SYSTEM AND METHOD TO DETERMINE, IN A VEHICLE, LOCATIONS OF INTEREST
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1. A method to determine locations of interest for an occupant of a vehicle, the method comprising:
- determining a current location of the vehicle;
requesting, from a remote provider, locations of interest within a predefined geographic region based on the current location of the vehicle;
receiving, from the remote provider, at least one location of interest wherein the at least one location of interest has, associated with it, information provided by a member of a social network of the occupant;
ranking the at least one location of interest based on predefined criteria associated with the social network of the occupant; and
presenting the ranked locations of interest to the occupant.
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Abstract
An occupant of a vehicle requests locations of interest from a remote provider. Locations of interest are identified based on the current location of the vehicle and a social network of the occupant. The locations of interest are provided to the vehicle via a network.
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1. A method to determine locations of interest for an occupant of a vehicle, the method comprising:
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determining a current location of the vehicle; requesting, from a remote provider, locations of interest within a predefined geographic region based on the current location of the vehicle; receiving, from the remote provider, at least one location of interest wherein the at least one location of interest has, associated with it, information provided by a member of a social network of the occupant; ranking the at least one location of interest based on predefined criteria associated with the social network of the occupant; and presenting the ranked locations of interest to the occupant. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method to determine locations of interest for an occupant of a vehicle, the method comprising:
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determining a current location of the vehicle; requesting, from a remote provider, locations of interest within a predefined geographic region based on the current location of the vehicle wherein the request includes predefined criteria associated with a social network of the occupant; receiving, from the remote provider, at least one location of interest ranked according to the predefined criteria wherein the at least one location of interest has, associated with it, information provided by a member of the social network of the occupant; and presenting the ranked locations of interest to the occupant. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system to determine locations of interest for an occupant of a vehicle, the system comprising:
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a location module configured to determine a current location of the vehicle; a communication module configured to request, from a remote provider, locations of interest within a predefined geographic region based on the current location of the vehicle and receive, from the remote provider, at least one location of interest wherein the at least one location of interest has, associated with it, information provided by a member of a social network of the occupant; and a display module configured to present locations of interest to the occupant. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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