Method and device for ouput of data on an attribute on a digital street map

• US 20040236505A1
• Filed: 07/09/2004
• Published: 11/25/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 06/23/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG (Mercedes-Benz Group AG)
• Original Assignee: DaimlerChrysler AG (Mercedes-Benz Group AG)
• Inventors: Kueting, Hans J., Entenmann, Volker
• Application Number:
  US10/481,427
• Publication Number:
  US 20040236505A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/208
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 21/3641 Personalized guidance, e.g. limited guidance on previously travelled routes

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for outputting data relating to an attribute with a stipulated position on a digital road map.

In line with the invention, information is stored about a vehicle driver'"'"'s driving past the position of the attribute, and output of the data is preceded by a check to determine whether information is stored, and available information is evaluated and the result of this evaluation is taken as a basis for outputting the data to the vehicle driver.

Claims

1-10. -10. (Cancelled)

11. A method for controlling output to a vehicle driver of data relating to an attribute with a stipulated location on a digital road map, said method comprising:

storing information regarding the vehicle driver'"'"'s previously driving past the location of the attribute;

whenever the vehicle driver drives past the location of the attribute, checking to determine whether information is stored regarding the attribute;

evaluating available information; and

determining whether to output data to the vehicle driver based on a result of the evaluation.

12. The method as claimed in claim 11, further comprising:

storing details regarding which vehicle driver is driving past the location of the attribute; and

evaluating only such available information is associated with the current vehicle driver.

13. The method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the stored information includes a number of times the location of the attribute has been driven past previously.

14. The method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the stored information includes a time at which the location of the attribute was last driven past.

15. The method as claimed in claim 11, wherein a drive past is recorded on the basis of at least one direction and a journey destination which has been ascertained.

16. The method as claimed in claim 11, wherein at least one edge or node on the digital road map has a statistical function provided for it which is used to process information from the memory about the or each drive past.

17. The method as claimed in claim 16, wherein the statistical function covers further characterizing information about the or each drive past;

including at least one of a day of the week, weather and particular features of the day or journey.

18. The method as claimed in claim 16, wherein

the statistical function is used to classify the attributes on the basis of the drive past;

and

the classification is taken as a basis for outputting the attribute information.

19. The method as claimed in claim 11, wherein at least one of the following is true:

the attribute information is output on a user-specific basis by one of visual, audible and haptic means; and

the attribute information is processed further and supplied to other systems.

20. An apparatus for outputting data relating to an attribute with a stipulated position on a digital road map, comprising:

a memory which files information about a vehicle driver'"'"'s driving past the location of the attribute;

a processing unit which, prior to output of the data, evaluates any information filed in the memory and uses a result of such evaluation as a basis for determining whether to output attribute information to the vehicle driver; and

an output unit for communicating output data to the driver.