Patent ID: 9500482
Filing Date: 2016-11-22
CPC Classification: G01C,G05D,G08G

Claim Text:
1. A computer-implemented method of preparing a vehicle for a trip having a start point and an end point, comprising: determining route segments, the route segments collectively comprising a plurality of intermediate nodes; evaluating, for each of a subset of the route segments, a corresponding multidimensional function representing a relationship among a plural set of factors, the corresponding multidimensional function including at least one of the plural set of factors continuously varying; repeatedly choosing another subset of the route segments responsive to the evaluation and a measure of acceptability at one or more of the nodes; expanding analysis to ones of the route segments adjoining each of said another subset of the route segments, the analysis comprising further choosing responsive to the evaluation and the measure of acceptability, expanding the analysis including convolving corresponding multidimensional functions of said another subset of the route segments with corresponding multidimensional functions of subsequent route segments; and selecting, responsive to said choosing and expanding, a preferred route.