Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for vehicle-based data gathering
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Application No.: US13405439Application Date: 2012-02-27
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Publication No.: US09709410B2Publication Date: 2017-07-18
- Inventor: Perry Robinson MacNeille , Oleg Yurievitch Gusikhin , Yimin Liu , Mark Schunder
- Applicant: Perry Robinson MacNeille , Oleg Yurievitch Gusikhin , Yimin Liu , Mark Schunder
- Applicant Address: US MI Dearborn
- Assignee: Ford Global Technology, LLC
- Current Assignee: Ford Global Technology, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Dearborn
- Agency: Brooks Kushman P.C.
- Agent Jennifer Stec
- Main IPC: G06Q30/00
- IPC: G06Q30/00 ; G01C21/34 ; G06Q30/06 ; G06Q10/00 ; G06Q50/00 ; H04W4/02 ; G01C21/36

Abstract:
A computer implemented method includes accessing a list containing one or more items for purchase. The method further includes receiving a vehicle location. The method also includes searching for one or more stores within a predefined distance of the vehicle location, which sell at least one item from the list, and the prices those stores offer. Additionally, the method includes recommending a stop at at least one of the one or more stores, and providing directions to a store for which a stop was recommended.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130226731A1 Method and Apparatus for Vehicle-Based Data Gathering Public/Granted day:2013-08-29
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