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Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2021

Filed:

Oct. 19, 2018
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Mauro Marzorati, Lutz, FL (US);

Gary F. Diamanti, Wake Forest, NC (US);

Jana H. Jenkins, Raleigh, NC (US);

Seda Özses, Vienna, AT;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/34 (2006.01); H04W 4/024 (2018.01); G01C 21/36 (2006.01); G06N 3/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/3484 (2013.01); G01C 21/3423 (2013.01); G01C 21/3676 (2013.01); G06N 3/08 (2013.01); H04W 4/024 (2018.02);
Abstract

Methods and systems are provided for navigating to a pre-scheduled vehicle. A code is analyzed for a user including location information pertaining to the pre-scheduled vehicle, wherein the location information indicates a destination for the user. A location of the user is determined based on a GPS sensor. The user is directed to traverse a route between the location of the user and a location of the pre-scheduled vehicle. A destination of the pre-scheduled vehicle is verified as being consistent with the destination for the user indicated by the location information of the code.


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