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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2008
Steven F. Kalik, Arlington, MA (US);
Hiroaki Sekiyama, Tokyo, JP;
Shojiro Takeuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Masayuki Kawamoto, Aichi, JP;
Steven F. Kalik, Arlington, MA (US);
Hiroaki Sekiyama, Tokyo, JP;
Shojiro Takeuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Masayuki Kawamoto, Aichi, JP;
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
Toyota Motor Corporation, Toyota, JP;
Abstract
Apparatus and methods are described for assisting a requestor to identify and reserve a resource that meets the need of the requestor's request. For example, a request can be augmented using augmentation data, such as current position and requestor preferences, and resources are located and ranked according to their match against the augmented request. A person who is the requestor may engage in another attention demanding task, such as driving a car, while resources well matched to preferences are located. Preference data may be determined from social network data, a preference file, and/or other sources.