Shopping cost and travel optimization application
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1. A method for providing navigation information for a conveyance, comprising:
- a vehicle control system, including a processor, receiving a list of goods to purchase;
the vehicle control system determining a cost of the goods;
the vehicle control system determining two or more best locations where the cost of the goods is the least;
the vehicle control system determining a cost of travel to each of the two or more best locations;
the vehicle control system determining a total cost of obtaining the goods based on the cost of goods at and the travel cost to the two or more best locations;
determining a best route based on the total cost, wherein the best route does not include a best location where the cost of travel is more than a savings on the cost of the goods.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for an improved navigation environment are provided. The navigation system can route users to preferred locations based on user profile data and past experience with the present driver and other drivers. The system provides more cost-effective and time-sensitive routing by incorporating other information about destinations. Further, the navigation system provides enhanced guidance in foreign or unfamiliar locations by incorporating experience from other drivers and other data.
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1. A method for providing navigation information for a conveyance, comprising:
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a vehicle control system, including a processor, receiving a list of goods to purchase; the vehicle control system determining a cost of the goods; the vehicle control system determining two or more best locations where the cost of the goods is the least; the vehicle control system determining a cost of travel to each of the two or more best locations; the vehicle control system determining a total cost of obtaining the goods based on the cost of goods at and the travel cost to the two or more best locations; determining a best route based on the total cost, wherein the best route does not include a best location where the cost of travel is more than a savings on the cost of the goods. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A conveyance comprising:
a processor operable to execute one or more modules, the modules comprising; a cost module operable to; receive a list of goods to purchase; determine a cost of the goods; determine two or more best locations where the cost of the goods is the least; determine a cost of travel to each of the two or more best locations; and determine a total cost of obtaining the goods based on the cost of goods at and the travel cost to the two or more best locations; and a route suggestion module operable to determine a best route based on the total cost, wherein the best route does not include a best location where the cost of travel is more than a savings on the cost of the goods. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 15, 16, 17)
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12. A non-transitory computer readable medium stored on a storage medium and having instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform a method, the instructions comprising:
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instructions to receive a list of goods to purchase; instructions to determine a cost of the goods; instructions to determine two or more best locations where the cost of the goods is the least; instructions to determine a cost of travel to each of the two or more best locations; instructions to determine a total cost of obtaining the goods based on the cost of goods at and the travel cost to the two or more best locations; and instructions to determine a best route based on the total cost, wherein the best route does not include a best location where the cost of travel is more than a savings on the cost of the goods. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 18, 19, 20)
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