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Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2017

Filed:

Jun. 30, 2015
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Andrew S. Feltham, Hampshire, GB;

Dominic P. Harries, Hampshire, GB;

Graham White, Hampshire, GB;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 19/39 (2010.01); G01C 21/34 (2006.01); G01C 21/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 19/39 (2013.01); G01C 21/3641 (2013.01);
Abstract

An approach for an intelligent GPS service is provided. The approach monitors a plurality of routes, wherein the plurality of routes are routes traveled by a user in a plurality of successive journeys. The approach determines one or more common sub-routes within the plurality of routes, the one or more common sub-routes having a plurality of points in common with each other. The approach determines whether the one or more common sub-routes exceed a pre-determined threshold. The approach flags each of the one or more common sub-routes exceeding a pre-determined threshold. The approach identifies one or more flagged common-sub-routes within a calculated route.


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