said portion of said safe trip route via a navigation device.
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27 Claims
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1. A method for determining a trip route for travel comprising:
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obtaining start point data for a start point; obtaining end point data for an end point; obtaining crime risk data for at least one point along a possible trip route between the start point and the end point; determining a portion of a safe trip route between the start point and the endpoint based on the crime risk data; evaluating the portion of safe trip route by introducing at least one randomized variation to it; optimizing the portion of safe trip route considering item data regarding at least one item to be transported; and communicating the evaluated and optimized portion of the safe trip route via a navigation device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for navigating along a trip route comprising:
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obtaining start point data, end point data and crime risk data and communicating the same to a computer; determining a portion of a safe trip route between the start point and the endpoint, the portion of the safe trip route calculated by the computer upon consideration of the crime risk data; evaluating the portion of safe trip route by introducing at least one randomized variation to it; optimizing the portion of safe trip route considering item data regarding at least one item to be transported; communicating a sub-portion of the evaluated and optimized safe trip route to a user via a navigation device; proceeding along the sub-portion of the evaluated and optimized safe trip route corresponding to a sub-portion communicated; and communicating a further sub-portion of the evaluated and optimized safe trio route to a user via the navigation device as the safe trip route is traversed. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A navigation system for navigating a safe trip route, the system comprising:
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a navigation device; and a computer; the navigation device indicating a geographical position thereof, the computer in communication with the navigation device, the computer determining a safe trip route upon consideration of at least a start point, an end point, and crime risk data for at least one point along a possible route between the start point and the endpoint, the computer evaluating the safe trip route by introducing at least one randomized variation to it and the computer optimizing the safe trip route upon consideration of item data pertaining to at least one item to be transported; the navigation device communicating at least a portion of the evaluated and optimized safe trip route as the navigation device traverses the safe trip route. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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