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Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2016

Filed:

Oct. 08, 2013
Applicant:

Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;

Inventors:

David Frank Russell Weir, San Jose, CA (US);

Vinuth Rai, San Jose, CA (US);

Divya Sai Toopran, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/30 (2006.01); G01C 21/32 (2006.01); G01C 21/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/30424 (2013.01); G01C 21/32 (2013.01); G01C 21/3679 (2013.01);
Abstract

The disclosure includes a system and method for providing zone information to a user. The system includes a processor and a memory storing instructions that when executed cause the system to: receive data describing a current location and a travel speed associated with a user; determine a travel status associated with the user based on the current location and the travel speed; create a zone of relevance for the user based on the travel status, the zone of relevance including one or more regions with each region being mapped to one or more regional circles; generate one or more queries for the zone of relevance; retrieve one or more query results that match the zone of relevance using the one or more queries; process the one or more query results to generate zone information relevant to the user; and provide the zone information to the user.


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