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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2011
Frances H. James, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
John W. Suh, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Timothy A. Musgrove, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Peter Ridge, San Jose, CA (US);
Frances H. James, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
John W. Suh, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Timothy A. Musgrove, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Peter Ridge, San Jose, CA (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A neighborhood guide system, related method and associated database for providing information about businesses and other locations to a vehicle driver, or other user, in a more natural and informative manner than traditional IVR systems. When interacting with the user, the neighborhood guide system typically will only provide choices for the user to select from based on a user request that are in the particular vicinity of the user. Further, the neighborhood guide system provides usable information about the selected business by the user, such as hours of operation, cost, ratings, parking, etc.