Method of compiling navigation route content

• US 20020156572A1
• Filed: 04/23/2001
• Published: 10/24/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 04/23/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Motorola, Inc. (Motorola Solutions, Inc.)
• Inventors: Geranen, J. Scott, Bullock, James Blake
• Granted Patent: US 6,526,349 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/209
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3484 Personalized, e.g. from learned user behaviour or user-defined profiles

Abstract

A method of compiling navigation route content (202) in a distributed communications system (100) includes defining a navigation route (306) between a starting location (302) and a destination location (304) that is comprised a plurality of route links (320-332) and defined by a user of a remote communications node (104). The plurality of route links (320-332) are monitored and navigation route content (202) is recorded for each of the route links. Navigation route content (202) is compiled by a navigation route algorithm (204) and navigation route data (206) is calculated for the navigation route (306) between starting location (302) and destination location (304).

Claims

1. A method of compiling navigation route content in a distributed communications system having a remote communications node, the method comprising:

defining a navigation route between a starting location and a destination location, wherein the navigation route is comprised of a plurality of route links and wherein the navigation route is defined by a user of the remote communications node;

monitoring the plurality of route links traversed by the remote communications node;

recording the navigation route content of each of the plurality of route links;

compiling the navigation route content into a navigation route algorithm; and

calculating navigation route data for the navigation route between the starting location and the destination location.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein recording the navigation route content comprises determining if the starting location is within a radius of a previously defined starting location, and wherein the remote communications node begins recording the navigation route content if the starting location is within the radius of the previously defined starting location.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein recording the navigation route content comprises determining if the destination location is within a radius of a previously defined destination location, and wherein the remote communications node ends recording the navigation route content if the destination location is within the radius of the previously defined destination location.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein defining the navigation route comprises activating a route storing algorithm in the remote communications node, wherein the route storing algorithm defines the starting location and the destination location of the remote communications node.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein defining the navigation route comprises determining if the starting location is within a radius of a previously defined starting location and if the destination location is within a radius of a previously defined destination location.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the navigation route content comprises position data for each of the plurality of route links of the navigation route.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the navigation route content comprises velocity data for each of the plurality of route links of the navigation route.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the navigation route content comprises time data for each of the plurality of route links of the navigation route.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein recording comprises recording the navigation route content at intervals along the navigation route.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein recording comprises recording navigation anomaly content for the plurality of route links and incorporating the navigation anomaly content into the navigation route algorithm.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising overlaying the plurality of route links for the navigation route on a digital roadmap.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising optimizing the navigation route utilizing the navigation route data, wherein the navigation route algorithm selects the plurality of route links to minimize travel time between the starting location and the destination location.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising optimizing the navigation route utilizing the navigation route data, wherein the navigation route algorithm selects the plurality of route links in order to minimize travel distance between the starting location and the destination location.

15. The computer-readable medium in claim 14, wherein recording the navigation route content comprises determining if the starting location is within a radius of a previously defined starting location, and wherein the remote communications node begins recording the navigation route content if the starting location is within the radius of the previously defined starting location.

16. The computer-readable medium in claim 14, wherein recording the navigation route content comprises determining if the destination location is within a radius of a previously defined destination location, and wherein the remote communications node ends recording the navigation route content if the destination location is within the radius of the previously defined destination location.

17. The computer-readable medium in claim 14, wherein defining the navigation route comprises activating a route storing algorithm in the remote communications node, wherein the route storing algorithm defines the starting location and the destination location of the remote communications node.

18. The computer-readable medium in claim 14, wherein defining the navigation route comprises determining if the starting location is within a radius of a previously defined starting location and if the destination location is within a radius of a previously defined destination location.

19. The computer-readable medium in claim 14, wherein the navigation route content comprises position data for each of the plurality of route links of the navigation route.

20. The computer-readable medium in claim 14, wherein the navigation route content comprises velocity data for each of the plurality of route links of the navigation route.

21. The computer-readable medium in claim 14, wherein the navigation route content comprises time data for each of the plurality of route links of the navigation route.

22. The computer-readable medium in claim 14, wherein recording comprises recording the navigation route content at intervals along the navigation route.

23. The computer-readable medium in claim 14, wherein recording comprises recording navigation anomaly content for the plurality of route links and incorporating the navigation anomaly content into the navigation route algorithm.

24. The computer-readable medium in claim 14, further comprising overlaying the plurality of route links for the navigation route on a digital roadmap.

25. The computer-readable medium in claim 14, further comprising optimizing the navigation route utilizing the navigation route data, wherein the navigation route algorithm selects the plurality of route links to minimize travel time between the starting location and the destination location.

26. The computer-readable medium in claim 14, further comprising optimizing the navigation route utilizing the navigation route data, wherein the navigation route algorithm selects the plurality of route links in order to minimize travel distance between the starting location and the destination location.

14. A computer-readable medium containing computer instructions for instructing a processor to perform a method of compiling navigation route content in a distributed communications system having a remote communications node, the instructions comprising:

defining a navigation route between a starting location and a destination location, wherein the navigation route is comprised of a plurality of route links and wherein the navigation route is defined by a user of the remote communications node;

monitoring the plurality of route links traversed by the remote communications node;

recording the navigation route content of each of the plurality of route links;

compiling the navigation route content into a navigation route algorithm; and

calculating navigation route data for the navigation route between the starting location and the destination location.