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Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2018

Filed:

Feb. 25, 2013
Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Shane Elwart, Ypsilanti, MI (US);

Jeffrey Allen Doering, Canton, MI (US);

Timothy Mark Feldkamp, Ann Arbor, MI (US);

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/34 (2006.01); G01C 21/26 (2006.01); G08G 1/0968 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/3492 (2013.01); G01C 21/26 (2013.01); G08G 1/096844 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system includes a processor configured to receive information relating to a vehicle location. The processor is also configured to determine one or more filters, based on the received information, for filtering out a plurality of non-specified locations from varied location types. Further, the processor is configured to apply filters for each varied location type to select a plurality of non-specified locations. The processor is also configured to calculate an estimated time of arrival (ETA), for each of the selected locations, and deliver the selected locations and the calculated ETAs to a vehicle.


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