Navigation systems and associated methods
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1. A vehicle electronic system, comprising:
- at least one processor;
a first I/O interface to couple to the at least one processor and receive sensor data from one or more sensors on a vehicle, the one or more sensors including at least one camera;
a second I/O interface to couple to the at least one processor and transmit output information to at least one output device; and
at least one computer-readable storage device having instructions stored thereon, that when executed by the at least one processor result in operations that include to;
identify contextual information based on the sensor data from the one or more sensors, the contextual information representative of an external environment associated with the vehicle, the contextual information including image data from the at least one camera;
evaluate the contextual information to identify one or more additional vehicles in the external environment associated with the vehicle; and
generate output information for at least one of one or more directions associated with a desired route for the vehicle, wherein generating the output information includes generating an expression of the at least one direction relative to one of the identified one or more additional vehicles in the external environment.
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Abstract
Navigation systems and associated methods for providing navigation services are provided. Information associated with a desired route for a vehicle, such as a route between a current location and a desired destination, may be determined. Additionally, contextual information associated with the vehicle may be identified. Based upon the desired route and the contextual information, a direction may be generated for presentation to one or more users, and the generated direction may be output for presentation.
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1. A vehicle electronic system, comprising:
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at least one processor; a first I/O interface to couple to the at least one processor and receive sensor data from one or more sensors on a vehicle, the one or more sensors including at least one camera; a second I/O interface to couple to the at least one processor and transmit output information to at least one output device; and at least one computer-readable storage device having instructions stored thereon, that when executed by the at least one processor result in operations that include to; identify contextual information based on the sensor data from the one or more sensors, the contextual information representative of an external environment associated with the vehicle, the contextual information including image data from the at least one camera; evaluate the contextual information to identify one or more additional vehicles in the external environment associated with the vehicle; and generate output information for at least one of one or more directions associated with a desired route for the vehicle, wherein generating the output information includes generating an expression of the at least one direction relative to one of the identified one or more additional vehicles in the external environment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A vehicle navigation method, comprising:
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receiving, by at least one processor via a first input/output (I/O) interface, sensor data from one or more sensors on a vehicle; wherein the one or more sensors include at least one camera; wherein the sensor data includes contextual information representative of an external environment associated with the vehicle; and wherein the contextual information includes image data from the at least one camera; evaluating, by the at least one processor, the contextual information to identify one or more additional vehicles in the external environment associated with the vehicle; and generating, by the processor, output information for at least one of one or more directions associated with a desired route for the vehicle, wherein generating the output information includes generating an expression of the at least one direction relative to one of the identified one or more additional vehicles in the external environment. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A vehicle navigation system, comprising:
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means for receiving sensor data from one or more sensors on a vehicle; wherein the sensor data includes contextual information associated with an external environment of a vehicle; and wherein the sensor data includes image data; means for evaluating the contextual information to identify one or more additional vehicles in the external environment associated with the vehicle; and means for generating output information for at least one of one or more directions associated with a desired route for the vehicle, wherein generating the output information includes generating an expression of the at least one direction relative to one of the identified one or more additional vehicles in the external environment. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. At least one non-transitory machine-readable storage medium that includes instructions that, when executed by a processor, result in operations comprising:
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identifying contextual information based on the sensor data from the one or more sensors, the contextual information representative of an external environment associated with the vehicle, the contextual information including image data from the at least one camera; evaluating the contextual information to identify one or more additional vehicles in the external environment associated with the vehicle; and generating output information for at least one of one or more directions associated with a desired route for the vehicle, wherein generating the output information includes generating an expression of the at least one direction relative to one of the identified one or more additional vehicles in the external environment. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A vehicle, comprising:
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one or more sensors on the vehicle, the one or more sensors including at least one camera; a global positioning system; at least one output device; a vehicle electronic system coupled to the one or more sensors, the global positioning system, and the at least one output device, the vehicle electronic system including; at least one processor; a first I/O interface to couple to the at least one processor and receive sensor data from the one or more sensors on the vehicle; a second I/O interface to couple to the at least one processor and transmit output information to an output device; and at least one computer-readable storage device having instructions stored thereon, that when executed by the at least one processor result in operations that include to; identify contextual information based on the sensor data from the one or more sensors, the contextual information representative of an external environment associated with the vehicle, the contextual information including image data from the at least one camera; evaluate the contextual information to identify one or more additional vehicles in the external environment associated with the vehicle; and generate output information for at least one of one or more directions associated with a desired route for the vehicle, wherein to generate the output information includes to generate an expression of the at least one direction relative to one of the identified one or more additional vehicles in the external environment. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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