摘要 |
THE CLAIMED SUBJECT MATTER PROVIDES SYSTEMS (1100) AND/OR METHODS THAT FACILITATE INFERRING PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS OVER THE DESTINATIONS AND/OR ROUTES OF A USER, FROM OBSERVATIONS ABOUT CONTEXT AND PARTIAL TRAJECTORIES OF A TRIP. DESTINATIONS OF A TRIP ARE BASED ON AT LEAST ONE OF A PRIOR AND A LIKELIHOOD BASED AT LEAST IN PART ON THE RECEIVED INPUT DATA. THE DESTINATION ESTIMATOR COMPONENT (104) CAN USE ONE OR MORE OF A PERSONAL DESTINATIONS PRIOR, TIME OF DAY AND DAY OF WEEK, A GROUND COVER PRIOR, DRIVING EFFICIENCY ASSOCIATED WITH CANDIDATE LOCATIONS, AND A TRIP TIME LIKELIHOOD TO PROBABILISTICALLY PREDICT THE DESTINATION. IN ADDITION, DATA GATHERED FROM A POPULATION ABOUT THE LIKELIHOOD OF VISITING PREVIOUSLY UNVISITED LOCATIONS AND THE SPATIAL CONFIGURATION OF SUCH LOCATIONS MAY BE USED TO ENHANCE THE PREDICTIONS OF DESTINATIONS AND ROUTES. |