Method and system for simulating travel
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorMohua Raha
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Abstract
A method and device to simulate travel is disclosed. A user may simulate a travel, which can be for either business or for pleasure, before the user actually travels. By simulating the travel before hand, a measure of predictability is introduced for the user during the actual travel. The travel simulation may simulate conditions such as the weather and traffic patterns for cars, trains, buses, planes, and the like. The conditions are dynamically adjusted in response to the user's inputs. The travel may be simulated for individuals who are not able to take an actual trip due to health and or other reasons.
Claims23
A travel simulating system, comprising:
- an environmental information supplier configured to transmit environmental information related to environmental conditions based on a plurality of inputs from a user, wherein the environmental information includes at least actual environmental information;
- a travel information supplier configured to transmit travel information related to travel based on said plurality of user inputs and said information related to environmental conditions, wherein the travel information includes at least an actual travel information;
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- a travel simulator configured receive said environmental information, said travel information, and said plurality of user inputs to simulate a travel, wherein said travel simulator is configured to dynamically adjust to deviation from planned travel routes.
A method to simulate travel, comprising:
- a) receiving a plurality of inputs from a user;
- b) retrieving environmental information based on said plurality of user inputs;
- c) retrieving travel information based on one or more of said plurality of user inputs and said environmental information;
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- e) simulating travel based on one or more of said plurality of user inputs, said environmental information, and said travel information, wherein said simulating includes dynamically adjusting to deviation from planned travel routes.
A travel simulating system, comprising:
- a weather data supplier configured to transmit a weather information, wherein said weather information includes one of a predicted weather condition and an actual weather condition, said predicted weather condition being based on inputs from a user and information within a weather information database and said actual weather condition being based on said plurality of user inputs and current weather forecasts;
- an obstruction data supplier configured to transmit an obstruction information, wherein said obstruction information includes one of a predicted obstruction condition and an actual obstruction condition, said predicted obstruction condition being based on said plurality of user inputs and information within an obstruction information database and said actual obstruction condition being based on said plurality of user inputs and current obstruction data;
- a travel information supplier configured to transmit a travel information based on one or more said plurality of user inputs, said weather information, and said obstruction information, wherein said travel information includes routes;
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- a travel simulator configured to simulate travel based on one or more said plurality of user inputs, said weather condition, said obstruction information, and said travel information, wherein said plurality of user inputs include one or more of source, destination, time, method of travel, type of travel, and travel options, wherein said travel simulator is configured to dynamically adjust to deviation from planned travel routes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.