Method and system for communicating vehicle location information

• US 20030182054A1
• Filed: 03/21/2002
• Published: 09/25/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 03/21/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: General Motors LLC (General Motors Company)
• Original Assignee: General Motors Corporation (General Motors Company)
• Inventors: Burt, Wylie R., Peterson, Michael J.
• Granted Patent: US 6,853,907 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/207
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/26 specially adapted for navigation in a road network

Abstract

The invention provides a method for communicating a vehicle location information by initiating communication between a mobile communication unit and a receiving center, requesting a location information wherein the request is initiated by an automated speech recognition unit, receiving the request for vehicle information at the receiving center, receiving a vehicle location signal at the receiving center from the mobile vehicle, retrieving geographic information from a database based on the vehicle location signal, and sending the geographic information to the mobile vehicle.

Claims

1. A method for communicating a vehicle location information, comprising:

initiating communication between a mobile communication unit and a receiving center;

requesting a location information, wherein the request is initiated by an automated speech recognition unit;

receiving the request for vehicle information at the receiving center;

receiving a vehicle location signal at the receiving center from the mobile vehicle;

retrieving geographic information from a database based on the vehicle location signal; and

sending the geographic information to the mobile vehicle.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the geographic information is retrieved from a GIS database.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the geographic information is retrieved from a POI database.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the automated speech recognition unit is within the mobile vehicle.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein communication is performed within a mobile vehicle communication system.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the automated speech recognition unit is incorporated within at least one system chosen from the group consisting of a wireless network, a wireline network, and a filtering system.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising activating a geographic information function.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein the geographic information function resides within the mobile vehicle.

9. The method of claim 7 wherein the geographic information function is activated by a verbal request.

10. The method of claim 7 wherein the geographic information function is activated by a manually activated device.

11. The method of claim 7 wherein the geographic information function is activated by a software program.

12. A system for communicating a vehicle location information, comprising:

means for initiating communication between a mobile communication unit and a receiving center;

means for requesting a location information, wherein the request is initiated by an automated speech recognition unit;

means for receiving the request for vehicle information at the receiving center;

means for receiving a vehicle location signal at the receiving center from the mobile vehicle;

means for retrieving geographic information from a database based on the vehicle location signal; and

means for sending the geographic information to the mobile vehicle.

13. The system of claim 12 further comprising means for activating a geographic information function.

14. A computer readable medium storing a computer program comprising:

computer readable code for initiating communication between a mobile communication unit and a receiving center;

computer readable code for requesting a location information, wherein the request is initiated by an automated speech recognition unit;

computer readable code for receiving the request for vehicle information at the receiving center;

computer readable code for receiving a vehicle location signal at the receiving center from the mobile vehicle;

computer readable code for retrieving geographic information from a database based on the vehicle location signal; and

computer readable code for sending the geographic information to the mobile vehicle.

15. The computer readable medium of claim 14 further comprising computer readable code for activating a geographic information function.