TRAVEL ROUTE ALTERATION BASED ON USER PROFILE AND BUSINESS
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1. A method for providing navigation information for a conveyance, comprising:
- generating, by a vehicle control system including a processor, a route to a destination;
communicating, by the vehicle control system, with a data source;
determining, by the vehicle control system, an amount of activity at the destination based on data from the data source;
determining, by the vehicle control system, that an alternate route is necessary based on the amount of activity at the destination;
determining, by the vehicle control system, a product at the destination;
determining, by the vehicle control system, an alternate destination based on the product; and
generating, by the vehicle control system, an alternate route based on the alternate destination.
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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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generating, by a vehicle control system including a processor, a route to a destination; communicating, by the vehicle control system, with a data source; determining, by the vehicle control system, an amount of activity at the destination based on data from the data source; determining, by the vehicle control system, that an alternate route is necessary based on the amount of activity at the destination; determining, by the vehicle control system, a product at the destination; determining, by the vehicle control system, an alternate destination based on the product; and generating, by the vehicle control system, an alternate route based on the alternate destination. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A conveyance comprising:
a route suggestion module including a processor and memory, the route suggestion module operable to; generate a route to a destination; communicate with a data source; determine an amount of activity at the destination based on data from the data source; determine that an alternate route is necessary based on the amount of activity at the destination; determine a product at the destination; determine an alternate destination based on the product; and generate an alternate route based on the alternate destination. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. 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 generate a route to a destination; instructions to communicate with a data source; instructions to determine an amount of activity at the destination based on data from the data source; instructions to determine that an alternate route is necessary based on the amount of activity at the destination; instructions to determine a product at the destination; instructions to determine an alternate destination based on the product; and instructions to generate an alternate route based on the alternate destination. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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