Microsoft Patents ‘Avoid Ghetto’ Feature For GPS Devices

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REDMOND, Wash. (CBS Seattle) – Microsoft has been granted a patent for its “avoid ghetto” feature for GPS devices.

A GPS device is used to find shortcuts and avoid traffic, but Microsoft’s patent states that a route can be plotted for pedestrians to avoid an “unsafe neighborhood or being in an open area that is subject to harsh temperatures.”

Created for mobile phones, the technology uses the latest crime statistics and weather data and includes them when calculating a route.

http://seattle.cbslocal.com/2012/01/06/microsoft-patents-avoid-ghetto-feature-for-gps-devices/

[Obama 2012 1,714]

any bets on Microsoft being sued for racism in the near future... especially in L.A.

[slim 1,530]

They can't be sued for telling the truth.

[mawilson 2,133]

Does the patent title include the words "avoid ghetto"?

[slim 1,530]

Does the patent title include the words "avoid ghetto"?

I doubt it.

[kytwell 179]

I suppose it will detour people all the way around Killadelphia.

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

any bets on Microsoft being sued for racism in the near future... especially in L.A.

Impossible. This feature is for pedestrian routes and everyone knows no one walks in LA.

[Ban Hammer 13,508]

Impossible. This feature is for pedestrian routes and everyone knows no one walks in LA.

there's only two types of pedestrians in la - the quick and the dead.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

there's only two types of pedestrians in la - the quick and the dead.

Hookers.

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

there's only two types of pedestrians in la - the quick and the dead.

It took me five minutes to cross the street today to go to Starbucks in Brentwood.

Yay First World Problems!

[Darnell 8,479]

Pedestrians in LA? OXYMORON LABEL, la.

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

Pedestrians in LA? OXYMORON LABEL, la.

I sometimes walk to nearby restaurants, bars and the supermarket. My boyfriend walks home from work (6 miles) twice or three times a week. I have friends without cars here.

We DO exist!

[Sofiyya 1,687]

It took me five minutes to cross the street today to go to Starbucks in Brentwood.

Yay First World Problems!

Stop bragging about your money

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

Stop bragging about your money

I was using a Starbucks gift card I got for Christmas. It technically wasn't my money.

[Sofiyya 1,687]

I was using a Starbucks gift card I got for Christmas. It technically wasn't my money.

Slummin' it in Brentwood