Patent ID: 9726509
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: G01C

Claim:
1. A computer-implemented method for route planning utilizing a Global Positioning System (GPS) device to provide for an accessible route of a person travelling in a vehicle, the method comprising: generating, by at least one processor of the GPS device utilizing a map database, a route; retrieving, by the at least one processor, a vehicle profile identifying operable conditions of a first vehicle, wherein the operable conditions of the first vehicle include at least if the first vehicle has snow chains on the tires of the first vehicle; retrieving, by the at least one processor, information from a route condition database relating to conditions along the route, wherein the conditions along the route include at least one of the following: if a road has an accumulation of snow or ice; and if transportation of bottled gas is unauthorized; providing a driver profile for a driver, the driver profile including an age of the driver, physical limitations of the driver, route preferences of the driver, and driving experience of the driver; determining, by the at least one processor, based upon the conditions along the route, the operable conditions of the first vehicle, and the driver profile, if the route is an authorized, passable route for the first vehicle; in response to determining if the route is the authorized, passable route for the first vehicle, presenting the route on a display screen; and receiving information from a second vehicle regarding the conditions of the route and determining if the operable conditions of the first vehicle enable the first vehicle to pass along the route.