Destination Planner in Communication Device
An electronic device, like a wireless communication device, includes a controller coupled to an interface, wherein the controller is configured to recommend a location or destination based on information about a user of the communication device and based on general destination information. In other embodiments, other recommendations may also be made, for example, a recommended time for traveling to the recommended destination or destination-related resources.
1 . A communication device comprising:
an interface;
a controller coupled to the interface,
the controller configured to recommend a location within a general destination in response to receiving general destination information at the interface,
the recommended location based on information about a user of the communication device and based on the general destination information.
2 . The device of claim 1 , the controller configured to recommend the location based on tentative time information received at the interface.
3 . The device of claim 1 , the controller configured to recommend a time frame in association with the recommended location based on information about the user of the communication device.
4 . The device of claim 1 , the controller configured to recommend a participant in association with the recommended destination.
5 . The device of claim 4 , the controller configured to recommend the destination based on information about the participant.
6 . The device of claim 5 ,
the controller configured to obtain preference information for the participant other than the user of the communication device,
the controller configured to recommend the location based on the preference information for the participant.
7 . The device of claim 6 further comprising a transceiver coupled to the controller, the controller configured to obtain the preference information from a remote information source via the transceiver.
8 . The device of claim 6 , the controller configured to recommend a time frame in association with the recommended location based on information about the user of the communication device and the participant.
9 . The device of claim 1 , the controller configured to obtain feedback from the user of the communication device and to recommend a revised location based on the feedback.
10 . The device of claim 1 , the controller configured to recommend location resources based on the recommended location.
11 . A method in a communication device, the method comprising:
receiving, at the device, general destination information;
recommending, by the device, a location,
the location recommended based on information about a user of the communication device and based on the general destination information.
12 . The method of claim 11 further comprising obtaining, at the device, tentative travel time information, wherein the location recommendation is based on the tentative travel time information.
13 . The method of claim 11 further comprising obtaining information about the user of the communication device, the controller configured to recommend a time frame in association with the recommended location based on the information about the user of the communication device.
14 . The method of claim 11 further comprising recommending a participant in association with the recommended destination.
15 . The method of claim 14 recommending the destination based on information about the participant.
16 . The method of claim 15 further comprising obtaining preference information for the participant, wherein the location recommendation is based on the preference information for the participant.
17 . The method of claim 16 further comprising recommending a time frame in association with the recommended location based on information about the user of the communication device and the participant.
18 . The method of claim 11 further comprising obtaining feedback from the user of the communication device and recommending a revised location based on the feedback.
19 . The method of claim 11 further comprising recommending location resources based on the recommended location.