FEDERATED ROUTE PRODUCTION

• US 20090157311A1
• Filed: 12/14/2007
• Published: 06/18/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Black, Neil W., Panabaker, Ruston, Krumm, John C., Couckuyt, Jeffrey D., Seltzer, Michael Lewis, Tashev, Ivan J.
• Granted Patent: US 8,428,859 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/210
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3484 Personalized, e.g. from learned user behaviour or user-defined profiles
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3492 employing speed data or traffic data, e.g. real-time or historical traffic control systems for road vehicles involving transmission of navigation instructions to the vehicle G08G1/0968

Abstract

A route can be generated through utilization of a conventional manner, such as a portable electronic device accessing a database with roads, traffic information, weather data, and the like. As a user approaches a private area, the route can be augmented with travel information concerning the private area. Artificial intelligence techniques can be used to determine if a route should be augmented, to infer what augmentations to make, etc.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a collection component that obtains information from an auxiliary source; and

a selection component that resolves if information from the auxiliary source should augment a route generated through utilization of a primary source.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising an implementation component that augments the route with information from the auxiliary source.

3. The system of claim 2, further comprising a disclosure component that presents the augmented route to a user.

4. The system of claim 1, further comprising a security component that engages the auxiliary source such that the auxiliary source is able to validate a request for the information obtainment.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising an election component that designates an auxiliary source from which to use information from a plurality of auxiliary sources.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising an artificial intelligence component that makes at least one inference or at least one determination in relation to the information obtainment or the information augmentation resolution.

7. The system of claim 1, further comprising a transaction component that performs a fiscal operation in relation to the information obtainment or the information augmentation resolution.

8. The system of claim 1, further comprising a search component that locates the auxiliary source or information produced by the auxiliary source.

9. The system of claim 1, further comprising an analysis component that evaluates the obtained information, resolution of the selection component is based upon a result of the evaluation.

10. The system of claim 1, further comprising an update component that alters information in the primary source based upon information obtained from the auxiliary source.

11. A method, comprising:

gathering data from a supplemental resource; and

choosing data from the supplemental resource for use in map alteration, the map is produced through use of data from a principle resource.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising altering the map based upon chosen data from the supplemental resource.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising broadcasting the altered map.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising discovering the supplemental resource.

15. The method of claim 11, further comprising renovating the principle resource with data gathered from the supplemental resource.

16. The method of claim 11, further comprising executing a financial function in relation to gathering data from the supplemental source.

17. A system, comprising:

means for collecting a request to obtain information concerning local paths;

means for determining if a requesting entity is authorized to be provided the information concerning local paths; and

means for acting upon the determination result.

18. The system of claim 17, acting upon the determination result includes providing a portion less than a whole of information requested, providing the information, or denying the information request.

19. The system of claim 17, further comprising means for performing an economic function in relation to acting upon the determination result.

20. The system of claim 17, the request originates from an entity that is making the request in order to augment a direction set.