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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2010
Applicants:
Joseph Figueroa, Kirkland, WA (US);
Mike Hall, Bellevue, WA (US);
Inventors:
Joseph Figueroa, Kirkland, WA (US);
Mike Hall, Bellevue, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06Q 30/00 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Various embodiments are disclosed herein that relate to the dynamic calculation and presentation of efficient travel routes for in-person shoppers. For example, an adaptive shopping server system is configured to generate, for display on a shopping client device, an efficient travel route to a location of one or more user-requested merchandise items, the efficient travel route being advantageously distinct relative to other potential travel routes in consideration of a route efficiency selection criterion received from the shopping client device.