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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2012
Applicants:
Sean Yaoxing Liu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Yiyang Joy Ding, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Rita Chen, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Sean Yaoxing Liu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Yiyang Joy Ding, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Rita Chen, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Google Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/34 (2006.01); G01C 21/26 (2006.01); G01C 21/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/3415 (2013.01); G01C 21/26 (2013.01); G01C 21/36 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for estimating travel time are provided. A general travel time is determined for a first route. A personal travel time for the first route is determined based on travel data of a user while traveling the first route. A scaling factor is determined based on at least one travel characteristic associated with the user or the route. A travel time for is estimated a second route based on the general travel time, the personal travel time and the scaling factor.