Intelligent vehicle navigation assistance
First Claim
1. A vehicle navigation system, comprising:
- a memory having computer readable instructions; and
a processor for executing the computer readable instructions, the computer readable instructions including;
determining an identity of a driver of a vehicle;
generating a route based on a starting point of the vehicle and a user-inputted destination location, the route comprising a set of directions defined by location points, actions, and distance values;
comparing the generated route to previously travelled routes by the driver stored in the memory, wherein the memory stores previously travelled routes of a plurality of drivers of the vehicle;
identifying, from the comparing, a segment of the generated route that is in common with a segment from at least one of the previously travelled routes by the driver;
determining a frequency count indicating a number of instances that the segment of the generated route appears in the previously travelled routes by the driver;
upon determining that the frequency count exceeds a specified threshold value, muting output of audio-based directions through a speaker of the vehicle during traversal of the vehicle through the segment of the generated route;
monitoring movement of the vehicle during the traversal through the segment of the generated route;
upon determining the vehicle has deviated from a direction in the set of directions, un-muting the output of the audio-based directions;
storing a timestamp corresponding to each of the previously travelled routes by the driver; and
upon determining the frequency count exceeds the specified threshold value and a duration of time between a most recent one of the previously travelled routes by the driver having the segment exceeds a specified time threshold as determined from the timestamp, performing at least one of;
prompting the user to maintain the output of the audio-based directions through the speaker; and
modifying the output of the audio-based directions to a higher level of detail than a level of detail associated with the audio-based directions.
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Abstract
An aspect of vehicle navigation assistance includes generating a route based on a starting point of a vehicle and a user-inputted destination location. The route specifies a set of directions defined by location points, actions, and distance values. An aspect also includes comparing the generated route to previously travelled routes stored in the memory, identifying, from the comparing, a segment of the generated route that is in common with a segment from at least one of the previously travelled routes, and determining a frequency count indicating a number of instances that the segment of the generated route appears in the previously travelled routes. A further aspect includes upon determining that the frequency count exceeds a specified threshold value, muting output of audio-based directions through a speaker of the vehicle during traversal of the vehicle through the segment of the generated route.
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12 Claims
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1. A vehicle navigation system, comprising:
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a memory having computer readable instructions; and a processor for executing the computer readable instructions, the computer readable instructions including; determining an identity of a driver of a vehicle; generating a route based on a starting point of the vehicle and a user-inputted destination location, the route comprising a set of directions defined by location points, actions, and distance values; comparing the generated route to previously travelled routes by the driver stored in the memory, wherein the memory stores previously travelled routes of a plurality of drivers of the vehicle; identifying, from the comparing, a segment of the generated route that is in common with a segment from at least one of the previously travelled routes by the driver; determining a frequency count indicating a number of instances that the segment of the generated route appears in the previously travelled routes by the driver; upon determining that the frequency count exceeds a specified threshold value, muting output of audio-based directions through a speaker of the vehicle during traversal of the vehicle through the segment of the generated route; monitoring movement of the vehicle during the traversal through the segment of the generated route; upon determining the vehicle has deviated from a direction in the set of directions, un-muting the output of the audio-based directions; storing a timestamp corresponding to each of the previously travelled routes by the driver; and upon determining the frequency count exceeds the specified threshold value and a duration of time between a most recent one of the previously travelled routes by the driver having the segment exceeds a specified time threshold as determined from the timestamp, performing at least one of; prompting the user to maintain the output of the audio-based directions through the speaker; and modifying the output of the audio-based directions to a higher level of detail than a level of detail associated with the audio-based directions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method, comprising:
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generating a route based on a starting point of a vehicle and a user-inputted destination location, the route comprising a set of directions defined by location points, actions, and distance values; determining an identity of a driver of the vehicle; comparing the generated route to previously travelled routes by the driver stored in a memory, wherein the memory stores previously travelled routes of a plurality of drivers of the vehicle; identifying, from the comparing, a segment of the generated route that is in common with a segment from at least one of the previously travelled routes by the driver; determining a frequency count indicating a number of instances that the segment of the generated route appears in the previously travelled routes by the driver; upon determining that the frequency count exceeds a specified threshold value, muting output of audio-based directions through a speaker of the vehicle during traversal of the vehicle through the segment of the generated route; monitoring movement of the vehicle during the traversal through the segment of the generated route; upon determining the vehicle has deviated from a direction in the set of directions, un-muting the output of the audio-based directions; storing a timestamp corresponding to each of the previously travelled routes by the driver; and upon determining the frequency count exceeds the specified threshold value and a duration of time between a most recent one of the previously travelled routes by the driver having the segment exceeds a specified time threshold as determined from the timestamp, performing at least one of; prompting the user to maintain the output of the audio-based directions through the speaker; and modifying the output of the audio-based directions to a higher level of detail than a level of detail associated with the audio-based directions. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, wherein the computer readable storage medium is not a transitory signal per se, the program instructions executable by a computer processor to cause the computer processor to perform a method, comprising:
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determining an identity of a driver of a vehicle; generating a route based on a starting point of the vehicle and a user-inputted destination location, the route comprising a set of directions defined by location points, actions, and distance values; comparing the generated route to previously travelled routes by the driver stored in the memory, wherein the memory stores previously travelled routes of a plurality of drivers of the vehicle; identifying, from the comparing, a segment of the generated route that is in common with a segment from at least one of the previously travelled routes by the driver; determining a frequency count indicating a number of instances that the segment of the generated route appears in the previously travelled routes by the driver; upon determining that the frequency count exceeds a specified threshold value, muting output of audio-based directions through a speaker of the vehicle during traversal of the vehicle through the segment of the generated route; monitoring movement of the vehicle during the traversal through the segment of the generated route; upon determining the vehicle has deviated from a direction in the set of directions, un-muting the output of the audio-based directions; storing a timestamp corresponding to each of the previously travelled routes by the driver; and upon determining the frequency count exceeds the specified threshold value and a duration of time between a most recent one of the previously travelled routes by the driver having the segment exceeds a specified time threshold as determined from the timestamp, performing at least one of; prompting the user to maintain the output of the audio-based directions through the speaker; and modifying the output of the audio-based directions to a higher level of detail than a level of detail associated with the audio-based directions. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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