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Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2020

Filed:

Jan. 13, 2014
Applicant:

Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);

Inventor:

David W. Nesbitt, Port Deposit, MD (US);

Assignee:

Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/00 (2018.01); G01C 21/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/3453 (2013.01); G01C 21/34 (2013.01);
Abstract

A preferred route may be determined from an origin location to a destination location. The determination is made by processing directed links (e.g., one-way edges) in a graph that includes one or more links and two or more nodes. The determination of a preferred route may include an estimate of the time required at one or more intersections along alternative. Individual routing preferences, such as a preference of a rural over an urban route, also may be considered. Techniques are described that may help reduce the time required to identify a preferred route, including the identification and removal of no outlet routes before processing the directed links and techniques using particular data formats.


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