System and method for dynamic route guidance
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1. A route guidance system for a navigation system comprising:
- an interface configured to establish a friendship connection with a remote lead vehicle, the interface being configured to establish a navigation connection with the remote lead vehicle only after establishing a friendship connection, and the interface being configured to transmit current vehicle coordinates to the remote lead vehicle and to receive remote vehicle coordinates from the remote lead vehicle only after establishing a navigation connection;
a navigator configured to determine a route and provide directions for a user to the remote lead vehicle; and
a display configured to visually present a location of the user, the remote vehicle coordinates of the remote lead vehicle, the route from the user to the remote lead vehicle, and the directions.
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Abstract
A route guidance system for a navigation system includes a communication unit, a navigation unit, and a display unit. The communication unit transmits and receives vehicle coordinates from a remote lead vehicle. The navigation unit determines a route and provides directions for a user to the remote lead vehicle. The display unit displays a location of the user, the coordinates of the remote lead vehicle, the route from the user to the remote lead vehicle, and the directions.
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1. A route guidance system for a navigation system comprising:
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an interface configured to establish a friendship connection with a remote lead vehicle, the interface being configured to establish a navigation connection with the remote lead vehicle only after establishing a friendship connection, and the interface being configured to transmit current vehicle coordinates to the remote lead vehicle and to receive remote vehicle coordinates from the remote lead vehicle only after establishing a navigation connection; a navigator configured to determine a route and provide directions for a user to the remote lead vehicle; and a display configured to visually present a location of the user, the remote vehicle coordinates of the remote lead vehicle, the route from the user to the remote lead vehicle, and the directions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of route guidance for a navigation system comprising:
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establishing, through an interface, a friendship connection with a remote lead vehicle; establishing, through the interface, a navigation connection with the remote lead vehicle only after establishing a friendship connection; transmitting, by the interface, current vehicle coordinates to the remote lead vehicle only after establishing a navigation connection; receiving, by the interface, remote vehicle coordinates from the remote lead vehicle; determining, by a navigator, a route and providing directions for a user to the remote lead vehicle; and visually presenting, by a display, a location of the user, the remote vehicle coordinates of the remote lead vehicle, the route from the user to the remote lead vehicle, and the directions. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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