Determining a route based on a preference

• US 9,389,089 B2
• Filed: 09/04/2014
• Issued: 07/12/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/04/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies Incorporated (Visteon Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Visteon Global Technologies Incorporated (Visteon Corporation)
• Inventors: Wingrove, Theodore Charles, Ciatti, Anthony Joseph, DeGrendel, Bryan Glenn
• Primary Examiner(s): ARTHUR JEANGLAUD, GERTRUDE
• Application Number:
  US14/477,292
• Publication Number:
  US 20160069693A1
• Time in Patent Office: 677 Days
• Field of Search: 701/400, 701/410, 701/468, 701/411, 701/414, 701/418, 701/420, 701/532, 705/14.58
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/34 Route searching; Route guidance
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3415 Dynamic re-routing, e.g. recalculating the route when the user deviates from calculated route or after detecting real-time traffic data or accidents
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3484 Personalized, e.g. from learned user behaviour or user-defined profiles
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3605 Destination input or retrieval

Abstract

A system and method for determining a route based on a preference are provided. The system includes a destination receiver to receive a destination from a GPS receiver in communication with a GPS system; a preference retriever to retrieve the preference based on a parameter, the preference being based on a recorded decision made by an operator associated with the GPS receiver or the GPS system in traversing a path to the destination; and a route analyzer to determine the route based on at least one of the preference or an optimal route calculated by a GPS system in communication with the GPS retriever. Also provided is a method for monitoring a preference associated with a route.

Claims

1. A system for determining a route based on a preference, comprising:

a data store comprising a computer readable medium storing a program of instructions for the determination;

a processor that executes the program of instructions;

a destination receiver to receive a destination from a GPS receiver in communication with a GPS system;

a preference retriever to retrieve the preference based on a parameter, the preference being based on a recorded decision made by an operator associated with the GPS receiver or the GPS system in traversing a path to the destination; and

a route analyzer to determine the route based on at least one of the preference or an optimal route calculated by a GPS system in communication with the GPS retriever,

wherein;

the preference is a generalized preference of all operators associated with the GPS system,

the route analyzer determines the route as either an optimal route or a route based on the preference based on an estimated time associated with the optimal route and the route based on the preference,

the estimated time being a weighted average of all the operators'"'"' trips travelling the route, with routes being weighted at a greater amount based on proximity to a time that the route analyzer makes the determination.

2. The system according to claim 1, further comprising a route transmitter to transmit the route to a GPS receiver.

3. The system according to claim 2, wherein the route represents a whole route from a source location to the destination.

4. The system according to claim 2, wherein the route transmitter transmits a portion of the route.

5. The system according to claim 1, wherein the preference is a personalized preference of an operator associated with the GPS receiver.

6. The system according to claim 1, wherein the system provides an option to override the optimal route.

7. The system according to claim 1, wherein the estimated time associated with the route based on preference is based on an average time associated with previous trips associated with the route based on preference.

8. A method implemented via a processor for determining a route based on a preference, comprising:

receiving a request for the route for a destination from a global positioning satellite (GPS) system;

retrieving information about a preference associated with an operator of a GPS receiver in communication with the GPS system; and

determining whether an optimal route provided by the GPS system or a route based on the preference is the quickest route,

wherein the preference is a generalized preference of all operators associated with the GPS system,

the determining further includes determining the route as either an optimal route or a route based on the preference based on an estimated time associated with the optimal route and the route based on the preference,

the estimated time being a weighted average of all the operators'"'"' trips travelling the route, with routes being weighted at a greater amount based on proximity to a time that the route analyzer makes the determination,

wherein at least one of the receiving, retrieving, and determining is performed via the processor.

9. The method according to claim 8, further comprising transmitting the route to the GPS receiver.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein the route represents a whole route from a source location to the destination.

11. The method according to claim 9, wherein the transmitted route is a portion of the route.

12. The method according to claim 8, wherein the preference is a personalized preference of the operator.

13. The method according to claim 9, further comprising providing an option to override the optimal route.

14. The method according to claim 9, wherein the estimated time associated with the route based on preference is based on an average time associated with previous trips associated with the route based on preference.

15. A system for determining a route based on a preference, comprising:

a data store comprising a computer readable medium storing a program of instructions for the determination;

a processor that executes the program of instructions;

a destination receiver to receive a destination from a GPS receiver in communication with a GPS system;

a preference retriever to retrieve the preference based on a parameter, the preference being based on a recorded decision made by an operator associated with the GPS receiver or the GPS system in traversing a path to the destination;

a route analyzer to determine the route based on at least one of the preference or an optimal route calculated by a GPS system in communication with the GPS retriever; and

a route transmitter to transmit the route to a GPS receiver,

wherein the route transmitter transmits a portion of the route, the portion of the route being defined as a lesser amount than the route.