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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2014
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
Albert D. Bennah, Cary, NC (US);
William J. Piazza, Holly Springs, NC (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/00 (2006.01); G01C 21/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/34 (2013.01);
Abstract
Traffic patterns are monitored for adherence of a user to a suggested route. Deviations from suggested routes are recorded for later upload and/or analysis. Repeated deviations by one, or more, users following similar navigation routes are identified for possible changes in maps and/or routing algorithms.